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

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 now, I was pretty bad at fighting with him. At

downstairs. I looked down from the hallway and

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,

tried to

something?” Neil was clearly not in a good mood, his icy stare filled with

servants to hear us arguing, I lowered my

in. I steadied myself, sat on the edge of the

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

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 explanation?”

lacked women. Didn’t you consider this

you, is that it?” I scoffed, stood up and stared back at him, “I’ve told you, I’m not

agreements here. One, I leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore Co. shares.

prepared three different versions of the

appreciate 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

long time ago,” I said lightly, watching his back, “I’ve

kept smoking one cigarette after another.

to get married, Barbara found an average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle was

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 was still dreaming about love then, so of course, I didn’t.

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

coming with me,” Neil said, changing the topic.

not ready for a divorce yet, not because he loved me, but because he’d weighed the pros and cons and decided Bonnie can’t