Reborn From Oblivion (Nellie and Cameron) novel Chapter 238

Cameron stood there, all the old pride drained from him, his head hanging low in shame.

“So, I heard you moved back to your downtown apartment?” Kristina asked, her voice carrying a hint of concern.

“I sold the mansion,” Cameron replied, his voice rough and strained.

Kristina’s eyes widened in shock. She sprang to her feet and slapped him, the sound echoing in the silence. Her face showed nothing but utter despair.

Her voice trembled as she spoke, “Do you know what people are saying about you? They’re calling you a waste, a lost cause. But I always believed that you were just too tender-hearted and a good man. I believed that luck wouldn’t abandon you, that you’d find your way back to the top.”

She paused, her voice rising. “But look at what you’ve done! You’ve lost your home. This isn’t kindness; it’s foolishness.”

Faced with Kristina’s harsh words, Cameron fell into a deep and uncomfortable silence.

He used to believe he was led by his heart, a genuinely good guy deserving of respect. But the nurses’ words in the ambulance had been a wake-up call, a jolt of reality.

Yes, he’d been kind and loving to Greta, but he’d been nothing but cruel to Nathalie. The wrongs he did her were now his burden to bear.

“It’s karma, Mom,” he said quietly. “This might be my payback for what I did to Nathalie.”

Kristina’s voice rose with emotion. “That’s just an excuse. Plenty of people cheat in marriage and don’t face any serious consequences. But you only plotted against Nathalie for your true love and gave her beautiful memories. The universe shouldn’t be punishing you.”

But then, a thought crossed her mind, and her expression turned serious. She glanced down the hallway before saying, “Cameron, I’m giving you this money because of my love for you. Don’t you dare spend it on anyone else.”

Cameron understood what she was hinting at; she was worried he’d funnel it all to Greta.

He looked conflicted. “Mom, Greta is still my wife.”

Kristina’s face hardened. “Just thinking about how everything went downhill after marrying her makes it hard for me to like her. I hope you’ll divorce her and stop letting her drag you down.”

Cameron replied, “Mom, I’ve already wronged Nathalie, and if I do the same to Greta, people will talk even worse about me. If Greta and I stay together, people will eventually understand.”