Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 306

My hand was tightly clutching the cup, I was lost in silence for a long while.

The air seemed to solidify, the silence so thick it was suffocating.

"What's up? Got some guessing now?" Russel broke the silence.

"You're saying Neil and Ethan teamed up against my dad?" I finally voiced my unthinkable suspicion, "You think I'd believe that?"

"Why would Neil still be in contact with Bonnie, why would he be with Ethan?" Russel shot back, a little nervously, "Why would you come here instead of just believing him?"

I sprang to my feet, my chest heaving with agitation, "Just spit it out, don't pressure me!"

"I'm not pressuring you, I just want you to see the truth, instead of being fooled by him." Russel returned my gaze, his voice heavy.

"If you're suggesting Neil and Ethan teamed up against my dad, what proof have you got? Why would he do that?" I forced myself to calm down, settling back down.

Since I was here, I had to clear things up.

Russel looked at me, silent for a moment, then answered, "You know, Bonnie and I worked together once, so we're still in touch, I know quite a bit."

"As for why Neil would do that, isn't it obvious?" Russel tapped lightly on the table, "He wants you back, and now, hasn't he achieved that?"

My last line of defense crumbled, even though Russel didn't provide any evidence, what he said aligned with my suspicions.

I’ve had my suspicion that if StarGlow Enterprises could so easily frame my dad, could Neil be involved?

Just because Neil had been a big help recently, I didn't want to consider this, I still needed his help.

"Didn't you ask Neil to investigate your dad? Didn't he quickly give you some leads? Haven't you wondered how he got the info so quickly? Because he knows Ethan, he's one of the masterminds!" Russel's voice rose suddenly, his words shocking me.

I stared at him blankly, knowing I shouldn't easily believe his words, but they were hard to ignore.

Was it Neil? Did he, Bonnie and Ethan team up to oust my dad from his position, just to get me back?

So, he, Bonnie and Ethan have been in contact all along, I just didn't know.

I didn't want to hear anymore from Russel. I turned and left.

Russel called out to me twice, but I went downstairs, then immediately turned back, rushed up, and took out the ring he gave me, "I don't want anything to do with you or Neil, take your ring back."

A look of unbearable pain flashed across Russel's face, he took a deep breath, staring at me, "Is this your choice? You are returning my ring and then go back to him to be deceived again?"

"I know what I'm doing." I was already somewhat numb, "But Russel, if you ever bring up my infertility again, if you use it against me, I will never forgive you, never see you again."

Having said that, I left again, not looking at his stunned face.

Neil is still hoping I could get pregnant, after all, I'm his parents' favorite daughter-in-law candidate, they're still hoping we'd get back together, if they knew I had fertility issues, I'd lose my leverage over him.

I suppressed my anger and distress, and returned to Sterling Estates.