Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 178

Chapter 178

I was left with a pang of guilt, feeling like Russel’s eyes were filled with disappointment.

In hindsight, me telling him to go with the flow last time was a mistake. It was as if I gave him some sort of hint, and maybe I should’ve been clearer to him to stop wasting his time on me.

When I joined, the dinner table got all weird. Everyone was just minding their own business, eating and hardly speaking, especially Neil and Russel. Their interaction was almost nonexistent

Bonnie’s phone ringing out of the blue broke the awkward silence.

Her face turned all weird after a glance at the caller ID. She waved at Malinda and went out to take the call.

“Stella, I’ve lost my appetite. I’m gonna head out.” The atmosphere was making me feel queasy, let alone eating.

“Alright!” After hearing me out, Stella immediately realized that there was probably no hope of getting Neil’s help. She didn’t blame me though, just told me to be careful on my way.

I waved at Louis and left.

After leaving the private room, I sent the chat log between me and Neil to Stella.

Stella wrote back, “Don’t worry about it, Rena, I won’t let you get screwed over. Who knows what Neil could have made you do?”

I was thinking the same.

Just as I was leaving the hotel, I saw a familiar figure. I couldn’t help but take a second look.

Finn was alone in the hotel lobby, looking around. When he saw me, there was a noticeable change in his eyes, as if he recognized me.

I had a bad feeling about this.

But Finn just looked at me for a few seconds, then took the elevator upstairs. I took note of the floor he was on; it was the same one where I had dinner.

Was this a coincidence?

After a while, Finn didn’t come back down, so I decided to leave.

in the car, Neil

asked Neil, who was sitting in the passenger seat, clearly

quite exquisite. He looked indifferent, showing no intention

was surprised, “So I don’t owe you anymore?”

me, his eyes fixed on me, “How about we go to

see

a movie alone was something

divorced couple, so it was kind of weird for us to go to a movie. But if it’s just a movie, no strings attached, I guess I can live

“All right, tell me where

swiftly sent me an address and said, “Finn took him, but I didn’t

bother with things that don’t concern

nodded and quickly sent the address to Stella, asking her and Mitch to call

“See you tonight. I’ll send you the

I replied.

up in the

as he saw Russel. He got

two of them exchanged a glance as they passed each other. There was a coldness, even hostility, between

felt a headache coming on. Why did it always have to be

and I were talking about, but

I said guiltily, “I had something to ask Neil

think of.” Russel smiled, but there was a sense of loneliness in his

walk away, I felt a pang of bitterness, I was intentionally avoiding him.

he not mind the fact that he might not be able to be a father if he

with me?

agreed, his parents might object.

a sigh of resignation, I

parents were home, discussing something and looking a bit

they frowned even more.

wrong?” I asked,

been?” My mom asked with a forced

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