Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 383

*Kids are too young to tell who they resemble. And there are many strangers in the world who look alike,” I said, suppressing a hint of unease in my heart and wearing a calm and composed smile.

Barbara immediately chimed in, “Exactly. My daughter still looks like a bit of a mixed bag. She doesn’t resemble me, her father, or any of the grandparents. Guess we’ll have to wait until she grows up.”

She had a daughter, nearly one year old then, who indeed doesn’t resemble her or Silas much.

“Right. Upon closer inspection, she doesn’t seem to resemble anyone.” Cooper, realizing he misspoke, hurriedly corrected himself.

I laughed it off, not dwelling on that issue any longer. Even if everyone said Brandon looked like Neil Whitmore, so what? I wouldn’t admit it.

The topic was dropped and the atmosphere returned to normal. Everyone chatted and laughed, but a sense of unease lingered in my heart.

Appearance is beyond control.

What if Brandon grew up to resemble Neil more and more, just like Hiram, who could have been recognized as Neil’s son with just one glance? What would I do

then?

How would I explain it?

At noon, my parents prepared a feast of dishes, delicious and plentiful. The tables were full and the lively atmosphere gradually improved my mood. Setting aside my worries, I enjoyed the gathering with my friends.

After lunch, everyone was enjoying their dessert and coffee. The children who could walk and run were playing together, while the infants were being held and cooed.

Suddenly, Mitch received a phone call. After glancing at the caller ID, he gave me a guilty look.

couldn’t hear what he said, he didn’t come back in right after the call. Instead, he lingered by the

a while, Mitch rushed in, “Rena, where’s the restroom? I drank

the bathroom, and he dashed over.

front door was left wide open. I was about to close it

was in a gray shirt with his sleeves rolled up, revealing the beautiful lines of his toned arms. His black wristwatch glinted in the

he here?

others noticed Neil’s arrival, and everyone exchanged

looking unhappy, walked out ready

sped up and reached Neil before my mom,

restroom!”

be in Rosemont? What was he doing

gaze never landed on me, as if deliberately ignoring me. I didn’t mind; it actually made me feel more at ease.

Neil asked

I’ll take you to get it!” Mitch quickly led

and Brandon started crying loudly, as if they were unhappy.

both at once. I had to hand Brandon to

today and wouldn’t stop crying no matter how much we cooed. I decided to take Serena outside for some fresh air, sometimes they just wanted to

took Serena outside, she stopped crying. I called my mom over, “Mom, bring Brandon out to

mom brought Brandon out, and everyone was

and reached out,

next second, the little one started crying again. She seemed unwilling, which startled me, so

was puzzled and tried to hold Brandon,

others put their own children aside and tried to hold Serena and Brandon. But none of them succeeded.

can hold them. What’s going

of Neil. It couldn’t have been some sort of bloodline intuition, could

just seemed