Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 479

“Dad agreed?” I was even more surprised that my dad didn’t get in touch, nor did he tell me anything about Russel.

Mom looked like she was past arguing with me. She replied coldly, “Your dad and I have said and done all we could. You’re so adamant about not being with Russel, so what else can we do?”

I couldn’t quite tell if I was happy or sad. If my parents stopped meddling in my affairs with Russel, it would lighten the load on my mind. But when I thought of their profound disappointment in me, I couldn’t help but feel upset.

After saying her piece, Mom went to her room for the night without another word. I didn’t stop her. I simply took a shower and went to bed with my children.

I thought Mom would leave after a while, but to my surprise, Norah informed me the next morning that she had already left.

“She left early this morning,” Norah said as she brought in breakfast. “She asked me to take good care of the children.”

Mom left without so much as a word. I felt a pang of sadness.

My phone was on the table. I wanted to call her to ask what was going on, but I decided not to. She was probably upset with me; perhaps some time apart would be a good thing. At that moment, my phone rang. It was a call from Faith.

I collected my thoughts and picked up.

“Irene, I’m really sorry about last night. Hiram suddenly started fussing at home, so I had to go back. Did Neil take you home?” Faith sounded apologetic.

“He took me home, Faith,” I replied.

“That’s good. I asked him last night, but he didn’t say anything. He even gave the driver a raise for some reason, probably because he was drunk and wasn’t thinking straight. He didn’t say anything to upset you, did he?” Faith seemed concerned.

I was puzzled. Neil gave the driver a raise last night?

Why?

good at hitting the

it, but I assured Faith, “No, he was probably a bit tipsy, but he didn’t say anything

seemed relieved. “That’s good. I’ve asked him to send your

taken aback. “Is Neil bringing my

If he bothers you, just let me

divorce might work if both parties split amicably and there were no deep-seated grudges during the marriage. But that wasn’t the case with Neil

were numerous. Not to mention my past life, where I met a

“I have another call coming in, Irene, I’ll have to take

she hung

the ended call

of the car. He was

me open the door, he handed me the car keys. “Here’s

the keys and forced a smile. “Thanks.”

lost your mind?” Neil removed his sunglasses, a hint

I weakly justified. Seeing him again reminded me

brooding demeanor was replaced with a more relaxed one. He even had a hint of a smile on his lips, and his voice was lighter than usual.

and Brandon echoed from the living room, and Norah rushed out, “Ms. Finch, Serena and Brandon are crying!”

I left

following me in. He quietly watched as

and Brandon were already quite the handful. It’s as if

Neil was around, they loved to cry and fuss, making it impossible for me to handle alone. I had

only

handle it.” As I was trying to soothe Serena, Brandon’s little face was red with crying in his stroller. Norah’s attempts to calm him down