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 this doctor to know

I was a significant character in the story of Neil and Karina.

after I finish work at noon,” the doctor cheerfully replied before hanging up and resuming our conversation about the postpartum recovery

Karina was a little irritating. I’d rather spend more money and find a postpartum recovery

you,” I politely declined her offer and quickly

quickly picked her up to soothe her, and only after she fell asleep did I breathe a sigh of relief and

As my mom

under the sun, making her look

lunch with

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

I ignored Karina and headed straight for my

“Ms. Finch, I think I owe you

I didn’t care about her apology;

Bonnie, Karina

to see you and said some unpleasant things to you, Russel, and the kids. I

stopped and turned around, “Don’t mention Neil to me anymore. We’re not close, and I’m not interested in having a long conversation

got into my car, and my mom placed

the car window. I glanced at

hadn’t expected Karina to start working in the same city. It felt

around the same

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

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

to twins, which was

not sharing the news

had one question: who’s