Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 428

"I swear, Stella has been nothing but good to you after you two got married, and yet here you are, messing everything up. And you still have the audacity to get feisty?" My irritation continued to rise, unrestrained.

"What on earth have I done, huh? Have I been caught in bed with another woman? Have I been on dates with someone else? Are all women like this, so irrational?!" Mitch, under Neil's caution, managed to hold back a bit, but his tone was still rather sharp.

All this was happening over a speakerphone, and Mitch's words only succeeded in infuriating Stella further. She demanded loudly, "So what do you want then? You want to wait until you're caught in bed with Ariana before you admit there's something going on between you two? All your favoritism towards her means nothing, is that it?!"

"How have I been favoring her? Stop making things up!" Mitch sounded increasingly exasperated.

"Oh, I'm making things up, am I? Well, you go find yourself a reasonable woman then. We'll get a divorce, I'll take our kids, and I want nothing else from you. You go explain it to your parents. And if I can't get Leila and Quincy, don't blame me for what I might do!" After saying that, Stella promptly hung up the phone.

Only then did she explain to me what had triggered this argument.

While I was busy with Russel, Mitch had called Stella, again about the children, and he couldn't help but discuss it with his parents.

The moment it came to their grandchildren, Mitch's parents took a firm stand that the children must stay with them. That's when Stella lost it.

She generally got along well with her in-laws, so she didn't expect them to pull something like this before they'd even filed for divorce.

I felt a sudden sense of relief that I had stood my ground when it came to Serena and Brandon, refusing to give in to Ryan and Faith's demands. Otherwise, I might be facing a fallout like this one.

Stella, unable to calm down, insisted on rushing back to Rosemont that very night to retrieve the kids from Mitch's parents. It took me a while to dissuade her.

Even if she needed to go back, she could do so the next day. It would be too much for her and the kid to drive all night on the highway.

By the time I got Serena and Brandon to bed, it was midnight, and I was utterly exhausted.

I was woken up by my phone ringing. Serena and Brandon had already been taken out by Norah. I glanced at the caller ID. It was Neil.

Thinking about the clash between him and Russel, I felt a bit embarrassed. At that time, I really thought Neil was at fault, even though I had no idea what had happened.

"Hello? What's up?" I answered the phone, my voice husky and tired from just waking up.

"You wanted Ariana's information?" There was a pause on the other end of the line before Neil spoke.

I hadn't expected it to be so soon. It was only half past ten in the morning. I thought he would give it to me in the afternoon or evening.

I sat up. "Alright, send it to me."

Neil hung up, then immediately sent me an email.

Ariana's information was very detailed, even including her home address.

She didn't have an impressive academic or work background. I wondered how she had managed to get into the Hebert Group, then get involved in this project, and then come here with Mitch.