Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 453

“Dad, Mom’s gonna be mad if she finds out about this.”

Just as I was about to get into my car, I heard Hiram’s voice ring out behind me, directed at Neil.

I turned around to see Hiram earnestly speaking to Neil. “Mom’s gonna get jealous; you can’t be helping other women out of their problems.”

Where did this little rascal get all these notions?

“How did you manage to leave the house by yourself? Don’t your grandparents find it odd that you’re missing?” Neil returned with a question that effectively silenced Hiram.

Hiram’s eyes spun around in his head, but he didn’t say a word.

“I’m heading out,” I announced to Neil, then got into my car and drove off.

My mood was soured, mostly due to those two blind salesmen who had managed to irritate me. As for Neil and Hiram’s conversation, I didn’t really pay much mind to it.

Once I got home, I checked on Serena and Brandon before turning my attention to researching the photography studio. The information was easy to find, including some of the studio’s sneaky practices. They had been exposed by local media before, but it hadn’t caused much of a stir, likely because someone had managed to suppress the news.

This made things easier.

I continued digging into the studio owner’s background. To my surprise, a familiar name appeared. Louis Aldridge?

I momentarily blanked out. It had been a while since I’d heard that name. I didn’t know many people in Eldoria and rarely went out. Bonnie had been locked up, and I had sent Malinda back home with a sum of money. As for where Louis was, I had never paid much attention.

Was he still with Whitmore Co.? I had warned Neil before. Had he taken my advice to heart?

intuition told me something was off. Louis hadn’t always been the majority shareholder of the studio. He had only taken over six

I couldn’t figure out what Louis was up to. If he harbored ill intentions towards Neil, surely Neil would’ve sensed

the web page and sat there, gathering my thoughts, when my

the caller ID gave me

It was Kitty.

dad’s not doing well. Can you help me?” Kitty’s voice was urgent, laced with a hint of tears. Given her personality,

with Karina and I, and I can’t ask Neil

right outside

I

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where I

her away. I hung up the phone and

Kitty was standing at my doorstep, dragging along a suitcase. It had

short hair, now had

flamboyant Kitty seemed to have lost her energy, revealing a look of weariness and helplessness. Upon spotting me, her eyes lit up momentarily before she let out a wry smile. “Irene, you must be living a

be deduced from their

years of obsession with Neil, I was practically a walking corpse. When I went out with Stella and the others, my mind was

longer had love in my life, I was filled with happiness. My days were simple and pure, without any

my

Come inside and sit down,” I took Kitty’s suitcase and invited her in. While we weren’t close friends, she had spoken up for me on a few occasions and had always been supportive. Kitty entered the yard but didn’t

wasn’t a bad idea. If Karina had even a shred of