Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 407

Stella was miffed, but I refused to probe further.

The fact that Russel and Karina were working together irked me, but it wasn’t enough to drive me up the wall and demand an immediate explanation.

After Stella left my house, it wasn’t long before Russel showed up, looking a bit anxious.

“Rena!” Upon seeing me, Russel quickened his pace towards me.

I hadn’t expected him to arrive so quickly; he should’ve been at work at that time.

My parents, seeing Russel return, immediately asked, “Russel, have you had lunch yet? Are you hungry? Should I heat up some food for you?”

Russel looked conflicted, shaking his head, “I’m not hungry. I just came home because I needed to talk to Rena about something.”

“Then you two chat.” My dad didn’t think much of it and took my two kids out for a walk.

The nanny also left, leaving Russel and me alone in the house.

He began to explain his work situation with the same reasoning as before; he was drawn to the hospital due to various factors. As for Karina, they worked in different departments, and their chances of meeting were slim.

The reason Karina had his phone with her earlier was due to a general hospital meeting where they had happened to bump into each other, and he had accidentally left his phone behind, which Karina had picked up.

So, when I called, Karina was the one who answered.

It was an absolute coincidence, but the anxious concern in Russel’s eyes was real. I looked at him for a while and asked, “Swear to me that there’s nothing going on between you and Karina that you’re keeping from me and that you haven’t been in contact with her behind my back.”

Russel paused, giving me a strange feeling that something was off.

then chuckled, “Are you worried that I’m having an

know, I wouldn’t mind if you were with another woman,”

Russel’s face faded, “You know I only want to be

between you and Karina?” I steered the conversation back to

“I swear, there’s absolutely no secret contact between us, and I haven’t done anything to betray you. If I lie to you, then

be struck down!”

thought, “If Russel really has nothing going on with Karina, then

I couldn’t press him any further.

sure if I could trust his words. After all, he wasn’t much

always good at hiding their intentions.

being, that was all I could have done. I still held a piece of evidence against Karina, and if anything went wrong, I had

I know that I would have needed that leverage sooner

hospital was planning to hold a commendation ceremony for her, which Russel was also supposed to attend. That ceremony would have also honored other outstanding medical workers. The hospital staff could have brought their families for the occasion

gone and merely mentioned it in passing.

which surprised him.

will probably attend too,”

I replied calmly, sitting

So, for a commendation ceremony like that, she would have surely tried to have Ryan and

were bright since it was an evening

a picture-perfect father and son duo, and their connection with Karina drew much

stood nearby, occasionally playing with Hiram. Both wore smiles, looking happier

show any resentment in such a setting. Even if they had to act, they would do it well.

even had a child together. She was likely to marry into the Whitmore family

Russel suggested, pointing to a spot far from where Neil and his family were.

As far as I could have told, Neil’s family

started playing with my phone, waiting for the ceremony to start. Today, Karina was the star of the show, but she was nowhere to be seen.