Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 435

“Behind bars?” Néil seemed to not entirely grasp my meaning.

It seemed like he wasn’t fully aware of what had just happened.

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I then told him about Karina’s visit to Hiram and the subsequent police incident, watching as his face gradually darkened.

“Anyway, I’ve accomplished a task for you, so our deal is over,” I gestured for him to leave. “You can go back and explain things to Karina, so she won’t misunderstand.”

“When you called me, I was in a meeting. That’s why I didn’t pick up,” Neil explained to me, ignoring my words.

Of course, I knew he was busy. In the past, even if I had something urgent, he wouldn’t pick up my calls while he was working.

I was accustomed to this. But I wondered whether Karina would be able to.

“You should explain this to Karina. She tried to contact you but couldn’t get through, which led to the misunderstanding,” I kindly reminded him.

“There’s nothing to explain to her. I just need to understand what’s happening.” Neil’s response was rather nonchalant.

I wondered why he had bothered to come find me.

Right now, Yara was in the living room, waiting for me to feed her. I didn’t want Neil to discover Yara was here..

The baby’s crying echoed from the living room, and I took the opportunity to say, “If there’s nothing else, I need to go feed the baby. You should leave

“Mmm,” Neil grunted in affirmation, turning to leave.

I returned to the living room, only to see a scene that shocked me. Yara had vomited, and the vomit had gotten into her nose. Her little face was flushed and she looked uncomfortable.

clean up a bit, but she still seemed uncomfortable

was going on? I hadn’t fed her yet, so it

she immediately suggested that Yara might have a problem with her stomach and that we should take her to

were still asleep, and Norah had to stay at home to look after her, which meant I had to take Yara to the

to face Stella. Carrying Yara, I rushed out of the house, intending to drive to the hospital, but discovered that Neil hadn’t left yet. He was

with Yara and frowned, looking at the baby in my arms. “So Mitch’s kid

know how

that Yara wasn’t really at my place. Now that he had seen it with his own

I couldn’t let Mitch take the baby away before Stella returned!

with her?” Neil, observant as he was, noticed that something was off with Yara. He stubbed out his cigarette and tossed it into a nearby trash can before opening his car door, “Get in. We’re going to the

utmost importance. Having someone to drive us was definitely the best case scenario. If I drove, what if she was alone in the backseat and

I got into the car.

unnecessary questions on the way, but drove as

house, I hadn’t even changed my shoes, and running in flip-flops was quite the task. Neil took Yara from me and strode ahead, his pace much faster

Yara and get her examined.

weak immune systems and could easily fall ill if not taken care of properly.

about the same age these days, we might have

some medicine, my heart finally settled down, and we headed

you,” I sincerely thanked Neil in the

Stella entrust her child to you?” Neil asked as he drove, his voice calm

deal with the other two children.” I looked down at Yara, who had

no idea that

anything further and just drove. But my heart was in my throat

ask, “Neil, will you tell Mitch about

before counter-questioning, “What

given your relationship with Mitch, it might be difficult for you to keep this a secret. But you also know that Mitch is the root cause of all this. Unless he understands what it feels like to lose his