Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 415

“Norah, I need you to remember something,” I said seriously once Neil and his group had left.

“What is it, Ms. Finch?” Norah nodded.

“You have to be careful when you take Serena and Brandon out on their own. Don’t let those people from earlier come too close. You got it?” I was worried Ryan and Faith hadn’t given up, so I had to caution Norah.

Norah, understanding my complicated relationship with the Whitmore family, simply replied, “Got it.”

After giving the kids a bath, Norah and I retreated to our bedrooms. Before turning in, I dialed Russel to fill him in on the situation.

Russel was on night shift, but he wasn’t too busy. After hearing me out, he said thoughtfully, “Try to minimize contact with them. If they insist on a paternity test, let me know, and I’ll handle it.”

“Can you manipulate the results?” I blurted out.

Russel went silent for a bit before saying, “Don’t worry about that. I’ve got it covered.”

He didn’t answer my question directly, but it wasn’t something one could have messed around with lightly.

That night, I had a nightmare where Neil and his family found out about Serena and Brandon’s true identity and tried to take them away from me.

I woke up in a cold sweat, The two little ones were still sound asleep in their cribs.

in the morning. With my mum not at home, I had to go

look after the kids. She was

headed for the nearest supermarket to buy some fresh ingredients. While waiting in line to pay, I felt as

turned around and saw Karina with a shopping cart in the distance.

I assure you I didn’t follow you here. It’s just a coincidence,”

seem to ‘coincidentally’ bump into each other quite often, don’t we?” I

Mitch isn’t far from here which is why we bump into each other often,” Karina explained, her

silent. I wasn’t aware that Neil and Karina

it

paid for my groceries and left, only

of following me around?” I asked, stopping and turning to face her.

just wanted to warn you about something, Karina’s smile faded a bit, “Neil’s parents are trying to get a paternity test for your kids. I hope

that Serena and Brandon might actually be Neil’s children?

worry. Despite maintaining her composure, her face betrayed her anxiety. “I’m not worried. They’re your and

from me, okay?” I

and grabbed my arm. “I can let go of the fact that you got me fired. I can find work anywhere. But if you cause a problem between Neil and me, I won’t let it

shrugged off her hand. “We’re not close. Please don’t touch me. If you’re not

to normal. She probably realized she was causing a

was just a little anxious,” she admitted. “You know what Neil and I went through. I raised our child

divorce. Don’t worry, I have no interest in taking back