Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 408

My tone seemed a bit off, which caused a flicker of confusion to pass across Karina’s eyes.

“Are you feeling some sort of envy, Ms. Finch?” She finally voiced her opinion, assuming that my strange demeanor was due to jealousy.

Lowering my voice, I replied with a hint of amusement, “Envious of you? Dr. Karina, what happens in the dark always comes to light. You know exactly what you’ve been up to, don’t you?”

Karina’s expression shifted, “I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.”

“The near-drowning incident during my diving trip and your rescue of the woman with lung disease, you’re well aware of both, aren’t you?” I decided to drop the pretenses and cut to the chase.

Those two incidents were her biggest worries, but she probably wasn’t too concerned about the first one, considering there was no solid evidence.

Predictably, she chose to address the latter, “I did indeed save a woman on the island, didn’t you see it too?”

I didn’t deny it, “Yes, I did. It just seemed too coincidental to me.”

Before Karina could press further, the awards ceremony began. She had to leave her seat and face the crowd.

The ceremony was quite dull, with hospital authorities lauding one person after another. I wasn’t a hospital worker, nor did I have any family members being honored, so I found it all rather tedious.

However, as soon as Karina’s voice rang out from the stage, I suddenly felt a jolt of alertness.

hospital authorities behind her. Her heroid actions not only reflected positively on her but also on the reputation of

was watching Karina with a gentler expression than usual, lacking his typical aloofness. Even Ryan and Faith, who usually disliked Karina, wore amiable smiles. After all, the hospital was using

gracefully expressing her feelings and the dedication she held for her profession. The crowd erupted

“Dr. Karina, I have

voice carried to a few people, and

Karina’s usual composure seemed to waver slightly.

Karina, I’ve heard that besides being extremely proficient in obstetrics and gynecology, you’re also adept at handling other complex

Ryan, and Faith were all waiting for

appointment with me tomorrow. Today might not be the

is quite simple and won’t take too much time,” I went straight to the point, “I heard that you saved a

was familiar with that story as it was the reason they were showering Karina in praise.

furrowing her eyebrows as she looked at

performed a heroic act, saving a

the more Karina’s face turned

severe lung disease smoke seven or eight cigarettes consecutively without coughing?” I decided to throw the question at

what does this have to do with Dr. Karina?” The Dean was even more

her phone in my car. She smoked seven or eight cigarettes in

bit confused, glancing back and forth between me and Karina.

squeeze out a smile, “Maybe it’s because I performed acupuncture on her, which temporarily alleviated her symptoms. But if she continues to smoke like this, her condition will