Chapter 106
Neil replied, “1 saw Stella hitting the bar, so I figured you wouldn’t be at her place”
Stella was nothing if not a party animal. The bar was like a second home to her.
“Oh. Thanks. You can go now.“I wrapped myself in my bathrobe, still giving him the cold shoulder.
Neil couldn’t care less. He even sat down next to me, apparently not keen on leaving
I was not wearing any underwear. When Neil was checking my foot earlier, I had to be extra cautious not to give him a peep show.
How was I supposed to change with him sitting here?
“What did my mom tell you about Karina?” Out of the blue, he brought up that girl.
“Not much, she just briefly mentioned your relationship with her and that she jumped into a river and killed herself because you married me.” I looked down, my tone was flat..
Every time Karina was mentioned, I could tell Neil would get depressed.
That was his Achilles‘ heel. If he wasn’t so against divorce, he would never have let his mom spill the beans about that.
*Bonnie looks a lot like her.” Neil’s remark left me speechless.
He saw Bonnie as a substitute for Karina. What could I, an audience member, say about this storyline that seemed straight out of a movie?
Blame it on me for not looking like Karina. If I did, five years would have been ample time for Neil to fall for me.
“How did you meet?” I asked after a while.
“A friend introduced us” Neil’s answer was plain.
meeting her did you get together?” I asked
had brought up Karina, he didn’t seem keen on delving
would be meeting with Russel later
phone ringtone broke the silence between Neil
at his phone. Bonnie was calling.
feeling a bit melancholy. Did he not
Neil’s face
he disappeared, followed by the sound of the door closing.
sat on the bed. It wasn’t until Russel called that I realized
door” Russel’s voice was urgent, as if he’d rushed over.
is Neil’s birthday.” I licked my dry
from the other end and
hung up and yelled, “Russel, I’m in here!”
in no time. His hair was still wet from the
the chill from outside with him, looking even more aloof than
into my room. He was surprised to see me in just a bathrobe, then
saying, “1 slipped in the bathroom. Both my ankles are swollen now, so I can’t walk. Can you get a set of pajamas from
brought me a set of
doctors were
you get me a
looked even more awkward. He cleared his throat, then
the panties by a corner with the tip
now I can dress myself.
managed to dress the upper half of my body first,
you carry me out?” I decided to ask him for one more
anyway, so I didn’t care about losing
bed and squatted down with his back to me. I immediately climbed onto his back and wrapped my
around his
great guy. Bonnie was a fool not to
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