Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 168

I made a U–turn at an intersection, trying to catch up with Kate for a clearer look, but she was nowhere to be found.

I felt a tinge of disappointment, but quickly shrugged it off–after all, I had no intention to get tangled up with them again, so there was no reason to be disappointed.

I composed myself and drove off.

Life after returning home was pretty chill. I either visited Oscar in the hospital or hung out with Leila and Quincy at Stella Wallace’s place.

Oscar was recovering well and was discharged about a week later.

On the day he was discharged, I went to pick him up, planning to introduce him to someone over a meal.

“Trene, where are you taking me?” Oscar asked curiously from the passenger seat.

“Have you heard of Raymon Homes?” I asked.

1 know it. That’s a good real estate company. I applied there once but didn’t get the job,” Oscar said, looking slightly surprised. “You’re taking me there?”

I chuckled, “Not to the company, but to meet the boss. Show him what you’ve got and if you get a chance to get in, start as a technician, Someone will guide you, and you can work your way up to be an engineer or a project manager.”

Oscar was clearly delighted and said excitedly. “Really? If I can get in, the opportunities there would definitely be better than my current company!”

“Definitely.” I had this plan all along. If I treat Oscar as my brother, I should take care of him like a brother.

Raymon Homes CEO was named Raymon. We agreed to meet at Blissful Brews.

Upon reaching the cafe, I made a call first.

Raymon happily said, “Great, come on in. I have a business partner here. We can all chat together”

“Sounds good.” I hung up the phone and said to Oscar, “Let’s go, they’re waiting for us.”

entrance, I pushed the door open, and a wave of coffee

across the entrance. Two men were sitting across from him. They

exclaimed in surprise.

looked disapprovingly at Oscar next

fifties, looked genuinely surprised, seemingly clueless about my relationship with Neil.

parents but asked Stella

my father’s job, it’s inappropriate for

only knew me as Ms. Finch and was not aware of my relationship with Neil, or else he would

Cooper glanced awkwardly

at the sight of Neil. Trene, let’s

him, “Go sit

Since he was here, I didn’t want Oscar to

He silently nodded and sat down beside Raymon.

asked a waiter to bring an extra chair, perfect

me, and I pretended not

started chatting when Raymon suddenly suggested, “Coffee is boring. Let’s go have some drinks. I’m buying. Drinking is more fun, let’s all

agreed. For him,

at me, and signaled him

to seek help today, so we had to

we switched from the cafe to a restaurant, ordered a table full of food, and

a good tolerance for alcohol. He and Raymon were having

flushed

noticed that Raymon respected Neil and Cooper a lot, but wasn’t as enthusiastic with me. After all, he thought I was just Ms. Finch who came to ask for his help to

still need

this much, and that’s disrespectful to me.”

much because I was on my period and needed

toast you!” I raised my glass and said to Raymon with a smile.

Ms. Finch!” Raymon, probably drunk, suddenly grabbed