Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

I went to the police station to ask about the progress of Oscar’s case, but all I got was the same story Neil gave me,

When I left the police station, it was already dark, but the streets were bustling with people. After all, Christmas was just around the corner. It was the busiest time of the year.

In the cold, crowded streets, I got a call from Honnie. She was using a number I didn’t recognize.

“Oscar why did it have to be like this?’ Bonnie’s sobbing voice came from the other side of the phone.

“Bonnie, you’re quite the actress’ I said coldly. “He was your first love, and he was so good to you. Don’t you feel the slightest bit of remorse?”

Bonnie sobbed back, Trene, I didn’t mean for him to die. It was an accident. Why do you have to paint me as a heartless villain? I just wanted him to leave Rosemont!”

Her crying was so intense that it seemed like she genuinely felt sorrow over Oscar’s death.

Trene, let’s talk face-to-face.” She suggested meeting up

I didn’t want to see her, but I was curious to see how far this ruthless woman could take her act.

I agreed to meet. Bonnie picked La Rencontre as the place to meet.

It had been a while since I’d been to that place. Sometimes I regretted going there to spy on Bonnie in the first place, upsetting the natural course of things

Half an hour later, I met Bonnie. The last time I saw her here was when she wanted me to divorce Neil.

Back then, she looked worn out and haggard, like a small flower that had been battered by a storm. But now, that little flower had completely transformed. There was nothing cheap about her anymore.

The staff there had changed. No one recognized Bonnie, let alone me

“Irene.” Bonne greeted me with a sad smile. Her swollen eyes did look like she’d been crying.

on friendly terms.” I said, sitting across from Bonnie, filled with disgust and hatred for her.

sniffled, “Old habits die hard.”

I had no desire

used to think the coffee

doesn’t taste so good “She put down her cup and looked at my phone, “Irene, you’re not recording

time I was just staring at Bonnie, hoping to find some cracks in her

you looking at me like

comes knocking, you’ll regret it.” I said, feeling somewhat ridiculous

If there was, why did Oscar have to suffer? He was so kind and honest; he never did

wrong.

Her meticulously drawn eyebrows lifted slightly, revealing a hint of cold sarcasm, “If you think I’m responsible

in my heart, “What do you

Russel tell

said, my

you to make you give up on Neil completely so he could

I stared at her coldly, waiting for her

appeared on her face. “When you kicked me out of Sterling Estates, all I had left was akey But they changed all the locks I was desperate then, I almost died. My parents stayed with me in the hospital, and they even sold the new house they hadn’t lived in yet just to

go abroad for

the question hanging as the smirk

I reached for my coffee, and my fingers clutched the

and that he didn’t care if I lived or died, but he had Russel give me a

This was ridiculous!

a joke before. Even though I had no expectations of Ned,

Russel didn’t even tell me about

said confidently. “His love for

get the best of me, and my hands were shaking.