Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 106

Neil replied, “1 saw Stella hitting the bar, so I figured you wouldn’t be at her place”

Stella was nothing if not a party animal. The bar was like a second home to her.

“Oh. Thanks. You can go now.“I wrapped myself in my bathrobe, still giving him the cold shoulder.

Neil couldn’t care less. He even sat down next to me, apparently not keen on leaving

I was not wearing any underwear. When Neil was checking my foot earlier, I had to be extra cautious not to give him a peep show.

How was I supposed to change with him sitting here?

“What did my mom tell you about Karina?” Out of the blue, he brought up that girl.

“Not much, she just briefly mentioned your relationship with her and that she jumped into a river and killed herself because you married me.” I looked down, my tone was flat..

Every time Karina was mentioned, I could tell Neil would get depressed.

That was his Achilles‘ heel. If he wasn’t so against divorce, he would never have let his mom spill the beans about that.

*Bonnie looks a lot like her.” Neil’s remark left me speechless.

He saw Bonnie as a substitute for Karina. What could I, an audience member, say about this storyline that seemed straight out of a movie?

Blame it on me for not looking like Karina. If I did, five years would have been ample time for Neil to fall for me.

“How did you meet?” I asked after a while.

“A friend introduced us” Neil’s answer was plain.

“How long after meeting her did you get together?” I asked again.

had brought up Karina, he didn’t seem keen on

knew I should stop pressing. After all, I would be meeting

ringtone broke the silence between Neil

his phone. Bonnie

looked away, feeling a bit melancholy. Did he not realize

but Neil’s face turned pale. He got up and headed for the

didn’t call out to him and just watched as he disappeared, followed by the

I realized it was already dark outside and it was raining

door” Russel’s voice was urgent,

The password is Neil’s birthday.” I

from the other end

up and yelled, “Russel,

in no time. His hair was still wet from the

with him, looking even more aloof

He walked into my room. He was surprised to see me in just a bathrobe, then quickly averted his eyes.

awkwardly pulled my bathrobe tighter, saying, “1 slipped in the bathroom. Both my ankles are swollen

me a set of loose pajamas

enough, doctors were attentivel

get me a pair?” I asked, no

awkward. He cleared his throat, then fetched a pair of panties

the panties by a corner with the tip of his index finger, gingerly handing them

leave now I can dress myself. I took the panties, thanking him politely.

and closed the door. I managed to dress the upper half

out?” I decided to ask him for one

was leaving the country soon anyway, so I didn’t care about losing dignity here

the bed and squatted down with his back to me. I immediately climbed onto

around his neck.

a great guy. Bonnie was a fool not to choose

room, I noticed fruits and some ingredients on the coffee table, as if someone were about to cook. I