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.

tried calling back, his

confident my threat held enough weight to make Louis think twice before messing with me.

meet up for a chat? There’s

afternoon, I received an unexpected call

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

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

for Karina to seek me out. But if that was

now’s not a good time,”

out they’re his, he’ll stop at nothing to take them from you. What

skipped a beat at her words.

Serena and

something the Whitmore family would

you?” I finally found my voice after

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

Norah to look after the

white tank top and light blue denim shorts. Her figure

“Get in. Let’s find a cooler

few other nannies at

cafe. We ordered some coffee and sat

sipping her coffee, the agitation in her eyes hard to miss. My emotions mirrored hers, but I kept a poker face.

you find out?” I broke

loved you, didn’t he? Not only did he happily play daddy, he even

words were dripping with sarcasm.

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