Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 51

Russel caught on that I hadn’t come clean with Neil yet, so he shot me a slightly annoyed look, much like a teacher would to a misbehaving student.

I shrunk a little in my seat. I was just looking for someone to speak to, hoping to clear my mind a bit, I wasn’t really looking for any feedback from him.

“Eat up, help yourself!” The food arrived just then, and I quickly urged Russel to eat, while I focused on my meal.

Whenever Russel was with me, he seemed to lose his appetite. He would always leave after eating just a bit, leaving me alone with a table full of food. What a waste!

After packing up the leftovers, I drove home and had Ada feed it to the chickens and ducks in the hen house.

I must admit, Ada was pretty good at raising them. The local chickens and ducks I brought back from Faith had grown quite plump under her care.

I recalled Russel’s words, saying that if I managed to live till forty, it would be a blessing from heaven. I remembered how I died in my past life and immediately told Ada, “Ada, prepare some chicken soup for tomorrow!”

“Of course, ma’am,” Ada nodded.

I noticed Ada was looking a bit off, like she had something on her mind. Did she find out about her daughter’s breakup? Or maybe it was about the recent chemical plant renovations?

I didn't pry and went to take a bath and rest.

Before bed, I got in touch with Barbara Sands. From her, I learned that Norman Frost was indeed wavering. The generous offer from Whitmore Co. and the huge platform for career development was too hard to resist. If he could get in, his future would be limitless.

“Try to persuade him to quit, just like we discussed before,” I replied to Barbara while applying a face mask.

“Sure, Rena. But how would Whitmore Co. really send a job invitation to Norman? Did Neil pull some strings?” Barbara asked curiously.

“Yeah, he decided to play the good guy this time,” I replied nonchalantly.

Barbara was quite shocked. She knew how cold Neil used to be towards me. In the past, he would never help me out. Even a simple conversation was rare.

I guess now that I’m not as clingy in this life, he probably finds me more bearable?

In my past life, I was more of a nutcase.

After chatting for a while, we hung up as I needed to get some sleep for work tomorrow.

Luckily, being a secretary isn’t too demanding, and Neil doesn’t give me a hard time at work, which is quite nice. Seeing how he separates personal and work issues, I decided to do my best and be an excellent secretary.

During this time, I learned that Norman decided to quit and join Whitmore Co. He was assigned to the Project Department.

“Rena, Norman wants to take me out for dinner to celebrate his new job at Whitmore Co. and what should I do?” Barbara called me, sounding quite frustrated.

She despised Norman now. The deeper the love was, the deeper the hatred is.

If she saw him, she might lose control.

However, I encouraged Barbara to meet with Norman. I told her, “Go see him, and tell him you’re pregnant while you’re at it. His parents have been nagging about wanting a grandchild, right? They’d love to have a grandson or granddaughter. Once he hears the news, he'll be over the moon.”