Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 414

Seeing the two little ones, Ryan and Faith broke into smiles.

Faith, in particular, seemed overjoyed as she went over to the stroller and lifted Serena into her arms. Her eyes were brimming with affection.

Serena seemed content in Faith’s arms, too, not crying or fussing. Her big round eyes watched Faith, and she’d occasionally babble something incomprehensible Faith was delighted, cooing back at her, “What a lovely little girl you are! So adorable!”

Both Neil and I looked on, not quite sure what to say.

Finally, Neil stepped forward and took Serena into his arms. “She’s not your granddaughter. Stop bothering Irene with this.”

Neil had almost picked up Serena a few times before but was constantly interrupted. Never did we imagine that today, under such circumstances, he’d finally hold

her.

Serena, dressed in a pink onesie with tiny flowers printed on it, looked incredibly soft and delicate in Neil’s arms.

The contrast between the burly man and the tiny baby was striking.

“Be careful! Babies have weak necks. You need to support it!” Faith immediately pointed out, noticing Neil’s awkward hold on Serena.

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His eyes flashed with panic, and he quickly adjusted his grip. But his inexperience was evident, and his hasty movements only made things worse. Finally, he ended up holding Serena upright, even though she couldn’t yet support her own head.

I was startled and quickly took Serena from Neil’s unsure grasp.

Under normal circumstances, Serena would have started crying if someone held her awkwardly.

Despite

a strange sensation

Neil said, looking a bit helpless. “I’ve only held a baby a few times at

since he’d

you? Can’t even hold a baby? Your father learned to do it when you were born. You really are…”

didn’t finish her sentence, leaving an awkward silence

why

thought of Serena as Neil’s

interrupted, his voice

“consider what Ryan and I have said. If you agree, you can ask us for anything.”

refuse, Hiram suddenly shouted, “My mom

saw him holding up his wrist. He was wearing a smartwatch, one that could make calls. He was yelling into it, “Mom, I’m opening the

and

Hiram been on the phone with Karina during our conversation? Had she heard

Karina, I didn’t think they wanted to hurt

the gates opened, Karina appeared. Her face was calm, showing no emotions. After seeing Hiram, she walked in,

so I came over,” Karina said as

conversation.”

she had heard

Was Hiram her little

glances, both remaining silent.

insisting that my children were also their grandchildren, even after my repeated refusals. It was indeed awkward.

but I wasn’t sure if Karina could.

don’t you agree to a paternity test and let Ryan and Faith see the results for themselves?”