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

my head down, not looking

laughter made me feel

look

glasses, put them on the table,

you guys do all this just to get close to Ethan Foster?” As soon as he said that,

the money. He knew about my

think that?” I tried to keep my cool and asked

has never given up on you. How could he be with Bonnie? But the

frowning, without

chuckled self-mockingly, “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

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 had to leave.

Neil about

to dinnér just to say all this?” Despite feeling extremely uneasy, I somehow managed to calm down. I should have seen this

as lovers, or we were enemies. Only now did I start to

not at all. I just missed you. I wanted to have

eyes softened, and his tone returned to the Russel

Russel because he was so good to me and maybe he could help me

guy, but I couldn’t develop that romantic feeling for him.

still with Neil, and I just thought I had moved

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

okay now?” I didn’t want to

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

forget. But it seemed like there was nothing left to talk

wine and