Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 235

Before I could utter a word, Neil had already left.

I glanced around the relatively clean kitchen and shook my head helplessly.

It was around nine when Harold came back, looking stern and serious. An uneasy feeling crept up on me

“Rena, someone’s pulling strings behind the scenes on your dad’s case, and they’re pretty powerful,” Harold said.

This took me by surprise. I couldn’t imagine my dad having such formidable enemies at work. Weren’t his troubles all manufactured by Bonnie?

Could Bonnie possibly have an even bigger backer?

Or maybe it was Gloria!

“Your dad’s been detained and is under investigation. Proving his innocence will be complicated. I’m worried that this might affect your family’s business, so we need to secure the company first, Harold added

I immediately told him I planned to seek help from my uncles.

Harold agreed with my plan. His own company mainly operated overseas, so he might not be able to provide much help.

For my dad’s sake, Harold would stay in the country for a while. I was immensely grateful for his help. His presence made me feel much safer

Next on the agenda was to find my uncles, I couldn’t handle the company affairs alone.

After a long day of hustle and bustle, I returned home, exhausted

“You’re back?” This time, Neil was waiting for me at my front door with two middle-aged men and a bunch of renovation tools.

I was agitated. “Are you really having my kitchen

“What else?’ Neil retorted

was

kitchen was repainted, so I just let them in to get

my neighbor. He was taken aback when I walked in with Neil and the two

seem surprised. He had probably known all along. He just

took the workers into

at me puzzled. “Rena, isn’t that Neil?

neighbors now. He accidentally set my kitchen on fire and brought people to fix it.

My ex-husband turned neighbor had accidentally torched my kitchen.

so his expression

from the kitchen by then. He just sat at the dining table, not coming over even after seeing me and

couldn’t explain everything with Neil

man. Don’t make the same mistake again,” Harold

I understand I’ll explain everything to you when I get a

Harold was upstairs, I let out a sigh of relief, only to turn around and

quick. No sooner had Harold left than

even Harold is

“It doesnt matter as long as

really know how to stir up trouble,” I

who’s being secretive, not being honest,” he

good with words, so I chose to remain silent. I picked up my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that Neil and the

of the shower. Neil was sitting on the sofa

into fresh clothes and went downstairs, and headed straight

which was already clean, now looked brand

guys can go now.” I told

heads “Mr. Whitmore didn’t say we could leave We

went back to the living room to find Neil The kitchen’s

to rush Neil replied nonchalantly, not even looking up from