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.

he looked like Neil. Serena, on the other

unconcerned about Neil’s reasons for

Rena, what are you and Russel planning?” My mother asked, “Don’t you

clueless, before

my father spoke, “If he’s committed to being with you, why not consider

off guard. Why would my

it felt absurd. I couldn’t possibly impose such

bring this up again,” I swiftly put an

a chance is a burden, but

to check your marital status and the kids’ registration, he could easily do it. If he finds out that you two

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

in my father’s words, I disagreed. Even if Neil found out, so what? I would have insisted that I was with Russel,

phone rang. After a glance at the caller ID, she looked uneasy but picked up the call.

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

mother returned with red-rimmed eyes,

what’s wrong?” I asked worriedly.

to your Uncle Lucas’ house,” she choked out, wiping away a tear, “Something’s happened.”

parents’ accident, I had sought their help but

understand why Lucas suddenly contacted my mother until

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

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

seemed similarly affected.