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.

expected this doctor to

a significant character in the story of Neil and

I’ll come to see you after I finish work at noon,” the doctor cheerfully replied

of her knowing Karina was a little irritating. I’d rather spend

I politely declined

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

was parked just outside the hospital. As my mom and I were about to leave, we saw Karina approaching.

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

was puzzled. The doctor had arranged to have lunch with Karina. Why was she here

her immediately, took Serena from me, and urged me, “Go start the car. Let’s

Karina and headed

I think

apology; I just didn’t want to be

Bonnie, Karina was thick-skinned.

kids. I want to apologize on his behalf. That wasn’t his intention,” Karina sincerely apologized.

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

into my car, and my mom placed Serena in

car window. I glanced at her before driving away.

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

birth around the same time as me.

was pregnant with twins, they were

people mocked and pitied me, thinking that Neil and I had broken up because of this and that Karina, who came

twins, which was a huge surprise

the news with them, and then they were genuinely

question: