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

held enough weight to make

for a chat? There’s something I’d like

an unexpected

o’clock. In a little while, after dinner, I could take the kids out for a walk. Besides, I had no desire to ‘discuss’ anything with Karina, let alone meet her in person.

Neil and Ryan spill the beans about everything after they left my place

for Karina to seek me out. But if that was indeed the situation, I’d rather avoid her, fearing she might do

now’s not a good

finds out they’re his, he’ll stop at nothing to take

heart skipped a beat at her words.

could Karina be so sure Serena

was something the Whitmore family would want

you?” I finally found my voice

out. I’m under the tree there.” Karina hung up after

the kids before quickly heading out.

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

me, she gestured towards a car parked nearby. “Get in. Let’s find a cooler place to talk. Your

a few other nannies at home, I was

chose a secluded cafe. We ordered some coffee and sat down facing each other, lost in our

coffee, the agitation in her eyes hard to miss. My emotions mirrored

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

another paternity test. 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

were dripping with

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