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.”

handed over the company to his son so soon? Unless something was wrong with his health, he wouldn’t do this, especially since Russel had been a doctor and had only briefly worked at the company. He wasn’t ready to shoulder such a huge responsibility yet.

from Stella’s end, and our conversation

neighborhood’s streetlights began

Finch, whatever it is, why don’t you take

at her and

was worried about Neil and Russel, and I even had a nightmare. My phone buzzed was worried at it. It was a message from Neil: [I’m downstairs. Come out.]

Sleepily, I glanced

I was wide awake. Did Neil mean

know I was here?

to the balcony to take a look. We weren’t on a high floor, so I could clearly see Neil’s car

next to it, smoking.

days, but now I felt a strange sense of guilt towards

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

and Hannah were still asleep, as was Serena and Brandon. I hurriedly left the

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

I was here?” I suppressed the guilt

Neil smirked. His smile was still charming, but it was tinged with loneliness. He

matter who I go to. The person I need to find

you think he’s targeting me, so you want to convince him to back down?”

The power struggle between you two is affecting too many people. If it comes out that it was because of me, I’ll probably face a lot of

Neil raised an eyebrow,

hard to tell that