Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 248

The elevator door slowly closed, and Bonnie’s eyes were filled with resentment, staring at me like a vengeful ghost in a horror movie

This ghost woman seemed to be constantly haunting me. In my past life, I was madly trying to find her, intrigued by whatever charm she had that could obsess Nel so much.

In this life, though, I just wish she would stay the hell away from me and not show up in front of me anymore.

After leaving the hotel, I rushed straight back to work.

Just as I arrived at the office, my phone started to ring. It was Neil calling “Why didn’t you tell me when you left?” he asked.

“Why should 17” I responded, not getting his point.

“I was going to ride with you back, I didn’t drive here” Neil sounded like he was treating me as his personal chauffeur. He added, “You drove me here, don’t you remember?”

His unreasonable words left me speechless. After a moment of silence, I finally asked, “Don’t you have your own chauffeur? Or maybe Louis could give you a lift”

Neil responded coldly, “You drove me here, so you should drive me back.”

I didn’t have time for Neils nonsense and hung up on him.

After a long day at work, I left the office exhausted and rushed to the hospital to visit my mom

“Ms. Finch, another man came to visit your mother in the past two days. He seemed to have worked here before, the nurse told me.

I nodded silently because I knew it was Russel.

I wondered if his injuries were getting better. The fight with Neil that night left both of them hurt, but Russel seemed to be the worse off

1 held back from asking, not wanting to give him any false hope

“Oh, and he asked me to give you this. The nurse handed me a small box, beautifully packaged and unopened.

took the box but didn’t open it until I got home

the diamond about the size of a thumbnail and expertly cut. It shone brilliantly under the light.

propose to you once this all blew over, but I know

his hardwritten words, I felt a sudden pang in my heart,

have missed out on a great guy, but if I

silently for a while. I

Russel had sent it to me, I would keep

that night at the bar, I hadn’t heard from him for a while. Even Mitch didn’t have any

you really broke his heart this time, Stella couldn’t help blaming

first place. I took

were so against your relationship, and you never told us…. If you had spoken up earlier, we

silently sipping my drink.

hand. “You should cut back on the booze You’re turning into a

I might not have realized how much I’d been drinking lately,

I would drink to relax, but I knew it wasnt healthy, especially

more. Everyone said I’d lost a

go to a party’ Stella, who had

her that he had a friend celebrating a birthday and invited us along Stella loved this

a good way to unwind. Maybe being in a lively atmosphere would help lift my

all went there, only to be surprised.

turned out

too? Awesome!” Kitty laughed when

bit embarrassed, “Sorry, I didn’t have time to prepare a

lively party. I invited Mr. Iceberg, but he didn’t want to come, so I asked him to bring some friends to my birthday party,” Kitty pointed at Mitch,

sight of Russel in their gatherings now.

aside, “You know

of Neil’s pursuers,” I

me in disbelief