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.

the living room, only to see a scene that shocked me. Yara had vomited, and the vomit had gotten into her nose. Her

Yara, helping her clean up a bit, but

was going on? I hadn’t fed her yet, so it couldn’t

that Yara might have a problem with her stomach and that we should take her to the hospital!

still asleep, and Norah had to stay at home to look after her, which meant I had to take Yara to the hospital by

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

frowned, looking at the baby in my arms. “So Mitch’s

know how to respond.

wasn’t really

I couldn’t let Mitch take the baby away before Stella returned!

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

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?

hesitation, I got into the

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

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

help, I managed to register Yara and get her examined.

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

had to take care of three babies of about the same age these days, we might have neglected some details.

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

you,” I sincerely thanked Neil in the car.

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

with the other two children.”

no idea that her parents were going

anything further and just drove. But my heart was in my throat because I didn’t know whether he would

“Neil,