Chapter 357
Chapter 357
The moment I said that, Faith’s face changed instantly, and she gripped my hand tightly. “Irene, Neil’s a jerk. He’s just confused about who’s right for him. Can you give him some more time?”
“Neil’s not exactly short of women, you know. You don’t need to do this.” I gently removed my hand from Faith’s grip. “If you don’t want to send me home, I’ll just call Bailey to pick me up.”
“Ah, hold on a sec.” Seeing my determined attitude, Faith helplessly shook her head and then arranged for a car to take me home.
I got in the car with Daisy, leaving without any hesitation. Back at my apartment, I settled Daisy and started working, reviewing some documents from FarHorizon Group and StarGlow Enterprises.
By the time Neil and Bonnie’s engagement rolled around, the results from these documents, along with the data from Gloria’s safe, all needed to be made public.
It wasn’t long before news of Neil and Bonnie’s engagement hit, shocking everyone with their flip- flopping relationship.
But Bonnie’s PR turned their inconsistency into a story of lovers overcoming obstacles and recognizing their true feelings.
I didn’t react because this was all part of the plan Neil and I had formulated.
Stella and the others, however, were getting antsy and came to me to vent.
“If Neil ever harasses you again, kick him to the curb!” Stella, who was pregnant with her second child, was even more worked up than me, so I quickly tried to calm her down.
“Neil’s such a jerk for messing around with Bonnie. They’re both unreliable!” Barbara, an expectant mother nearing her due date, was also indignant.
I was worried about their health, so I kept trying to soothe them.
After comforting them, I was about to get back to work when my assistant came in. “Ms. Finch, Bonnie’s here. She wants to see you.”
Bonnie, who’d been on a roll in the love department, hadn’t come to see me in a while. Her sudden visit today was probably because of her upcoming engagement to Neil.
“Bring her up. Tell her I’m a bit busy, and she’ll have to wait for a bit.”
“Alright.”
A few minutes later, I called Faith. This was probably the first time I’ve called her in a while.
Faith got excited, thinking I was shaken by the news of Neil’s engagement.
“Irene, Neil’s just momentarily blinded by Bonnie. He’ll come to his senses soon.” Faith spoke urgently, completely unaware that I had her on speaker and that my office door was half open.
“I’m done with Neil, and you should know him better than anyone…” Before I could finish, Bonnie barged in.
My assistant looked embarrassed. “Ms. Finch, Ms. Tueley insisted on coming in. I couldn’t stop her.”
I waved my assistant off, signaling her to step out.
Bonnie, in a white dress, walked lightly to the couch and sat down, her heels clicking on the floor.
I ignored her and continued talking to Faith. “Nothing can change Neil’s decisions. I’ve spent ten years trying to make him love me, to no avail. I’m really tired.”
“Irene, you’re the only one who’s right for Neil.” Faith said earnestly.
“There’s no right or wrong in love. You either love someone or you don’t. Neil doesn’t love me, and I don’t want to waste any more time.” I gave a bitter laugh and replied helplessly.
“So there’s really no hope between you two?” Faith asked heavily after a few seconds of silence.
I didn’t hesitate. “Yes, there’s no room for me in his heart.”
Despite what I said, Faith still couldn’t accept Bonnie. She angrily said, “Even so, I still oppose Neil being with Bonnie. So what if they’re engaged? They’re not getting married!”
Faith hung up after that. Bonnie must’ve heard the conversation clearly. Her face looked a bit strange.
After the call ended, Bonnie put on a smile and took out an invitation from her bag. “Irene, this is the second time I’m inviting you to Neil and my engagement party. You just said you don’t want to waste time anymore, so you’ve given up on Neil, right?”
“Whether I give up on Neil or not has nothing to do with you. And I won’t be attending your engagement party.” I responded indifferently.
“You’re really not going?” Bonnie seemed reluctant to accept my refusal.
“I just want you and Neil will stay away from me, Can you do that?” I repeated. Sometimes I felt like Bonnie’s thoughts were a bit too complex. If I attended, she would definitely not be happy. But if I didn’t, she seemed to be expecting me to.
Actually, it was just her desire to win and show off.
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The reason I called Faith was to let Bonnie hear and be sure that Neil and I were done.
Bonnie stared at me for a while, then finally relaxed and smiled. She stood up and said, “I see. Actually, Mitch and Cooper have told me that you and Neil have completely ended things, but you were still trying to get close to him. Now that you’ve given up, I feel relieved. As for our engagement, it doesn’t matter whether you
come or not.”
I breathed a silent sigh of relief. The play we put on with Neil was to make everyone believe, and naturally, it would reach Bonnie’s ears.
“See yourself out.” I looked away, not wanting to talk to her anymore.
Bonnie, acting nonchalant, didn’t take the invitation on the table and then left.
Once she was gone, I let out a sigh of relief, hoping this plan would go more smoothly.
Neil and Bonnie’s engagement was set on short notice, happening in less than a week. During this time, I had nothing else to do but go for my regular treatments with Snow.
She was right. After receiving the treatment and taking the medication for some time, my appetite seemed to have improved, my sleep quality was better, and I felt more comfortable than before.
“Ms. Finch, I heard Neil’s about to pop the question.” Snow suddenly asked me during my treatment.
I was lying there with my eyes closed, and then blinked open my peepers at her question. “Really? You’re still keeping tabs on that?”
“Of course, Neil’s kind of a big deal in this town. I catch wind of his news when I skim through the papers.” Snow softly answered while tending to my treatment.
“Really? Yeah, he’s putting a ring on her, but that’s none of my business.” I replied coolly.
Snow started chuckling. “Aren’t you ticked off? I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but I’ve heard bits and pieces of your saga with Neil. After all these years, can you really let bygones be bygones?”
