Chapter 71
Chapter 71
Ste was feeling bored out of her skull. Every day, all she did was eat, drink, rest, and asionally
comin about her brain slowing down. But when I mentioned needing to find out if Geneva was
pregnant, she immediately offered to take on the task.
“Great. I’ll keep investigating Geneva, too, and try to find a way to get those negatives back.” I
gratefully squeezed Ste’s hand, “Ste, thank you.”
Why are you thanking me? We’re tight, remember? Let’s go. I’ll go with you to visit your mom in the
hospital today.” Ste grabbed her coat and off we went back to the hospital.
Along the way, Ste even picked up some nutritious food to bring along.
As we passed Dean’s room, we noticed Bonnie standing at the door. She was dressed in a sky-blue
down jacket, which really suited her. She was as pure and beautiful as ever.
Ste was sharp as a tack and recognized Bonnie from her silhouette. She stopped and said, “Isn’t that
the homewrecker?”
She didn’t care about Bonnie’s true nature. As long as Bonnie was messing around with a married
man, she was a home-wrecker.
Bonnie heard us and immediately looked back. She forced a smile, and then went back into the room.
She seemed to be looking at my mom’s door the whole time. Could Neil havee too?
“Come on, I’ve got something to tell you.” I took Ste to the other end of the hallway and briefly
exined what had happened recently, then warned her, “Don’t get mad for me. I knew about all of
this. I don’t care. I’m just waiting for Neil to divorce me.”
Ste’s mouth gaped wide open, her eyes nearly popping out. She took a while to digest my words, her
voice tinged with excitement and admiration “Rena, you mean Neil’s the one refusing to divorce?”
I nodded.
“Holy cr ap, good for you! No wonder you’re so chill now!” Ste seemed delighted, like she’d won the
lottery.
When I first came back to life, I told them that I wanted to divorce Neil, but it hadn’t happened yet.
Given my previous personality, it would definitely be Neil proposing the divorce and me refusing. They
never would have guessed that I was the one initiating the divorce, and Neil was the one refusing.
With my warning, Ste didn’t pay much attention to Bonnie. The next time we passed Dean’s room,
she just rolled her eyes at her.
I slowed down and took a peek inside the room. Bonnie was staring at us as we passed by.
When I arrived at my mom’s room, I saw that Neil was indeed there. He was uncharacteristically
peeling an apple for my mom. The room was warm. His coat was draped over the back of a chair, and
he was wearing a waistcoat, looking very elegant.
Seeing Ste and mee in, he handed the peeled apple to my mom and said in a gentle tone, “I
need to go to the office now.”
“Okay. You’re so busy and you stille to see me, how sweet.” My mom took the apple and smiled in
response.
“That’s what I should do,” Neil got up and took his coat, then nced at me with a meaningful look in
his eyes. He added, “Call me if you need anything.”
I knew he was talking to me. I didn’t answer, but avoided his gaze and arranged the nutritional food that
Ste had brought.
Neil wasn’t the type to get hung up on things, and he wouldn’t care about my deliberate cold shoulder.
After he left the room, Ste immediately followed him out to take a peek, curious to see if Neil would
greet Bonnie.
I reminded Ste not to mention Bonnie in front of my mom. Her mood was not good right now. If she
knew about Bonnie, she’d probably faint with
anger.
With Neil’s ability, it would be very easy for him to move Dean to another hospital or room. He’d
probably try to get rid of Dean and his family in the next few days. Otherwise, it would be too awkward
for his future ex-mother-inw and future father-inw to be in adjacent rooms, and his future ex-wife
and future wife to be running into each other all the time.
“Mom, what do you think about hiring a nurse? That way, Ste and I would have more time to
investigate Geneva.” I sat by the bed, holding her hand, discussing with her.
“Okay. Rena, I’ve been thinking, I still believe your dad.” My mom sighed deeply, “Ah…thirty years of
marriage can’t be shattered so easily.”
Ste also promised with gusto, “Don’t worry, I’ll help Rena. We’ll definitely drive that bi tch away!”
My mom didn’t me me for telling Ste about this. Instead, she looked at her gratefully, “Thank you,
Ste.”
Steughed and said, “No need to thank me. I love catching homewreckers!”
Just as she finished speaking, I saw Bonnie’s figure disappearing quickly from the doorway. I wonder if
she heard what Ste said.
After a while, Ste left first. Only my mom and I were left in the room. We didn’t talk much before she
fell into a deep sleep. She must have had a couple of sleepless nights. It wasn’t until today, when my
dad visited and they resolved their issues, that she could finally get some peaceful sleep.
The room was stuffy. I went to the window and opened it a cr ack. The cold air rushed into the warm
room, cooling my slightly feverish face. The next second, my gaze froze. I was looking at the man and
woman in the snow below.
Neil hadn’t gone back to the office, but was talking to Bonnie. Meaning that from the time he said
goodbye to my mom until now, he hadn’t left the hospital for an entire hour, but was waiting for Bonnie?
I watched them, my expression as nk as if I was looking at two strangers. But inside, there was a
surge of emotions I couldn’t suppress, a mix of irony and anger at being yed. If he loved Bonnie so
much, why won’t he agree to divorce me? Why would he do and say things he shouldn’t with me?
Perhaps sensing my gaze, Neil suddenly looked up at the window where I was. I turned away from the
window. Just then, a nurse came in, introduced by
Russel.
“If there’s any problem with my mom, call me right away.” I left a number with the nurse and hurried out.
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Later, I hired a private detective, ready to invest some money to investigate Geneva thoroughly.
Though my dad’spany provided prettyprehensive personnel files, there just weren’t any useful
leads in there. Considering Geneva was a Springvale gal, married and with kids, I decided to send
someone over to Springvale to snoop around.
By the time I’d sorted all this out, it was already evening. The neon lights on the main street were
dazzling. Their glow reflected off the wet ground and shimmered on the snow. There was a mix of glitz
and a chilly vibe in the air. I stood on the sidewalk, watching couple after couple stroll by, hand in hand,
laughing and chatting away.
Just as I was zoning out, a call from Russel jolted me back. His voice was low, “Where are you?”
“Out on the street, I answered absent-mindedly.
My nonchnt response left Russel silent for a moment before he spoke again, “Send me your
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