Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 426

I couldn’t help but chuckle. She must have heard my voice when she called Neil and decided to check in on us.

“I’m afraid you’re mistaken, Dr. Karina. Neil isn’t here,” I replied with a touch of frostiness.

After all, it was clear that Neil and I needed to keep our distance after the day’s events.

It wasn’t entirely our fault though.

Stella’s situation had complicated matters and I was in no mood to dwell on it. I just wanted to save time.

Dr. Karina didn’t seem convinced as her eyes scanned the yard before finally resting on the door leading into the living room. “Really? Why can’t I reach him then? Weren’t you with him just

now?”

“We were together earlier, but he left a short while ago. I think he went back to Mitch’s place. Maybe you could try looking for him there.” I told her the truth. There was no point in hiding it

from her.

Dr. Karina’s expression shifted subtly. Instead of leaving immediately, she turned to Hiram. “Hiram, didn’t you need to use the restroom earlier? Why don’t you ask Ms. Finch if you could use hers?”

Hiram looked to me, perplexed, before obediently asking, “Ms. Finch, may I use your restroom, please?”

I was surprised by how quickly he picked up on Karina’s underlying intentions.

“Sure, go ahead.” I couldn’t deny him. If she wanted Hiram to check if Neil was here, so be it.

living room while I stayed back, ensuring Karina didn’t

the uneasy silence that had set in, Dr. Karina teased, “Ms. Finch, why were you in Neil’s car earlier? I’m curious.”

It’s quite normal to cross paths,

think?” I retorted.

ghost,” she smirked, her smile deepening as she

thought you were dead. But here you are, back with a child. Isn’t that

eyes.

guard, Karina had to admit that her situation was indeed more

They wouldn’t have approved of us, and I feared they’d force me to abort if they discovered I was pregnant. I

that have to do with

it

me, her calm exterior wavering slightly. “Of course, as long as he accepts me, that’s all that matters. But you’ve been getting too close to the father of my child. Your constant

of grace and patience in front of

from the living

clear. He hadn’t found Neil

relaxed slightly. If Neil was still here and not answering the phone, she

let’s go find your dad.” Karina replied softly,

of sight, I closed the

who had witnessed Hiram’s entrance, asked, “Why is

to distance myself from Neil. Whether it’s Bonnie or Karina, they all seem to have their eyes on me. But the truth is, I’m the least of Neil’s concerns.”

toxic marriage and now have a simple, happy life. I’m just entering the mess and I don’t know what

all I could feel was sympathy. Just then, our group chat

and Alicia hadn’t seen the messages earlier, and were now expressing