Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 412

“Right, I know. But she felt she couldn’t stay on anymore, so she quit. There was nothing I could do about it,” I replied nonchalantly.

Russel was giving me a vibe that was increasingly unsettling.

I hadn’t forgotten his past collaboration with Bonnie. I was all still fresh in my memory. Despite my constant refusals, he was persistently good to me, never giving up. So, I kept my concerns to myself, never bringing them up again.

“Let’s forget it. It’s better that she quit, so you won’t worry about me, Russel seemed to have caught on to my skepticism. He flashed me a comforting smile, and we dropped the subject.

When I arrived home, Serena and Brandon had stopped crying, but they were resistant to sleep. They were used to sleeping beside me and didn’t fancy sleeping with my parents.

I took them to my room to rest while Russel went off to sleep in the room next door.

I was wide awake, my mind filled with doubts about Russel and Karina. My gut was telling me that their relationship was not as straightforward as it appeared on the surface.

Neil’s attitude towards Karina was also unexpected.

News of tonight’s incident had spread by the next day, but the buzz wasn’t significant. Neil must have used his public relations team to control the situation. That was a move he was known for when it came to protecting those he cared about.

Ryan and Faith were especially affected by the news.

“Neil has a thing for complex women,” my mother sighed after seeing the news, “Bonnie is still in jail, and now here’s Karina, who seems just as complicated.”

Of course, Karina was far more formidable than Bonnie.

held Brandon close, rocking him gently as I admired his adorable face. His only flaw was that he looked like Neil. Serena, on the other hand, took after me. It was as if they had decided it among

I responded nonchalantly, unconcerned about Neil’s

Rena, what are you and Russel planning?” My mother asked, “Don’t you think you owe him an explanation?”

her, clueless, before

being with you, why not consider giving him a chance and get married?”

me off guard. Why would my parents suddenly bring up

thought of it felt absurd. I couldn’t possibly impose such

don’t bring this up again,” I swiftly put an end

a chance is a

might not have considered. If Neil wanted to check your marital status and the kids’ registration, he could easily do it. If he finds out that you two haven’t gotten married yet, he’ll definitely have suspicions.”

tried to convince me to take the legal step and officially

if Neil found out, so what? I would have insisted that I was with Russel, just not ready to get married. What could he have done about it?

debate, my mother’s phone rang. After a glance at the caller ID, she looked uneasy but picked up

yard. My father and I exchanged

returned with red-rimmed eyes, barely holding back her

what’s wrong?” I asked worriedly.

Uncle Lucas’ house,” she choked out, wiping

due to some old disagreements. After my parents’ accident, I had sought their help but was rejected. After that, we

why Lucas suddenly contacted my mother until she

been in a severe car accident. Only my aunt was still in the emergency room, but there was little hope of her waking up.

I didn’t feel schadenfreude or sorrow, just astonishment, struggling

seemed similarly