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?

as I stepped out of the

the water?” I asked.

kitchen. Usually a cheerful guy, he seemed unusually solemn at that time. He turned to me, “How is

voice,

tell he still cared

mixing the formula, “Stella can be bossy, I know that much as her friend. But right now, her whole world revolves around you

turned a shade darker. 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 wouldn’t worry. But we still ended up fighting…”

Ariana’s coming too?” I asked

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

me, insisting, “It’s really just a professional relationship!”

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

was drunk!” Mitch

the only one with a car? The only one sober?” I countered, “It was a team gathering, wasn’t it? Neil was there, too, right? Why didn’t you ask him to take her home? You’re a married

pointed at Neil.

exchange, looked taken aback at being dragged into the conversation.

got to do

normally engage with Neil, but

Aren’t you guys friends? Don’t you care about

“How would you know…”

trailed off, glancing at Mitch, whose face was a kaleidoscope of

so upset. If I were in her shoes, I would have felt the same

it.” Neil gave

him, “Either go outside or don’t smoke. There are kids in the house.”

put the cigarette back, choosing to

He’d choked on his milk, his face turning

patting his back to help him breathe.

his back while holding his belly down on

Brandon spat up, some of

mouth.” Neil