Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 434

“I’m telling you, it was Hiram who hurt himself. Neil ran into me when he was off to get some medication for him at the hospital. So, he asked me to look after Hiram for a while. Aren’t you aware that Neil had an important meeting to attend today?” I threw the question back at Karina. “Even I know that. Surely, Dr. Karina, you know that too, right?”

If Karina admitted that she didn’t know, it would imply that her relationship with Neil wasn’t as snug as she claimed it to be.

She would never admit this in front of Ryan and Faith, even if she wasn’t aware of that, she’d insist that she was.

As expected, Karina responded swiftly, “Of course, I knew. But I find it hard to believe that Neil would entrust his son to you.”

“What’s so implausible about that?” Faith defended me. “We had an urgency and there was nobody at home. We needed someone trustworthy to look after the kid. Irene seemed like a perfect fit. We know her well, so we felt assured leaving Hiram in her care.”

Karina’s face turned pale, then red, then pale again. She hadn’t anticipated that Faith would defend me so firmly, even when it concerned Hiram’s safety.

However, Karina was determined not to let me off the hook.

“Regardless, Hiram is my son. I gave birth to him and raised him all by myself. He is my life. I can’t take his safety lightly. I have to get to the bottom of this,” Karina turned to me and asked, “Ms. Finch, if you’re innocent, why are you afraid of me calling the police?”

I was baffled by her twisted logic. Essentially, she just wanted to create trouble by getting the cops involved.

“Hiram, tell me what happened. Where’s your father?” Faith asked sternly.

Hiram looked at the stern expression on Faith’s face and lowered his gaze, whispering, “Dad’s at work…”

“How did you get this injury on your face? Good boys don’t lie. Tell the truth,” Faith prodded.

Hiram pursed his lips, looking a little scared. His eyes darted nervously towards Karina.

blurt out something he doesn’t mean to say when he’s anxious and afraid. Let’s

could clarify with a few words when he gets home? Are you determined to

not trying to make a scene. I just want to know the truth,” Karina

rang. It

unsure whether to answer it. Karina had called Neil earlier too, but he chose to return my

finding out about this wouldn’t bode well

texted Neil. [Karina and your parents are here. Please call them and explain.]

half a minute when Ryan’s

chose not to contact

Karina were merely out of obligation, as he had

thought crossed my mind but was interrupted by Ryan’s voice,

to Karina,

took the phone. I couldn’t tell what Neil was saying, but

she ended the call and returned

is innocent? What do you hope to

scolding Karina, Hiram rushed to hold Ryan’s hand and begged, “Grandpa, don’t be mad. Don’t blame my mommy… She didn’t

did an excellent job of defending

all, Karina was Hiram’s

I was just too anxious,”

set her apart from Bonnie was her ability to swallow her pride. Even under such circumstances, she didn’t storm off in anger or embarrassment. Instead, she

and Faith seemed somewhat mollified. They probably didn’t want to cause any

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Hiram with them. “Irene, we’ll be on our way now. Don’t take this incident to heart.

shielded Karina from any potential repercussions from Ryan and Faith.