Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 409

“What on earth are you trying to achieve?” Neil’s words were aimed directly at me, his brow furrowed in a manner that oddly mirrored Karina.

Was he upset about me “bullying” Karina?

Was he feeling protective?

I stared back at him impassively. I was well used to him defending others. His relentless defense of Bonnie in my past life had prepared me for that, so I felt more irony than anything else

now.

“I just want a clearer picture of Dr. Karina’s actions; is there a problem with that?” I retorted.

“This is not the place for it. Let’s leave it at that.” Neil’s tone was stern, as though I was a child who had misbehaved.

If not there, then where?

At that point, Ryan and Faith chimed in, “Irene, tell us what really happened!”

I was surprised that under those circumstances, Ryan and Faith were still on my side. Once I revealed the truth, it would have not only slapped Karina’s face, but also Neil’s. If she were to truly marry into the Whitmore family, that incident would have also become a stain on the Whitmore family’s reputation.

“What exactly is going on here?” The Dean couldn’t hold back his curiosity. With so many people watching and the media invited for publicity, that turn of events was unexpected.

“The supposed patient was just someone Dr. Karina had hired! I don’t know why she did it. That’s for you to investigate!” I blurted out the truth, then handed my phone to the nearest person. They took it, bewildered, glanced at it, and then their eyes widened.

else crowded around to look. Gossip spread fast, and once a few people in the crowd knew, it would

nearly

a sense of justice, shouted, “The patient was really

award ceremony instantly became

stage resembled someone who had swallowed

and I thought he would have reproached her for her actions. Instead, he walked through the

clown, unsure if I had won or

but I refused to explain. I just wanted to go home. After leaving the hospital,

free from his grandparents’ hands, and rushed at me,

behave like this. Your mommy was in the

this mean lady too?” Hiram

lady,” Ryan corrected Hiram. “Be a good boy and wait in the car. Grandma and I have

matter, Ryan didn’t indulge Hiram at all and was even quite

his way to the car

his face filled with displeasure. “I don’t know how Karina has been raising the child abroad. Hiram has many flaws that need to be corrected gradually!”

this child has really been spoiled!” Faith also expressed her dissatisfaction with Karina. “No wonder she herself is of such character and has

to comment on that matter, as it would have seemed too

everything was a setup to deceive us to change our impression of her. We weren’t going to come today, but Hiram insisted, so we had

don’t blame me, it’s fine.” I

slowly accepted her, letting her marry into the Whitmore family/it would have been a disaster!” Faith

them, not only for their favoritism towards me

help but add, “This Karina, we objected to her