Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 229

Kitty looked at me with a face full of exasperation “You really don’t get it, do you?”

Just then, her phone rang. She took a glance at the caller ID, then quietly stepped aside to answer it, and I went off to find my car.

As I was getting in, I saw Kitty rushing back to say a few words to Neil before hurrying off. The moment she left, Neil’s gaze was fixed on me.

But he stayed true to his word. He had promised not to seek me out anymore, and he had kept his promise. The Twitter drama and today’s chance encounter weren’t his doing

While avoiding Neil’s gaze, I opened the car door and got in. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him slump to the ground.

I was startled. What the hell happened?

Although Neil had fainted in the hospital lobby, it was already pretty late, and the place was deserted. Who knew when the medical staff would find him?

“What a pain in the ass!” I muttered, reluctantly getting out of the car to check on Neil.

He looked terrible. He was clutching his upper abdomen, and his face was breaking out in a cold sweat.

But he was still conscious. In spite of the pain, he actually pushed me away. “Don’t worry about me!”

Tll go get a doctor, wait here!” I didn’t argue with Neil, quickly getting up to find medical staff.

A few minutes later, I watched as Neil was wheeled away to be examined. I should have been free to go, but because Neil had passed out, I had to stick around to pay the fees and complete the admission procedures

After finishing the paperwork, I called Mitch Despite the late hour, he rushed to the hospital with Cooper.

By then, Neil had regained consciousness. He didn’t react much to seeing Mitch and Cooper; instead, he started blaming me. “I told you not to meddle! Are you just doing this to make me owe you a favor?”

Was saving a life now

“Rena, we really appreciate your help tonight. It’s late; you

him.” I didn’t want to argue with Neil, so I just turned

called out to me again. “I didn’t mean to drag you into my issues

wasn’t with his stomach but with his head. One minute he was cold and rude,

never blamed Neil

it. I don’t hold it against you” I replied in a

looked like he had more to say but remembered

as I left the room, Mitch followed me out. “Rena, I

“What’s up?” I asked.

know is that Gloria has been using the incident with Karina’s death to smear his name. It’s been causing him a

no idea

tired Neil looked the day he came to see me. His dark

He had always felt guilty about Karina’s death, so I could only imagine how terrible he must be

stop blaming him.” I tried to offer some consolation,

filled with regret than relief right now. It was because of Karina that he treated you the way he did.

sentence.

in the past. But I’m curious. How did Neil

Mitch explained, I finally understood why Neil got together with Bonnie. She had told him that Gloria

with Bonnie to

records, confirming the

Karina had always caused tension between Neil and me. But now that it was

my apartment building, I

returned from a business

brings you here?” I asked, walking over with

clothes before coming

for a moment, then let go to show me the gift he had brought

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