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.

meeting her did you get together?”

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

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

cell phone ringtone broke the silence between

his phone. Bonnie was calling.

without hesitation. He looked away, feeling a bit melancholy. Did he not realize that he would never be able to cut ties with Bonnie completely?

what Bonnie said, but Neil’s face turned pale. He got up and headed for the

he disappeared, followed by

I realized it was

the door” Russel’s voice was

is Neil’s birthday.” I licked my dry

from the other end and

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

time. His hair was still wet from

with him, looking even

room. He was surprised to see me in just a bathrobe, then quickly averted his

pulled my bathrobe tighter, saying, “1 slipped in the bathroom. Both my ankles are swollen now, so I can’t walk. Can you get a set

me a set of loose pajamas

doctors were

wearing any panties. Could you get me a

his throat, then

a corner with the tip of his index finger, gingerly

now I can dress

quickly left the room and closed the door. I managed to dress the upper half of my body first,

I decided to ask him for one more favor.

so I

down with his back to me. I

his neck.

such a great guy. Bonnie was

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