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

kept my head down, not looking at Russel, and gave a vague

and his laughter

help but look at him again.

glasses, put them on the table, and

to get close to Ethan Foster?” As soon as he said that, all my

right on the money. He knew about my relationship

I tried to

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

looked at him, frowning, without

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?”

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

tell Neil about this,

to say all this?” Despite feeling extremely uneasy, I somehow managed to

or we were enemies. Only now did I start to believe

shook his head, “No, not at all. I just missed you. I wanted

and his tone returned to

he was so good to me and maybe he could help me overcome

a good guy, but I couldn’t develop

heart was still with Neil, and I

beginning to realize that sometimes, love could be pathetic. If it was rational

you’ve seen me now. We’ve chatted for a while. Is it okay now?” I didn’t want to stay any longer, so I

you that the condition for me to talk to Chloe was for you to have dinner with me.

seemed like there was nothing

and asked, “Can we