Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 412

“Right, I know. But she felt she couldn’t stay on anymore, so she quit. There was nothing I could do about it,” I replied nonchalantly.

Russel was giving me a vibe that was increasingly unsettling.

I hadn’t forgotten his past collaboration with Bonnie. I was all still fresh in my memory. Despite my constant refusals, he was persistently good to me, never giving up. So, I kept my concerns to myself, never bringing them up again.

“Let’s forget it. It’s better that she quit, so you won’t worry about me, Russel seemed to have caught on to my skepticism. He flashed me a comforting smile, and we dropped the subject.

When I arrived home, Serena and Brandon had stopped crying, but they were resistant to sleep. They were used to sleeping beside me and didn’t fancy sleeping with my parents.

I took them to my room to rest while Russel went off to sleep in the room next door.

I was wide awake, my mind filled with doubts about Russel and Karina. My gut was telling me that their relationship was not as straightforward as it appeared on the surface.

Neil’s attitude towards Karina was also unexpected.

News of tonight’s incident had spread by the next day, but the buzz wasn’t significant. Neil must have used his public relations team to control the situation. That was a move he was known for when it came to protecting those he cared about.

Ryan and Faith were especially affected by the news.

“Neil has a thing for complex women,” my mother sighed after seeing the news, “Bonnie is still in jail, and now here’s Karina, who seems just as complicated.”

Of course, Karina was far more formidable than Bonnie.

I held Brandon close, rocking him gently as I admired his adorable face. His only flaw was that he looked like Neil. Serena, on the other hand, took after me. It was as if they had decided it among themselves.

be,” I responded nonchalantly, unconcerned about Neil’s

what are you and Russel planning?” My mother asked, “Don’t you think you owe

at her, clueless, before asking, “What do you mean?”

before my father spoke, “If he’s committed to being

caught me off guard. Why would my parents suddenly

felt absurd. I couldn’t possibly impose such a burden on

don’t bring this up again,” I swiftly put an end

brought this up. It’s Russel,” my mother sighed, “You think giving him a chance is a burden, but have you considered that by continually

wanted to check your marital status and the kids’ registration, he could easily do it. If he finds out that you two haven’t gotten married yet, he’ll definitely

to convince me to take the legal step

what? I would have insisted that I was with Russel, just not ready to

phone rang. After a glance at the caller ID, she looked uneasy but

the yard. My father

returned with red-rimmed eyes, barely holding

wrong?” I asked worriedly.

to go to your Uncle Lucas’ house,” she choked out,

two uncles due to some old disagreements. After my parents’ accident, I had sought their help but was rejected. After that, we had cut ties

understand why Lucas suddenly contacted my mother until she revealed the reason.

aunt was still in the emergency room, but there was little hope

of shock. I didn’t feel schadenfreude or sorrow, just

father seemed

time ago, so I have to handle everything,” my mother said, her

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