Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 282

Well, since Neil had put it that way, there was no room for negotiation

We were talking big shots from Rosemont Making a fool of yourself in front of them? Heavy consequences.

Gloria’s face turned ugly, all her usual grace and dignity was gone She was looking at Bonnie, her eyes full of disappointment.

The host whispered to Bonnie, “Ms Tueley, please return to your seat.”

“Okay. “Bonnie responded with a downcast head, placed her speech on the podium, and quickly exited the stage.

I picked up her discarded speech, gave it a once-over, and tossed it into the nearby trash. Then, I continued where Bonnie had left off.

I was pretty pleased with Bonnie’s performance. It got my gears turning: my delivery was light but powerful.

About ten minutes later, my talk was over The room burst into applause.

I knew I did good that day

Bonnie, on the other hand, was a mess. From the moment she returned to her seat to the end of the summit, she had kept her head down, staring at the table. Her mind clearly elsewhere.

“Ms. Finch, hold up.” Everyone else had left, but Gloria stopped me. She brought Bonnie over. This was Bonnie’s fault today. She shouldn’t have taken your speech.”

Bonnie glanced at me, but I didn’t see any regret in her eyes.

I simply gave a cold laugh without saying a word and left.

On the way back, I had someone look into the mysterious phone number to see who called me. It might have given the cops a lead.

All I could do then was to wait for the investigation to bear fruit or for the caller to contact me again.

When I got back to Sterling Estates, I couldn’t help but think of the ring Neil tossed. It had been a few days: I wondered if anyone found it.

ring. If I was not mistaken, it should have

the recent snowfall had made the ground a thin layer of white,

Neil’s voice suddenly came from behind me.

meeting, but then hed gotten a black coat on top, adding

a soft glow. He didn’t

“Nothing. I heard a puppy whining. I was

puppy?” Neil rolled his eyes at

you looking for the engagement ring Russel Dawson gave

to him was exhausting. He made lying hard.

I was getting better at acting, so I just brushed off my hands and said, “Am I

fell on my red, cold hands. He took off his leather gloves, “Put these on and let’s go

put on his gloves. They were soft inside, still warm from his hands, and suddenly my hands felt warm

led

were short, and

the sky had darkened. The wind

me along the damp path, his tall frame and long strides keeping him ahead. I could see his profile and

snow again. Small

mansion, the housekeeper greeted us. “Would you like dinner prepared

cold, so I took off the gloves and placed them on the table.

his phone. He was really busy. The fact that he made

so

Speech was good today” Neil put down his phone and told me.

I responded

door. I’m going to take a shower”

bit puzzled

an hour later, sure enough, someone knocked on the door, bringing a big box. The person left the box at

unsure of what was in the box. Then, I heard a

a puppy?