Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 502

“You’re a businessman, Neil, you should be thinking about what’s good for business. What you’re doing is nothing but folly. You’ll regret it, I tried to appeal to Neil’s pragmatic side. Neil just gave a cold, indifferent chuckle, as if I’d just told the funniest joke in the world.

And maybe I had. I mean, these words must’ve been repeated to him by Ryan Whitmore and Mitch so many times that they’d lost all meaning. In fact, they were practically a punchline at this point.

The task Faith gave me was looking impossible. The feud between Neil and Russel had been so fierce, it had torn their families apart. No one had been able to mediate between them so far. Why did I think I could?

“What brought you here today?” I asked, eager to shift the topic.

“Have you seen Russel?” Neil’s gaze was sharp, suspicious, as if he was afraid I’d lie.

I grunted in confirmation, not keen on going into details.

Neil acted surprised. “That’s why he suddenly backed off. What did you tell him to change his mind?”

He leaned in closer, a smirk playing on his lips. “Did you offer yourself to him?”

I instinctively backed away. Every time Neil got too close, I felt like a sheep cornered by a

wolf.

Seeing my reaction, Neil’s smirk grew wider. “Did you really?”

“You’re crazy!” I snapped back, my patience wearing thin.

Neil’s smirk faded, replaced by a relieved sigh. “If you had, I’d make sure you regretted it.”

you always this possessive, Neil? I’m not yours to command. I have every right to reject Russel, not because I’m afraid of your threats, but

reasons are for rejecting Russel, I don’t care. I’m just interested in

his

the topic, testing Neil’s reaction. “She’s still in Eldoria, waiting

handle it. I won’t marry her, but I need

words caught me off guard, reminding me of Serena and Brandon. Would he do the

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if he found out

have the right to take Hiram? Karina raised him by herself. You weren’t there for them. If Hiram had to choose, he’d choose his mother,

to take care

hidden her

she must’ve been prepared for this when she decided to come looking for me with Hiram, right?” Neil added, leaving me even more at a loss for words.

silence, Neil squinted at me suspiciously. “Why do you care that? Are you in a

beat. I barely managed to keep my

felt like walking on a tightrope, with the risk of falling at any moment. If Neil ever decided to get a

I

you before, if you’re suspicious, you can always

to avoid the issue. He didn’t want to face

“If I want

he wanted. I echoed his words, “Yes, it is. So let’s not bring this up again. There’s no

muttered, eyeing my lips. ” find it tiresome to talk to you. You never

would put an end to this feud, that’d be best for everyone,” I retorted, not bothering to

look. “Stay out of