Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 139

Chapter 139

I got home and received a call from Stella who brought me some fresh gossip.

Bonnie was in the hospital

She wasn’t quite sure why Bonnie was admitted.

“Is Neil with her at the hospital?” I asked.

“Yup, he’s the one who took Bonnie Bitch to the hospital, Stella speculated. “Why would she be hospitalized all of a sudden? She’s so young. Don’t tell me she’s pregnant?!”

My heart skipped a beat, feeling as if someone had discovered my secret. Neil had told me that he and Bonnie hadn’t slept together, so Bonnie shouldn’t. be pregnant.

“I don’t know, let them be,” I replied.

Stella agreed, “Yeah, forget them You’re fabulous on your own!”

After hanging up, I felt distracted and my eyelid kept twitching. I had an uneasy feeling, but I didn’t know why.

Tomorrow afternoon, I’d be flying to Caladonia with Harold. I hoped nothing messy would happen.

In the evening, Oscar sent me a message: [Irene, I went home for a funeral. I’ll be back in town this afternoon. Let’s have lunch together tomorrow, okay?]

Me: Sure, stay safe]

The next noon, I met Oscar. He was still holding his luggage bag, probably hadn’t even gone back to his place to drop it off yet.

He seemed a bit awkward at first, but slowly relaxed as we talked

We found a food court in a shopping mall Oscar gradually opened up and asked me about things overseas

did you know that Bonnie also went to study in Caladonia?” I suddenly brought up the topic.

but I don’t know the details. I barely have any

it’s Neil who paid for her,” I took a sip of water and continued, “I heard something. It wasn’t Neil who initiated contact with Bonnie, it was the other way

expression changed, and he looked a bit

mean to blame him. From a certain perspective, he was a man of integrity. Even after breaking up with his girlfriends, he never bad–mouthed

them.

he could have made things worse for Bonnie by revealing everything he knew to the media during her cyberbullying period. That would’ve definitely added fuel to the

that. He wasn’t that

question, “Did you hear what I just said? Do you

Oscar looked at me again, his eyes

back at him, my gaze

he nodded. “Yes,

sent to Neil. That was why he was so upset back then. He found out that his beloved

married

that the married man got her

and he always knew that. He was able to

came along and shattered his defenses. Yet, he kept Bonnie’s

her why she initiated contact with Neil. Didn’t she know what kind of man he is?” Oscar recalled, looking much calmer, but there was

speechless. So it wasn’t Neil who fell for Bonnie at

was pretty sure

number. He would’ve contacted her

a rabbit being chased by a wolf, only to see the rabbit

on the street. He kept sneaking glances at me, and I knew it.

Caladonia this afternoon?” He

“Mhm,” I nodded

looked a bit reluctant and lost, but still managed a smile,

smile. Suddenly, he pulled me into a tight hug, quickly said, “I’ll miss you!” and then let

bag and ran towards a bus stop without looking back

a bus. He sat by the window, looking back at me until the bus disappeared from sight. I opened my mouth

pure and simple

I didn’t expect was that this meeting with Oscar would

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