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

to come home and fight with me. I wanted to tell him about all the things I’ve sacrificed,

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

second floor. Neil also hurriedly went upstairs, attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught up

tried

was clearly not in a good

servants to hear us arguing,

myself, sat on the edge of the bed, then rubbed my hand that he held too tightly, looking up

paced back and forth in front of me, finally stopped and

angry too, “What do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and

you consider this when you married me?” Neil looked

backwards to please you, is that it?” I scoffed, stood up and stared back at him, “I’ve told

to Neil, and calmly said, “There are three divorce agreements here. One, I leave with nothing. Two,

world, even prepared three different versions

my thoughtfulness, instead, he got even angrier. He tore up the agreements, threw them in the trash, took off his coat and threw it on the bed,

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

kept smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made me

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

faithful to me. When we got married, my mom asked me if I regretted it. I was still

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

coming with me,”

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