Chapter 132


    Chapter 132


    Kate didn’t dare to argue with me at work, and looked grumpy all afternoon.


    After work, I drove off and right as I was leaving the office, I spotted a familiar red BMW. Bonnie just


    got out of the car. She was all dolled up, wearing a polka dot beret, looking young and trendy. Her


    attire matched well with the red BMW


    Why was she here if she had quit her job? I was puzzled, but didn’t give it much thought.


    After I got back to my apartmentplex, I took the elevator up as usual. Just as the elevator doors


    were about to close, a hand shot in and stopped them The elevator door slowly opened again, and Neil


    walked in expressionlessly He nced at me once, and then the two of us never made eye


    contact again


    Neil was carrying some groceries. It was the first time I saw him doing grocery shopping. He looked like


    a real family guy


    A few seconds after the elevator doors closed, the elevator jolted abruptly, I grabbed onto the handrail


    to steady myself, my heart pounding.


    “The elevator’s broken, Neil tried the open door button, but it didn’t respond.


    “Seriously?” I was speechless. “Call the property management”


    Soon, we heard the property management over the inte, telling us not to panic. The elevator had a


    minor issue and they had already called a


    repairman


    Then there was silence in the elevator Neil and I had nothing to say. The silence was broken by the


    sound of my stomach. Usually, I would have started cooking by this time. I felt extremely hungry


    Neil nced at me and I awkwardly turned my head away


    My stomach grumbled again.


    “Hungry?” Neil bent down and opened the bag on the floor. Inside, besides some groceries, there were


    also a few apples and bread.


    He handed me a piece of bread, “Here, have a bite”


    I nodded, took the bread and started eating. It was gone in two, three bites. The more I ate, the


    hungrier I got, and I couldn’t help but nce at the bag again I was extremely hungry, it was driving me


    nuts


    Neil seemed surprised at my sudden appetite. I used to eat very little. He picked up the bag, opened it


    in front of me. “There’s only a bit of bread and some apples left. Help yourself”


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    I didn’t hesitate, didn’t care if the apples were washed or not, and just started chowing down. By the


    time I was full, there were only three apples left in the bag and all the bread was gone


    “Have you ever had your stomach checked?” Neil didn’t seem to care about the few pieces of bread


    and apples. He looked at me with a furrowed brow.


    I wiped my mouth, Yes, I did. Just a mild gastritis, nothing serious.”


    “Good,” Neil’s brow rxed a bit.


    The repairman was taking his sweet time. Half an hour had passed and we finally heard voices from


    above. The issue seemed to be up there. But I didn’t understand how they were fixing it. Suddenly, the


    elevator jolted again and I lost my bnce, heading straight for the wall.


    “Watch out!” Neil caught me urately and swiftly. I ended up in his arms, the familiar scent of tobo


    mixed with a faint fragrance entered my nostrils.


    Because of my pregnancy, my sense of smell was sharper than before. Sometimes certain smells


    would make me nauseous, especially the smell of smoke. But the smell of tobo from Neil’s clothes


    was faint, mixed with a hint of fragrance. I found it surprisinglyforting. I couldn’t help but wonder,


    had my baby already formed some sort of connection with him?


    If I worked hard to raise her, but she ended up bonding with Neil, I would be furious.


    “Thank you” I thanked him politely after I steadied myself.


    “Sure,” Neil let go of my hand, his face expressionless as usual.


    There was a weak signal in the elevator, so I decided to sit down and y with my phone. That was


    when Neil’s phone rang. He nced at me and answered it.


    Due to the noise of the repair work and people talking above us, Neil put the call on speaker. So, I


    could hear the voice on the other end.


    “Mr. Whitmore, Malinda and I made some food, we invited Kate as well. Would you and Russel Louis


    like to join us?” Bonnie’s voice was soft and sweet.


    Just as I heard this, my stomach growled again, loudly. I helplessly rubbed my belly, thinking, “Baby,


    you can’t eat her food.


    “I can’t make it today, Neil’s voicecked the tenderness it used to have..


    “Ahh? Alright then, Malinda and I will start without you. Don’t forget to have dinner, Bonnie sounded a


    bit disappointed, but she still reminded him gently


    “I will,” He replied.


    After hanging up, I looked at Neil, “Neil, do you think once you have something, you don’t need to


    cherish it?”


    Neil took off his jacket and said to me, “Stand up.”


    I stood up without understanding why Heid his jacket where I was sitting and gestured for me to sit


    down. Was this really Neil, being such a gentleman and considerate?


    1 never had it, how could I cherish it?” Neil answered my previous question after I sat down.


    I was


    quite curious about how things had developed between Neil and Bonnie. During my past life, I was in


    the dark about many things, aplete loser. If Russel hadn’t told me some things, I would have died


    in the dark.


    “Weren’t you with her?” I was surprised.


    “No.” Neil’s answer was firm.


    I didn’t know how to respond. How could they not be together? I had seen him fall for Bonnie at first


    sight, I had seen the texts he sent her, and I knew he had asked her to quit her job, to break up. All


    these things really happened.


    After a while, I asked, “Why? Don’t you like her?”


    Neil chuckled and he asked me, “You seem pretty sure that I was the one who pursued her first?”


    Wasn’t that the case? Thest time Russel and I talked, he told me that Neil had pursued Bonnie I had


    seen it myself after I was reborn. I saw the messages he sent to Bonnie


    “If I never slept with her, would you remarry me?” Neil asked before I could answer.


    “No way” I answered almost immediately, I didn’t care what happened between him and Bonnie. All I


    knew was that the scenes I had witnessed had hurt me deeply.


    Neil gave a slight smirk, not saying another word. Just then, the elevator doors opened. I picked myself


    up off the floor, gave him back his coat, and walked out.


    Neil and I turned our backs to each other, each heading our own home.


    The moment the door closed behind me, my mind was a whirlwind. I couldn’t help but rey what Neil


    had just said. If he didn’t make the first move on Bonnie, did she give him some kind of hint? Was


    Neil’s love–at–first–sight and relentless pursuit of her just a front?