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.

not on friendly terms.” I said, sitting across from Bonnie, filled with disgust and hatred

habits die hard.”

come, but I had no

sip and said, “I used to think the coffee here was good, but

her cup and looked at my phone, “Irene, you’re not recording

staring at Bonnie, hoping to find some cracks in her pretty

looking at me like that? Do you

knocking, you’ll regret it.” I said, feeling somewhat ridiculous even as the words left

such a thing as fairness in this world? If there was, why did Oscar have to

wrong.

eyebrows lifted slightly, revealing a hint of cold sarcasm, “If you

in my heart, “What do you

surprised. “Didn’t Russel tell

said, my

thought Russel would tell you to make you give up on Neil completely so

irritating. I stared at her coldly, waiting for her to continue.

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 cover my medical bills. But they couldn’t sell the house right away, so we were

why I could go abroad for

question hanging as the

felt a chill I reached for my coffee, and my fingers clutched the handle

lived or died, but he had Russel give me a large sum of money to go abroad. Otherwise, I would’ve been long

This was ridiculous!

never felt like such a joke before. Even though I had no expectations of Ned, I

didn’t even tell me about it!

Bonnie said confidently. “His love for me is

get the best of me, and