Rebirth Into My Second Chance novel Chapter 144

"Suit yourself. Now, please, leave."

But he just gave a cool, slight smile and said, "Just so you know, the Hiltons would never take someone like you as their daughter-in-law."

My laughter was even more desolate than his.

His mother had married a struggling artist, and the Hiltons had looked down upon her for it.

So, he was warning me that I'd get the same cold shoulder from the Hiltons that he did.

But Maximilian, I was determined to win you over!

After Claude left, I glanced at my digital lock. When setting it up, I was too lazy to think of a new code, so I used Claude's birthday.

If he was brave enough to try, he could have opened the door himself.

But he didn't believe my feelings for him, carved deeply into my bones, lasted ten years.

Time for a change.

The code was now set to 6088, the number of the hotel room on the night of my rebirth.

Stepping inside, the elevator doors closed behind me.

I caught one last glimpse of Max. He looked so tired, carrying a forensic toolkit in his hand.

Had he been at the detective bureau again? Was there another burnt body case?

He should probably just have a glucose drink and hit the sack.

After my shower, I vigorously scrubbed the area Claude had touched.

Dressed in my pajamas, I curled up on the couch to watch TV, but then the doorbell rang.

Peering through the surveillance, I saw Max in fresh casual clothes, holding a crockpot at my doorstep.

I didn't rush to open the door, just quietly watched him on the monitor.

Anxiety showed on his usually unflappable face.

He pressed the doorbell again. But I still didn't open the door. If he knew that because of him, indirectly, I died once, and so did my child, in this life that child didn't come looking for me either.