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

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

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

went upstairs, attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught up to me in a few strides. By the time

back?” I tried to

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

hear us arguing, I lowered

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

in front of me, finally stopped and asked,

I was angry too, “What do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and me, we’re just friends. You’re clearly

should’ve known I’ve never lacked women. Didn’t you consider this when

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

divorce agreements here. One, I leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore Co. shares. Three, you give me 8% of

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

didn’t appreciate my thoughtfulness, instead, he got even angrier. He tore up the agreements, threw them in the trash,

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

just kept smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made

threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage

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,

dad could stay with my mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t I win Neil over to spend the rest of his life with me?”

mom’s birthday. You’re coming with me,” Neil said,

he was 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 replace the benefits our marriage brought