Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Neil looked at me with a complex expression, as if he was taken aback by my words.

“Ms. Finch, how about showing a little decorum? What do you take me for?” Ariana retorted with a flare of anger, “I was just thinking, since I’m already here to pick up Mr. Mitch, I might as well take him home. It saves you guys the trouble. Is there something wrong with that?”

Her thin veneer of an excuse didn’t fool me, “I don’t mind the trouble, okay? In the future, please steer clear of married men. If you’re looking for a man, try a matchmaking

service.”

Ariana fell silent for a while, probably fuming.

I didn’t care and asked, “Where are you? At which bar? I’ll be right there.”

After some prodding, Ariana finally gave me an address. I looked at Neil, “You go pick him up. I need to stay home and take care of the kids.”

“We have a nanny, don’t we?” Neil seemed to want me to come with him.

“She can’t handle it all by herself. You go get Mitch. And make sure Ariana doesn’t follow!” I was a bit commanding, my mood was quite volatile, as if I had been betrayed

too.

Neil wouldn’t let it go, “Come with me. We can take advantage of Mitch’s drunken state to get the truth out of him. Who told him Yara was with you? If he’s sober, you’ll accuse me of colluding with him. Now that he’s drunk, he’ll spill the truth.”

Sometimes I had to admire Neil’s tenacity. Even in this situation, he still remembered his mission to prove his innocence through Mitch.

But I didn’t completely trust Neil. If he went alone, would he really be able to bring Mitch back? Would Ariana seize the opportunity to follow?

Stella’s family, I had to be cautious.

me,” I told Neil.

inside the

Yara a bath, while Serena and Brandon had

suggested, “Let them sleep a bit. When they wake up, we can give them their baths.”

was perfect. Norah could take care of Yara, and Serena and Brandon would sleep for at least an hour or two. This would give me enough time

grabbed my phone and stepped out of the

was still waiting for me. Seeing me return, he seemed

drove to the bar that Ariana had mentioned. I was busy with my phone the whole time, both to kill

stumbled out onto the road. Neil hit the brakes hard.

Neil asked immediately.

I sighed in relief, glad that

my seat belt. Once he was sure I was

my phone but after feeling

I

was wearing a purple sundress with loose straps. As I was reaching for

again, Neil slammed the brakes

my shoulder, where the dress had slipped off, revealing a bit more than it should have.

don’t have to look!” I retorted casually and adjusted

go out? Aren’t you worried about wardrobe malfunctions in a dress like this?”

say that no man would be interested in my figure? What’s the difference between me

reddened slightly, and he coughed awkwardly, “Idiot. I don’t want to argue

Stella and Mitch’s situation, we wouldn’t have this sort of interaction. You know that, right?” I reminded him seriously. I felt like our conversation was too light-hearted, which was inappropriate. I was reminding him as much as I was reminding myself.

mood. He just glanced at me and didn’t