Chapter 143

I spent a good amount of time comforting Stella, hoping she wouldn’t fret over me and accidentally harm the baby in her belly

After hanging up, my dislike for Bonnie hit a new high.

My hatred for Neil was burning like a wild fire.

I asked Halley to write a piece centered around the recording and send it to me for review.

Three days later, he sent me the draft.

Meanwhile, Russell messaged me that Bonnie’s surgery in Phenovia was temporarily postponed. She was returning home and would continue her regular check-ups and treatments at the hospital where she used to treat her heart condition.

As I was pondering over my next steps, Barbara called.

“Rena, I’m at a loss for words!” she sounded exasperated, “News of Bonnie’s heart condition is spreading like wildfire at Rosemont College. The school even organized a fundraiser, especially music department students, this is insane!*

“A fundraiser? She’s got Neil, why would she need a fundraiser?’ I sneered.

“People are saying she and Neil are just friends, and Neil is the one pursuing her. She wouldn’t accept any financial support from Neil. Many people think she’s quite proud and those who criticized her before are now starting to feel sorry for her, Barbara replied.

Although Bonnie was cunning, she did care about dignity, otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people willing to believe her.

In some ways, she was good at disguising herself, always able to make most people like her.

Unless Neil came forward to clarify, those rumors would be taken as truth by the public, and Bonnie’s bad reputation-would slowly fade away

as an excuse for being with

wouldn’t come

see the surface, so they’re easily swayed. It’s okay, the higher shes lifted, the harder she’ll fall,”

planning to go back to school

understand what a wolf in sheep’s

throw her a welcome

Neil and her generous act of donating all

had a

the next day, and to my surprise, Neil was not in the airport photo, but Kate and

Bonnie was entirely because of Neil. Many

online comments

I cursed Bonnie as a homewrecker! After knowing Bonnie was forced to accept Neil

isn’t with Neil yet, or why would she need to raise

for the past misunderstandings about her. God

of her.

these comments with a poker face, closed the webpage, and switched on the recorder, checking the

my work. It was Neil’s number, that

call, just to have a chat, even if he didn’t speak, just

the bone, regretting

up, a message popped up: [Im outside your house,

he return home

with two words:

you want to know why I keep protecting her? Come out, I’ll tell

that I didn’t care about anything

then what was it? Like in

lunch since he was at work. The

went out.

curves reflected the sunlight,

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