Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 433

“Mommy, I…”

Hiram stammered under my inquisition. He had just thrown a tantrum at me, but in front of Karina, he was a different boy, his eyes filled with anxiety. Karina looked down at Hiram. “Tell me, how did you get that bruise on your face? And how did you end up here?”

Hiram’s little face turned red under the questioning, making his bruise more conspicuous. It had been treated once before, so Neil didn’t give me any other medicine to apply to it.

His anxiety made him sweat, which irritated his wound and caused him to whine. “Mommy, my bruise hurts so much, wah wah…”

Upon hearing Hiram’s cries, Karina’s emotions became even more unstable. She glared at me, “Ms. Finch, you should be aware of Hiram’s status. How dare you kidnap him and let him get injured? Do you have any idea of the consequences?”

I was speechless and out of patience. Just as I was about to retort, Ryan and Faith rushed into the yard.

I was surprised. Weren’t they supposed to be in Springvale for some urgent matter?

“Oh dear, Hiram!” Faith exclaimed and rushed to hug the boy tightly.

“Grandma, Grandpa!” Upon seeing Ryan and Faith, Hiram’s mood brightened.

Ryan picked up Hiram and both of them fussed over the boy’s bruise, expressing their concern and regret. “How did you get hurt so badly? Does it hurt? Did you put any ointment on it?”

clung to Ryan’s neck, looking pitiful.

no idea how he ended up here, let alone got hurt. We

blame game, Hiram fell off his skateboard and injured himself. I ran into him and Neil at the hospital. Neil informed me that you had a job interview today and he had an important meeting to attend, so he asked me to look after Hiram

wouldn’t pick up the

Faith, Karina was supposed to be a composed and dignified figure. However, she seemed to have figured out the importance Hiram held in Ryan and Faith’s hearts and decided to use it to her advantage. “Ms. Finch, if Neil did entrust Hiram to you, then why didn’t he inform me? And weren’t his grandparents home?

problem, not mine,” I retorted, finding

slandering you?” Karina asked coldly.

and don’t have time for this,” I pointed to the living room door, “Since you’re all

were slightly uncomfortable. This issue concerned the safety of their grandchild, so I

was relentless. She whipped out her phone and dialed the police, “Hello, I want to report a crime; a person is suspected of child trafficking!”

I was dumbstruck.

was wrong with her? Or had she finally found a reason against me, a reason even Ryan and Faith couldn’t dispute, and so she

this, Faith immediately stepped forward and snatched

isn’t like that. There must be some misunderstanding. Let’s wait till Neil is done

is my only son and the only grandchild of the Whitmore family. It’s only natural for me to worry about his safety. If we don’t clear this up, what if it happens again? If something irreversible happens to Hiram in

and doubted me, but they chose to trust me and repeatedly asked Karina to cancel the police

the argument escalating, the police had already arrived at

incredibly flustered, especially since my children were still in the room. If a commotion

police?” One of the officers asked as he stepped

and said, “This woman nearly abducted my child and