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.

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

knew I should stop pressing. After all, I would be meeting with Russel later tonight.

the silence

glanced at his phone. Bonnie

hesitation. He looked away, feeling a bit melancholy. Did he not realize that he would never be able to cut ties with Bonnie

Bonnie said, but Neil’s face turned pale. He got up

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

up; I’m at the door” Russel’s voice

The password is Neil’s birthday.” I licked my dry

I heard the door unlocking from the other

yelled,

door in no time. His hair was

outside with him, looking even more aloof than

you move?” He walked into my room. He was surprised to

awkwardly pulled my bathrobe tighter, saying, “1 slipped in the bathroom. Both my ankles are swollen now, so I can’t walk. Can you get a set of

me a set of loose pajamas

doctors were

me a pair?” I asked, no longer feeling embarrassed.

awkward. He cleared his throat, then fetched a

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

dress myself. I took the

quickly left the room and closed the door. I managed to dress the upper

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

anyway, so I didn’t care about losing dignity

bed and squatted down with

his neck.

guy. Bonnie was a fool not to choose him.

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