Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 418

“Are you telling me…” began, my forehead crinkling with worry, “that you’re certain he’s seeing someone else?”

Stella paused, inhaling deeply before she spoke, “Not exactly certain. Just…there’s this woman. I saw their chats on Mitch’s phone.”

It felt like a punch to the gut. The last person I would have expected to stray was Mitch. He’d always claimed he was done playing the field, that no woman could lure him away.

I’d always thought Stella had found the perfect partner in him.

But now, it seemed like every marriage had its own set of troubles, and none were as perfect as they seemed on the outside.

Stella relayed the contents of the chats between Mitch and the other woman. They seemed harmless, with no obvious flirtation. But something about them felt off.

And what really got me was that the woman in question was older than Stella, divorced, with two kids.

What kind of mess was that?

“She’s on Mitch’s project team?” I asked, my brows knitting together in confusion, “Have you met her?”

“No, but she’s likely to show up soon,” Stella replied, shaking her head.

I felt like I was going to explode.

Was Mitch really going to throw everything away?

Good thing I was here today. I was curious to see what kind of woman could have possibly stolen Mitch’s attention.

Just then, Serena started crying from her stroller. It sounded like she was hungry, so l’hurried off to prepare a bottle of formula.

Inside, Mitch sat in silence while Neil smoked by the doorway. I wondered if they had had a chance to talk.

Neil wasn’t the type to approve of Mitch’s actions, was he?

Mitch offered as I stepped out of the

water?” I

guy, he seemed unusually solemn at that time. He turned to me, “How is she? Is

in Mitch’s voice, a hint

still

I know that much as her friend. But right now, her whole world

“Look, I didn’t mean to. She just got on my nerves. I invited my colleagues over for a work-related discussion and chose to do it at

too?” I asked bluntly.

think it’s a misunderstanding. I can’t make

me, insisting, “It’s really just a professional relationship!”

retorted, “If you really saw her as just a colleague, why did you offer her a ride home after the

was drunk!” Mitch blurted out.

you the only one with a car? The only one sober?” I countered, “It was a team gathering, wasn’t it? Neil was there, too, right? Why didn’t you ask him to

pointed at

observing the exchange, looked taken aback at being

this got to do with me?” he grumbled.

with Neil, but this was about Stella.

him? Aren’t you guys friends? Don’t you care about

would you

glancing at Mitch, whose face was a kaleidoscope

understood why Stella was so upset. If I were in her shoes, I would have felt the same way.

I don’t want to talk about it.” Neil gave up, reaching

don’t smoke. There

back, choosing to sit down on

Brandon started coughing in his stroller. He’d choked on his milk, his face turning

him up, patting his back to help

took Brandon from me, gently patting his back while

of it landing on Neil’s pants.

mouth.”