Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 497

“I can’t meet you just yet. I’ll get back to you when I can,” I said, ready to end the call.

“Don’t agree to anything with Russel Dawson!” Neil’s voice rang out just as I was about to disconnect, sounding unusually urgent.

I was taken aback, Had Neil predicted that Russel would make me an offer?

For a moment, my heart felt heavy. An absurd thought popped into my mind.

Should I visit Bonnie in prison and ask her what she would do, if she were in my shoes?

I stood alone on the balcony for a while until my phone rang again, bringing me back to reality.

“Rena, have the Whitmores and the Dawsons really started a feud?” Stella’s voice was filled with shock. “What on earth happened? Is it about you?”

“I’m not sure. How did you find out about this?” I asked, somewhat dazed.

“Mitch called me. A lot of details are still unclear, but he’s certain that there’s a major issue between Neil and Russel. He asked me to contact you…” Stella sounded awkward. “I didn’t want to get involved, but he kept bothering me, so I thought I’d ask you.”

Mitch was currently in Eldoria and couldn’t come back.

I was in a state of chaos myself and hadn’t even seen Russel yet. “Stella, let’s talk about this when I have a clearer picture. Do you know what’s happening with the Dawsons? Have you heard anything while staying in Rosemont?”

Stella thought for a moment before answering, “Russel’s father, Samuel Dawson, seems to have stepped down, but I’m not sure about the rest. I’ve been too busy with the baby.”

wouldn’t do this, especially since Russel had

from Stella’s end, and our conversation was

and the neighborhood’s streetlights began

“Ms. Finch, whatever it is, why don’t you take a shower and rest? The kids still need

her and forced a smile, “Alright.”

was worried about Neil and Russel, and I even had a nightmare. My

Sleepily, I glanced

I was wide awake. Did Neil mean he was downstairs at

how did he know I was here?

weren’t on a high floor, so I could clearly see

was standing next to it,

now I felt a strange sense of guilt towards

was the first time I felt guilty towards Neil because, in both my past and present

asleep, as was Serena

cigarette. He looked like he hadn’t rested well, with faint circles under his eyes. His black shirt was unbuttoned casually, giving him an air of decadence.

I suppressed the guilt in

but it was tinged with loneliness. He stubbed out his cigarette and threw it into

go to. The person I need to

said, Neil chuckle lightly. He asked, “Do you think he’s targeting me, so you want to convince him to back

fatale. The power struggle between you two is affecting too many people. If it comes out that it was because of

Neil raised an eyebrow, his

hard to tell that he was