Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 197

Although my parents had always thought highly of Russel and hoped for us to hit it off one day, their expressions were anything but happy due to the

situation.

My mom suggested that I head to the hospital first.

“Alright.” I said to Russel, I reckon you should come with me to the hospital.”

We had just been spooked by a sudden crowd and were slowly regaining our senses,

Russel nodded, “Yeah, alright”

As I was passing by Neil, he called out to me, “Irene, I wish you two happiness.*

This was the first time I had heard such kind words from him. Did it mean he was finally willing to let go? That would be a good thing for me. But while looking into his cold eyes, I felt a twinge of sadness and regret.

Maybe he was finally getting a taste of the pain I had been through, and we could call it even

My parents glanced at Neil, then led me away. Soon after, we heard sirens. The cops must be on their way.

At the hospital, Russel and I received treatment. Even after the drugs wore off, they still did damage to the body, so we needed to handle this carefully.

That Bonnie really grinds my gears” Stella complained loudly by my side, ‘She clearly has a heart condition, why hasn’t Lucifer come to drag her soul to hell yet?”

Right now, all I cared about was whether the police could arrest Finn and Bonnie. As a victim, I could press charges myself. I was just worried that Bonnie might weasel her way out of it.

*Stella, you should head home; it’s getting late. I told Stella.

two kids at home and hadn’t been home all night. It wouldn’t be good if she didn’t

urged her to go home, saying they’d

Stella said, “Alright then, I’ll go find Mitch and head home to the kids. Call me if

thing, head on

sat down by my bed and asked with a serious face, ‘Rena, are

I didn’t respond.

accepting him because of the situation, are you? Or are you trying to

“No, I really want to give it a shot with Russel. But part of it is

exchanged a

me and Russel, they’d be even more confused. But I had no intention of

about to blow a gasket.” Alicia shrugged, “But he had it coming.

Neil, who knows what kind of trouble

same way I thought that if I started

chatted for a long

told Barbara and Alicia to go home, and they did. My mom told me, “Your dad is still

deal with Bonnie and Finn’s mess?”

mom took my hand, “You’ve faced so many difficulties since you came back;

Bonnie. Every time I thought of her, I’d get

face, “Rena, are you sure about being with Dr. Russel? This

Dad want me to try dating him too?

a while before saying, “When I took you to the tarot reading, I got a reading for you and Neil, and one for you and Dr. Russel Both weren’t good, and

why my mom was upset the other day?

tarot reading must have predicted that Nell and I would end up together, and Russel and I were not

Can I ask you a more realistic question?” I tried

ahead.” My mom

don’t approve of us because I’m divorced

they always thought their

finally saying, “Rena, if his family really looks down on you, let Russel handle it. If he can’t,