Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 203

If my memory served me right, my neighbors moved abroad ages ago and only popped back in for a flying visit every once in a blue moon. I had been living here for donkey years and I had only bumped into them once or twice.

Now, had this mansion been sold to Neil?

I couldn’t stop Neil from buying the house, but the thought of us being neighbors again gave me the creeps.

He used to be my neighbor across the way in another country, and now he was my neighbor again.

The idea of him being my neighbor again didn’t exactly have me jumping for joy, but there was something else that piqued my interest.

“Russel put Finn behind bars, but someone’s got Bonnie’s back. I don’t buy that her stepparents did it. Was it you?” I asked.

Besides Neil, I couldn’t think of anyone else who could keep Russel in check.

I knew Russel must have pulled the family strings, but I didn’t get why his parents would let him.

Neil, with his hands in his pockets, radiated a kind of glow.

“She’s my girlfriend, so I helped her. What’s wrong with that?” He asked me.

I laughed at his response, “Ha, nothing wrong with that. Give her my thanks. If it wasn’t for her drama, I wouldn’t even be with Russel.

Upon hearing my response, Neil’s face turned stormy.

I turned on my heel and made a beeline for home.

Upon arriving home, my mom was fussing over a pot of flowers in the living room. She asked, “Did you know that the house next door had been sold?“

I took a seat, speechless.

I’m not sure who bought it yet. Let’s pop over and say hi to our new neighbors tonight. Mom said with a hint of a smile on her face.

was kind of an unwritten rule here. Every time a new neighbor moved in, the rest of us would go and say hello.

the brakes on Mom’s plan, “Let’s not. It’s not worth

looked surprised.

neighbor isn’t someone you’d want to meet. You’ll just end

don’t want to meet? A business

didn’t say a word, afraid that the mere mention of Neil would set

didn’t react to any other names she threw out, she guessed,

before she found out anyway. It was not like I could tell

would he move next door?

got the feeling Neil was deliberately flaunting his preserice, but he and Bonnie were about

with me

engaged next month. Maybe he bought this house as an investment; he’s always been a fan of buying properties.” I tried to

‘Really? They’re getting

had brought that invitation back as proof to show that everything I

with her at the bridal shop today. She heard Bonnie herself.” I

quickly changed to one of anger, “I knew those two were up to something behind the scenes, and they even had the nerve to bother you. They’re

comes to it, I can

would definitely cause me a lot of headaches. I needed to figure out

find

nodded, “Okay, you move out. But don’t tell anyone. He definitely can’t find

backup plan in mind, I no longer felt anxious. I spent the afternoon playing the plane to unwind, and after a hearty dinner cooked by Mom, the

for work at 8 am every day

to be hunky dory, but these past few days, every time I step out the

leaving, or he was on the same route as me.

meeting in the conference room”

the office, so she must have been waiting for me in the conference

an hour earlier than usual and rushed to the office. As I was leaving the community gate, I noticed Neill’s car was taking me I glanced at the rear view

he honked twice, as if to hurry me

out of his sight as fast as I