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.”

understanding. I was not quite used to it, but deep

and then I finally felt it. No matter how much

responded lightly, then ended the call.

at the time was a business collaboration with Ethan

work, I gave Stella a shout about

“If she pulls anything, I’ll

pick the spot. Come

the best place in Rosemont

didn’t know that this dinner would leave an indelible scar in our minds.

and I texted the address and time to

the way there, I got

invitations from Chloe.

made me jittery.

were already at

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

like we were not there for dinner but to

me a bit. With her husband, Mitch Hebert around, at least someone could

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

told me Neil was definitely

have had

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

were

we exchanged greetings, we entered the private room. Chloe ordered a ton of fancy dishes and

bad feeling, and Chloe’s constant

the dinner, nothing went wrong. Chloe’s parents expressed their gratitude,

at me, “Ms. Finch, Russel called me, asking me not to commit suicide because

soon as