Chapter 134
I was the one who suggested meeting with Russel, so it was only right that I drove him home.
Russel was staying in an apartment arranged by the hospital. It wasn’t too far from where I was renting, but it would still take about half an hour to walk. He was the silent type. And I was feeling down, not in the mood for chit–chat. We hardly spoke during the entire ride.
When we arrived at his apartment building, Russel didn’t go straight up. Instead, he asked me, “Irene, what if things between Neil and Bonnie aren’t as you imagine? Would you change your mind?”
That was almost exactly the question Neil had asked. My answer remained the same ‘No, I wouldn’t. My heart is already full of pain. Changing my mind would only bring more pain.”
Russel gave a small smile “True, but if a lot of things turn out to be misunderstandings, and you end up wanting to change your mind, I’ll support you”
“You’d support me?” I was surprised.
He’d said he liked me. Why would he support me changing my mind?
Russel smiled again “Yes, but before that, I would still pursue you until you were sure of your own feelings.” With that, he unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car.
Russel waved at me from outside the car window. I drove away with a mixture of emotions. Once back home, I found myself in a daze. Was Russel really
so tolerant?
in his pursuit of Bonnie, completely erasing his over twenty years
I was not Bonnie. I didn’t
night, I didn’t sleep well. My mind was a whirl of thoughts, so
stay long–term, so he was more concerned about my health. When he found out I was taking the day off, he even offered to
alone, toasting some bread with eggs and ham, and drank milk to make sure my baby got
back to bed. I didn’t feel like doing anything or going out Then my phone rang. I answered groggily. “Who is it? What’s up?”
home either. What’s going on?” It was Neil on the other end. It sounded
woke up a bit, glanced at the time on my phone, then looked outside. It was already evening.
I said, sitting up. My voice was hoarse from sleeping too long, and
sore.
eaten yet?” Neil asked.
get up and eat,” I answered nonchalantly and
was gone, and there was nothing
Stella called me on video. She looked even more radiant and her face was fuller. Her eyes
become very considerate after they got married. He was also dedicated to
more about Neil and Bonnie.
Stella’s voice
reassured her quickly. “You need to take care of yourself. If Mitch tells you everything, Neil won’t let him
a simple girl. Even if she’s a bit cunning, she’s not bad. That makes me fdrious I want to give him a piece of my mind. I don’t
choked of my apple. After coughing a few times, I managed to say, “Don’t get so worked up. Mitch is your husband. Don’t you know him? He’s probably been fooled
they tell a good girl from a bad one? They’re all cunning
minutes, Stella suddenly told me, “I forgot to tell you, I’m having twins, hahaha…”
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