Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 325

Chloe Reynolds spotted Russel Dawson, and her face instantly turned as pale as a ghost

Russel sure as hell wasn’t going to be thrilled about her looking for me.

“Ms. Reynolds, I got stuff to do. You guys carry on.” I dodged Chloe and left with a poker face.

I was so over dealing with these two. Both of them had previously plotted against me.

My feelings for Russel were all over the place now, from trust to regret, to the current state of estrangement and suspicion. It seemed like we were drifting further apart.

“I get it,” Chloe responded in a whisper, not daring to face Russel. She left even faster than me, heading for the exit.

When she passed by Russel, she paused slightly. But Russel didn’t even glance at her, his eyes were on me the whole time.

I felt uneasy, and his gaze was suffocating.

“Sorry.” He suddenly spoke as I passed by him, “She shouldn’t have come to see you and caused you trouble; it won’t happen again.”

“Russel, you gotta take your life decisions more seriously, don’t be so casual about it.” I stopped, thought for a moment, then decided to give him a piece of advice

I was unsure if Chloe heard, but it didn’t matter. My advice to Russel wasn’t about Chloe: I just wanted them to stop bothering me.

was already showing signs of

at me intensely. I avoided his gaze and quickly left.

a text from Russel saying, “Neil Whitmore can help you, and so can I. Whether it’s dealing

Did Russel know about my

and foe. If I pissed him off, would he tip off Bonnie and

this extremely important document, and the only way to get it was to get close to Ethan Foster. It contained a lot

didn’t reply. Instead, I blocked Russel. Any explanation would make me

mom sitting in the living room, looking a bit thinner than before but otherwise fine, just like always. She smiled at me and asked,

her excitedly, hugging her arm, “You’ll

your dad? I had Hannah call him, but he didn’t

well. I couldn’t tell her the sad truth, it might upset her, which wouldn’t be good for her

at me

let him go on a trip with some friends.

speed

I was, she eventually nodded, “Alright, I got

a call. I wasn’t in a rush before my mom

Estates for a while now, and Bonnie had been clinging to him, so it was

reassured me, “Ill wrap things up as soon as I

and keep an

to my company today. I feel like he might be onto something. If he spills the beans to Ethan Foster and Bonnie, we’re screwed” I worried.

“He won’t spill as long as he still

there was a hint of seriousness in his tone. The mention of Russel clearly