Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 143

I spent a good amount of time comforting Stella, hoping she wouldn't fret over me and accidentally harm the baby in her belly.

After hanging up, my dislike for Bonnie hit a new high.

My hatred for Neil was burning like a wild fire.

I asked Halley to write a piece centered around the recording and send it to me for review.

Three days later, he sent me the draft.

Meanwhile, Russell messaged me that Bonnie's surgery in Phenovia was temporarily postponed. She was returning home and would continue her regular check-ups and treatments at the hospital where she used to treat her heart condition.

As I was pondering over my next steps, Barbara called.

"Rena, I'm at a loss for words!" she sounded exasperated, "News of Bonnie's heart condition is spreading like wildfire at Rosemont College. The school even organized a fundraiser, especially music department students, this is insane!"

"A fundraiser? She’s got Neil, why would she need a fundraiser?" I sneered.

"People are saying she and Neil are just friends, and Neil is the one pursuing her. She wouldn't accept any financial support from Neil. Many people think she's quite proud and those who criticized her before are now starting to feel sorry for her," Barbara replied.

Although Bonnie was cunning, she did care about dignity, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people willing to believe her.

In some ways, she was good at disguising herself, always able to make most people like her.

Unless Neil came forward to clarify, those rumors would be taken as truth by the public, and Bonnie's bad reputation would slowly fade away.

She might even use her heart condition as an excuse for being with Neil, saying she was moved by Neil's unwavering support.

I knew Neil wouldn't come forward to explain to anyone.

"A lot of people don't know the whole story, they only see the surface, so they're easily swayed. It's okay, the higher she's lifted, the harder she'll fall," I said.

"She's supposedly returning home in the next couple of days and is planning to go back to school to personally return the donations to help some poor but excellent students."

Barbara sighed deeply, "I now truly understand what a wolf in sheep's clothing means."

"If she's going back to school, would they throw her a welcome party?" I spotted an opportunity.

Barbara replied, "Definitely. She's popular because of Neil and her generous act of donating all the fundraising money to the school will certainly be publicized and praised."

I already had a rough plan in mind.

Indeed, Bonnie returned home the next day, and to my surprise, Neil was not in the airport photo, but Kate and Malinda were.

The media's attention on Bonnie was entirely because of Neil. Many female celebrities had used him to boost their exposure.

The online comments were quite interesting.

"Before I cursed Bonnie as a homewrecker! After knowing Bonnie was forced to accept Neil and has severe heart disease, I thought I deserved to die!"

"Bonnie probably isn't with Neil yet, or why would she need to raise funds?"