Chapter 64
Chapter 64
Oscar looked at me with aplex expression, then nodded slowly. “Thanks, Irene.”
I guessed he was starting to get it now. Like why took the muddy road when life had offered you a
shortcut?
“Trene, gotta head out.” After a while, Oscar got up with the kitten to say goodbye, “Later”
“Okay, I’ll drive you” I stood up too.
Oscar shook his head, “No need, I’ll just grab a cab. It’s too cold outside and the roads are slippery. Not
safe to drive, you should stay inside.”
I didn’t argue, watched Oscar leave, then hugged Boomer and showered him with kisses before taking
him upstairs to y the piano.
Boomer was way more behaved than Neil. He neverined when I y.
As the snow outside got heavier, I yed a few tunes then took Boomer to the window to watch the
snow. It was getting dark and the lights in the estate were on, casting a cold hue on the snow.
Suddenly, a servant ran downstairs to open the front door. Neil’s car pulled up. He got out, mmed
the door shut in annoyance, and headed inside.
I was startled, Neil’s words echoing in my head, “You’ll see.”
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He didn’t just drive all this way to settle scores, did he? I freaked out a little. In my past life, I couldn’t
wait for him toe home and fight with me. I wanted to tell him about all the things I’ve sacrificed,
hoping he’d feel guilty and stay. But now, I was pretty bad at fighting with him. At most, I can only retort
briefly.
“Where’s Irene?” I just left the piano room when I heard Neil’s voice from downstairs. I looked down
from the hallway and saw him looking up at me.
I quickly rushed downstairs and headed towards the master bedroom on the second floor. Neil also
hurriedly went upstairs, attempting to intercept mé. He was tall and fast, caught up to me in a few
strides. By the time I opened the door, he already grabbed my hand.
“Why are you back?” I tried to y it cool.
“Did I interrupt something?” Neil was clearly not in a good mood, his icy stare filled with anger.
Not wanting the servants to hear us arguing, I lowered my voice, “Let’s talk inside.”
Neil opened the door and pulled me in. I steadied myself, sat on the edge of the bed, then rubbed my
hand that he held too tightly, looking up at him.
He paced back and forth in front of me, finally stopped and asked, “Irene, what are you trying to do?”
“Shouldn’t I be asking you that?” I was angry too, “What do you want? Nothing happened between
Oscar and me, we’re just friends. You’re clearly pursuing Bonnie, don’t you think you owe me an
exnation?”
“From the day you met me, you should’ve known I’ve nevercked women. Didn’t you consider this
when you married me?” Neil looked at me with a gloomy expression.
“So I should just bend over backwards to please you, is that it?” I scoffed, stood up and stared back at
him, “I’ve told you, I’m not ying that game anymore. You chase Bonnie, I make boyfriends, and we
mind our own business, okay?”
I opened a drawer, took out several documents, showed them to Neil, and calmly said, “There are three
divorce agreements here. One, I leave with nothing. Two, you give me 3% of Whitmore Co. shares.
Three, you give me 8% of shares. Take your pick and sign.”
I must be the most considerate wife in the world, even prepared three different versions of the divorce
agreement for him to choose from.
But Neil didn’t appreciate my thoughtfulness, instead, he got even angrier. He tore up the agreements,
threw them in the trash, took off his coat and threw it on the bed, then went to the window to smoke in
silence.
“What’s the holdup? We should’ve settled this a long time ago,” I said lightly, watching his back, “I’ve
brought up divorce several times now. If you agree, we could be free right now.”
He didn’t respond, just kept smoking one cigarette after another. His silence made me feel a bit sad.
Ste didn’t want to get married, Barbara found an average guy, Alicia threw herself into her work.
They all knew that marriage in our circle was just a trade of interests.
Practically all rich men cheated. Even if they were impotent, they would find other ways to have fun. So
a man like Neil could never be faithful to me. When we got married, my mom asked me if I regretted it. I
was still dreaming about love then, so of course, I didn’t.
I thought, “If my dad could stay with my mom for nearly thirty years, why can’t I win Neil over to spend
the rest of his life with me?”
“Tomorrow’s my mom’s birthday. You’reing with me,” Neil said, changing the topic.
I knew he was not ready for a divorce yet, not because he loved me, but because he’d weighed the
pros and cons and decided Bonnie can’t rece the benefits our marriage brought yet.
“Okay,” I nodded. Neil was trying his best to control his temper now, if I pushed, a fight might break out.
So I went with the flow. If he was not in a hurry about the divorce, I was not either. But if he bothered
me again, I would bring up divorce. This strategy was pretty effective so far.
Neil went to take a shower. I let out a sigh of relief, changed into my pajamas, andid on the bed
ying with my phone. Bonnie posted a selfie from a rehearsal an hour ago, but she looked pretty
down.
Was she upset because Neil came home? Just as I was about to scroll down, she messaged me,
“Irene, is Mr. Whitmore home?”
I was surprised, she was talking about Neil with me?
I replied, “He’s home, taking a shower.”
She was silent for a few minutes, then replied, “That’s good, he’s a good man. He said it’s his mom’s
birthday tomorrow, so he had to go home.”
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I was a bit confused, unsure of Bonnie’s intention here. She didn’t even rify her rtionship with
Neil, just jumped straight into these personal topics. After mulling it over for a minute, I figured maybe
Bonnie thought I already knew about her thing with Neil, so she didn’t feel the need for a showdown
between the wife and the mistress.
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I quickly typed back, “Yeah, he’s certainly a good man.”
Bonnie shot back, “Irene, you’re quite the charmer. Heard you and Oscar hit up a pet store today?”
I wondered how she found out. Could it be that when I sent the video to Russel, not only was Neil
present, but Bonnie as well? Why didn’t he tell me?
Before I could even figure out a response, Bonnie dropped a bombshell. “I always sensed something
different about Oscar’s feelings for you, which is why I broke up with him. Looks like I made the right
call.”