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

drive all this way to settle scores, 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

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

downstairs and headed towards the master bedroom on the second floor. Neil also hurriedly went upstairs, attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught

tried to play it cool.

was clearly not in a good mood, his icy stare filled with anger.

the servants to hear us arguing, I lowered my voice, “Let’s talk inside.”

of the bed, then rubbed my hand that he held too tightly, looking up

stopped and asked, “Irene,

want? Nothing happened between Oscar and me,

you should’ve known I’ve never lacked women. Didn’t you consider this when you married

“I’ve told you, I’m not playing

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

three different versions of the divorce agreement for him to

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

his back, “I’ve brought up divorce several

kept smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made

married, Barbara found an average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle was just a trade of interests.

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 was still dreaming about love then, so

mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t I win Neil over to spend the rest of his life with me?”

coming with me,” Neil said, changing

because he loved me, but because he’d weighed the pros and cons and decided Bonnie can’t replace the benefits