Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 345

In the end, I took a seat. Just having a cup of coffee couldn’t be that complicated, right?

Russel was looking at me. His eyes no longer had the soft look they used to. They were cold again, like they were a long time ago, revealing only the occasional hint of a smile. It was unsettling.

I took a sip of my coffee, downing it in two gulps. Then I said to Russel, “Dr. Russel, take your time. I’m going to go get some sleep.”

“Rena!” My mom knew I was evading. She looked pissed.

“Mom, can you stop pushing me?” I was feeling lousy. After saying that, I bolted upstairs.

I went for a shower. It did a world of good, then I figured I’d check out that ‘Snow’. But before I could start, there was a knock on my door. Hannah was calling me for dinner, “Ms. Finch, it’s chow time.”

I was peckish, but I wasn’t sure if Russel had left. So, I asked Hannah, “Is Russel still around?”

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Hannah whispered, “He’s still here. Your mom asked him to stick around for dinner.”

Hearing that, my appetite took a nosedive. I asked Hannah to bring me food, then I hopped back in bed and started to dig up information on ‘Snow’.

That person gave me an eerie feeling. She seemed perfect, yet mysterious. There wasn’t much information out there, just her nationality and profession. No pictures.

It seemed odd. If she was so well known for her medical skills, how come there were no photos of her? Unless she was deliberately hiding. But why? The only reason I could think of was that she was disfigured.

my brain, there was a knock on my door. I thought it was Hannah bringing my food, so I

I heard footsteps. I didn’t look back and just

it up and started eating, then I realized

saw Russel. He was leaning down, trying to see my computer screen before asking, “Snow?

without my permission?” I snapped the laptop shut

shrugged, “You let me

in, but I thought it

was starving, but seeing Russel, I lost

expression seemed to crack a little, “Do you have to be this way? Neil

be with you. Whether Neil is in the picture or not, I probably wouldn’t be with you. I’m sorry, Russel. I

face darkened, “I can’t. I thought I could easily get in and out of love. But after falling for you, I

wrist so tight that it hurt. I was about to call for my mom, but Russel stopped me, “I won’t do anything to you. You don’t need to call your

getting

mom’s actions were getting

I yanked my hand free and said, “I don’t care what my mom thinks or what’s going on between Neil and Bonnie. We just

harsh, “Russel, don’t ruin the last good impression I

were terrifying. He stared at me for a while. I

his eyes softened. He said calmly, “I don’t want to fight with you. I don’t want you to see me lose control. Nothing

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you are looking

about it. Just

Snow was a gynecologist,

it cool, “Stella went to see her today. So, I wanted to check her out, just in case