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,

when I heard Neil’s voice from downstairs. I

towards the master bedroom on the second floor. Neil also hurriedly went upstairs, attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast,

you back?” I tried to

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

wanting the servants to hear us arguing, I lowered my

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

and forth in front of me, finally stopped and

you that?” I was angry too, “What do you want? Nothing happened between Oscar and

lacked women. Didn’t you consider this when you married me?” Neil looked at

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

One, I leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore Co. shares. Three, you give me 8% of shares. Take your

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

Neil didn’t 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 holdup? We should’ve settled this a long time ago,” I said lightly, watching his back, “I’ve brought up divorce

one cigarette after another. His silence made me

didn’t want to get married, Barbara found an average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work. They all knew that marriage in our circle was just a trade of interests.

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.

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

with me,” Neil

not because he loved me, but because he’d weighed the pros and cons and decided Bonnie can’t replace the benefits our