Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 239

I stopped in my tracks and turned to look at Neil.

Neil glanced at me, and our gazes were a bit odd.

"We're not together," I was the first to explain.

The receptionist looked surprised, then apologized, "I'm sorry, I thought you guys were a couple because your clothes look like they match, so..."

I looked down at my outfit, then at Neil’s. They were indeed black and white, looking like a matching couple set.

Neil laughed it off, "No worries; I also think our clothes match pretty well."

The receptionist blushed at Neil's smile and nodded apologetically, "Thank you for your understanding!"

I kept quiet until Neil finished booking a room. Then I booked another one and went to rest.

Neil's room was across from mine. As I was opening my door, he reminded me, "Remember to pick me up when you go to Lucas' house tomorrow. My car is still there."

"Can't you call a cab yourself?" I asked, annoyed.

"I can save money by riding with you," he replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world, as if he were an extremely frugal person.

I slammed the door shut, not wanting to deal with him anymore.

I didn't sleep well that night. I was restless and had nightmares. I woke up several times in a cold sweat.

By the wee hours, I couldn’t fall back asleep. I decided to leave early to avoid Neil and head to Lucas's house.

However, to my surprise, Neil was already waiting for me at my door when I opened it.

He had on only a black sweater, holding his coat in his hand.

"I knew you'd wake up early; I just didn't expect it to be this early," Neil said, a hint of disappointment in his eyes, "You're avoiding me like the plague."

"You're overthinking. I just couldn't sleep, so I left early," I said helplessly, "Aren't you also putting in a lot of effort just to hitch a ride?"

Neil admitted without hesitation, "Absolutely, we can go now."

I didn't know if I just hadn’t known Neil well enough before or if he'd changed. But he was becoming more and more shameless.

I gave him the cold shoulder and headed straight for the elevator, with Neil following me like a shadow.

What made it awkward was that the receptionist hadn't changed shifts yet. Seeing Neil and me together, the receptionist had a look that was hard to describe.

We had said we didn't know each other and that we weren't together, yet we checked in together and then, we were checking out together.

It wasn't until we left the hotel that I felt the receptionist's gaze disappear.

I asked, "Where's your car?" As we neared Lucas' house, I noticed Neil's car was missing.

Neil got out of the car, looked at where he parked yesterday, and acted surprised, "I forgot I had someone refuel it and drive it away last night. Can you give me a ride later?"