Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 132

Kate didn’t dare to argue with me at work, and looked grumpy all afternoon.

After work, I drove off and right as I was leaving the office, I spotted a familiar red BMW. Bonnie just got out of the car. She was all dolled up, wearing a polka dot beret, looking young and trendy. Her attire matched well with the red BMW

Why was she here if she had quit her job? I was puzzled, but didn’t give it much thought.

After I got back to my apartment complex, I took the elevator up as usual. Just as the elevator doors were about to close, a hand shot in and stopped them The elevator door slowly opened again, and Neil walked in expressionlessly He glanced at me once, and then the two of us never made eye

contact again

Neil was carrying some groceries. It was the first time I saw him doing grocery shopping. He looked like a real family guy

A few seconds after the elevator doors closed, the elevator jolted abruptly, I grabbed onto the handrail to steady myself, my heart pounding.

“The elevator’s broken, Neil tried the open door button, but it didn’t respond.

“Seriously?” I was speechless. “Call the property management”

Soon, we heard the property management over the intercom, telling us not to panic. The elevator had a minor issue and they had already called a

repairman

Then there was silence in the elevator Neil and I had nothing to say. The silence was broken by the sound of my stomach. Usually, I would have started cooking by this time. I felt extremely hungry

Neil glanced at me and I awkwardly turned my head away

grumbled again.

Neil bent down and opened the bag on the floor. Inside, besides some groceries,

handed me a piece of bread, “Here, have a bite”

bread and started eating. It was gone in two, three bites. The more I ate, the hungrier I got, and I couldn’t help but glance at the bag

I used to eat very little. He picked up the bag, opened it in front of me. “There’s only a bit of bread and some

the apples were washed or not, and just started chowing down. By the time I was full, there were only

didn’t seem to care about the few pieces of bread

Yes, I did. Just a mild

brow relaxed

issue seemed to be up there. But I didn’t understand how they were fixing it. Suddenly, the elevator jolted again and I lost

arms, the familiar scent

before. Sometimes certain smells would make me nauseous, especially the smell of smoke. But the smell of tobacco from Neil’s clothes was faint, mixed with a hint of fragrance. I found it surprisingly comforting. I couldn’t help but wonder, had my baby already

to raise her, but she ended

I thanked him politely after

Neil let go of my hand, his face expressionless as usual.

was a weak signal in the elevator, so I decided to sit down and play with my

noise of the repair work and people talking above us, Neil put the call on speaker. So, I could hear the

as well. Would you and Russel Louis

helplessly rubbed my

lacked the tenderness it

Malinda and I will start without you. Don’t forget to have dinner, Bonnie sounded a bit disappointed,

He replied.

do you think

his jacket and said to