Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 394

Russel exhaled a

of relief as he took my hand, “I had a chat with Karina downstairs. If you ever need me, just call, and I’ll be right back.”

He was honest about it, not hiding the fact that he had spent time with Karina.

I said nothing, not feeling jealous or discontent. I was just somewhat puzzled. What could they have possibly discussed? What common ground did they share?

Once we returned to our room, Russel noticed my silence. Assuming I was scared, he brought me water and comforted me.

Still, his tender gestures didn’t make me feel any better.

“Russel, what did you talk about with Karina?” I finally asked.

Russel looked surprised, and a smile played on his lips, “Why? Are you jealous? Or are you worried that we’re plotting something?”

I found his assumption strange, I was merely curious about their conversation, not suspecting any conspiracy.

Seeing my bewilderment, Russel ruffled my hair, “Don’t worry. There’s nothing going on between us. She just wanted to talk about Serena and Brandon. She’s a bit paranoid and thinks Brandon looks like Neil. She keeps asking me for reassurance.”

Karina’s suspicion about Serena and Brandon was no surprise. When I first saw that Hiram looked so much like Neil,

you’ve had a scare today. You should rest. I’ll sleep on the

the elevator accident could have been dealt with by

catch seafood and

It had been a while since I tried it.

of staff, we boarded a yacht. Each couple had their own yacht. Once out at sea, we began to dive.

was a decent diver. I had been fascinated with it for a time and

as much seafood as possible.” I joked with Russel,

Russel was already in his wetsuit, carrying an oxygen tank. After giving me an okay sign, we both dived into the water,

and caught a shrimp the size of my palm. I returned to the yacht,

but also the sense of freedom swimming like a fish. After wandering around underwater for a while, I decided to go back up due to limited

was swimming up, I felt something swimming below me. I soon found I couldn’t move as my ankle was tangled

rope.

it was a woman from her build. Her wetsuit was a different color than mine. It was rosy red. I waved desperately, hoping she

cut the rope. But without any tools underwater, it was a daunting task. The rope was thick, not

thin line.

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I felt weak and wondered where Russel was, and if he would have noticed my absence

dived down, it would have probably

I found a piece of broken glass. That was my lifeline! Just as my oxygen was about to run out, I