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.

Finch, that’s a

force him to resign I

I may come across as blunt, but

mother still suspected an inappropriate relationship between me and Russel. She feared we might take

too far.

but at least it would lessen

“All right.” I agreed.

could hear the relief in her voice, and

was left in a daze, feeling a

were to pursue my friend’s ex–wife, I wouldn’t accept it either, especially if that ex–wife might not be able to

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

up Stella, “Stella,

ask me about

hilarious!” I joked, then hung up

called, her voice filled with excitement, “Rena, are you looking for a hottie to date? Come over, I’m having drinks with Silas and his friends. A couple of them

for you!”

All right, I’m on my way!” I replied,

where Barbara and the others were, they were all having a good time

whom were indeed quite handsome, dressed

me. He was a singer at

was a good looking guy with a

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

everyone at the table, Jameson was the youngest and sweetest talker, and

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 might give you a hard

some fun, not a serious

you taking over