Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 409

“What on earth are you trying to achieve?” Neil’s words were aimed directly at me, his brow furrowed in a manner that oddly mirrored Karina.

Was he upset about me “bullying” Karina?

Was he feeling protective?

I stared back at him impassively. I was well used to him defending others. His relentless defense of Bonnie in my past life had prepared me for that, so I felt more irony than anything else

now.

“I just want a clearer picture of Dr. Karina’s actions; is there a problem with that?” I retorted.

“This is not the place for it. Let’s leave it at that.” Neil’s tone was stern, as though I was a child who had misbehaved.

If not there, then where?

At that point, Ryan and Faith chimed in, “Irene, tell us what really happened!”

I was surprised that under those circumstances, Ryan and Faith were still on my side. Once I revealed the truth, it would have not only slapped Karina’s face, but also Neil’s. If she were to truly marry into the Whitmore family, that incident would have also become a stain on the Whitmore family’s reputation.

“What exactly is going on here?” The Dean couldn’t hold back his curiosity. With so many people watching and the media invited for publicity, that turn of events was unexpected.

“The supposed patient was just someone Dr. Karina had hired! I don’t know why she did it. That’s for you to investigate!” I blurted out the truth, then handed my phone to the nearest person. They took it, bewildered, glanced at it, and then their eyes widened.

crowded around to look. Gossip spread fast, and once a few

but nearly

patient was really someone she hired! Isn’t this deceiving us

award ceremony instantly

Dean and other leaders on stage resembled someone who had swallowed a fly. They

Karina, and I thought he would have reproached her for her actions. Instead, he walked through the crowd, took Karina’s hand, and led her away from the scene.

whistleblower, felt like a clown, unsure

the award ceremony ended in chaos. Some people came to ask me about the process of discovering the truth, but I refused to explain. I just wanted to go home.

me, pounding his small fists against me. “You hurt my mommy! How could

violent actions, Ryan immediately grabbed him. “Hiram, you can’t behave like this. Your mommy was

lady too?”

lady,” Ryan corrected Hiram. “Be a good boy and wait in the car. Grandma and I have some things to

didn’t indulge Hiram at

his way to the car where the driver

filled with displeasure. “I don’t know how Karina

spoiled!” Faith also expressed her dissatisfaction with Karina. “No wonder she herself is of such character and has

didn’t want to comment on that matter, as it would have

was at least decent, but it turns out everything was a setup to deceive us to change our impression of her. We weren’t going to come today, but Hiram insisted, so we had

long as you don’t blame

colors and slowly accepted her, letting her marry into the Whitmore family/it would

them, not only for their favoritism towards me but

couldn’t help but add, “This Karina, we objected to her not just because of the