Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 434

“I’m telling you, it was Hiram who hurt himself. Neil ran into me when he was off to get some medication for him at the hospital. So, he asked me to look after Hiram for a while. Aren’t you aware that Neil had an important meeting to attend today?” I threw the question back at Karina. “Even I know that. Surely, Dr. Karina, you know that too, right?”

If Karina admitted that she didn’t know, it would imply that her relationship with Neil wasn’t as snug as she claimed it to be.

She would never admit this in front of Ryan and Faith, even if she wasn’t aware of that, she’d insist that she was.

As expected, Karina responded swiftly, “Of course, I knew. But I find it hard to believe that Neil would entrust his son to you.”

“What’s so implausible about that?” Faith defended me. “We had an urgency and there was nobody at home. We needed someone trustworthy to look after the kid. Irene seemed like a perfect fit. We know her well, so we felt assured leaving Hiram in her care.”

Karina’s face turned pale, then red, then pale again. She hadn’t anticipated that Faith would defend me so firmly, even when it concerned Hiram’s safety.

However, Karina was determined not to let me off the hook.

“Regardless, Hiram is my son. I gave birth to him and raised him all by myself. He is my life. I can’t take his safety lightly. I have to get to the bottom of this,” Karina turned to me and asked, “Ms. Finch, if you’re innocent, why are you afraid of me calling the police?”

I was baffled by her twisted logic. Essentially, she just wanted to create trouble by getting the cops involved.

“Hiram, tell me what happened. Where’s your father?” Faith asked sternly.

Hiram looked at the stern expression on Faith’s face and lowered his gaze, whispering, “Dad’s at work…”

“How did you get this injury on your face? Good boys don’t lie. Tell the truth,” Faith prodded.

Hiram pursed his lips, looking a little scared. His eyes darted nervously towards Karina.

that Hiram was about to speak, Karina stepped in. “Faith, Hiram is just a kid. He might blurt out something he doesn’t mean

gets home? Are you determined to make a scene?” I was genuinely curious. How would escalating this situation benefit her?

not trying to make a scene. I just

then, my phone rang. It was Neil

whether to answer it. Karina had called Neil earlier too, but

Karina or Ryan and Faith finding out about this wouldn’t bode well for me.

and your parents

half a minute when Ryan’s phone rang.

not to contact Karina.

it be that Neil’s feelings for Karina were merely out of obligation, as he

by Ryan’s voice,

that, Ryan handed the phone to Karina, visibly disgruntled, “You hear it from

at first, Karina eventually took the phone. I couldn’t tell what Neil

call and returned the phone to Ryan.

scoffed, “Are you happy now? Do you believe that Irene is innocent? What do you hope to achieve by

Ryan scolding Karina, Hiram rushed to hold Ryan’s hand and begged, “Grandpa, don’t be mad. Don’t blame my mommy… She didn’t

an excellent job of defending

to his precious grandson? After all, Karina

I was just too anxious,” Karina

Even under such circumstances,

Ryan and Faith seemed somewhat mollified. They probably didn’t want to cause any further inconvenience to me. After

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leave, taking Hiram with them. “Irene, we’ll be on our way now. Don’t take this incident to heart. It was just a misunderstanding.”

mother shielded Karina from any potential repercussions from Ryan and Faith.

heaved a sigh of