Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 331

“Why are you getting all worked up?” Russel asked me quietly once I stopped ranting. “Is it because it reminds you of your thing with

Neil?”

He was intentionally asking me something he already knew. He knew all about me and Neil.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down and separate Russel in front of me from Neil in my memory. “Maybe I’m relating a bit too much to my own story, but Chloe has been really good to you. She hasn’t done anything wrong.”

Russel just smirked and said, “The person who convinced me to break free was her. If it wasn’t for her help, my parents wouldn’t have thought about doing it. They were afraid I would hate them.”

He had been under house arrest for a while, and Chloe had approached me, asking me to break up with him in exchange for some documents.

I couldn’t believe this was Chloe’s idea.

My impression of Chloe got a bit more complicated. Even though her feelings for Russel were similar to my feelings for Neil, I had never resorted to such measures.

I would never intentionally set up a trap for Neil.

“I don’t want to talk about your issues.” Finally, I ran out of things to say and simply responded.

Russel ordered all my favorite dishes. He had been very thoughtful during our relationship.

But I didn’t have much of an appetite right now, so I only took a few bites and didn’t continue eating.

Russel was the same. He didn’t meet up with me today just to have a meal.

“Is there really no chance for you and Neil anymore?” He asked me.

to ask about that?” I kept my head down, not looking at Russel, and gave a

laughing, and his laughter made me feel

couldn’t help but look at him again.

off his glasses, put them on the table, and crossed his hands, staring

to get close to Ethan Foster?” As

money. He

to keep my

me. Neil has never given up on you. How could he be with Bonnie? But the fact that he could get close to

just looked at him, frowning, without

go to this extent for you. He could’ve just confronted Ethan Foster directly.

want Neil’s help, but I didn’t want him to pay a huge price for helping me. It would be

tell Neil about this, let alone

Despite feeling extremely uneasy, I somehow managed to calm

we were together as lovers, or we were enemies.

not at all. I just missed you.

tone returned

to me and maybe he could help me overcome my emotional turmoil,

good guy, but I couldn’t

with Neil, and I just thought I had

was beginning to realize that sometimes, love could be pathetic. If it was rational and clear, it might not be love at all.

chatted for a while. Is it okay

condition for me to talk to Chloe was for you to have dinner with me. Only I can decide when it’s over.” Russel reminded

But it seemed like there was nothing left to

a glass of wine and asked, “Can we have a drink

the glass of wine, I couldn’t