Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 418

“Are you telling me…” began, my forehead crinkling with worry, “that you’re certain he’s seeing someone else?”

Stella paused, inhaling deeply before she spoke, “Not exactly certain. Just…there’s this woman. I saw their chats on Mitch’s phone.”

It felt like a punch to the gut. The last person I would have expected to stray was Mitch. He’d always claimed he was done playing the field, that no woman could lure him away.

I’d always thought Stella had found the perfect partner in him.

But now, it seemed like every marriage had its own set of troubles, and none were as perfect as they seemed on the outside.

Stella relayed the contents of the chats between Mitch and the other woman. They seemed harmless, with no obvious flirtation. But something about them felt off.

And what really got me was that the woman in question was older than Stella, divorced, with two kids.

What kind of mess was that?

“She’s on Mitch’s project team?” I asked, my brows knitting together in confusion, “Have you met her?”

“No, but she’s likely to show up soon,” Stella replied, shaking her head.

I felt like I was going to explode.

Was Mitch really going to throw everything away?

Good thing I was here today. I was curious to see what kind of woman could have possibly stolen Mitch’s attention.

Just then, Serena started crying from her stroller. It sounded like she was hungry, so l’hurried off to prepare a bottle of formula.

Inside, Mitch sat in silence while Neil smoked by the doorway. I wondered if they had had a chance to talk.

Neil wasn’t the type to approve of Mitch’s actions, was he?

I stepped out of the room.

water?” I

Usually a cheerful guy, he seemed unusually solemn at that time. He turned

Mitch’s voice, a

he still cared for

formula, “Stella can be bossy, I know that much as her friend. But right now, her whole world revolves around you and the kids. After the way you snapped at her, how do you think she

He sighed, “Look, I didn’t mean to. She just got on my nerves. I invited my colleagues over for a work-related discussion and chose to do it at home so Stella

coming too?” I

his composure. “Yes. Stella just misunderstood our relationship.” “I don’t think it’s a misunderstanding. I can’t make sense of it either.” I said, taking the bottles of formula and heading back to the living room to

me, insisting, “It’s really

I retorted, “If you really saw her as just a colleague, why did you offer her a ride

drunk!” Mitch blurted

car? The only one sober?” I countered, “It was a team gathering, wasn’t it? Neil was there, too, right?

pointed at Neil.

observing the exchange, looked taken

to do with me?” he grumbled.

normally engage with Neil,

something to him? Aren’t you guys friends? Don’t you care about

scowled, “How would you know…”

was a kaleidoscope of emotions, betraying his guilt

so upset. If I were in her shoes, I

to talk about it.” Neil gave up,

or don’t smoke. There are kids

to sit down on the

on his

him up, patting his

gently patting his back while holding his belly down on his

some of it landing

mouth.”