Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 221

I was planning to have a simple dinner with Russel, trying to calm the roller-coaster of emotions I was feeling today, but things didn’t go according to plan.

“Russel, you’re eating here?” A woman barged into our sightline. She looked a bit younger than me, with a sweet oval face.

I recognized that voice. It was the same voice of the woman who answered Russel’s phone this morning.

I didn’t speak and just silently stared at Russel.

Russel gave me a quick glance. He seemed to relax a bit after seeing that I had no particular reaction. He answered coldly, “Yes. I’m having dinner with my girlfriend.”

The woman immediately turned to me and gave me a gentle smile, “Are you Irene? You’re so pretty! No wonder Russel is so smitten with you.”

“Hello” I replied politely.

“Hello, I’m Chloe Reynolds. I answered Russel’s phone this morning. I’m really sorry about that. Please forgive me.” The woman looked genuinely remorseful, without a hint of pretense.

I was moved by her gentleness and sincerity. So I just nodded slightly. “It’s okay Russel has explained it to me. I trust him.”

Chloe answered cheerfully, “That’s good! I was afraid you’d misunderstand.”

After speaking, she gave Russel another look.

From that single glance, I could see that her affection for Russel went way beyond friendship. But her eyes were full of restraint, as if she were trying her best to control her emotions.

After Chloe left, I jokingly asked, “Does Ms. Reynolds have a crush on you?”

“No.” Russel’s answer was swift. It seemed like he didn’t want to dwell on this topic.

I nodded, choosing not to pry further.

goodbye, I drove to the hospital to visit my mom. Now there were specialized

I entered the ward, I found that the caregiver was not there, and the medical equipment that was keeping my mom alive

the power and

performed a thorough check on my mom. Luckily, I found the

was a mess. After the doctor and nurse left,

know who did it. Someone called me, saying you had left something downstairs for me to collect. I was only away for

me that phone number” I

history. It was a temporary online number that couldn’t be

solution, which was to

allow me to view the

emphasizing that I needed 24 hour care. I was

in a row, I was taking care of both my mom and the company’s affairs with hardly any rest. After work, I drove home and fell asleep

car.

‘Knock, knock!”

of knocking on the car window woke me up. It was already pitch dark outside with the

car window. Then

arent you

What’s up?” As soon as I finished

been sleeping these past few days? You look like you’re

the pirror every day, so of course I know I look worn

got out of the car, “Yeah. I’m going to sleep

came from afar,

over

came over, looked at Neil and then at me, then laughed, “Mr. Iceberg, you live

immediately gave her an unhappy look. He

is this yours?” Kitty held out an ID card With this card, she could come and go

her? I recalled she saying that she was going after

was

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