Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 106

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.

long after meeting her did you get together?” I asked

time. While he had brought up Karina, he didn’t seem keen on delving into

stop pressing. After all, I would be meeting with Russel later tonight. Maybe

ringtone broke the silence between Neil and

phone. Bonnie was calling.

away, feeling a bit melancholy. Did he not realize that he would never

Bonnie said, but Neil’s face turned pale. He got

call out to him and just watched as he disappeared, followed by the

bed. It wasn’t until Russel called that I realized it was already dark outside and it was raining sleet. The pitter–patter echoed on the window

Russel’s voice was urgent, as if he’d rushed

password is Neil’s birthday.” I licked my

I heard the door unlocking from the other end and noises from the living room.

hung up and yelled, “Russel, I’m in here!”

bedroom door in no time.

outside with him, looking

move?” He walked into my room. He was surprised to see me in just a bathrobe, then quickly

are swollen now, so

set of

enough, doctors were

me a pair?” I asked, no

more awkward. He cleared his throat, then fetched a pair of panties

slender. He held the panties by a corner with the tip of his index finger, gingerly handing them to

I can dress myself. I took the panties,

to dress the upper half of my body first, then struggled with the

could you carry me out?” I decided to ask him

anyway, so I didn’t care about

the bed and squatted down with his back to me. I immediately climbed onto his back and

his

Bonnie was

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