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.

gently as I admired his adorable face. His only flaw was that he looked like

be,” I responded nonchalantly, unconcerned about Neil’s reasons

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

her, clueless, before asking, “What do

being with you, why

me off guard. Why would my parents suddenly bring up marriage?

thought of it felt absurd. I couldn’t possibly

bring this up again,” I

who brought this up. It’s Russel,” my mother sighed, “You think giving him a chance is a burden, but have you considered that by continually refusing, you’re also holding him

added, “And there’s another thing you 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

tried to convince me to take the legal step and officially be with Russel.

the logic in my father’s words, I disagreed. Even if Neil found out, so what? I would have insisted that I was with Russel, just not ready

phone rang. After a glance at the

father and I exchanged glances, sensing something was

with red-rimmed eyes, barely holding back her

I asked

your Uncle Lucas’ house,” she choked out,

and my two uncles due to some old disagreements. After my parents’ accident, I had sought

Lucas suddenly contacted my mother until she revealed the

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

a state of shock. I didn’t feel schadenfreude or

father seemed similarly affected.