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.

shaking his head. “You’ve crossed the line. You ve deceived me, deceived everyone”

by Cooper, despair washed over Bonnie’s

tension in the room was

Bonnie grabbed an ashtray and hurled it

taken a step back after the earlier confrontation I watched the ashtray

stunned to react.

was the first to react. He rushed

banged against his arm with a dull thud

injury looked pretty bad. It seemed like the sharp edge of the ashtray had cut him. Blood quickly seeped through his sleeve.

and Dean, “What the hell are you waiting for? Get out! What’s

of their

of them helped Bonnie

from a distance. When Neil looked up at me, we both fell

up. It felt like we had just

people and things,

in smoke. When the war ended and the smoke cleared, we found

went downstairs, got in my car and drove off.

the streeflight, Bonnie was lying on the ground, unconscious. Dean was performing CPR

bed

that God had dealt Bonnie’s family the same hand of despair

parents were waiting for me. They’d seen the news

you’d better explain what the hell is going

mom was slightly calmer. She held

tried my best to keep my cool and told them everything about

a bit relieved after hearing

taken after my divorce. There was nothing inappropriate about

photos of me dancing in the club were from a bar event. Lots

parents believed me, the gossiping