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.

away, shaking his head. “You’ve crossed the line. You ve deceived

by Cooper, despair washed over Bonnie’s

tension in the room

and hurled it at me.

had taken a step back after the earlier confrontation I watched the ashtray fly towards me, too

stunned to react.

He rushed over and took the hit for

against his arm with a dull thud and fell to the floor.

sharp edge of the ashtray had cut him. Blood

the hell are you waiting for? Get out! What’s your plan? Murder?”

equally startled. Leaving the city was the least of

them helped Bonnie downstairs.

I watched them from a distance. When Neil looked up at me, we both fell silent.

up. It felt like we had

people and things, once missed, can never be had

war ended and the smoke cleared, we found nothing but ruins

swallowed my pain, quickly went downstairs, got in my car and drove off. Not

lying on the ground, unconscious. Dean was performing

them, the image of my parents crying by my hospital bed when I was diagnosed with terminal

Bonnie’s family the same hand of despair and

were waiting for me. They’d seen the

better explain what the hell is going

She held my hand as we sat on the couch.

keep my cool and told them everything about the

bit relieved after hearing

photos of me and Oscar were taken after my divorce. There was nothing inappropriate about them.

were from a bar event. Lots of girls got up on stage that day. There

though my parents believed me, the gossiping public might not