Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 397

I had no clue how that type of rope had ended up in Karina’s purse, so I decided to get in touch with the hotel manager.

Following our conversation, I received a picture of the rope used for tying up, seafood in the hotel’s kitchen. It was identical to the one I had found in Karina’s bag.

I comprehended the situation. If I were to accuse her with the rope as evidence, she could have refuted me, claiming it was just a coincidence. After all, it was common for some kitchen waste to end up in the sea.

“Let’s keep this under wraps for now. We have no concrete evidence,” I advised Russel, to which he nodded his agreement. He warned me to keep my distance from Karina, knowing her temperament to be even more volatile than Bonnie’s.

I didn’t need Russel to tell me that. After all, I was no stranger to Karina’s antics.

Feeling a bit low, I took a nap in the afternoon and woke up just in time for dinner with Russel.

The hotel’s restaurant was situated on the top floor, boasting a round glass ceiling and an ocean view.

At night, the ocean was barely visible. Instead, we were treated to a sky full of stars and the multicolored lights of the beach side.

My appetite wasn’t great, so I grabbed a bit to eat and settled down at a table, enjoying the night view as I ate. Russel sat next to me, shelling ‘some nuts for me, saying, “Eat something.”

“Will eating these at night make me gain weight?” I asked with a smile.

put on a few pounds,” Russel said fondly.

had come a long way from my skinny past. Back then, people used to tell me that having a baby would have made me gain weight. I secretly hoped for a chubby

come true. I was

nuts Russel had shelled. I turned to see Hiram, who was unabashedly eating them while Karina watched from a distance. Neil was

finally came

Hiram pointed at me, acting as if

who used to be rude to me, was then addressing me as “Ms. Finch

Please forgive him,” Karina said,

you need to learn manners. Didn’t your parents teach you that?” I didn’t pay any attention to Karina and continued to educate

me what to do!” Hiram snapped at me.

tell that Hiram had been spoiled by

made a run for it after speaking, but I managed to grab him. “You need to apologize to me first. I didn’t give you

and started to struggle. Russel didn’t get a chance to help me before

and I let go

icy, and he

child. Facing the wrath of an adult man, he ran off, hiding behind

Neil appeared. Seeing the tense situation, he looked

“What’s going on?”

being a bit naughty. He took some food from Ms. Finch without asking and accidentally bumped into her wounded hand. Russel was just being protective and pushed Hiram a bit. It scared Hiram, that’s all. I’ll talk to him later and tell him what he did

the facts in a way that made it seem like Russel and I were the unreasonable ones, and