All Chapters of The Rebirth of the Author: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

“What do you mean, you're back here again? Where were you before, Ayleen?” someone asked from the seat beside her.Ayleen nearly jumped in surprise when she realized someone had been sitting there with her the whole time.Her breathing was still ragged from the dream. Sweat trickled down her temple, and she could tell the rest of her body was drenched as well.What made it even more irritating, and far stranger, was that the person beside her was the one she least wanted to see right now.“Natasha. What are you doing here?” Ayleen asked, frowning.Her hands were still trembling from the lingering effects of the dream, but she had regained enough composure to muster the courage to drive the girl away.Natasha shook her head before rising from her seat.Crossing her arms, she said, “Ayleen, before you ask such a rude question, you should be thanking me.”Ayleen raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean? Why should I thank you?”Natasha clicked her tongue impatiently, though she still explain

Seeing the smile spreading across his best friend's face, Sea honestly wanted to punch that handsome face of his.There were actually plenty of reasons why people assumed he wasn't interested in women and seemed much closer to his best friend instead.Gerrard was exceptionally handsome too, arguably just as attractive as Sea. Countless girls dreamed of becoming his girlfriend.In Sea's opinion, even more girls lined up to date Gerrard than him.Gerrard was also one of the university's basketball stars, just like Sea. Although he wasn't the team captain, he remained one of the most popular players among the female students.However, Gerrard always kept his distance from girls because Sea knew his friend's heart already belonged to someone else.The girl Gerrard liked wasn't even a student at their university.It was no surprise that rumors spread like wildfire every time Gerrard rejected another confession.Seeing the satisfied grin on Gerrard's face, Sea looked away in annoyance.He t

"But ... why?" Ayleen murmured, her head throbbing as more and more unanswered questions piled up.She walked closer and stood between Melody and Liam as they spoke.Natasha quietly stepped away, carrying Lunara with her.Ayleen longed to follow her daughter, but she chose to stay and listen to the conversation between Melody and Liam."Why didn't you pick her up? If you had gone to get her that day, she never would have gotten into that accident," Melody said.Liam remained silent.Filled with anger, Melody continued, "That car ... Ayleen bought it herself. She paid for it with her own hard-earned money. But I never once saw her driving it, and I never once saw you taking her to work or picking her up.""How could you let your wife, who worked so hard for your family, rely on taxis all the time?" she added.The sorrowful expression Liam had been wearing disappeared, replaced by obvious irritation.Apparently, he saw no reason to keep pretending in front of Melody.She likely knew mor

It was pointless.Completely, utterly pointless.No matter how hard she tried to think it through, she still couldn't find the answer to her own question.She slumped back in her chair, feeling as though every ounce of strength had been drained from her body.While she sat there absentmindedly staring out at the rain-soaked street, Sea returned with their order and took the seat across from her."It looks like the rain isn't stopping anytime soon. Do you mind if we stay here a little longer until it eases up?" Sea asked, concern evident in his eyes."It's fine," Ayleen replied. "I'll let my parents know. They won't mind."Sea let out a relieved sigh."Don't worry. I'll pick up my motorcycle from the convenience store later and take you home."Ayleen froze.The memory of riding on Sea's motorcycle was still vivid in her mind.It had been thrilling.Strangely enough, she had enjoyed every second of it.Perhaps it was because, in her previous life, she had rarely experienced simple momen

Sea Finley turned back toward the café to check on something, but when he looked again, Nick, the person he had been searching for, was nowhere to be seen.The man had probably gone back behind the cashier's counter, out of sight from outside.Sea frowned, then shook his head and muttered, "Ah, forget it. Maybe it's just my imagination."Ayleen Hazel let out a soft sigh but said nothing.She assumed Sea was simply a little worried because he had left her alone while he went to retrieve the motorcycle.After all, there had been no other customers in the café besides her. Only Nick had stayed with her, so she thought Sea's concern was perfectly understandable."All right, hop on," Sea said.Ayleen nodded and climbed onto the motorcycle.Throughout the ride, neither of them spoke.Sea focused entirely on driving so they could reach their destination safely, while Ayleen's mind wandered through countless thoughts.Naturally, one of them was about the dreams she had experienced twice.No m