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.

hospital immediately,” the doctor advised me meticulously, “Why are you here alone? Don’t you have someone

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

conjured up the image of

was an obstetrician to be precise. And she had recently been spotted in

my priority was to avoid

I had worn a mask and a hat when I left, and my

with my back to it, I caught a glimpse of Karina from the corner of my eye. She was indeed in the hospital’s white coat

reporting for duty? Welcome!” The doctor

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

left. As I brushed past Karina, she glanced

out a sigh of relief, but soon enough, the

all my prenatal records were with that hospital, and I was likely to

I saw my dad and mom coming towards me.

with the babies?”

take some oxygen; we’ll leave as

entered the elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor,

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

looked thinner than before. I only saw his side profile, his high-arched nose, and his deep-set

could always see him clearly in an instant, a

didn’t notice Neil. They were focused on me, and their faces filled with concern when I mentioned

attention being drawn away

wrong?” my mom asked, holding my

inside; they keep kicking me!” I laughed, rubbing

sense a blood relative at such a young age?