Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 348

Just as I nodded in agreement, my phone rang. The sudden noise in the quiet living room sent my heartbeat racing. Seeing the caller ID, I felt a headache coming on.

Sure enough, it was my mom.

I didn’t want to answer it, but I was worried that ignoring it would make her suspicious. So I gave Neil a look and picked up the call,

“Rena, where are you? Why haven’t you come home yet?” My mom’s stern voice put me under a lot of pressure.

“I’m on my way home. I was out shopping with Alicia Rider.” I quickly made up an excuse, my insides churning with anxiety.

“You’re with Alicia? Really?” My mom asked doubtfully, “Then where is she? Let her talk to me.”

Well, that was a pickle. I glanced nervously at Neil, who was quietly watching me with a serious expression.

“She just left. I’ll have her call you later, okay? I’m about to head home too.” I had no choice but to keep up the lie.

My mom wasn’t easily fooled. “No need. I’ll call Alicia directly. I have her number!”

She hung up before I could coordinate with Alicia. Cold sweat trickled down my back, and I felt extremely uneasy.

Neil’s gaze was piercing, as if seeing right through me. He suddenly said, “I’ve already texted Alicia. It should be fine.”

taken

raised an eyebrow and said, “Feels like we’re having an

made

didn’t respond to Neil. I just waited in silence. A couple of minutes later, my phone

time, my lie was salvaged. My mom only told me to get home soon. I thought that was it, but then she suddenly brought

I quickly looked

expression had already changed. There was a clear flash

feeling my mom did that intentionally. Even though Alicia vouched

Neil wasn’t by my side, or if I didn’t care about him anymore, what she said wouldn’t be a problem. But if Neil heard, it would definitely cause trouble between us, which was exactly

I was speechless at

awkward

he couldn’t sweep away. He just looked at me, with no trace of a smile on his face. After a while,

as I explained about Russel coming

understand. But surprisingly, he got even angrier, “You knew he was at your house.

had such intentions. And Russel had never entered my room

seeing him again while I was away?” Neil accused me. His voice was filled with jealousy. “Why can’t

her mind, she wants me to be with Russel, so she deliberately arranged for us to be together.

pretty sure I didn’t. I made

as he scoffed, “Is that so? Then why didn’t you handle things more decisively? When he showed up at your house, you should’ve told him to leave. Or you could’ve told your mom that we’re not

with the shock right now. I can’t

is something your mom will have to accept sooner or later. The sooner she knows, the sooner she can

tell Neil that I couldn’t say those things, and I had even

all ties with him, and we would leave Rosemont.