Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 160

After Bonnie finished speaking, she made a beeline for the balcony, looking to jump.

If Dean hadn’t acted fast enough to grab her arm, she could have died tonight. Tears streaming down her face, Bonnie turned to Neil. “Neil, everyone says Irene loved you for you for a decade with deep feeling and kindness. But what about Karina? You screwed her over! And me, from the first moment! heard your name, I felt like we were destined to meet. I worked my ass off to get into Rosemont College and stay in Rosemont, all because I believed in the bond between us”

I did the math. Bonnie must ve been around 15 or 16 when she had her heart transplant, right in the middle of her awkward years

From her emotional outburst, I figured out another piece of the puzzle.

Turns out, the gift Karina’s mom gave to Bonnie was a photo album and diary, full of snippets from Karina’s life. There were group photos of the Aaron family sisters in the album, so Bonnie must ve recognized Kate from the get-go.

Too bad Kate wasn’t here today, otherwise, she could ve seen Ronnie’s true colors for herself

But I’m sure she’ll see my tweet. She’s always been keeping tabs on Bonnie’s antics

Bonnie, now a blubbering mess, seemed to have no effect on Neil who was fed up with her constant deceit.

“Neil, do me one last favor. Can you help minimize the damage from Irene’s tweet? I still care about my image,” Bonnie pleaded, still concerned about her reputation

“Get lost!” Neil’s response was ice cold, his eyes sending a chilling warning to Bonnie. “From now on, I don’t want to see you ever again. You and your family better pack up and leave Rosemont for good”

Bonnie’s lips trembled Fear and defiance filled her eyes. She took a few shaky steps, clearly unable to accept what was happening

Neil’s final warning meant she’d have to deal with her studies and surgery on her own. Her family would have to uproot from their familiar surroundings

and start anew elsewhere.

Ada and Dean looked like they’d seen a ghost

Bonnie then turned to Cooper, grabbed his hand, “Cooper, can you help me? My family isn’t well-off and I’ve had a hard time getting to where I am today You’ve always encouraged me Can you help me…. please

“Bonnie Cooper’s heart softened seeing Bonnie so distraught, but he quickly snapped back to reality.

“You’ve crossed the line.

by Cooper, despair washed over Bonnie’s face.

the room

grabbed an ashtray and hurled it

taken a step back after the earlier confrontation I watched

stunned to react.

He rushed over and took the hit

a

seemed like the sharp edge of the ashtray

“What the hell are you

Dean were equally startled. Leaving the city was the least of their worries. They might’ve even disappeared from

of them helped

injuries I watched them from a distance. When Neil looked up at

like we had just emerged from a dark tunnel into the light

knew that some people and things, once missed, can never be had again,

in smoke. When the war ended and the smoke cleared, we found nothing

drove off. Not long after, I saw Ada frantically flagging down cars on the

on the ground,

I drove past them, the image of my parents crying by my hospital bed when I was

family the same

were waiting for me. They’d

better explain

all this about?” My mom was slightly calmer. She held my

to keep my cool and told them everything about the news.

a bit relieved

Oscar were taken after my divorce. There was nothing inappropriate about

Lots of girls got up on stage that day. There was no

believed me, the gossiping public might not