Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 419

Ariana was just average-looking and appeared significantly older than Mitch, but she had a gentle aura about her.

A man accompanied her, who was probably a colleague.

Upon seeing me, Ariana paused, “Oh, is this a new colleague?”

Mitch’s face tumed awkward.

I had no fondness for the woman. The way she looked at Mitch was far from an ordinary colleague’s gaze. It was tender and affectionate.

“I’m not.” I responded coldly, “I can’t be that kind of colleague.”

My words made Mitch’s face drop. Even if I didn’t say it, he knew what I was implying.

Whether Ariana could comprehend my words or not was another question.

Apparently, she either didn’t understand or chose to ignore it. Without a hint of embarrassment, she smilingly approached the stroller where Serena was.

“Oh, Mitch, you’ve got two little angels?” Ariana reached out to play with Serena.

“They’re a friend’s children.” Mitch hurriedly explained.

Then he quickly introduced, “This is my wife and our child. You’ve only seen pictures of them. Now you’re meeting them in person.”

Stella, who had initially looked upset, immediately brightened up when Ariana arrived, putting on a big, welcoming smile, “You must be Ariana. My husband occasionally talks about you.”

Ariana looked surprised at Mitch, “Mitch, is that so? Do you talk about me at home? I guess we truly are friends.”

insinuations, subtly trying to emphasize her close relationship

Mitch quickly clarified, “Sometimes when talking about work, I mention you. My wife doesn’t really enjoy hearing about work, so I try not

out to hold her baby, “Mr. Mitch’s little one

Stella avoided her. Her tone was frosty as she said, “My baby is shy. She doesn’t like being held

hand froze mid-air, obviously

say more. Even if he felt Ariana was being wronged, he had to hold his

the tension between him and Stella would have only escalated, and with me present, he

at such a young age. Maybe if I visit more often, she’ll get used to

“Everyone, please take a seat.

down without further ado. The other man sat beside her while Neil

seeing that woman was

took her baby to the bedroom, and I followed, unwilling to stay in the living

go out for lunch?” I asked Stella, presuming she would have been

you and Neil…” Stella seemed

me and him meeting. I’ve

what’s so special about Ariana and what charm she has that enticed that dog,

wasn’t sure. His gaze at Ariana earlier didn’t show much affection, but rather anxiety, probably because of the conflict with Stella. While I was talking with Stella, I heard my two children crying outside. Since the

sorry. They were just so cute. I wanted to hold

walked out to see Ariana placing Serena back

other people’s kids?” was slightly angry since Serena and Brandon had just fallen asleep

woke up Brandon, resulting in both of them

gave me a headache, and my impression of Ariana worsened. She had held my children without my

upon seeing Ariana, “Ms. Ariana, can I help you? Why

to ask Mitch, but he just went out to get something, so I tried to find it myself.” “There’s a restroom near the kitchen. How did