Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 10

After saying all that, I couldn’t help but start to doze off. The alcohol made it impossible for me to stay

awake, and I was swamped with sleepiness.

I figured Neil would leave me to sleep in the car, but when I woke up the next day, I found myself in my

own bed. This was the second time he brought me back to my room to sleep. It was becoming a weird

pattern.

My head was killing me. After taking a bath and changing into fresh clothes, I felt a bit better, but then

hunger kicked in. I thought Neil wasn’t home, so I didn’t bother with a bra and just slipped on a light silk

nightgown, ready to look for something to eat.

Halfway down the stairs, I saw a couple of guys sitting on the sofa, all of them staring at me. Neil was

also there, holding some poker cards. His face turned sour the moment he saw what I was wearing..

“Hey, eyes off!” Mitch quickly pulled down another guy’s head.

I quickly dashed back upstairs to change, feeling a bit annoyed at Neil. Why had he been home so

much lately?

When I came back downstairs all dressed, they had stopped playing cards and were chatting.

Neil had several good friends, all of whom I knew, but was not close with. Mitch, Russel, and Cooper.

They were all well-off young men. Russel was a bit different, not working in his family’s business but

choosing to be a doctor.

They all knew Neil didn’t like me, so they never regarded me as Neil’s wife. In fact, they even helped

Neil chase other women, all except for Russel. They watched me walk into the kitchen without saying

anything. I focused on making a simple plate of pancakes.

“Let’s go.” Neil stood up and said to the other two guys.

Mitch and Cooper nodded and followed Neil out. Soon, I heard the car engine outside, but I didn’t care

as I ate my pancakes.

After breakfast, I put on some light makeup and prepared to go to the hospital. Today was mainly for a

check-up and to visit Oscar.

At the hospital, I registered and went through the check-up process, mainly for breast examination.

Luckily, there was no major problem, just simple hyperplasia of mammary glands. I kept the

examination results, and then prepared to visit Oscar.

“Dr. Russel, off work? Wanna grab some food together?” I just arrived at the ward when I heard a

young nurse’s sweet voice.

Not far away, Russel was in a doctor’s uniform. He was lean and had a unique temperament. The rich

young men in that circle were all about pleasure, but Russel chose to devote himself to the medical

field. He mostly hung out with Neil and the others, drinking and gaming, hardly having close contact

with any woman or man.

But didn’t Russel eventually fall head over heels for Bonnie? I decided to ignore him, walked into

Oscar’s ward, and found Bonnie there again.

“Bonnie, it’s just a little skin injury on my leg, my hands are fine. I can eat by myself.” Oscar was

enjoying being pampered by Bonnie, eating an apple she fed him while mumbling.

Bonnie’s laughter was crisp and gentle. “What, you’re not happy with me being so good to you?”

“Happy, very happy, you are the best!” Oscar was grinning from ear to ear, his eyes full of love for the

beautiful girl next to his bed.

I coughed, breaking up the lovey-dovey atmosphere between the couple. Oscar was surprised, “Irene,

you’re here again?”

Bonnie quickly got up to let me sit. “Irene, sit.”

Bonnie’s face was even more beautiful up close. I suddenly thought of Russel who just left,

immediately grabbed Bonnie’s hand, and dragged her out of the ward. “Irene, what’s going on?” Bonnie

was startled, following me quickly through the corridor.

How did Russel disappear so quickly? I was a bit disappointed. In my past life, it was Neil who met

Bonnie first, then Russel met Bonnie through Neil. What if Russel met Bonnie first? Would it be

different? Would he fall in love at first sight like Neil did?

I sighed, and then showed Bonnie a faint smile, “Nothing, I just wanted to introduce you to a good

doctor. He’s skilled, and he can help Oscar with his stitches in the future.” “Irene, you’re too thoughtful.

Actually, Oscar’s injury isn’t serious.” Bonnie laughed, a bit embarrassed, “He’s a rough guy, not afraid

of this kind of injury. He used to get hurt all the time playing basketball, he’s used to it.”

I nodded, but in my heart, I was determined to bring Bonnie to Russel next time.

With Bonnie, the official girlfriend, around, I didn’t have much chance to chat with Oscar. After a few

minutes, I left. On the way home, I stopped by the pharmacy and bought some more nourishing

supplements.

“Bailey, did you find the housekeepers?” Back in the car, I called Bailey.

“Madam, I’m on my way to your house with them,” Bailey replied.

“Alright.”

Half an hour later, I arrived at Sterling Estates. Bailey was a step ahead of me, the maids were all in

their places, busily doing their tasks. I was satisfied with Bailey’s arrangements.

Seeing me return, Bailey introduced me to the maids, and they all respectfully greeted me,

“Good day, madam.”

I nodded and handed the supplements to the kindest-looking maid. “Please prepare this for me.”

After that, I went in to rest.

A while later, a maid came over with the supplement, saying politely, “Madam, it is ready.”

I looked at the supplement on the table, then at the still charming face of the maid, and asked kindly,

“What’s your name?”

“Madam, my name is Ada.” Ada quickly replied.

“Alright, thanks Ada!” I flashed what I thought was my warmest smile, then waved her off. “You can

leave now.”

With a nod, Ada turned and left, but my eyes lingered on her retreating figure. Whether it was her face

or her body shape, Ada bore a striking resemblance to Bonnie. I suddenly found myself marveling at

the weirdness of the world, like a row of dominoes ready to topple.

Chasing after Bonnie’s boyfriend, hiring Bonnie’s mom? I shot a text to Bailey to send over the files on

the nannies, then gave Ada’s a thorough look-over. The emergency contact listed was usually a

spouse.

I couldn’t help but smirk when I saw the name listed under emergency contact.

Ada, and Dean, these two names were all too familiar to me. During my past life,

my investigation into Bonnie didn’t yield much, but I did manage to dig up her parents’

names.