Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 297

When I woke up at noon, Neil was already gone from the bedroom.

I rubbed my sore eyes, got up, got dressed, and then headed downstairs.

Hannah had already made lunch. Seeing me, she flashed a little smile and said, “Ms. Finch, lunch is ready”

“Where’s Neil?” I asked.

“Mr. Whitmore went to the office,” Hannah replied. “He said you were really beat, so he told us not to wake you up.”

Her smile was even more pronounced after she said that

My eyes skimmed over the living room sofa. The battlefield was still a mess, and my clothes were not taken back to the bedroom.

The staff must have guessed what happened. I felt pretty embarrassed.

I went over to the dining room and started eating.

My company was already on holiday, but Whitmore Co. wasn’t, so he’d be pretty busy these next few days, not having much time at home.

I didn’t know what Neil said or did with Bonnie after I left last night…

I had some suspicions but didn’t really think much of it.

Since Neil chose to come back in the end, he probably didn’t do anything he wasn’t supposed to do with Bonnie.

After eating, I hopped in the car and went to visit my mom at the hospital. Even though she hadn’t woken up yet, her health was stable. The care worker was really thoughtful and took good care of her.

I hadn’t been going to the hospital much lately because I was so busy at work. The doctor suggested that I could consider taking my mom home for convalescence. If she showed signs of waking up, it would be enough to bring her back to the hospital for a check-up.

bring you home, but I held my mom’s hand, but

back to Sterling Estates, if she woke up and saw me and Neil together, there might be more trouble.

out a sigh and decided to postpone

was about to get up and leave after a while, but then my phone vibrated. It was a message in the group chat from Stella saying, “Russel’s mom

continued, “It just happened an hour ago. Sigh.”

“This is really sad news Russel is actually a good guy. I think he’s the most innocent

late-stage cancer

asked. “Should we go

course. We’ll go together when the

skipped a beat. It felt unreal. Lauretta was just

anything to harm me, and she was just constraining Russel, I didn’t hate her, and I actually understood

was his mother. Even though they had conflicts and disputes before, their bond was

felt heavy as I left the hospital, still undecided about whether I should go with

of the hospital. It was

as if she had just cried. When she saw me, she paused, then furrowed her eyebrows and asked, “Ms. Finch,

come to visit Russel’s mom? You should know that she’s already passed away.

was a bit harsh. I could tell she was

chance to explain before she

since

disturb the Dawson family, I didn’t have to

I got back home, I was down.

know what

you this morning. I forgot about it earlier,” Hannah suddenly approached me and pulled out a diamond ring, “Is this a gift from Mr. Whitmore? He seems to treat you pretty well.”

Oscar told her before that Neil wasn’t good to me.

away by Neil? I searched for it but didn’t find it. How come it

ring, feeling a bit dazed. I didn’t know why, but now that I was holding

overall mood was still happy, and I wanted to keep

what this was all about, but

probably busy. I