Chapter 490

Louis was ticked off by my blunt words, but it was evident there was a newfound wariness in his eyes. “Irene, are you really that dense? Have you forgotten how Neil used to treat you?”

He was trying to stoke my hatred for Neil, to reel me into his scheme against him.

But what I couldn’t comprehend was why he believed I’d agree. All I wanted was to steer clear of Neil. Why on earth would I want to get into the mess?

“What happened in the past is in the past. I don’t want to waste time dwelling on it. You’ve got the wrong person, Louis.” I replied, maintaining my firm stance.

“Yes, the past is the past. But the pain Neil caused you isn’t. Scars always remain,” Louis persisted. “You and Neil don’t share any children, just a bitter past. We should be the perfect team!”

Perfect team, my foot. This guy was clearly off his rocker.

I remained silent, and Louis’s tone grew increasingly desperate.

“Do you really think I’m the only one out to get Neil? Even if you hold onto your old feelings and refuse to act against him, there will always be others who want to bring him down. You’ll find out soon enough, just you wait.”

Were there other people trying to get at Neil?

I was puzzled. What did Louis mean by “bring him down”? Would Neil’s life be in danger?

Before I got a chance to clarify, Louis hung up.

back, his phone was switched off.

was confident my threat held enough weight to make

chat? There’s something I’d like to

afternoon, I received an unexpected call from

while, after dinner, I could take the kids out for a walk. Besides, I had no desire to ‘discuss’ anything with

the beans about everything after they left my place a few days ago?

were the case, it would make sense for Karina to seek me out. But if that was

now’s not a good time,”

want to discuss your children with me?” Karina’s voice turned icy. “If Neil finds out they’re his, he’ll stop at nothing to take them from you. What will you have left

a beat at her words.

could Karina be so sure Serena and Brandon were Neil’s

into confusion. This was something the Whitmore family would want to do, but why was Karina the one reaching out to me?

finally found

around the corner from your place. Head right when you come out. I’m under the

Norah to look after the kids

a white tank top and light blue denim shorts. Her figure was striking,

she gestured towards a car parked nearby. “Get in. Let’s find a cooler place to talk. Your kids are taken care of, right?” I nodded.

a few other nannies at home, I was

some coffee and sat

the agitation in her eyes hard to miss. My emotions mirrored hers, but I kept

spit it out. How did you find out?” I broke the silence with a

The one Russel had done was fake, wasn’t it?” Karina chuckled coldly. “He truly loved you, didn’t he? Not only did he happily play daddy, he even went to

words were dripping

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