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?

a hand?” Mitch offered as I stepped out of the room.

the water?”

Usually a cheerful guy, he seemed unusually solemn at that time. He turned to

in Mitch’s voice, a hint of

still cared

skillfully mixing the formula, “Stella can be bossy, I know that much as her friend. But right now, her whole world

colleagues over for

coming too?” I asked bluntly.

don’t think

followed me, insisting, “It’s really just

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

drunk!” Mitch blurted

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 take her home? You’re a married

at

taken aback at being dragged into the

do with me?” he grumbled.

Neil, but this was

guys friends? Don’t you

scowled, “How would you

whose face was a kaleidoscope of emotions,

Stella was so upset. If I were in her shoes, I would

talk about it.” Neil gave up, reaching for another cigarette.

or don’t smoke. There are kids in the house.”

back, choosing to sit down on the couch

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

patting his back to help him breathe.

Brandon from me, gently patting his back while holding his belly down on

up, some of it landing on

mouth.”