Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 188

My mom got a shocker from my thoughts, “If you’re married, why wouldn’t you want a kid? Is a child less important than a man?”

Caught off guard and with a fork and knife in hand, I didn’t know how to respond. I dared not tell her that I might never be able to have a kid.

“Irene, having your own child is always better! My mom gave me a serious talk.

I felt really upset after listening to her

After dinner, my mom had to go to her office, leaving me all alone. I found Russel’s mother’s phone number, and after thinking for a bit, I decided to give

her a ring

Russel’s mom picked up almost instantly, and her voice sounded young, “Hello, who is this?”

“Mrs. Dawson, hello, I’m Irene, a friend of Russel’s.” I calmly introduced myself, completely composed. Since I never had any intention of being with Russel, his mom’s disapproval didn’t bother me.

There was a slight pause on the other end after my introduction, and it seemed like she didn’t expect me to reach out.

Due to my background and the fact that I was Neil’s ex wife, Russel’s mom had always been cordial with me. Even though she had a strained relationship with Russel, she never showed me any disrespect.

Over the phone, she explained politely why they were against Russel and me being together.

“Ms. Finch, I know you must be a good person, or else the Whitmore family wouldn’t have allowed Neil to marry you, but you know the relationship between Russel and Neil. Can you imagine the public backlash Russel would face if he were with you?” she sighed and said, “I still can’t figure out how he suddenly turned against Neil these past two years. Looking back, it might be because of you.”

“Mrs. Dawson, Russel and I are just friends I know how he feels about me, but our dating is out of the question. You have my word,” I said, understanding her concern.

Russel’s mother chuckled, “Ms Finch, that’s a relief to hear.”

“Yes, but please don’t force him to resign I requested earnestly

across as blunt,

mother still suspected an inappropriate relationship between me and Russel. She feared we might take a step

too far.

but at least it

right.” I agreed.

relief in her voice,

was left in a daze, feeling

accept it

myself, grabbed my bag, and headed out, planning

rang up Stella, “Stella, do you know which bar in town

ask me about which brand of diapers is the best, I can give you an answer!”

hilarious!” I joked, then hung up the phone.

filled with excitement, “Rena, are you looking for a hottie to date? Come over, I’m having drinks with Silas and his friends. A couple of them are single and q perfect

for you!”

right, I’m on my

I arrived at the small pub where Barbara and the others were, they were all having a

were indeed quite

me to the young guy sitting across from me. He was a singer at the bar

a good looking

for that night was to find a man, not only to chill out but also to get Neil and Russel off my back.

the youngest and

I heard he likes older women, but just a heads up, he’s got

fun, not a serious relationship. What’s to be scared?‘ I replied.

are you taking over Stella’s gig?”

and didn’t answer. I didn’t

out everything. After dinner, Barbara and Silas left, and I hopped into Jameson’s

my seat belt. His casual touch was quite