Chapter 96
I snorted in response and didn’t answer.
Neil took a look around my apartment and said, “Well, you’ve got everything set up here. You’re really standing your ground, huh?”
He took off his jacket and tossed it on a chair, sitting across from me.
“So what do you want to talk about? Speak up I asked.
“What are your thoughts? Neil countered. “My family won’t agree to us divorcing
I knew the Whitmores wouldn’t be okay with it, but Neil’s attitude shouldn’t be like this. He had always been a stubborn mufe, not giving a damn about what others thought and always finding a way around problems.
I remember his almost insane antics during my past life. Of course, I was pretty crazy too, and so was Russel. All of us revolved around Bonnie.
But why do I feel like he doesn’t seem to like Bonnie as much as he did in my past life? And Russel too, I get the same vibe from him.
“Neil, aren’t you willing to stand up to your family for Bonnie?” Hooked him in the eyes. “Are you just gonna let her be the other woman forever?”
“She’s not the other woman” Neil frowned, clearly not pleased with my choice of words.
what is she?” I was utterly baffled. “Before we’re divorced, if she’s not the other woman, then what is she?
most of which were moral, and accused Bonnie of meddling in others” relationships, calling her shameless. Neil’s previous women, all involved in
online. No wonder she attempted suicide, on the one hand, she might have wanted to prove
I’ve always liked your character. You’re cool and decisive, and you don’t take bullshit. Why are you so hesitant now? If you were more decisive, everything would be resolved. Your parents only have you as their son. Even if they object to you and Bonnie, as long as you persist, they will give in. Don’t they want a grandchild? Make an effort to get
for a dignified end to our ten–year relationship. If Neil agreed,
was becoming more ominous, as if a storm was brewing. I
the rest of my words.
asked me, “Are you sure you want to divorce? Can
I can do it.” I nodded without thinking. You couldn’t overthink these things, the more you do, the more
strode over to me,
this? Annoyed, I bit
out his
still had a faint taste of blood in my mouth, but I didn’t care. I just dabbed it casually and
Russel on the hospital rooftop, climbed the Obsidian Spire with Oscar, and went to an open–air concert with Simmons; isn’t that
How did he know
tone was unmistakable. He was jealous! But I remembered him saying he didn’t like me, and that I was imposing
are you jealous?” I
me. This time, he didn’t deny it but sarcastically admitted, “Yeah, I’m jealous. Can you believe I’m actually jealous because of you and other
time in ten years, he
as a forgotten wife forever, to really torture you and make you regret marrying me. But damn it, I think I’m starting to like
and wanted to repeat past mistakes, but because my ten years of love had finally received a response. It was like a deep obsession that suddenly unraveled just as I
need to think about what I really want, and you should think about what you
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