Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 407

Stella was miffed, but I refused to probe further.

The fact that Russel and Karina were working together irked me, but it wasn’t enough to drive me up the wall and demand an immediate explanation.

After Stella left my house, it wasn’t long before Russel showed up, looking a bit anxious.

“Rena!” Upon seeing me, Russel quickened his pace towards me.

I hadn’t expected him to arrive so quickly; he should’ve been at work at that time.

My parents, seeing Russel return, immediately asked, “Russel, have you had lunch yet? Are you hungry? Should I heat up some food for you?”

Russel looked conflicted, shaking his head, “I’m not hungry. I just came home because I needed to talk to Rena about something.”

“Then you two chat.” My dad didn’t think much of it and took my two kids out for a walk.

The nanny also left, leaving Russel and me alone in the house.

He began to explain his work situation with the same reasoning as before; he was drawn to the hospital due to various factors. As for Karina, they worked in different departments, and their chances of meeting were slim.

The reason Karina had his phone with her earlier was due to a general hospital meeting where they had happened to bump into each other, and he had accidentally left his phone behind, which Karina had picked up.

So, when I called, Karina was the one who answered.

It was an absolute coincidence, but the anxious concern in Russel’s eyes was real. I looked at him for a while and asked, “Swear to me that there’s nothing going on between you and Karina that you’re keeping from me and that you haven’t been in contact with her behind my back.”

Russel paused, giving me a strange feeling that something was off.

“Are you worried that I’m having an illicit affair with

As you know, I wouldn’t mind if you were with another woman,” I said

“You know

you and Karina?” I steered the conversation back to

no secret contact between us, and I haven’t done anything to betray you. If I lie to

be struck down!”

“If Russel really has nothing going on with Karina, then what is there to

further. After a brief chat, I

if I could trust his words. After all, he wasn’t much better than

always good at

a piece of evidence against Karina, and if anything went wrong, I had

did I know that I would have needed that leverage sooner

to attend. That ceremony would have also honored other outstanding medical workers. The hospital staff could have brought their families for the

wouldn’t have gone and

agreed immediately, which surprised him.

attend too,” Russel said

I replied calmly,

the approval of Ryan and Faith, Neil’s parents. So, for a commendation ceremony like that, she would have surely tried to have Ryan and Faith attend

was well-attended, and the lights were bright since it was an evening event. Everyone’s hair seemed to shimmer in the

looked like a picture-perfect father

occasionally playing with Hiram. Both wore smiles, looking happier than before,

if they had

Neil’s girlfriend and they even had a child together. She was likely to marry into the Whitmore family in the future. If they could have enhanced –her reputation

over there,” Russel suggested, pointing to a spot far from where

As far as I could have told,