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

come home and fight with me. I wanted to tell him about all the

room when I heard Neil’s voice from downstairs. I looked down from the hallway and

the second floor. Neil also hurriedly went 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 my hand.

tried to play it

I interrupt something?” Neil was clearly not in a good

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

steadied myself, sat on the edge of the bed,

in front of me, finally stopped and asked, “Irene, what

you that?” I was angry too, “What do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and me, we’re just friends. You’re clearly pursuing Bonnie, don’t you think you owe me an

you consider this when you

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

documents, showed 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

most considerate wife in the world, even prepared three different versions of

the agreements, threw them in the trash, took off his

the holdup? We should’ve settled this a long time ago,” I said lightly, watching his back, “I’ve brought up divorce

kept smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made

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

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 of course,

stay with my mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t I win Neil over to spend the rest of his

You’re coming with me,” Neil said, changing the topic.

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