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.

spread fast, and once a few people in the crowd

but nearly everyone had already seen

a sense of justice, shouted, “The patient was really someone she hired! Isn’t this

ceremony instantly became

and other leaders on stage resembled someone who

have reproached her for her

a clown, unsure if I had won

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. After leaving the hospital, I was preparing to drive home when Ryan and Faith caught up with me. They were accompanied by

had happened. Seeing me, he gritted his teeth, broke free from his grandparents’ hands, and rushed at me, pounding his small fists against me. “You hurt

Hiram’s violent actions, Ryan immediately grabbed him. “Hiram, you can’t behave

didn’t do anything wrong. Grandpa, why are you helping this mean lady too?” Hiram whimpered and cried, then pointed at

wait in the car. Grandma and I have some things

Ryan didn’t indulge Hiram

scared, sobbed his way to the car where

filled with displeasure. “I don’t know how Karina has been raising the child abroad.

Faith also expressed her dissatisfaction with Karina.

that matter, as it would have

it turns out everything was a setup to deceive us

don’t blame

we blame you? If we didn’t know her true colors and slowly accepted her, letting her marry into the Whitmore

for their favoritism towards me but also for their clear sense of right

objected to her not just because