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

did he? I freaked out a little. In my past 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

room when I heard Neil’s voice from downstairs. I looked down from the hallway and saw him looking up at

upstairs, attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught up to me in a few strides. By the time I opened the door, he already grabbed

you back?” I tried to play

a good mood, his icy stare filled with

us arguing, I lowered my voice, “Let’s talk

myself, sat on the edge of the bed, then rubbed my hand that he held

back and forth in front of me, finally stopped

Oscar and me, we’re

you consider this when you married me?”

stood up and stared back at him, “I’ve told you, I’m not playing that game

and calmly said, “There are three divorce agreements here. One, I leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore Co. shares. Three, you give me 8% of shares. Take your

wife in the world, even prepared three different versions of the divorce agreement for him to

agreements, threw them in the trash, took off his coat and threw it on the bed,

settled this a long time ago,” I said lightly, watching his back, “I’ve brought up divorce several times now. If you agree, we could be

smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made me

to get married, Barbara found an average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work.

men cheated. Even 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. I

could stay with my mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t

with

was not ready for a divorce yet, not because he loved me, but because he’d