Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 331

“Why are you getting all worked up?” Russel asked me quietly once I stopped ranting. “Is it because it reminds you of your thing with

Neil?”

He was intentionally asking me something he already knew. He knew all about me and Neil.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down and separate Russel in front of me from Neil in my memory. “Maybe I’m relating a bit too much to my own story, but Chloe has been really good to you. She hasn’t done anything wrong.”

Russel just smirked and said, “The person who convinced me to break free was her. If it wasn’t for her help, my parents wouldn’t have thought about doing it. They were afraid I would hate them.”

He had been under house arrest for a while, and Chloe had approached me, asking me to break up with him in exchange for some documents.

I couldn’t believe this was Chloe’s idea.

My impression of Chloe got a bit more complicated. Even though her feelings for Russel were similar to my feelings for Neil, I had never resorted to such measures.

I would never intentionally set up a trap for Neil.

“I don’t want to talk about your issues.” Finally, I ran out of things to say and simply responded.

Russel ordered all my favorite dishes. He had been very thoughtful during our relationship.

But I didn’t have much of an appetite right now, so I only took a few bites and didn’t continue eating.

Russel was the same. He didn’t meet up with me today just to have a meal.

chance for you and Neil anymore?” He asked me.

kept my head down,

and his laughter made

look

took off his glasses, put them on the table, and crossed his hands, staring at

guys do all this just to get close to Ethan Foster?” As soon as

money. He knew about my relationship with Neil.

would you think that?” I tried to keep my cool and asked him back.

trick everyone else but not me. Neil has never given up on you. How could he be with Bonnie? But the

looked at him, frowning, without saying

like he really regrets how he treated you before. Now, he’s willing to go to this extent for you. He could’ve just confronted Ethan Foster directly. You stopped him, didn’t you?”

did want Neil’s help, but I didn’t want him to pay a huge price for helping me. It would be troublesome when I

tell Neil about

all this?” Despite feeling extremely uneasy, I somehow managed to calm down. I should have seen this coming. I couldn’t avoid Russel.

were enemies. Only now

head, “No, not at all. I just missed you. I wanted to have dinner and talk to you.”

eyes softened, and his tone returned to the

good to me and maybe he could help me overcome my emotional turmoil, but

was a good guy, but I couldn’t develop that romantic

was still with Neil, and I just thought I had moved

me seem pathetic, but I was beginning to realize that sometimes, love could be pathetic. If it was rational and clear, it might not be love at

okay now?” I didn’t want

for me to talk to Chloe was for you to have dinner with me. Only I can decide when it’s over.” Russel

it seemed like there was nothing left to talk about between

a glass of wine and asked,