Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 335

I was in a real pickle, wondering if I should hand over the USB stick to Neil.

Malinda, the smart cookie, gathered a lot of dirt on Bonnie. What intrigued me the most was a conversation between Bonnie and Kate Aaron she stumbled upon, hinting at money laundering involving StarGlow Enterprises.

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The conversation wasn’t crystal clear, but it was a smoking gun which proved their knowledge and involvement.

After stewing over it for a bit, I finally copied all the evidence from the USB stick and shot it over to Neil.

About half an hour later, Neil rang me up and asked, “Where did this come from?”

“Malinda gave it to me,” I confessed, “Malinda approached me once before and gave me this stuff. I’ve been covering for her this whole time. If Bonnie knew, she’d be in hot water.”

“Alright, I got it,” Neil sounded serious, “When did she give this to you?”

I thought for a moment and then spilled the beans.

Neil went silent for a bit, then chuckled, “Didn’t want to tell me earlier, huh? Keeping me at arm’s length?”

That question was a bit awkward because I was indeed keeping him at bay. Only after all we’ve been through those days did I decide to hand over the document. It was the last piece of the puzzle between us.

Seeing me silent, Neil probably figured out my answer. He didn’t blame me or mock me; he just sighed lightly.

“I’m not keeping anything from you anymore!”

Instead of grilling me, Neil’s soft sigh made me feel even guiltier.

“Okay, I trust you,” Neil’s voice softened a bit, “You must remember, I’ll always have your back.”

was being overly understanding. I was not quite used to it, but

I finally felt it. No

responded lightly, then

at the time was a business collaboration with

work, I gave Stella a shout about Chloe’s

scared of?” Stella didn’t hesitate, “If she pulls anything, I’ll give her a piece of my

then, you pick the spot. Come with me when it’s time.”

the best place in Rosemont for

would leave an indelible

I texted the address and time to Chloe. She replied quickly, “Okay, see you

the rendezvous. On the way there, I got a text from Russel, warning me not to accept any

invitations from Chloe.

made

Stella and I were already at

Chloe pulls anything, we’ve got enough manpower!” Stella gave me

we were not there for dinner but

Hebert around, at least someone could step in if anything went south.

picked a private room next to Mitch’s. When Mitch saw me, his eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but take a –peek

told me Neil was definitely there.

Mitch wouldn’t have had

you’re here already?” Chloe arrived fashionably late. She was all dolled up, looking gorgeous. Her worn-out look from our

were her parents.

we exchanged greetings, we entered the private room. Chloe ordered a ton of fancy dishes and two bottles of high-end

bad feeling, and Chloe’s constant smile made

dinner, nothing went wrong. Chloe’s parents

to wrap up, Chloe suddenly smiled at me, “Ms. Finch, Russel called me, asking me not to commit suicide because you promised

changed as soon as she said