Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 373

“Try to stay in as much as possible,” my dad warned us.

I nodded, my hand instinctively rubbing my belly, filled with unease as if someone were coming to snatch my babies away.

“Alright, they’re probably just passing by. I’ll stay in for a few days.” I responded.

Despite my words, everyone looked grave. Some emotional entanglements that should have ended long before just never seemed to go away from our lives.

Ever since we found out Neil and Karina were in town, we kept our doors closed for three days, and Russel rarely dropped by.

“You’ve got your prenatal check-up today; are you all set?” my mom asked me early in the morning.

Despite my reluctance to go out, I had to keep up with my prenatal appointments. The doctor warned that twins were prone to premature birth, requiring stricter conditions during delivery and weekly check-ups in the latter part of pregnancy, ideally twice a week.

That was about the health of me and my babies. I had to step out.

Dad had the car ready, and we set off for the hospital.

Upon reaching, I felt a bit hungry, but some tests required fasting, so I asked my dad to grab some food for me, while my mom helped with the payment and paperwork.

After the check-up, the doctor told me, “The babies are a bit oxygen-deprived. You need to take oxygen. If you can do it at home, do it daily; otherwise, you’ll have to come to the hospital.”

“Is it that serious?” I gasped.

you need to keep track of the babies’ movements, frequency, and count. If there’s any anomaly, come to the hospital immediately,” the

was outside, I suddenly heard someone

conjured up the image of

was a doctor. She was an obstetrician to be precise. And she had recently been spotted

was to avoid

a hat when I left, and my figure had changed,

a glimpse of Karina from the corner

for duty? Welcome!” The doctor who examined me greeted Karina

an even more professional aura; she seemed more serious than

Karina, she glanced at me with a stranger’s gaze and then

outside, I let out a sigh of relief, but soon enough, the

I was likely to deliver there.

the elevator, I saw my dad and mom coming towards me. Seeing my troubled

with the babies?”

some oxygen; we’ll leave as

button for the ground floor, I

Neil for more than half a year, and I didn’t expect our reunion to be in a

his side profile, his high-arched nose, and his deep-set

could always see him clearly in an instant, a special skill I had honed

and mom didn’t notice Neil. They were focused on me, and their faces filled

being drawn away

my mom asked, holding

twins are having a fight inside; they keep kicking me!”

reacted. Could they sense a blood relative at such a young age? My mind was