Chapter 435

“Behind bars?” Néil seemed to not entirely grasp my meaning.

It seemed like he wasn’t fully aware of what had just happened.

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I then told him about Karina’s visit to Hiram and the subsequent police incident, watching as his face gradually darkened.

“Anyway, I’ve accomplished a task for you, so our deal is over,” I gestured for him to leave. “You can go back and explain things to Karina, so she won’t misunderstand.”

“When you called me, I was in a meeting. That’s why I didn’t pick up,” Neil explained to me, ignoring my words.

Of course, I knew he was busy. In the past, even if I had something urgent, he wouldn’t pick up my calls while he was working.

I was accustomed to this. But I wondered whether Karina would be able to.

“You should explain this to Karina. She tried to contact you but couldn’t get through, which led to the misunderstanding,” I kindly reminded him.

“There’s nothing to explain to her. I just need to understand what’s happening.” Neil’s response was rather nonchalant.

I wondered why he had bothered to come find me.

Right now, Yara was in the living room, waiting for me to feed her. I didn’t want Neil to discover Yara was here..

The baby’s crying echoed from the living room, and I took the opportunity to say, “If there’s nothing else, I need to go feed the baby. You should leave

“Mmm,” Neil grunted in affirmation, turning to leave.

Yara had vomited, and the vomit had gotten into her nose. Her little face was

up Yara, helping her clean up a bit,

yet, so it couldn’t be that she

that Yara might have a problem with her stomach and that we should

at home to look after her, which meant I had

had entrusted me with her child. I absolutely couldn’t let anything happen to her, or else I wouldn’t be able to face Stella. Carrying Yara, I rushed out of the house, intending to drive to the hospital, but discovered that Neil hadn’t left yet. He was standing by the roadside, looking like a finely sculpted statue under the sunlight, a thin stream of smoke coming from

baby in my arms.

didn’t know how

Yara wasn’t really at my place. Now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he might

take the baby away before Stella

off with Yara. He stubbed out his cigarette and tossed it into a nearby

us was definitely the best case scenario. If I drove, what if she was

I got

unnecessary questions on the way, but

But in my rush to leave the house, I hadn’t even changed my shoes, and running in flip-flops was quite the task.

register Yara and get her examined. It turned out that she had gastroenteritis.

could easily fall ill if not taken care of properly.

about the same age these days,

some medicine, my heart finally settled down, and we

I sincerely thanked

he drove, his

to go back to deal with the other two children.” I looked down at

idea that

was in my throat

I couldn’t help but ask, “Neil, will you

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