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

my forehead. He was really idle, doing such boring

Neil’s attitude, I figured he wouldn’t rest until the kitchen was repainted, so I just let them in to get it over with

was now my neighbor. He

surprised. He had probably known all

the workers into the kitchen

looked at me puzzled. “Rena, isn’t that

now. He accidentally set my kitchen on

explanation was odd. My ex-husband turned neighbor had accidentally torched my

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

out from the kitchen by then. He just sat at the dining table, not coming over even after seeing me and

pleased, but I couldn’t explain everything with Neil nearby. I

same mistake again,” Harold

understand I’ll explain everything to you when

let out a sigh of relief, only to turn around and

No sooner had Harold left than he came over.

said, “Now even Harold is

as long as you have a clear

how to stir up

being secretive, not being honest,” he

silent. I picked up my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that Neil and the

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

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

which was already clean, now looked brand new after being worked on by the

be almost done You guys can

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

I went back to the living room to find Neil The kitchen’s almost done. Let