Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 396

I couldn’t be sure. The moment the thought took root, though, I couldn’t suppress it.

If Karina simply ignored me during my ordeal, I might have accused her of having an icy heart but if she intentionally tied that rope around my ankle, that’s a different kettle of fish. Wasn’t that akin to attempted murder?

“Neil, could you fetch me some wet wipes from my bag? My hands are all greasy,” Karina requested, shaking her oil-slicked hands in mild exasperation.

Karina had brought a bag, which was placed just a few feet away from me.

Neil responded, “Sure, in a moment.””

I got up first, “I’ll get it for you!”

Seeing me approach her bag, Karina’s expression momentarily flinched in resistance, she quickly stepped forward, “It’s okay, I’ll get it. God knows this bag is already dirty enough.”

She then moved her bag away to a place beyond my sight, only then did she proceed to take out a pack of wet wipes.

This action of hers seemed a bit odd. Was she worried that I would have seen something in her bag? Or was she just being protective of her privacy?

“What’s up?” My distracted demeanor caught Russel’s attention; he asked in a low voice.

“Nothing,” I snapped back to reality, shaking my head.

A while later, Karina and Neil prepared lunch, which was all seafood, complemented by a bottle of wine provided by the hotel. The spread was quite lavish.

Russel and I sat on one side, with Neil and Karina opposite us.

her culinary achievement. She beamed at us, “Ms. Finch, Russel, please try it

delicious. It looks very fresh,” I praised, even before starting my meal.

shouldn’t you be more attentive to your wife? She’s hurt her hand. You should be helping her with her food, or even

chimed in unexpectedly, “She’s not left-handed.”

hand, but I was right-handed, so my daily activities weren’t much affected, especially

when Neil said

even offering Neil a smile, “Right, I forgot one can eat with one hand. I just wanted to give Russel an opportunity to show his caring side. He’s always been

towards Russel, “He’s just a bit introverted in front

was so keen on highlighting my relationship with Russel to Neil, I decided

Russel was pleasantly surprised, and a hint of a

keeping his eyes on his plate and not participating much in our conversation.

and Karina. Only Karina was enjoying herself,

the restroom,” Karina

it was just Russel, Neil, and me left. My gaze fell on the bag lying on the edge of the table: She was so protective of that bag earlier.

the wipes?

twice, and only glanced at Neil once. After all, meddling with someone else’s belongings wasn’t

present.

indifferently, “Yeah,

and as he opened it. I deliberately took a few glances. That’s when I noticed something odd. There was a piece of rope

really was the one behind it, why didn’t she just dispose of the rope in the ocean instead of keeping part of it

left unattended as she went to the restroom. It was as if she was deliberately

could have pulled out the rope and confronted Karina with it as evidence when she returned. But I decided against it. Instead, I took the wipes, cleaned my hands, and continued eating

she did was check her bag. Noticing it had been