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.

there really no chance for you and Neil anymore?” He

head down, not looking at Russel,

and his laughter made me feel uneasy.

help but look

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

Foster?” As soon as he said

the money. He knew about my relationship with

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

can trick everyone else but not me. Neil has never given up on you. How could he be with Bonnie? But the fact that he could get close to Bonnie and Ethan Foster for you did surprise me.” Russel said slowly.

looked at him, frowning, without saying a word.

“Looks 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

help, but I didn’t want him to pay a huge

couldn’t tell Neil about

I somehow

enemies. Only now did I start to believe

just missed you. I wanted to have dinner and talk to you.”

his tone returned to the Russel I

try with Russel because he was so good to me and maybe

I couldn’t develop that

with Neil, and I just thought

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

chatted for a while. Is it okay

me to talk to Chloe was for you to have dinner with me. Only I can

seemed like there was

me a glass of wine and asked, “Can we have a