Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

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.

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

Yara, helping her clean up a bit, but she still seemed uncomfortable and vomited

fed her yet, so it couldn’t be

than me, she immediately suggested that Yara might have a problem with

look after her, which meant I had to take Yara to the hospital by myself.

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

at the baby in my arms. “So Mitch’s

didn’t know how to respond.

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

the

Neil, observant as he was, noticed that something was off with Yara. He stubbed out his cigarette and tossed it into a nearby trash can before opening his car door, “Get in.

best case scenario. If I drove, what if she was alone

hesitation, I got into the car.

didn’t ask any unnecessary questions on the way, but drove

even changed my shoes, and running in flip-flops was quite the task. Neil took Yara from me and strode ahead, his pace much faster than

Yara and get her examined. It turned

had weak immune systems and could easily fall ill if not taken care of

of about the same

finally settled down,

sincerely thanked Neil in the car.

he drove, his voice calm and indifferent, revealing no

she had to go back to deal with the other two children.” I looked down at Yara,

that

was in my throat because I didn’t know whether he

ask, “Neil, will you tell Mitch