Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 136

It had been months since we last saw each other, and the lad seemed to have matured a bit. His hair was cropped short, donned in a grey jacket with specks of dust on it

He ran his fingers through his hair, somewhat embarrassed, “Trene, I got back from the construction site a while ago. The clothes are a bit dirty. I’m working there for my internship, living and dining with the workers. Hope you don’t mind.”

I instantly replied, “Why would I? You look rather dashing with your hair cut short.”

He chuckled, “1 think it’s not bad either. Mainly because having long hair gets in the way at work.” Oscar laughed, “When I first started, everyone thought I was too trendy”

His joke got me laughing. We were chatting along, and out of the blue, he asked, “Trene, when are you coming back? I’ve saved a portion of my salary. I’d like to treat you to a meal or get you a small gift, I can’t afford anything too extravagant at the moment though”

“No need. Keep your money for yourself, for future needs, or for when you get married. Don’t spend it recklessly I felt touched and guilty at the same

time

“1 save a portion of my salary every month, don’t worry Just that my internship doesn’t pay much” Oscar assured.

“Which company are you interning at?” I asked.

“A small real estate firm. Mainly working on the site for now, and I will slowly move up Oscar answered casually.

He had always been optimistic, full of hope for the future. I admired his attitude.

If I were to return anytime soon, it would probably be during the Day of the Dead, which was fast approaching.

So, I promised Oscar that once I was back, we’d have a meal together. I wanted to ask him about Bonnie in person.

Oscar was thrilled. He excitedly said, “Great, great! I’ll wait for you!”

“See you in a few days” I replied softly.

I headed out again. I needed some fresh air since I slept too much during the day and couldn’t

I stepped out, I ran into Bonnie and Malinda. Their faces dropped at the sight

one sourpuss. She always seemed to

have

a

already been brutally honest, so if she still wanted to play innocent in front of me, it would be unnecessary. At

“Watch your mouth, or you might end up hurting

are you talking about?”

face changed color. She understood what I meant. Not knowing what

pulled Malinda back and said,

was filled with command

to vent at me, but Bonnie stopped her. She could only glare

smirk, ‘Good to

looked upset, but they didn’t say anything

and Louis

froze, “Ms. Finch, what are you doing here…”

find it awkward to have a good friend’s ex–wife and current girlfriend in the

key players were here.

forced a calm face, “Louis, let’s go. Neil is waiting

glance, then the

to my car,

better and stopped bothering me, I might choose to ignore her

if she continued to show off in front of me, I might have exposed some secrets I just found out, including some recordings that could ruin her reputation

will definitely not accept a

night city was bustling. The wind on my face felt very

at the market. I parked my car. Smelling the mixed aroma

eat, anything with strong flavors except seafood.

stall. The stall was doing good business and only had one serving of fried chicken left. I was about to say, “Boss, this

is mine!