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.

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

her clean up a bit, but she

I hadn’t fed her yet, so it couldn’t be that

she immediately suggested that Yara might have a problem with her

home to look after her, which meant I had to take Yara to the hospital

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

and frowned, looking at the baby in

didn’t know how to

had previously helped me fend off Mitch, probably thinking that Yara wasn’t really at my place. Now that he had seen it with his own eyes,

I couldn’t let Mitch take the baby away before

He stubbed out his cigarette and tossed it into a nearby trash can before opening his car door, “Get in. We’re going

someone to drive us was definitely the best case scenario. If I drove, what if she was alone in the backseat and started vomiting again?

got into

questions on the way, but drove as fast as he could to the hospital.

ward. But in my rush to leave the house, I hadn’t even changed my shoes, and running

register Yara and get her

easily fall

of about the same

some medicine, my heart finally settled down, and we headed back.

you,” I sincerely thanked Neil in

child to you?” Neil asked as he drove, his voice calm and indifferent,

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

had no idea that her parents were going through a

drove. But my heart was in my throat

but ask, “Neil, will you tell