Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 547

Facing my question, Russel paused for a moment before a bitter smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. "I thought you knew what I was thinking."

"I don't." I shook my head, looking at this man who was both familiar and foreign to me.

"My thoughts are simple. I want to be with you," Russel said without hesitation.

But I couldn't help but laugh. "Really? Is it for me that you've been quarreling with Neil up to this point? Wasn't it a long time ago that you were already dissatisfied with him?"

Russel's gaze darkened slightly as he looked at me deeply, waiting for me to continue.

Thinking about what he had done, my gratitude towards him faded a little. "After Karina jumped into the river that year, didn't you provide her with a fake death certificate? Weren't you the one who helped her move abroad?"

Just as my words fell, Russel's face drastically changed. His eyes sharpened as he stared at me, plunging the atmosphere of the hospital room into silence.

We stared at each other for a long time, as if trying to glean something from each other's eyes.

Since Neil had already uncovered this matter and had fallen out with Russel, there was no need to keep it a secret. Whether I said it or not was the same.

"Who told you?" After a while, Russel counter-questioned me, a hint of displeasure seeping into his tone.

"No matter who said it, it can't change the fact that you did those things, can it?" The more I spoke, the more I felt a surge of anger in my heart. It seemed that during my past interactions, Russel's collaboration with me wasn't solely for Bonnie. A part of it was because he had already had a falling out with Neil a long time ago, but no one knew it.

Russel had already guessed it was Neil. He gave me a cold smile. "Neil found out?"

I said nothing.

He continued, "I did do it, but my intention wasn't to harm him. At that time, Karina was already pregnant. She begged me desperately, and I was moved by compassion, so I helped her. If Neil holds a grudge against me for this, I don't care."

This explanation sounded very far-fetched to me, as Russel didn't seem like the kind of person who would make such a major decision just because someone pleaded with him a few times.

I watched him lie impassively, and he knew I didn't believe him, so he continued, "I've said it before, Karina initially liked me. Although I didn't have any feelings for her, I was okay with her being with Neil. But Neil disappointed me."

Neil disappointed him? I couldn't help but frown.

"How did he disappoint you?" I asked.

"You pursued him for so long, and he clearly didn't like you at the time. Yet, he chose to marry you because of family pressure, giving up Karina and letting that woman fake her death while pregnant. Don't you think he's cowardly?" There was a cold gleam in Russel's eyes.

I was taken aback. So Russel thought Neil was cowardly, which was why he agreed to help Karina?

At that time, what Neil had to face was not just opposition from his family, but more importantly, the dying wish of his grandfather. He could have fought against his family for Karina, but he couldn't bear to let his grandfather pass away without peace of mind.

I could understand this because my mom was also sick once. If she had woken up and forced me to marry Russel at a time when I didn't know whether she could make it or not, I would have agreed.

I counter-questioned Russel, "What about you? Didn't you also choose to get engaged to Chloe because of family pressure? How did that turn out? She committed suicide because of you."