Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 54

Neil grinned and said, "Really? How come I've never noticed you have such a problem before?"

"Did you ever bother to get to know me before?" Suddenly, I found my backbone and glared at Neil defiantly.

Sure enough, I succeeded in diverting the conversation.

I thought of the man who hit me with the stick and asked, "Did you call the police? About me getting beaten up."

"I did. The guy's cooling his heels at the police station now." Neil opened a food box, revealing a steaming chicken and abalone soup. "Ada made this from home."

No wonder it smelled familiar. I took the food box and started to eat.

As I was eating, Neil broke the silence. "I've let Ada go. She's leaving tomorrow."

The spoon nearly slipped from my hand, but I didn't turn my head for fear of aggravating my injury. Instead, I widened my eyes and asked him, "Why?"

"The guy who beat you up today, Kent Tueley, is the brother of Ada's husband. It's not appropriate for her to continue working at our place." Neil explained slowly.

A chill ran down my spine. Did Neil already know that Ada was Bonnie's mother?

If he had looked into Kent, he surely would've checked out Bonnie's family, too. It wouldn't be hard to figure out who Ada was.

I had initially wanted Ada to stay at our place a bit longer, but since Neil had already made up his mind, I let it be.

"Alright, I get it." I calmed down and continued eating.

As I was eating, I kept sneaking glances at Neil. He knew that Ada was our nanny, but did he never suspect that I actually knew Bonnie?

Neil was busy replying to messages on his phone. I remembered that my mom's roast chicken should be ready soon, so I said to him, "Thanks for bringing me food today. Since you're busy, you should go."

"Okay." Neil stood up to leave.

I rolled my eyes. If he was in such a hurry to leave, then why did he even bother bringing me food?

No sooner had Neil left than my mom arrived. Although I had already eaten quite a bit, I couldn't resist the temptation of the roast chicken and forced myself to eat some more.

My mom wanted to stay overnight with me, but I refused. It was just my head that couldn't move, not my body.

My mom reluctantly went home to rest. After a nurse had checked my ward and gave me some injections, I was ready to get some sleep.

Just as I was about to drift off to sleep, my phone rang. Luckily, I was in a private room, so the noise wouldn't disturb anyone else.

"Hello?" Without checking the caller ID, I answered the phone, "Who's this?"

"Irene, it's me." Bonnie's voice came through the phone. She spoke softly and nervously, "Are you asleep?"

I immediately became more alert. My voice became clearer, "Oh, it's you. No, I'm not asleep. What's up?"

"Irene, I heard about what happened. My uncle hurt you today, and you had to be hospitalized. I'm calling to apologize on his behalf. I'm sorry." Bonnie's tone was filled with sincerity. I could tell that she genuinely meant her apology.