Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 206

Neil was just around the corner. He was looking dapper in a simple yet subtly luxurious suit, always looking sharp and exuding a mature masculine charm.

At the sound of Bonnie's voice, he turned his head. His gaze barely lingered on me, as if I were just air. In his eyes, there was only Bonnie, and he looked at her with a gaze full of adoration.

My mom quickly took note of my reaction, and then her face relaxed.

"Thanks for coming despite your busy schedule." Bonnie said, latching onto Neil as he approached, making her look like she had two big rocks to lean on.

When she talked to Neil, there was a clear, playful tone in her voice.

Gloria gave a small smile to Neil, "Mr. Whitmore, it's an honor for all of us at StarGlow Enterprises to have you here. Your presence adds shine to our humble company."

"Ms. Gloria, you're too modest." Neil replied, his smile faint.

From their words and expressions, I could only see their hypocrisy.

But hypocrisy was the norm. Alicia once told me that if you want to make money, you need to be good at socializing and talking to people. Sincerity was not necessarily the key to success, but could actually be a fatal flaw.

Then I saw some familiar faces. They were Stella and Barbara's parents. They came over to say hi when they saw me and my mom.

Not far from us, Alicia, dressed in a chic suit and exuding a strong aura, was happily chatting with others.

"Mom, I'm going to find Alicia." I whispered to my mom.

"Go ahead." She nodded.

Just as I started to move, Bonnie followed me. She quickened her pace and stopped me.

"What's up?" I asked, wondering what she wanted.

Bonnie held a glass of wine, her expression sincere and her tone apologetic, "Irene, I wanted to take this occasion to toast to you and apologize. Can we put past grievances aside and be friends again?"

I looked at Bonnie speechlessly for a while, then asked, "Do we need to?"

"Yes, we were friends initially, weren't we? We became enemies only because of Neil." Bonnie said earnestly, "Now that you're with Russel and I'm about to get engaged to Neil, there's no reason for us to be against each other."

I retorted, "Why do you think so? What was the purpose of setting up this company?"

At this question, Bonnie paused.

Everyone knew that StarGlow Enterprises was established to compete with my family's company. Bonnie, as one of the founders, knew this too.

Neil came up and stood behind Bonnie. They looked great together, both in appearance and temperament.

Especially Bonnie, who was only about 1.6 meters tall, looked petite and provoked a desire to protect her.

"What's up?" He leaned down slightly and asked Bonnie.

A blush crept onto Bonnie's face, and she replied shyly, "Nothing; I just wanted to apologize to Irene. I hope we can let bygones be bygones and be friends again."

I looked at them coldly.

Only then did Neil look at me, his eyes cold, reminding me of the days when I was in love with him.

No matter what I did or said, he always treated me with such indifference.

"I guess I was too naive. Irene is still unwilling to forgive me. I've done her wrong before. Well, I'll find another chance to slowly win her forgiveness." Bonnie added.

Neil just grunted in response, not saying much.