Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 235

Before I could utter a word, Neil had already left.

I glanced around the relatively clean kitchen and shook my head helplessly.

It was around nine when Harold came back, looking stern and serious. An uneasy feeling crept up on me

“Rena, someone’s pulling strings behind the scenes on your dad’s case, and they’re pretty powerful,” Harold said.

This took me by surprise. I couldn’t imagine my dad having such formidable enemies at work. Weren’t his troubles all manufactured by Bonnie?

Could Bonnie possibly have an even bigger backer?

Or maybe it was Gloria!

“Your dad’s been detained and is under investigation. Proving his innocence will be complicated. I’m worried that this might affect your family’s business, so we need to secure the company first, Harold added

I immediately told him I planned to seek help from my uncles.

Harold agreed with my plan. His own company mainly operated overseas, so he might not be able to provide much help.

For my dad’s sake, Harold would stay in the country for a while. I was immensely grateful for his help. His presence made me feel much safer

Next on the agenda was to find my uncles, I couldn’t handle the company affairs alone.

After a long day of hustle and bustle, I returned home, exhausted

“You’re back?” This time, Neil was waiting for me at my front door with two middle-aged men and a bunch of renovation tools.

Seeing those tools, I was agitated. “Are you really having my kitchen repainted?”

else?’ Neil retorted

really idle, doing such

until the kitchen was repainted, so I just let them in to get it

home that afternoon but didn’t know Neil was now my neighbor. He was taken aback when I walked in with

Harold, Neil didn’t seem surprised. He had probably known all along. He just greeted him politely,

the workers into the

that

get the wrong idea. We’re just neighbors now. He accidentally set my kitchen on fire and brought people to fix it.

ex-husband turned neighbor had accidentally torched my kitchen. It

Harold must’ve known that, so his expression got stern as he locked towards the kitchen.

sat at the dining table, not coming over even after

but I couldn’t explain everything with Neil nearby. I just

make the same mistake again,” Harold warned me before heading

explain everything to you when I

I let out a sigh of relief, only to

Harold left than he came

said, “Now even Harold

doesnt matter as long as you

to stir up trouble,” I glared at Neil.

not being honest,” he

picked up my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that

to my disappointment, they were still there when I came out of the shower. Neil was sitting on the sofa reading a book,

painting walls take so long? I changed into fresh clothes and went downstairs, and headed straight

now looked brand new after being worked

be almost done You guys can go now.” I

shook their heads “Mr. Whitmore didn’t say we could leave We can’t

back to the living room to find