Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 486

As had expected, Hell was brimming with resentment

The doorbell was still ringing, becoming increongly inset you need t answer the door

“You’re back!” I was taken aback at the sight of pose. Not be working the night onfe Why was he back at this hour?

Russel grabbed my shoulders, scanning me from top to bottom, his voice filled with concern. “Are you hurt? I heard there was a break-in and someone for so I rushed home.”

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His eyes then fell on the bloodied yard, glaringly visible under the lamplight. As a coster Russel was particularly sensitive to such scenes, and his face drained of color

Neil stepped out, locking gazes with Pussel from a few feet away, Sacs seret fy between them. The tension was palpable even in their silence

But if it wasn’t for Russel’s timely arrival, I wouldn’t know what else this lunatic Nell might have done.

His words were spot on: someone like him might be better off gone for good for me

Within 24 hours, Russel had encountered Neill at my place twice. No doubt his fastation was at boiling point.

Even the most composed individuals would have trouble tolerating such repeated

incidents.

Russel’s eyes were like shards of ice, but he didn’t utter a word. His silence made me uneasy, I couldn’t explain the situation, so I simply said, ‘A fugitive broke into the house Neil saved me. I was just tending to his wound.”

it as simple as that?” Neil chimed in, his tone suggestive

simply smirked back at me, unfazed. His wounded lip, bitten by me, bore a few dark red

didn’t react. He simply walked over, put an arm around me, and calmly said to

surprise. What was

a meaningful glance before

to handle the situation here.” Russel

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stranger, despite

fall into danger again and again, Russel. What good are you?” Nel spat out bitterly before

turned ashen. He always blamed himself for not taking good care

silence, leaving only the heavy stench of blood and the two of us.

and distress,

should rest,” Russel told me. He was on his knees, scrubbing the bloodstains

blood attracted swarms of mosquitoes. I was uncomfortable,

help clean the blood-stained ground. The nauseating feeling was

didn’t respond. He worked efficiently and silently. We cleaned for

dotted his

danger, I’m always a step behind Neil. It’s my

Russel, it’s not your fault. You’re not obligated to protect me. You’ve done enough by pretending to

just their pretend father. I want to truly love them as my own,”

I had experienced before, only then, his

been Bonnie.

to argue and said, “I’m going to take a shower. You should head back to the hospital. Don’t worry

As soon as I entered the living room, I heard the front