Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 486

As had expected, Hell was brimming with resentment

The doorbell was still ringing, becoming increongly inset you need t answer the door

“You’re back!” I was taken aback at the sight of pose. Not be working the night onfe Why was he back at this hour?

Russel grabbed my shoulders, scanning me from top to bottom, his voice filled with concern. “Are you hurt? I heard there was a break-in and someone for so I rushed home.”

His eyes then fell on the bloodied yard, glaringly visible under the lamplight. As a coster Russel was particularly sensitive to such scenes, and his face drained of color

Neil stepped out, locking gazes with Pussel from a few feet away, Sacs seret fy between them. The tension was palpable even in their silence

But if it wasn’t for Russel’s timely arrival, I wouldn’t know what else this lunatic Nell might have done.

His words were spot on: someone like him might be better off gone for good for me

Within 24 hours, Russel had encountered Neill at my place twice. No doubt his fastation was at boiling point.

Even the most composed individuals would have trouble tolerating such repeated incidents.

Russel’s eyes were like shards of ice, but he didn’t utter a word. His silence made me uneasy, I couldn’t explain the situation, so I simply said, ‘A fugitive broke into the house Neil saved me. I was just tending to his wound.”

it as simple as that?” Neil chimed in, his tone suggestive and

bitten by me, bore a few dark red marks that made him look all the more

cool, sparking an argument. But this time, Russel didn’t react. He simply walked over, put an arm around me, and calmly said to Neil, “Thanks for protecting my wife. If you’re available, we’d like to invite you to dinner as

surprise.

He shot me a meaningful glance before letting out a cold, dismissive

to handle the situation here.” Russel smiled

despite their previous close

‘wife fall into danger again and again, Russel. What good are you?” Nel spat out bitterly

face turned ashen. He always blamed himself for not taking good care of me, and Neil’s

stench of blood and the two of us. Before I could say anything, Russel had already

night, and after a night of shocks and distress, I was

was on

smell of blood attracted swarms of mosquitoes. I was

help you,” I said, squatting next to him to help clean the blood-stained ground. The nauseating feeling

didn’t respond. He worked efficiently and silently. We cleaned for

Russel. Sweat beads dotted his smooth forehead and

a step behind Neil. It’s my fault’ Russel finally broke the silence, his voice laced

to protect me. You’ve done enough by pretending to be the father of my children,” I quickly countered.

I want to truly love

had experienced before, only then, his