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

me. I wanted to tell him about all the things I’ve sacrificed, hoping he’d feel guilty and

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

mé. He was tall and fast, caught up to

tried to play it

not in a

wanting the servants to hear us arguing, I lowered my voice,

me in. I steadied myself, sat on the edge of the bed, then rubbed my hand that he held

front of me, finally stopped and asked, “Irene, what are you trying to

you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and me, we’re just friends. You’re clearly pursuing Bonnie,

never lacked women. Didn’t you consider this when you married me?” Neil looked at me with a gloomy

that it?” I scoffed, stood up and stared back at him, “I’ve told you, I’m not playing that game anymore. You chase Bonnie, I make boyfriends, and we mind our own

them to Neil, 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.

must be the most considerate wife in the world, even prepared three different versions of the divorce agreement for him to choose from.

threw them in the trash, took off his

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

just kept smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made

average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle was just a trade

find other ways to have fun. So a man like Neil could never be faithful to me. When we got married, my

for nearly thirty years, why can’t I win Neil over to

with

a 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