Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 395

“I’m fine.” I suppressed the fleeting thought that raced through my mind. I wasn’t sure if others also wore those rosy red diving suits. After all, we weren’t the only couples out on the waves.

I was fine; my palm just needed some medical attention. The yacht was equipped with a first-aid kit, and Russel carefully treated my wound and bandaged it up.

By the time we had finished, it was time for lunch. Karina proposed, “Neil, why don’t we prepare lunch here with Ms. Finch and her partner? What do you

think?”

She and Neil had caught some fresh seafood, which she’d brought on deck.

“Let’s just head back to the hotel,” Russel declined quickly.

But I agreed, “It’s okay. Let’s all eat together. My hand is injured, so I might not be much help with the cooking.”

Karina laughed off my concern, “No worries. I’ll do the cooking. You guys can sample my culinary skills.”

Without waiting for a response, she changed into more comfortable clothes and began preparing the meal.

I sat quietly, watching Karina hustle about. The open-air kitchen on the deck was well-equipped, and Karina seemed to handle everything with ease. Her skills suggested she cooked frequently.

She had been living abroad with her child, and given her affection for the child, it didn’t surprise me that she’d learned to cook.

“Neil, could you get me some ginger?” Karina asked gently.

but he seemed to be doing

moving unless Karina called him over.

Karina suddenly asked, sounding both amused and

surprised, “Wasn’t it time to put

is hot. You’re so sharp at work, but still a bit clueless in the kitchen,” Karina sounded both frustrated and fond. “I remember the first time you made me eggs. You put them in before the oil was hot. The taste was…

cooked wasn’t for me. I laughed to myself and turned to admire the sea, tuning

Russel take my hand, asking,

hurt a little, but it was bearable. I nodded, “Yeah,

and teased, “Russel, are you feeling heartbroken? Seeing your wife’s hand injured, wish the wound was on you instead?”

made a point of highlighting Russel and my relationship, presumably to remind Neil of his current status. But she

slightly, “Yes, it hurts.

strange how that rope appeared underwater and wrapped around my foot,”

normal for ropes to knot up in the currents. You just

looked at

was normal, devoid of any extra emotion. It was as if his panic when he dived

some unique feelings for me,

crab sticks,” Karina was lost in her sweet memories with Neil, her expression full of girlish charm. “You always said that those crab sticks

can always get another one,”

you used to have a dog. I heard it was a

know?” and

his grandma. He wants a dog, and his grandma told him about the white dog you used

living with my parents. I wondered if she