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.

His only flaw was that he looked like Neil. Serena, on the other hand, took after me. It

it be,” I responded nonchalantly, unconcerned

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

looked at her, clueless, before

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

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

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

bring this up again,” I swiftly put

up. It’s Russel,” my mother sighed, “You think giving him a chance is

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

me to take the legal step and

Neil found out, so what? I would have insisted that I was with Russel, just not ready to

of our debate, my mother’s phone rang. After a glance at

call in the yard. My father and I exchanged glances, sensing

minutes later, my mother returned with red-rimmed eyes, barely holding

I

go to your Uncle Lucas’ house,” she choked out, wiping

some old disagreements. After my parents’

contacted my mother until

my aunt was still in the emergency room, but there was little

left me in a state of shock. I didn’t feel schadenfreude or sorrow, just astonishment, struggling to process

seemed similarly