Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 457

“No need, we’re barely more than strangers. Anything to discuss can be handled over the phone,” I said, showing no interest in seeing Louis.

Yet, Louis was persistent. “Let’s meet up. We may not be close, but we’re friends. I was planning to visit my ex, Malinda’s hometown, but your actions have caused me to stay and deal with the fallout here.”

I wasn’t particularly surprised by his words until he mentioned visiting Malinda. My emotions were stirred, “Why are you visiting her when you’ve broken up? Haven’t you hurt Malinda enough, Louis?”

I didn’t particularly like Malinda. I was just commenting on Louis’s past actions which were, frankly, appalling.

To my surprise, Louis just chuckled, revealing no remorse. “I had no choice. I wanted to break up but she kept clinging on. You must’ve figured it out by now, the one I truly fancied was Bonnie.”

Now that Neil was out of the picture, Louis was showing his true colors, unabashedly.

What a peculiar man Neil was. His friends had this knack for cruelty. Birds of a feather, I suppose.

“So, what’s the point of visiting her now?” I countered.

Malinda had helped me in the end. I had convinced her to stay back in her hometown. If Louis was going to cause her trouble, I felt somewhat responsible.

Louis’s voice suddenly turned venomous. “Haven’t her wrongdoings piled high enough? How can I swallow this injustice if I don’t confront her?”

wondering if Louis had come to Eldoria

understand why you did what you did. I am reasonable. But Malinda shouldn’t have done what she did. She claimed to love me and she was Bonnie’s friend. She shouldn’t have betrayed us, Louis’s logic

Bonnie. Their worldviews were equally twisted.

Bonnie betrayed Malinda

was about to hang up and

“Ms. Finch, don’t hang up. If I can find your

words sent chills down my spine. My kids, Serena and Brandon, were at home. If that madman Louis came looking, they

meet? Let’s settle everything once and for

How about 9 PM?” Louis sounded

I replied, hanging up.

the address. I was in a somber mood, wondering why my peaceful life in Eldoria was still being disrupted by all these

my negotiations with Louis didn’t go well, would

and Brandon were asleep, leaving them under Norah’s care. As I was about to leave, I saw Russel’s car. He had just come

are you off to this

chase. “We have some issues to resolve, and he has asked me to

Eldoria?” Russel furrowed his brows. “How do

for a while, as neither

the recent hullabaloo at a photo studio, haven’t you?”

haven’t been following, but my colleagues mentioned it. Does it involve you?” Russel didn’t pay much attention to the outside world, especially when he

nodded. “And the main shareholder of the studio is Louis. He somehow got a hold of my number and wants to meet, or else