Fiona finally recognized me, her expression shifting rapidly with hostility in her eyes, yet she dared not provoke me.
I sat down with my mom and started to complain, "I didn't want to come today. Neil dragged me along. So boring."
"This is important. Don't complain about being bored." Mom grabbed my hand, scolding me, yet her tone was filled with affection.
I sneakily glanced at Fiona, then continued to chat, "I really am bored, Mom. I asked Bailey to hire some housekeepers. I plan to put on some weight, Neil said I'm too skinny, do I need to eat and sleep more."
Fiona, biting her bright red lip, listened in, looking uncomfortable.
"It's about time you hired some. The place you're living is so big, there's no way you could manage it all yourself." Mom totally agreed with my decision.
"I just wanted to enjoy some alone time with him, but I've had enough," I spoke vaguely, Fiona was just a passerby in Neil's life, insignificant, not as important as Bonnie, and I didn't need to care too much.
Suddenly, Fiona stood up and left in a hurry. Tessa followed closely, probably feeling awkward.
Once the party was over, I didn't want to go back with Neil, I wanted to go to my mom's house, to spend some quality time with my parents.
"Alright, then I'll be going." Neil never cared about where I was, as long as I didn't damage his reputation.
My dad was still having a whale of a time with his friends, not caring about the party being over. My mom gave me the car keys and asked me to wait for her in the parking lot, she was going to try and convince my dad to stop chatting.
I walked down to the underground car park with the keys, found my dad's car, and was just about to get in when I saw Neil talking with Fiona.
Fiona was clutching Neil's sleeve, looking pitiful. "You've been so good to me, wasn’t any of that sincere? I don't believe it!"
"Whatever, don't bother me anymore." Neil pushed Fiona's hand away.
That was the kind of guy he was. Once he lost interest, he turned his back on you. Just because of a piece of property, Fiona thought she was his true love?
Neil saw me, his impatient and disgusted gaze landed on me, as if I was the one bothering him. I quickly got in the car, locked the doors, and if it wasn't for waiting for my parents, I would’ve definitely drive off immediately.
Seeing me avoiding him, Neil looked like he was going insane, he walked straight towards me, knocking on the car window, I saw his lips move, "Get out!"
I frowned, shook my head, and mouthed back at him, "No."
Then my phone rang, it was Neil, "Irene, get out!"
"I don't want to get involved in your issues with her." Looking at Neil's eyes filled with rage, I replied.
I understood now, if I couldn't propose a divorce before Neil met Bonnie, then I just had to endure, wait for him to propose the divorce, and then immediately agree. That way, I could still get a share of Whitmore Co., and I wouldn't lose out.
In my previous life, Neil proposed a divorce to me a year after he started pursuing Bonnie, and also made it public to the family. I disagreed, we fought for nearly a year, but I lost in the end.
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