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.

that I’m having

if

faded, “You know I only want to be

on between you and

swore, “I swear, there’s absolutely no secret contact between us, and I haven’t done anything to betray

be struck down!”

him, but then I thought, “If Russel really has nothing going on with Karina, then what is

had gone this far, I couldn’t press him any further. After a brief chat, I let Russel get back

sure if I could trust his words. After all, he

good at hiding their

still held a piece of evidence against Karina, and if anything went wrong, I had leverage over her.

I know that I would have needed that leverage

Russel was also supposed to attend. That ceremony would have also honored other outstanding medical workers. The hospital staff could have brought their families for the occasion as well.

have gone and merely mentioned it

which surprised him.

too,” Russel

I replied calmly, sitting in

commendation ceremony like that, she would have surely tried to have Ryan and Faith attend and witness her moment

since it was

a picture-perfect father and son duo, and their connection with Karina

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

a setting. Even if they

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 before that, it would have been beneficial for

spot far from where Neil and

him. As far as I could have told, Neil’s family