Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 188

My mom got a shocker from my thoughts, “If you’re married, why wouldn’t you want a kid? Is a child less important than a man?”

Caught off guard and with a fork and knife in hand, I didn’t know how to respond. I dared not tell her that I might never be able to have a kid.

“Irene, having your own child is always better! My mom gave me a serious talk.

I felt really upset after listening to her

After dinner, my mom had to go to her office, leaving me all alone. I found Russel’s mother’s phone number, and after thinking for a bit, I decided to give

her a ring

Russel’s mom picked up almost instantly, and her voice sounded young, “Hello, who is this?”

“Mrs. Dawson, hello, I’m Irene, a friend of Russel’s.” I calmly introduced myself, completely composed. Since I never had any intention of being with Russel, his mom’s disapproval didn’t bother me.

There was a slight pause on the other end after my introduction, and it seemed like she didn’t expect me to reach out.

Due to my background and the fact that I was Neil’s ex wife, Russel’s mom had always been cordial with me. Even though she had a strained relationship with Russel, she never showed me any disrespect.

Over the phone, she explained politely why they were against Russel and me being together.

“Ms. Finch, I know you must be a good person, or else the Whitmore family wouldn’t have allowed Neil to marry you, but you know the relationship between Russel and Neil. Can you imagine the public backlash Russel would face if he were with you?” she sighed and said, “I still can’t figure out how he suddenly turned against Neil these past two years. Looking back, it might be because of you.”

“Mrs. Dawson, Russel and I are just friends I know how he feels about me, but our dating is out of the question. You have my word,” I said, understanding her concern.

“Ms Finch, that’s a relief

force him to

won’t be unreasonable. Ms. Finch, I know I may come

was silent for a moment. I knew Russels mother still suspected an inappropriate relationship

too far.

felt utterly humiliated after making that call, but at least it would

“All right.” I agreed.

the relief in her voice, and

left in a daze, feeling a pang of

accept it either, especially if that ex–wife might not be able to have kids in

my bag, and headed out, planning to find a place to have

up Stella, “Stella, do you know which bar in town has the most

if you ask me about which brand of diapers is

then hung

with excitement, “Rena, are you looking for a hottie to date? Come over,

for you!”

on

and the

eight people at the table, a couple of whom were indeed quite handsome, dressed in simple styles, looking young and seemingly

to the young guy sitting across from me. He was

Jameson was a good looking

man, not only to chill out but also to get Neil

table, Jameson was the youngest and sweetest

me, “What do you think of Jameson? I heard he likes older women, but just a heads up, he’s got some fans online who

just looking for some fun, not a serious relationship. What’s to be

Rena, are you taking over Stella’s gig?” Barbara asked,