Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 64

Oscar looked at me with a complex expression, then nodded slowly. “Thanks, Irene.”

I guessed he was starting to get it now. Like why took the muddy road when life had offered you a shortcut?

“Trene, gotta head out.” After a while, Oscar got up with the kitten to say goodbye, “Later”

“Okay, I’ll drive you” I stood up too.

Oscar shook his head, “No need, I’ll just grab a cab. It’s too cold outside and the roads are slippery. Not safe to drive, you should stay inside.”

I didn’t argue, watched Oscar leave, then hugged Boomer and showered him with kisses before taking him upstairs to play the piano.

Boomer was way more behaved than Neil. He never complained when I play.

As the snow outside got heavier, I played a few tunes then took Boomer to the window to watch the snow. It was getting dark and the lights in the estate were on, casting a cold hue on the snow.

Suddenly, a servant ran downstairs to open the front door. Neil’s car pulled up. He got out, slammed the door shut in annoyance, and headed inside.

I was startled, Neil’s words echoing in my head, “You’ll see.”

did h

life, I couldn’t wait for him to come home and fight with me. I wanted to tell him about all the things I’ve sacrificed, hoping he’d feel guilty and stay. But now, I was pretty bad at fighting with him. At most, I can only

Neil’s voice from downstairs.

intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught up to me in

tried to play it

a good mood, his icy stare filled with

wanting the servants to hear us arguing, I lowered my

edge of the

me, finally stopped and asked, “Irene, what

I be asking you that?” I was angry too, “What do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and me,

known I’ve never lacked women. Didn’t you consider this when you married me?” Neil looked at me

it?” I scoffed, stood up and stared back at him, “I’ve

leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore Co. shares. Three, you give me 8% of shares. Take your pick and

world, even prepared three different versions of the divorce

the agreements, threw them in the trash, took off his coat and threw it on the bed, then went to the window to smoke

watching his back, “I’ve brought up divorce several times now. If you agree, we could be free

just kept smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made me feel

threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle

if they were impotent, they would find other ways to have fun. So a man like Neil could never be faithful to me. When we got married, my mom asked me if I regretted it.

nearly thirty years, why can’t I win

coming with me,” Neil said, changing the topic.

divorce yet, not because he loved me, but because he’d weighed the pros and cons and decided Bonnie can’t replace the benefits our marriage brought yet.