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.

chuckled, “Are you worried that I’m having an illicit affair with

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

smile on Russel’s face faded, “You know

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

swore, “I swear, there’s absolutely no secret contact between us, and I haven’t

be struck down!”

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

further. After a brief

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

at hiding their

done. I still held a piece of evidence against Karina, and if anything went wrong, I had leverage over her.

that I would have needed that leverage sooner than

life, the 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

gone and merely

agreed immediately, which surprised

will probably attend too,” Russel said as we drove.

replied calmly,

Faith, Neil’s parents. So, for a commendation ceremony like that,

were bright since it was an

the crowd, holding his son, Hiram. They looked like a picture-perfect father and son duo, and their connection with Karina drew much attention.

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

such a setting. Even if they had to act, they

family in the future. If

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

As far as I could have told, Neil’s

Today, Karina was the star of the show,