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.

he was already showing signs of

me intensely. I avoided his gaze and

can help you, and so can I. Whether it’s dealing with Ethan Foster or Bonnie

freaked me out. Did Russel

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

get close to Ethan Foster. It

didn’t reply. Instead, I blocked Russel. Any

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

hugging her arm, “You’ll be back to your old

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

thought about this, it gave 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 good for her health.

at me nervously.

him go on a trip with some friends. He might be hard to reach because of the time difference, but don’t worry, he’ll

if we could speed things up, my dad should be

serious I was, she

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

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

“Ill wrap things up

organization, and keep an eye out for anything

he might be onto something. If he spills the

Neil wasn’t concerned as he said, “He won’t spill as long as he still has feelings for

but there was a hint of seriousness in