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.

brought up Karina, he didn’t seem keen on delving into that chapter of his

After all, I would be meeting with Russel

ringtone broke the silence between Neil

his phone. Bonnie

answered without hesitation. He looked away, feeling a bit melancholy. Did he not realize

right there!” I didn’t know what Bonnie said, but Neil’s face turned pale.

out to him and just watched as he

It wasn’t until Russel called that I realized it was already dark outside and it was raining sleet. The pitter–patter echoed on the window sill

door” Russel’s voice was urgent, as if he’d rushed over.

Neil’s birthday.” I licked my dry lips and

the other

yelled, “Russel, I’m in

door in no time. His hair was still wet from the

him, looking even more

to see me

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

set of loose pajamas

enough, doctors were attentivel

you get me a pair?” I asked,

awkward. He cleared his throat,

fingers were long and slender. He held the panties by a corner with the tip of his index

dress myself. I took the

the room and closed the door. I managed to dress the upper half of my body first, then struggled with

me out?” I decided to ask him for one more favor.

country soon anyway, so I didn’t care about

the bed and squatted down with his back to me.

his

a great guy. Bonnie was a fool not to choose him.

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