Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 381

Two children, a girl named Serena and a boy named Brandon.

Those were the names I had chosen for them, without any particular meaning. I just thought they sounded nice.

Thinking I lacked culture, my dad sifted through an English dictionary, wanting to change them. But Russel stood up for me, saying, “We shouldn’t burden children with adult expectations through their names. They’ll have their own lives.”

Finally, my dad backed down and accepted the names.

“Alright, you stay at home. I’ll accompany Rena to the hospital,” my mom decided when I had to go for a postpartum checkup after my confinement period. My dad wanted to join, but my mom stopped it.

I took my daughter to the hospital, leaving my son at home under my dad’s care.

The hospital we chose was close and well-equipped, but Karina worked there, and I avoided crossing paths with her at all costs.

“Mom, can you hold Serena while I go for my checkup?” Thanded my daughter to my mom when it was my turn for the checkup.

“Sure,” my mom took Serena with a smile and sat down on a chair, playing with her.

After the checkup, the doctor suggested I should have a postpartum recovery treatment. Although my condition wasn’t bad, having given birth to twins, my pelvic floor muscles needed some restorative treatment.

When the doctor explained the process to me, her phone rang.

“Dinner? Sure, aren’t you working today?” Her tone was enthusiastic. “I’ll come to see you after I finish work at noon. Is your significant other around?”

“No, he’s swamped with work and has returned to Rosemont. That’s why I wanted to catch up with you,” came Karina’s voice from the speakerphone.

hadn’t expected

a significant character in the story

I finish work at noon,” the doctor

decided against it. The thought of her knowing Karina was a little irritating. I’d

you,” I politely declined her offer and

crying, probably because she was hungry. I quickly picked her up to soothe her, and only after

hospital. As my mom and I were about to leave, we saw

hair dyed a gentle light brown, shimmered under the sun, making her

The doctor had arranged to have lunch with Karina.

took Serena from me, and urged me, “Go start

and headed straight for

Finch, I think

didn’t care about her apology; I just didn’t want to

Bonnie, Karina was thick-skinned.

you, Russel, and the kids. I want to

not close, and I’m not interested in having a long

saying that, I got into my car, and my mom placed Serena in the car seat in

from outside the car window. I glanced

the people who bothered me by moving away from Rosemont. I hadn’t expected Karina to start

way home, I received a call from Stella. She gave birth around the same time as me. Now, she, Barbara Sands, and Lspend our days talking about our kids.

I was pregnant with twins, they were shocked. Before that, I was seen as infertile.

thinking that Neil and I had broken up because of this and that Karina, who

gave birth to twins, which was a huge surprise for everyone.

the news

question: