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.

anomaly, come to the hospital immediately,” the doctor advised me meticulously, “Why are you here alone? Don’t you have someone to accompany you? Look at your belly; what if something

as I was about to answer that my family was outside, I suddenly heard someone say,

conjured up the image of Karina in my

doctor. She was an obstetrician to be precise. And she had recently been spotted in the area. Was she

was to avoid

when I left, and

of Karina from the

reporting for duty? Welcome!” The doctor who examined

Karina responded cheerfully. The doctor’s coat gave her an even more professional

and left. As I brushed past Karina, she glanced at me with a stranger’s gaze and then quickly looked

relief, but soon enough, the anxiety returned. Why was Karina working at that

hospital, and I was likely to deliver there. If Karina saw my records, wouldn’t she

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

with the babies?”

take some oxygen; we’ll leave as soon as I’m done,” I

ground floor, I caught a glimpse of Neil through the closing doors, heading

Neil for more than half a year, and

before. I only saw his side profile, his high-arched nose, and

always see him clearly in an instant, a

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

my attention being drawn away from my emotions by the babies in my

my mom asked, holding

are having a fight inside; they keep kicking

sensed Neil passing by and reacted. Could they sense a blood relative at such