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.

past actions to affect me again, he was already showing signs

intensely. I avoided his

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, just give me a

message freaked me out. Did Russel know about my plans with

of friend and foe. If I pissed him off, would he

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

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

in the living room, looking a bit thinner than before but otherwise fine, just like always. She smiled at me and asked, “Surprised to see me downstairs today?”

to her excitedly, hugging her arm,

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

me a headache. My mom’s recovery was going well. I couldn’t tell her the sad truth, it might upset her, which wouldn’t be

looked at

on a trip overseas. He was worned sick about you; I didn’t want him to worry himself sick, so I let him go on a trip with some friends. He might be hard to reach because

could speed things up, my dad should be able to get

skeptical, but seeing how serious I was, she eventually

a call. I wasn’t in a rush

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

Neil reassured me, “Ill wrap things up as soon

try to penetrate their organization, and keep an eye out for anything

Russel came to my company today. I feel like he might be onto something. If he spills

won’t spill

hint of seriousness in his tone. The mention of Russel