Chapter 193


    Chapter 193


    I totally wanted to make a U–turn and speed off, but Ste and her daughter were still in my car, I had


    no choice but to suck it up and drop them off at their doorstep.


    “My wife is back! Mitch, all dressed up, probably just got back from work. Seeing Ste get out of my


    car, he immediately rushed over to pick up Le and enthusiastically greeted Ste.


    Russel’s gaze fell on me for a few seconds before shifting away


    I also deliberately avoided Russel s gaze. Once Ste and Le got out of the car, I was ready to leave.


    “Hold on!” Mitch suddenly called out to me, “Rena, could you give Russel a lift? He didn’t bring his car


    and I don’t have the time to drive him.”


    Hearing this, Ste gave me a knowing wink.


    My instinct was to refuse, but Russel looked at me again; his eyes wereplex and a bit repressed.


    I let out a deep sigh, “Alright. Dr. Russel, I’ll take you home”


    Russel didn’t say a word. He kept his lips tight but seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. He nodded at


    Mitch, then got into my car.


    He had a scent of woman’s perfume on him today


    I drove in silence, heading to Russel’s apartment. I’d been there once before and remembered the


    general route.


    “I had a blind date today: Russel broke the silence first, “We met, had dinner, and chatted”


    “That’s nice. How old is she? What does she look like?‘ I casually asked


    Russel didn’t answer. I couldn’t help but nce at him. He sat upright in the passenger seat, his profile


    expressionless.


    Did I say something wrong again? Wasn’t I just showing concern for him?


    Never mind, it’s probably better if I just keep quiet and drive


    So I kept silent, not asking anymore about Russel’s blind date. It wasn’t until the car arrived at his


    apartment building that I broke the silence, “We’re here.” “Wait for me. I need to take Boomer for


    deworming, Russel said to me in a slightly gloomy tone as he unbuckled his seat belt, ‘My car is in the


    shop for maintenance. The other cars are at home. Can you give me a ride again?”


    “Sure. I’ll wait for you here” What else could I say?


    While Russel went to get Boomer, I was stuck in a curious thought Is this what it feels like to be loved


    by someone I don’t love?


    Did that mean Neil had been dealing with this kind of trouble for the ten years I was chasing him?


    The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was off. Why was I starting to feel sympathy for


    Neil? I must be going crazy


    “Meow” The car door opened again. A cute meow interrupted my messy thoughts


    Russel had changed his clothes. He was now in a white t–shirt and gray pants, very simple and casual.


    God had been kind to him, leaving almost no traces of age on his face, so as long as he changed his


    style a bit, he looked very young


    As long as his gaze wasnt so cold.


    Boomer seemed to remember me in the cage, he kept meowing, trying to get close to me, but without


    sess.


    “Boomer is looking more handsome” I leaned in to look at the kitten, unable to suppress my


    compliment.


    “You hold the cage I’ll drive.” Russel suddenly handed the cage to me.


    I didn’t know which pet store he was going to, so I switched ces with him and sat in the passenger


    seat holding the cage, asionally teasing Boomer. On the way, Russel and I hardly spoke a few


    words


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    After we arrived at the pet store, I didn’t get out of the car with Russel.


    Tll call a friend to pick me upter. You can go ahead,” Russel said to me from outside the car window,


    holding the cat cage.


    “Okay. Russel, I have a favor to ask, I hesitated for a moment but decided to speak up. “Could you not


    tell anyone about my infertility? Please?”


    Russel’s gaze deepened He asked, “Even if I dont mind, you wouldn’t choose me, would you?”


    He had a self–deprecating smile on his face. “I understand. I won’t tell anyone.”


    With that, he entered the pet store.


    I breathed a sigh of relief but also felt a little upset. If I could fall in love with Russel, it might not be bad.


    I believe he would do anything for me. But it seemed I couldn’t fall in love with anyone anymore. All my


    capacity for love was lost in my marriage with Nell


    I drove home. After some thinking, I contacted the media.


    Soon, news of Neil and Bonnie rekindling their old me surfaced. As the whistle blower, I was


    indifferent.


    Bonnie probably didn’t expect me to be so kind to her, even helping her reignite her romance with Neil.


    Their past story was brought up again, and people were discussing it online, eventually forming two


    camps.


    One believed Neil apanying Bonnie to the cemetery was a sign of their reunion. They had always


    had a thing for each other but were separated for Two years due to some issues.


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    The other camp believed it signaled a potential coboration between Whitmore Co. and Harmony


    Enterprises. They didn’t meet because of lingering feelings but for business interests


    While Neil and Bonnie became a hot topic, I had already packed up and started working at my family’s


    company


    Ste quickly organized a party to celebrate my bing a working woman. On Friday night, as soon


    as I got off work, they dragged me into Cielo


    Nocturno.


    I hadn’t been here for a drink in a long time. I drank one ss after another and soon felt tipsy. Before


    long, the four of us got a little drunk


    “Rena, just a heads up…” Ste suddenly leaned in and whispered in my ear, “Neil is trying to figure


    out who leaked the news about him and Bonnie. It seems like he’s found out it was you‘


    “Cough, cough, cough.“I almost choked. Does Neil really have that much free time?


    “Why did you do that? Ste squinted at me,


    I felt a bit drunk, so I replied directly. “I just don’t want to be bothered by Neil, so I gave him something


    to do. What do you think of my idea?”


    Ste nced behind me, and her expression seemed a bit off. She immediately covered my mouth,


    “You’re drunk. That’s why you’re talking nonsense.”


    I was kinda pissed, so I pushed Ste’s hand away. “I’m not talking nonsense! I’m telling the truth,


    Hasn’t he always been all tangled up with Bonnie? Then he should just keep entangling with her, not


    bothering me. From now on, I’ll leak his news to the media every day. If thats not enough, I’ll spill the


    beans about Karina too.”


    Just then, a hand reached from behind me and took my ss away


    I turned around in confusion. Neil stood behind me, his face stern. His indifference stood out in stark


    contrast to the lively atmosphere around us


    Even though Ste and the others always said Neil was a bad guy, it seemed like I was the one caught


    red–handed right now. For a moment, all four of up were left speechless