Chapter 155
Chapter 155
I turned around to see Neil standing there with a grim face, having clearly heard me call him a “jerk.”
I waved to Cathie coolly. “You should head off, drive safe tonight”
Cathie nodded, shot Neil a re, and zoomed off with a press of the gas pedal.
She’s so free and easy, so cool.
If I had been half as free spirited as her, I wouldn’t have ended up with Neil, and none of this would
have happened.
“So I’m a jerk in your eyes?” Neil’s voice was icy cold.
“What I think of you doesn’t matter, as long as you’re the best man in Bonnie’s eyes, that’s enough,
isn’t it?” I retorted, “Neil, get a grip, Bonnie is important to you, and not just because of Karina. Stop
coming to me with all this weird stuff.”
Ready to leave, I turned around only to have Neil grab my wrist and force me into his car. I tried to
open the door, but it wouldn’t budge.
“What the hell are you doing? I demanded, my wrist,aching from his grip.
“What’s this about?” Neil pulled out a handful of photos, his tone icy
I took the photos and was taken aback. They were of me and Oscar, who I had run into at a Day of the
Dead ceremony
We had shared a meal and he had hugged me before we parted Somehow, that had been caught on
camera.
From the angle of the photo, we looked like a couple.
“Where did you get these?” I asked.
“Why were you hugging him? I thought you were just friends?” Neil was angry, as if I had cheated on
him
“If you managed to get these photos, you must also know when they were taken. We were divorced by
then. What happened between Oscar and me is none of your business.”
After calmly responding. I attempted to open the door again. “Unlock the door, I want out!”
Neil was clearly pissed. He unlocked the door, but just as I was about to climb out, he leaned over and
shut it.
Seeing this, I got angry and bit him again!
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Through the thin fabric of his shirt, my teeth dug hard into Neil’s skin. I heard him gasp. I thought it hurt.
He had been scratched, bitten, even hit by me several times before, but he never learned his lesson
and kept provoking me.
I let go of Neil My teeth had drawn blood from his forearm, staining his shirt sleeve.
“Trenell” Neil red at his sleeve, swearing, “How many times have you bitten me? Are you a child?!
I wiped my mouth with a napkin, “Open the door, or I’m calling your parents”
Neil’s face was pale. He finally unlocked the door.
He knew if Iined to his parents, hed be scolded, and it might even affect Bonnie.
Once back in my car, I immediately contacted Halley to find out who had taken the photos of Oscar and
me
They were definitely taken by professional paparazzi.
Halley had good connections in the industry and could usually dig up some information
Halley replied: [Okay. I’ll let you know once I find out
I put down my phone and nced at Neils car through the windshield. He was still sitting there.
I knew Neil had feelings for me. His personality wouldn’t allow for him to be so persistent, even giving
me all his assets and shares in Whitmore Co. But it
was toote now
If I hadnt experienced such deep pain, or if he was not wavering over Bonnie, I might have taken him
back.
To be more precise, if my child were still alive, as time went on, I could have let go of my resentment
and let the child recognize him as his father. But there were no more ifs
From any perspective, he and I were a past that shouldn’t be entangled anymore.
My mother’s fiftieth birthday wasing up in a few days.
I put everything else aside and focused on nning a birthday party for her
Ste and the others would certainlye. As for the other guests, my mom and I would decide
together.
I invited Russel, my best friend, I was more than happy to invite him.
The one family that couldn’t be ignored in the business circle was the Whitmore family. The Whitmores
and the Finches were once allies through marriage, but now they were practically enemies.
My mom decided to ignore the Whitmores, and after deciding on the rest of the guest list, let others
handle the invitation cards.
On the day of my mom’s birthday, the venue was bustling. I sat in a corner with Ste Barbara, and
Alicia, eating and chatting Mitch was there too, and somehow his good friend Cooper had tagged along
The two were chatting with others not far away when Alicia pointed and said, “Isn’t that Russel?”
I looked over and was dazzled
Russel was a handsome man with an impable manner, definitely one of the standouts in a crowd.
But because of his job, he seldom wore formal clothes, mostly wearing doctor’s robes. In his off time,
he preferred a casual andfortable style.
His ck suit today was eye catching, and his charisma was on full disy, a stark contrast to his
usual calm demeanor as a doctor.
“Rena, you invited him?” Ste asked.
“Yes” I answered
“Oh, so Neil is the only one who wasn’t invited?” Barbara chirned in
Alicia lightly tapped her head, “Of course she wouldn’t invite Neil!”
Barbara suddenly realized, andughed awkwardly. “I just thought it was strange, with Russel, Mitch,
and Cooper here, but no Neil. Is he so focused on Bonnie that he’s ignoring his own friends?”
Ste rolled her eyes, “He’s always been more about women than friends!”
“Neil’s behavior is just baffling,” Alicia said with a puzzled look, “If he cares about feelings, then why
has he been so indifferent and repelling towards Renal for a decade? If you say he doesn’t care about
feelings, then why is he so obsessed with his rtionship with Karina?”
Ste quickly chimed in. “He just doesn’t love Rena, that’s all!”
Having said that, she seemed to realize that she might have said something wrong, and quickly
comforted me, “Rena, don’t be upset, you’ll meet a better guy once you leave him behind, he’s not
worth your worry.”
“Why should I be sad? I’ve moved on, I answered with a smile.
Just as I finished speaking, Ste suddenly stood up and stormed over to Mitch
Turns out some woman was trying to flirt with Mitch. As soon as she saw Steing, she
scampered off.
Barbara, Alicia and I were busy taking in the spectacle when we noticed Russel walking over