Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 95

I was looking for Simmons when one of Bonnie's friends deliberately shoulder-checked me as she walked by.

"Hold up!" I wasn't gonna take that lying down. I grabbed her arm and snapped, "Are you blind? Apologize!"

No sooner had I said that than her friend came running over, calling, "Malinda!"

Malinda glanced at her approaching friend, then shook off my hand, "What's the big idea, old lady?"

She was about the same age as Bonnie, so calling me an old lady was ridiculous. I got the message.

"What's up?" Malinda's friend asked.

"It's all her fault! She's the reason Bonnie tried to off herself!" Malinda pointed a finger at me.

Her friend looked at me with hostility.

I was both pissed and amused, "My fault? Why would she try to kill herself if she hadn't done anything wrong? Did you guys waste your time in school? Don't ethics and honesty matter anymore?"

"Bonnie has always rejected your husband!" Malinda fumed, "It's your hubby who won't leave her alone. Why don't you give him a piece of your mind? And besides, everyone knows your marriage is nothing but a business deal. You're just bitter because you can't get a guy's love, right?"

Simmons seemed to notice the argument that was going on and came over.

He stood by my side and asked, "What's going on?"

Malinda looked at Simmons and was obviously taken aback. Young girls like her couldn't resist a good-looking guy. I noticed earlier during the performance that Malinda would occasionally glance at Simmons while she was glaring at me.

She probably thought Simmons and I didn't know each other due to the crowded scene.

"These two ladies were discussing their female friend," I said with a smirk. "You know her too, the one who made headlines with Neil recently."

Simmons' expression subtly changed. He held my hand and said, "Why bother talking to people like this?"

His response pissed off Malinda. She stood in front of us and yelled, "Haven't you heard the saying that love doesn't care who came first; the one left behind is the third wheel!"

"Bonnie is innocent; she was forced into this mess. What gives you the right to bully her?"

I was speechless. These people were all nuts.

I thought they might have been misled by Bonnie's one-sided story and didn't know the full picture. Now it seemed they had become fans of the supposed epic love story.

Well, I'd make sure they paid for this.

"You're right." I began to clap, "I thought the same before and filed for divorce, planning to let them be together. But seeing how upset you guys are, I've changed my mind. I'll withdraw the divorce papers tomorrow."

After I finished, Malinda's face turned pale. She stuttered, "Don’t... don’t... don’t you dare withdraw the papers!"

"Ah, Bonnie will think you guys are pretty dumb, won't she? She was about to be officially and legally with him, yet you guys messed it up." I teased.

Malinda became frantic, "No, you can't withdraw the papers!"

I ignored her and walked away. Malinda tried to grab her again, but I pushed her away harshly. She fell on her butt and looked at me with a mix of fury and helplessness.

"Listen up, touch me again, and I have plenty of ways to make you pay. You know why I married Neil? Because my background is way better than you naive kids. How about you go blame Bonnie's birth!" I snapped at Malinda.

Malinda stared at me with hurt and anger in her eyes but didn't dare to retort.