Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 91

The meal left me all warm and fuzzy, and Oscar was such a chatterbox that the mood was really upbeat.

Then I drove to Evergreen Park, the biggest park in Rosemont, with a massive artificial lake that's absolutely gorgeous when it's full of yellow water lilies in summer. In winter, the lake freezes over, and birds sometimes perch on the ice. People buy some bread, crumble it up, and throw it on the ice for the birds to peck at.

Oscar also bought two loaves of bread and handed one to me, "Irene, you feed them too."

"Sure thing." I opened the bread, crumbled it up with my hands, and threw it onto the lake. Several birds immediately came to peck at it, making quite a scene.

After we finished feeding the birds, we strolled around the park. I don't usually go out for walks, but despite the cold, I was really enjoying myself.

Finally, we arrived at Obsidian Spire. The stone steps were fairly clean, with all the snow trampled down by hikers.

During the hike, Oscar suddenly started talking about Bonnie, "I heard she brought a man home to meet her parents, but it wasn't your husband."

That was quite a sarcastic comment. I paused to catch my breath and replied, "I know. Neil went to find her later. I happened to be at her place at the time."

"You were at her place?" Oscar was taken aback.

"Yeah, her mom used to work as a maid at my place. She's really warm-hearted and made some herbal medicines for me. I went over to get it." I talked about these things calmly.

Oscar nodded, and we continued climbing in silence.

By the time we reached the top, I was sweaty all over. After taking off my coat, the cold wind made me feel really refreshed.

Looking down at the snow-covered Obsidian Spire, it was truly beautiful. The town of Rosemont below looked like a winter wonderland, sparkling under the clear sunlight.

"Irene, let me take some photos for you." Oscar put down his backpack and handed me his kitten, "How about taking some photos with the kitten?"

I leaned against the railing, took the kitten, and smiled at him, "Sure, let's do it."

Oscar was quite good at photography. I had seen the photos he took of Bonnie on his Instagram before. After taking a dozen or so photos, he said, "All right, come take a look."

As I was carefully selecting the best shots, someone stood in front of us. I looked up.

Russel appeared before me like a ghost, with a group of his colleagues not far behind sneakily looking our way.

"Russel, what are you doing here?" I was totally surprised.

"I'm just hanging out with my colleagues." Russel wasn't looking at me but at Oscar, "You're hanging out with Bonnie's ex again?"

This guy was getting more and more rude. What's his problem?

Oscar's face changed slightly, and he looked at Russel with hostility. He didn't like it when people talked like that.

"Oscar and I are friends too; it’s perfectly normal for us to go hiking together. Plus, he and Bonnie have been broken up for a while now. You don't need to refer to him like that," I looked at Russel unhappily, "Let me reintroduce him. His name is Oscar."

"Are you divorced from Neil yet?" Russel didn't seem to care about my displeasure and instead asked me.

The mention of that got me riled up. Since Oscar was in the know, I didn't need to beat around the bush, so I vented my dissatisfaction straight up, "Why are you asking me about that? I've drafted three or four divorce agreements, but he won't sign. Didn't I ask you to persuade him to divorce me? Well, go persuade him!"

Oscar looked at me in surprise again, probably not expecting me to discuss this matter openly in front of him.

Thinking about how angry Neil was when he rushed to Bonnie's house, I felt no regrets at all.

"Irene, don't be mad." Oscar saw this and quickly comforted me.