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

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 and stay. But now, I was pretty bad at fighting with him. At most, I can only retort

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

He was tall and fast, caught up to me in a few strides. By the time

back?” I tried to

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

servants to hear us arguing, I

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

stopped and asked, “Irene, what are you trying

do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and me, we’re just

you met me, you should’ve known I’ve never lacked women. Didn’t you

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

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. Take

world, even prepared three different versions of the divorce agreement for him to choose

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

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

one cigarette after another. His silence made me feel a

into her work. They all knew that marriage

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

dad could stay with my mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t I

with me,” Neil

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