Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 440

Neil looked at me with a complex expression, as if he was taken aback by my words.

“Ms. Finch, how about showing a little decorum? What do you take me for?” Ariana retorted with a flare of anger, “I was just thinking, since I’m already here to pick up Mr. Mitch, I might as well take him home. It saves you guys the trouble. Is there something wrong with that?”

Her thin veneer of an excuse didn’t fool me, “I don’t mind the trouble, okay? In the future, please steer clear of married men. If you’re looking for a man, try a matchmaking

service.”

Ariana fell silent for a while, probably fuming.

I didn’t care and asked, “Where are you? At which bar? I’ll be right there.”

After some prodding, Ariana finally gave me an address. I looked at Neil, “You go pick him up. I need to stay home and take care of the kids.”

“We have a nanny, don’t we?” Neil seemed to want me to come with him.

“She can’t handle it all by herself. You go get Mitch. And make sure Ariana doesn’t follow!” I was a bit commanding, my mood was quite volatile, as if I had been betrayed

too.

Neil wouldn’t let it go, “Come with me. We can take advantage of Mitch’s drunken state to get the truth out of him. Who told him Yara was with you? If he’s sober, you’ll accuse me of colluding with him. Now that he’s drunk, he’ll spill the truth.”

Sometimes I had to admire Neil’s tenacity. Even in this situation, he still remembered his mission to prove his innocence through Mitch.

But I didn’t completely trust Neil. If he went alone, would he really be able to bring Mitch back? Would Ariana seize the opportunity to follow?

sake of Stella’s family,

I told Neil.

went back inside the

while Serena and Brandon had

“Let them sleep a bit. When they wake up, we can give them their

could take care of Yara, and Serena and Brandon would sleep for at least an hour or two. This would give me enough time

my phone and stepped out of the

he seemed to crack

had mentioned. I was busy with my phone the whole time,

hit the brakes hard. My body jolted forward due

you okay?” Neil asked

phone,” I sighed in relief, glad that

checked my seat belt. Once he

to retrieve my phone but after feeling around for

I

straps. As I was reaching for my phone, the left strap slipped off

slammed the brakes and pulled over.

you dress properly?” Neil scolded me. He was looking at my shoulder, where

I retorted

don’t you change before you go out? Aren’t you worried about wardrobe malfunctions in a dress

man would be interested in my figure? What’s the difference between me having a

“Idiot. I don’t

situation, we wouldn’t have this sort of interaction. You know that, right?” I reminded him seriously. I felt like our conversation was too light-hearted, which was inappropriate. I was reminding him as

just glanced at me and didn’t say

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