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.

around to look. Gossip spread fast, and once a

nearly

filled with a sense of justice, shouted, “The patient was really someone

revelation, the award ceremony instantly became

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

reproached her for her actions. Instead, he walked through

a clown, unsure if

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

grandparents’ hands, and rushed at me, pounding his small fists against me. “You hurt my mommy!

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

why are you helping this mean lady too?” Hiram whimpered and cried, then pointed at me and accused me.

a good boy and wait in the car. Grandma and I

Ryan didn’t indulge Hiram at all and was even

sobbed his way to the car where the driver was

know how Karina has been

Karina.

that matter,

to deceive us to change our impression of her. We weren’t going to come today, but Hiram insisted, so we had no

don’t blame me, it’s fine.” I said.

we blame you? If we didn’t know her true colors and slowly accepted her, letting her marry into the Whitmore family/it would have been a disaster!” Faith answered firmly.

me but also

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