Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 502

“You’re a businessman, Neil, you should be thinking about what’s good for business. What you’re doing is nothing but folly. You’ll regret it, I tried to appeal to Neil’s pragmatic side. Neil just gave a cold, indifferent chuckle, as if I’d just told the funniest joke in the world.

And maybe I had. I mean, these words must’ve been repeated to him by Ryan Whitmore and Mitch so many times that they’d lost all meaning. In fact, they were practically a punchline at this point.

The task Faith gave me was looking impossible. The feud between Neil and Russel had been so fierce, it had torn their families apart. No one had been able to mediate between them so far. Why did I think I could?

“What brought you here today?” I asked, eager to shift the topic.

“Have you seen Russel?” Neil’s gaze was sharp, suspicious, as if he was afraid I’d lie.

I grunted in confirmation, not keen on going into details.

Neil acted surprised. “That’s why he suddenly backed off. What did you tell him to change his mind?”

He leaned in closer, a smirk playing on his lips. “Did you offer yourself to him?”

I instinctively backed away. Every time Neil got too close, I felt like a sheep cornered by a

wolf.

Seeing my reaction, Neil’s smirk grew wider. “Did you really?”

“You’re crazy!” I snapped back, my patience wearing thin.

faded, replaced by a relieved sigh. “If you had, I’d make sure you

I have every right to reject Russel, not because I’m afraid

just interested in the end result,” Neil said, unfazed by my

hated his

the topic, testing Neil’s reaction. “She’s still in Eldoria, waiting for you with

the mention of Karina. “I’ll handle it. I won’t marry her, but

off guard, reminding me of Serena and Brandon. Would he

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to me if he found out about

Karina raised him by herself. You weren’t there for them. If Hiram had to choose, he’d choose his mother, wouldn’t

never refuse to take care of him after I

me speechless. It was true that Karina had hidden her pregnancy and birth from Neil. It wasn’t entirely his

decided to come looking for me with Hiram, right?” Neil added, leaving me even more at

my silence, Neil squinted at me suspiciously. “Why do you care that? Are you in a similar

barely managed

felt like walking on a tightrope, with the risk of falling at any moment. If

I

his gaze. “I told you before, if

was to avoid the issue. He didn’t want

need,” he finally said. “If I want kids, it’s

echoed his