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.

Gossip spread fast, and once a few people in the crowd knew, it would have

tried to snatch the phone, but nearly everyone had already seen the

with a sense of justice, shouted, “The patient was really someone she hired! Isn’t this deceiving us all?”

that revelation, the award ceremony instantly became a

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

for her actions.

felt like a clown, unsure

but I refused to explain. I just wanted to go home. After leaving the hospital, I was preparing to drive home when Ryan and Faith caught up with me. They were accompanied by Hiram, whom Neil had left behind when he left

me, he gritted his teeth, broke free from his grandparents’ hands, and rushed at me, pounding his small fists

him. “Hiram, you can’t behave like this. Your mommy was in the wrong,

Grandpa, why are you helping this mean lady too?” Hiram whimpered and cried, then pointed

lady,” Ryan corrected Hiram. “Be a good boy and wait

matter, Ryan didn’t indulge Hiram at all and was even quite

way to the car where the driver was waiting.

was in the car, Ryan sighed, his face filled with displeasure. “I don’t know how Karina has been raising the child abroad. Hiram has many flaws that need to be

Karina. “No wonder she herself is of such character and has corrupted the child!”

I didn’t want to comment on that

you did nothing wrong today. She almost deceived Ryan and me. We thought she 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

as you don’t blame me, it’s fine.” I said.

accepted her, letting her marry into the Whitmore family/it would have been a disaster!” Faith

towards me but also for their

add, “This Karina, we objected to her not just because of the disparity in