Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 251

Sure enough money can turn heads. The servants got a hefty paycheck from Neil, so they were all over him with gratitude.

I was soaking in the tub with my eyes shut, ignoring the maids chatter Wisely, she chose to zip it.

After the bath, I changed into some comfy loungewear with the help of the maid. Be it lingerie or loungewear, everything was tailored to my size. “Done with your bath? Nel popped his head in.

“Yep, can you drop me home now?” I replied, sitting on the bed

Ned frowned at me. 7 told you that have dinner here first before you leave.”

Before I could say anything, he scooped me up in his arms. The maid, seeing this, left the master bedroom with a sly grin.

I sighed inwardly. Things were getting more complicated.

The dining room was laid out with an extravagant dinner, but it was too late, and I couldn’t eat much.

Nel set me down on a chair and took a seat next to me

“Thanks for today,” I said, expressing my gratitude again, “I always try not to bother you, but you’ve been a great help. Let’s just say we’re helping each other out.”

“Help? What kind of help?” Neil shot back

Tim talking about making up for the harm you’ve done in the past,” I said bluntly. “That sounds fair, right?”

Neil looked at me for a few seconds, didn’t say anything, just put some food on my plate.

I quietly ate my food, pondering over Neils help and if it could compensate for the past hurt. I felt like a school kid just learning math, constantly calculating in my head, even while eating

After dinner, I asked to be dropped home again. This time, Nel didn’t refuse, but he looked pissed as he carried me out the door “Boom!”

we stepped out, a thunderclap rang out in the night sky lighting

down. The sound of raindrops

looking down

back at

a while, he asked, “Afraid of lightning?”

you ask?”

and I clung to Neil in

drop you home now. I’ll be fun to see you alone in an empty house, listening

a nutjob. He was threatening to scare me but ended up carrying

of thunder, especially after my parents accident. I often feel restless and more sensitive to thunder at night. Alone in the

closed the balcony door, drew the curtains, and the warm light in the room eased my fear a

and the sound of thunder and lightning kept coming. I pulled the covers up and said to Neil, “Okay, you can go rest

now.”

if you need water or have to use the restroom in the middle of the night?” Neil said, taking

need anything. I replied,

sleeping there. He got on the bed, pulled the blanket over himself, and said, Tm sleeping here. If you

room!

picked up a book from the bedside table and started

out of the bed and go to the guest room. Neil knew I was having trouble moving,

was about to close my eyes when Neil showed me the book he

open.

book, it was my diary from years

written diaries and love letters for Neil, but some of them I didn’t remember where I put, I thought if Nell found them, he’d throw

he found it, but

as I reached out to

we divorced, I assumed you left for me. It’s mine now,” Neil quickly pulled

was red in the face, “Neil, how can you be so shameless? You’re snooping into a diary that records a teenage