Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 279

| froze Just as I opened my eyes, the hand on my neck tightened slowly. The feeling of being unable to breathe was extremely unsettling

Nell Whitmore looked menacingly cold and shockingly ruthless. His gaze was sharper than a knife

“Where’s Stella” Why is it you?” I forced myself to speak, pushing Neil’s hand away

Do you want other people to see you seducing men?” Neil’s fingers gripped me hard and then let go. He questioned me angrily.

He dared to question me?

A surge of anger erupted from within me. I was incredibly furious. “Let go of me! You jerk! What right do you have to control me?”

“I have the right because you’re mine now! If not, where’s the sincerity in our reconciliation? Neil let go of me, his eyes full of possessiveness

I scoffed sat up, and grabbed a glass of wine from the table, draining it in one gulp. I wiped the corner of my mouth and turned to Neil, “Do you really care about me? Do you really love me? When you were with me, did you ever think about Karina Aaron?”

“And your unborn child.” I poured another glass of wine, adding that sentence expressionlessly

Suddenly, I felt the temperature around me drop sharply, making me want to put on my coat

Neil probably didn’t expect me to know about that, hence his strong reaction.

We remained silent, like two statues.

After a while, Neil spoke, “Who told you?”

pregnant with your child when she committed suicide. What a pity” I drank glass after glass of wine, never stopping I didn’t

I was about to continue drinking, Neil snatched the wine glass from my hand and threw it into the trash bin,

said, “Neil,

stared at me with a ferocious

didn’t care. I was used to that

bottle and continued to drink heavily planning to get smashed that

again and smashed it on the

in

waiter immediately swallowed her

if I’m going to hell. I’ll take you with me, Neil yanked me off the sofa and into his arms. His voice was chilling. “This is the result

slapped Neil

I was drunk, unsteady and being held tightly by him, I still found a tricky angle.

count as a fight, and Neil wouldn’t have hit me back

of

go of me Let go

lifted me to his chest, my back against him, then twisted my arms behind

wasnt as drunk as I was now, I

off all the lights in the room. He held the back of my neck with one hand, pressing my upper body directly onto the sofa.

from my eyes, I

cursing” Neil’s voice was as cold as a judge sentencing a criminal,

my lip, forcing myself to sober up quickly, but the next second, a

the darkness. I had no idea how long he tormented me. I felt dizzy and uncomfortable I

of water Someone put me in the bathtub. A pair of hands roamed over my body gently and meticulously cleaning me.

asleep in the soft

of

in my dream. She appeared near and far by my side. Whenever I looked at her, a mocking