Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 298

That night, I had no idea where Neil had vanished off to, and he wasn’t responding to my calls either.

I found myself staring at the falling snow outside the window, and before I knew it, I dozed off, swamped with anxiety and confusion.

I wasn’t sure how long I had been asleep. Suddenly, my phone buzzed. I looked at it groggily, then snapped wide awake. It was a call from Russel

“Can we meet?” Russel was the first to speak. His voice was raspy and sounded incredibly weary.

“Russel, about your moms passing, I’m sorry for your loss.” I was a bit wary of Russel, so I trod lightly, being extra polite. Even though I wanted to grill him with questions, I held back

Russel was silent for a few seconds before resuming, “I want to meet you to clear things up.”

I didn’t want to meet him. There was no need to stir up more drama, “We can talk over the phone.”

“You know, I want to see you,” Russel’s voice turned firm, “Don’t you want to know why Neil and Bonnie were in that room?”

That was exactly what I wanted to know. Neil said it was all Russel’s doing, but what was the truth?

Of course, Russel wasnt exactly reliable now, and he could have been lying.

I didn’t respond immediately, I took a moment to think.

Russel spoke again, ‘You know why I proposed to Chloe. Now my mom is gone; I’m calling off the engagement”

“What?” I was taken aback, and I hadn’t expected Russel to take such a drastic step. His mom had just passed away, and he had already. planned on breaking his engagement.

“This isn’t the life I want. I just wanted my mom to be at peace before she passed. Now that she’s gone, I don’t have anything to hold me back.” Russel seemed to have made up his mind.

you’re engaged to Chloe. If you break it off right after your mom’s death, what

my attempts fell on

‘You don’t need to advise me. I won’t let anyone control my life,

that, he hung

his engagement with Chloe. I would be the target of gossip again. As if my life wasn’t

open. Neil walked in, casually tossing his tie

was about to ask Neil why he hadn’t come home last night, but I changed my question at the last

Russel’s mom?”

a bit unnatural, then he replied,

to the funeral?”

won’t be attending, but I’ll send someone in my place.” Neil stripped off his clothes, revealing his impeccable physique that could put any professional model to shame. He moved towards the bathroom,

a whiff of alcohol and women’s perfume. I frowned. What had Nell been

dismiss it, but for some reason, I felt a strange sensation in my heart. It

got up and picked up Neil’s clothes, taking a gentle sniff. The scent of perfume was indeed

his clothes.

“Ding!”

a message on my phone startled me. I quickly put down my clothes

was taken through a crack in the door. Under the dim light, a woman

Neil and Bonnie.

A man in his fifties, bulky and dressed

brains and finally remembered who he was. Neil had shown me his profile before.

held

apter

know how my dad had offended him or why

with Ethan Foster? And Bonnie… she looked as docile as a bunny nestled

took a while to regain my composure. I tried calling the number that

IP address. The hacker’s message also came in. He gave

villa. Two names came

I dashed downstairs, hopped into my