Chapter 208

Why should I be down?

Whenever I have seen Neil pamper Bonnie, I can’t help but think back to those days when he ignored me. It was suffocating, and I felt pitiful

“Carry on.” I said, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear and smiling

As soon as I finished, Neil’s face turned even darker.

Bonnie glanced back at him, but he didn’t try to hide his mood from her.

Bonnie was just a second version of me.

When I left, I heard footsteps and Bonnie’s frantic calls behind me, “Neill Neil”

Neil ignored her and followed me out of the party. As soon as I turned around, I saw him.

“Are you stalking me?” I asked, my face cold and irritable, “Back off”

You know Russel Dawson is going behind your back to arrange blind dates, and you’re still holding on?” Neil asked, frowning, “Trene, do you really want to

repeat our mistakes?”

I laughed scornfully, “Are you trying to convince me to break up with Russel? Why?”

There was an almost imperceptible heat in Neil’s eyes. His throat bobbed as he said, “No. I’m just curious about your choice.”

Curiosity or unwillingness?

No doubt, my being with Russel was a blow to Neil. He had never taken the woman who had been chasing him seriously

now I was not only divorced from him

Neil must be uncomfortable

he had started to suspect me

your business. Neil, you’re about

about to answer when his phone rang He glanced at the caller ID and

again. It

surprised me, “Haven’t I told you not to bother me unless it’s an

the voice on the other end, but I could

phone. I quickly got

listed all the people I could remember and began researching

was busy doing

sat down next to me and asked,

people from the StarGlow Enterprises ribbon-cutting ceremony today.

these people and would target them in the

the list I wrote down, looked it over, and

much attention to the company’s affairs

list and identified a few who were most likely to leave our company for StarGlow

were only suspicions, not certainties, so we needed

Enterprises was very high-profile, so it had been getting a lot of attention in

news story about Neil having an intimate date with

Once the news

just being

lovers? How did

are you? How can you still believe in true love? Rich people love to play

lead actress in the popular web series

was a rising star.

been paying attention to because of Nell-more than I could count

with this. I wonder if she could be as

was reading the news when

me that picture, I’ve been feeling a bit weird. Even when Russel actively texted me, I just gave him’simple

phone vibrate

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