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.

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

ran into Bonnie and Malinda. Their faces dropped at the

to enjoy hurting people with her

if we knew Neil wasn’t in, we wouldn’t have come. Just our luck to run into

gave me a cold

brutally honest, so if she still wanted to play innocent in front of me, it would be unnecessary. At this moment, her gaze

is it?” I walked up to them, smiled, and said, “Watch your mouth, or you might end

you talking about?”

what I meant. Not knowing what

Malinda back and said, “Malinda,

filled with

me, but Bonnie stopped her. She could only glare

smirk, ‘Good to see

and Malinda looked upset, but they

opened again, and Louis stepped out, “Bonnie, Malinda, let’s

froze, “Ms. Finch, what are

clearly a bit awkward. Anybody would find it awkward to have

key players were

“Louis, let’s

Louis gave me a glance, then the three of them left

followed behind, got to

Bonnie knew better and stopped bothering me, I might

I might have exposed some secrets I just found out, including some

family will definitely not accept a

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

market. I parked my car. Smelling the mixed aroma of various foods in the air, I started to get hungry

started buying snacks to eat, anything

eating my way through, I finally stopped at a fried chicken stall. The stall was doing good business and only had one serving of fried chicken left. I was about to

The last fried chicken is mine! Malinda’s voice was loud and provocative.