Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 497

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“I can’t meet you just yet. I’ll get back to you when I can,” I said, ready to end the call.

“Don’t agree to anything with Russel Dawson!” Neil’s voice rang out just as I was about to disconnect, sounding unusually urgent.

I was taken aback, Had Neil predicted that Russel would make me an offer?

For a moment, my heart felt heavy. An absurd thought popped into my mind.

Should I visit Bonnie in prison and ask her what she would do, if she were in my shoes?

I stood alone on the balcony for a while until my phone rang again, bringing me back to reality.

“Rena, have the Whitmores and the Dawsons really started a feud?” Stella’s voice was filled with shock. “What on earth happened? Is it about you?”

“I’m not sure. How did you find out about this?” I asked, somewhat dazed.

“Mitch called me. A lot of details are still unclear, but he’s certain that there’s a major issue between Neil and Russel. He asked me to contact you…” Stella sounded awkward. “I didn’t want to get involved, but he kept bothering me, so I thought I’d ask you.”

Mitch was currently in Eldoria and couldn’t come back.

I was in a state of chaos myself and hadn’t even seen Russel yet. “Stella, let’s talk about this when I have a clearer picture. Do you know what’s happening with the Dawsons? Have you heard anything while staying in Rosemont?”

Stella thought for a moment before answering, “Russel’s father, Samuel Dawson, seems to have stepped down, but I’m not sure about the rest. I’ve been too busy with the baby.”

Had Samuel really handed over the company to his son so soon? Unless something was wrong with his health, he wouldn’t do this, especially since Russel had been a doctor and had only briefly worked at the company. He wasn’t ready to shoulder such a huge responsibility yet.

cries echoed from Stella’s end, and our conversation

starting to get dark, and the neighborhood’s streetlights began to

came out and gently patted my shoulder. “Ms. Finch, whatever it is, why don’t you take a shower and rest? The kids still

at her and

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groggy. I hadn’t slept well because I was worried

Russel, and I even had a nightmare. My phone

a message from Neil: [I’m

Sleepily, I glanced

Did Neil mean he was

know I was

the balcony to take a look. We weren’t on a high floor, so I could clearly see Neil’s car parked below.

next to it,

for two days, but now I felt a strange sense of guilt towards him.

time I felt guilty towards Neil because, in both my

asleep, as was Serena and Brandon. I hurriedly

hadn’t rested well, with faint circles under

suppressed

out where you are?” Neil smirked. His smile was still charming, but it was tinged with loneliness. He stubbed out his cigarette and threw it into a nearby trash

I go to. The person

I said, Neil chuckle lightly. He asked, “Do you think he’s targeting me, so you want to convince him

a femme fatale. The power struggle between you two is affecting too many people. If it comes out that

of being criticized?” Neil raised an

to tell that he

targeting Neil, but if it was Russel, things would get complicated. Russel knew Neil and Whitmore Co.

how he can still manage