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.”

I’m not yours to command. I have every right to reject Russel, not because I’m afraid of your threats, but because I

for rejecting Russel, I don’t care. I’m just

I hated his

reaction. “She’s still in Eldoria, waiting for you with Hiram. Don’t you care?”

annoyed at the mention of Karina. “I’ll handle it. I won’t marry her, but

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

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if he found out about

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

to take care of him after I knew

was true that Karina had hidden her pregnancy

decided to come looking for me with Hiram, right?” Neil added, leaving me even

suspiciously. “Why do you care that? Are you in a similar

heart skipped a beat. I barely managed to keep my

the risk of falling at any moment. If Neil ever decided to get a paternity test done,

I

hold his gaze. “I told you before, if you’re suspicious, you can always

nonchalant I acted, the more likely Neil was to avoid the

said. “If

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

tongue,” Neil muttered, eyeing my lips. ” find it tiresome to talk to

listening. If you and Russel would put an end to this feud, that’d be best for everyone,” I retorted, not

look. “Stay out of it.”