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.”

open, and

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

exclaimed in

Oscar

probably in his fifties, looked genuinely surprised, seemingly

didn’t find Raymon through my parents but asked Stella to

father’s job, it’s inappropriate for me to contact others

of my relationship with Neil, or else he would have offended both me and Neil.

we’re friends.” Cooper glanced awkwardly at

got unhappy at the sight of Neil. Trene, let’s

stopped him, “Go sit with Mr. Raymon”

he was here, I didn’t want Oscar to miss this opportunity.

nodded

for four. Raymon asked a waiter to bring an extra chair, perfect between Neil and Oscar, I

me, and I pretended

go have some drinks. I’m buying. Drinking is more fun,

him, socializing was

and signaled him

today, so we had to play

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

Oscar had worked in various bars before and had built up a good tolerance for alcohol. He and Raymon

Raymon, flushed from drinking, decided to toast Neil.

the dining and drinking, I noticed that Raymon respected Neil and Cooper a lot, but wasn’t as enthusiastic with me. After all, he thought I was just Ms.

would I still need

too. You seem to have a low tolerance. You’ve only drunk this

hadn’t drunk much because I was on

I raised my glass

you, Ms. Finch!” Raymon, probably drunk, suddenly grabbed my hand and