Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 337

“Yeah, I get it. If someone really tries to pin the blame on me, I’ll set the record straight myself.” I didn’t have much on my mind at the time. The mental shock I had received today was kind of heavy. My head was a blank.

Stella chatted with me for a bit, then, out of nowhere, she brought up Neil.

The moment Neil took me away, she and Mitch saw it all. So then, they were starting to think that Neil still had feelings for me.

“Rena, you have to think this through. This guy is the definition of a bad boy!” Stella’s opinion of Neil was firm as a rock. She kept harping on about how I needed to never look back.

I knew where she was coming from, but a lot of things weren’t as simple as ‘you want, you get’. You must play it by ear.

“Alright, I get it. You should get some sleep.” I was beat. I barely kept my eyes open.

Stella yawned, “Okay, goodnight then.”

After hanging up, I drifted off to sleep, but it was filled with nightmares. In my dream, I saw Chloe, covered in blood, laughing at me. I wanted to run, but my legs wouldn’t move.

When I woke up, my back was drenched in sweat. Looking at the bright sunshine outside, I took a deep breath and quickly hit the showers.

After showering, the first thing I did was check the news, but there was still no coverage about Chloe’s suicide. After mulling it over, I dialed Neil’s number.

My goal was simple. I wanted Neil to stop hiding that. If Chloe would use her death to get back at me, I might as well face it head-on and explain the whole situation. The truth had to be said. If that kept getting swept under the rug, hiding wouldn’t do me any good. If that news suddenly came to light, I would have been hit with even worse suspicion and backlash.

my reasoning, Neil didn’t object. He probably understood better

didn’t say anything else, but I felt a sense of security from him. No matter what I did, he

felt like to feel secure. I

up, I got ready and headed to the office. An event that hadn’t happened yet couldn’t be

news of Chloe’s death finally broke. As expected, some people started analyzing

to break off his engagement with Chloe. Then, I invited Chloe for dinner and said something that provoked her, leading

the facts, and every word they said was aimed at me. People who

exactly what happened. Even though I could understand their grief over

which

in. She probably

a good mood or state of mind, I probably wouldn’t go.

of similar stuff, my ability to cope has been strengthened. So,

car for me.”

the car while I finished up my remaining work and headed to the party.

of a décent size. Larger businesses were basically the usual suspects. So I expected to

I was the center of

saw me. Tooked around at the people in the room. Most of them were big shots in Rosemont. It

make a scene, a smirk appeared on my face. I picked up a glass of wine, walked up to her, and asked, “You say I’m a criminal. Have you got any

cut from the same

sister, Karina Aaron. That had left a shadow in her

take care of her own daughter. Sometimes I thought Kate

/hateful.