Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 221

I was planning to have a simple dinner with Russel, trying to calm the roller-coaster of emotions I was feeling today, but things didn’t go according to plan.

“Russel, you’re eating here?” A woman barged into our sightline. She looked a bit younger than me, with a sweet oval face.

I recognized that voice. It was the same voice of the woman who answered Russel’s phone this morning.

I didn’t speak and just silently stared at Russel.

Russel gave me a quick glance. He seemed to relax a bit after seeing that I had no particular reaction. He answered coldly, “Yes. I’m having dinner with my girlfriend.”

The woman immediately turned to me and gave me a gentle smile, “Are you Irene? You’re so pretty! No wonder Russel is so smitten with you.”

“Hello” I replied politely.

“Hello, I’m Chloe Reynolds. I answered Russel’s phone this morning. I’m really sorry about that. Please forgive me.” The woman looked genuinely remorseful, without a hint of pretense.

I was moved by her gentleness and sincerity. So I just nodded slightly. “It’s okay Russel has explained it to me. I trust him.”

Chloe answered cheerfully, “That’s good! I was afraid you’d misunderstand.”

After speaking, she gave Russel another look.

From that single glance, I could see that her affection for Russel went way beyond friendship. But her eyes were full of restraint, as if she were trying her best to control her emotions.

After Chloe left, I jokingly asked, “Does Ms. Reynolds have a crush on you?”

“No.” Russel’s answer was swift. It seemed like he didn’t want to dwell on this topic.

I nodded, choosing not to pry further.

The night grew deeper. After bidding Russel goodbye, I drove to the hospital to visit my mom. Now there were specialized caregivers taking care of her, so i didn’t need to worry too much.

found that the caregiver was not there, and the medical equipment that was keeping my

quickly reconnected the power and ran to find the doctor.

doctor arrived, he performed a thorough check on my mom. Luckily, I found the problem in time, and my

racing, and my mind was a mess. After the

seemed very nervous, “Ms. Finch, I really don’t know who did it. Someone called me, saying you had left something downstairs

that phone number” I asked.

handed me the phone. I checked the call history. It was a temporary online number that couldn’t

only had one solution, which was to check

to view the surveillance. They

another one, emphasizing that I needed 24 hour care. I was

of both my mom and the company’s affairs with hardly any rest. After work, I drove home and fell

car.

‘Knock, knock!”

up. It was already pitch dark outside with the dim light from the

the car window. Then I rolled down

you afraid of

finished

to me talk, “Haven’t you been sleeping these past few days? You look like you’re sick

of course I know I look worn out, but there was nothing I could

the car,

came from afar, “Mr.

over it was

surprised. She came over, looked at Neil and then at me, then laughed, “Mr. Iceberg, you live

Kitty, he immediately gave her an unhappy look. He asked, “How did you get in?”

Kitty held out an ID card With this card, she could come and

saying that she was going after Neil. I

was quite

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snatched the card from her and said with a grim face, “You can