Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 455

Neil’s eyes darkened, as he gazed at me for a few seconds before his voice turned icy cold, “Shoot.”

I had been itching to ask about Russel and Karina.

I’d been suspecting they harbored some secret, but without any concrete evidence at hand, I didn’t want to be kept in the dark. I was determined to figure out whether or not they had any connections.

“Karina initially chased after Russel, you knew that, right?” That was my first question.

Just this first query was enough to taint Neil’s face with a grimace.

Back then, he and Russel were pretty tight. And here he was, with a woman who had once pursued his good buddy. It was a bit awkward, to say the least. It felt more like Karina, unable to capture Russel’s heart, intentionally got together with Neil to provoke Russel.

I wasn’t sure whether Neil had thought about it from this angle initially. But he did end up with Karina.

“Mmm.” Neil grunted in agreement, surprisingly not resisting my question. “Go on.”

“What’s their relationship like?” I asked without missing a beat.

“You mean in the past or now?” Neil countered.

“Now.” I blurted out.

Neil’s eyes grew elusive as he sat up straight, brushed off his jean-clad thighs, and stood up. Hands tucked in his pockets, he looked down at me from his towering height, “What are you suspecting, that Russel and Karina have some kind of illicit relationship?”

Not at all. If Russel could let me go, that would actually be a relief. The situation currently was that he refused to give up on me, and I found his relationship with Karina quite peculiar.

Even though I had never seen them alone together, I always felt they were communicating behind my back.

in his voice was palpable, “Seems you’ve started to fancy

was left with a question mark floating over

feel anything. Since you two

at Neil’s words.

all his jealousy come from?

Neil seemed to snap back to reality. He controlled his emotions quickly and his voice returned to normal, “Now, Karina is the mother of my child.

I have no intention

was the reason of his jealousy? Seems like I was the

the air between Neil and I grew taut, Kitty returned, with Karina trailing

because I thought Karina

me, Karina’s eyes flickered but soon regained their composure. She had a knack for emotional control,

had brightened considerably, probably because of

stopped in

to check on him.” Neil’s

about Ms. Finch?” Karina’s attention shifted

let

casually, “Kitty and are friends too. We knew each other before I sold my business. We had some dealings with her family

Karina, Irene and I have known each other for a while.

reach her eyes as she breezed past us, “Let me check on your father

exchanged a look before following her inside.

was barely conscious, clinging to life via the medical equipment surrounding him. When he saw us re-enter, he struggled to open his eyes. Without wasting time, Karina sat by the bed and began

about ten minutes, Karina’s face grew increasingly somber. Kitty

is he?” Kitty asked, her

dad’s condition is quite critical.” Karina frowned, her voice grave,

shattered Kitty, as Karina was her last hope.

for remarrying, he was still her closest family. Seeing Kitty break down like this, I felt