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.

actions to affect me again, he was already showing signs of regression. I just wanted to distance myself from him.

avoided his gaze and quickly left.

car, I received a text from Russel saying, “Neil Whitmore can help you, and so can I. Whether it’s dealing with Ethan Foster or Bonnie Tueley,

freaked me out. Did Russel know about my plans

a complicated mix of friend and foe. If I pissed him off, would he tip off Bonnie

only way to get it was to get close to Ethan Foster. It contained a

Any explanation would

living room, looking a bit thinner than before but otherwise fine, just like always. She smiled at

her excitedly, hugging her arm, “You’ll

Hannah call him, but

a headache. My mom’s recovery was going well. I couldn’t tell

Morse looked at me

some friends. He might be hard to reach because of the time difference, but don’t worry, he’ll be back soon.” I tried to come up with a reasonable

could speed things

seeing how serious I was,

bed, I gave Neil a call. I wasn’t in a rush before my mom started

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

Foster, Neil reassured me, “Ill wrap things up as soon as

and keep an eye out for

my company today. I feel like he might be onto something. If he spills the beans to Ethan Foster and

Neil wasn’t concerned as he said, “He won’t spill as long

in his tone. The mention