Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

“Whether you appreciate her or not is your own business, but I see her as unfit for the task. You should find someone else to follow up.” Neil rejected without hesitation once again.

Mitch fell silent on the other end, and after a moment, he said, “Alright, I understand.”

Then he hung up.

With that, the tension in my chest eased, yet at the same time, I was intrigued.

Neil didn’t tell Mitch that I was holding Yara in the car at the moment.

But I didn’t ask. I just held the child tighter in my arms, lost in thoughts about what to do next. Should I involve Stella in this and let her make the decision?

“We’re here.” Neil didn’t step out of the car when we reached my house, just reminded me.

“Thanks for today.” I got out of the car, still cradling Yara.

Through the car window, Neil’s gaze remained on the child in my arms, which made me anxious. He didn’t say anything earlier, but he might spill the beans to Mitch as soon as I leave.

With this uneasy feeling. I returned home, while Neil drove off.

Norah came to check on Yara. After I told her about the dosage, I went to check on Serena and Brandon. The two were playing, their innocent gestures and babbling melting my heart.

Every time I saw these two, all my worries disappeared. With them by my side, there was always hope.

I wanted to tell Stella that Neil knew Yara was with me, but I was worried that it might affect her situation.

After two days of anxiety, Mitch didn’t show up, and my worries gradually faded, the matter momentarily forgotten.

Serena and Brandon for a walk.” By late afternoon, after dinner, Norah greeted me with her

lurking around, I didn’t take Yara out. Instead, we stayed home most of the time, while Norah would take Serena and Brandon out for walks.

Norah left, I found a set of clothes,

bathtub, the doorbell rang. Could Norah have forgotten something? But didn’t she know the

and my heart nearly stopped when I saw

he

I decided to ignore

you don’t, I’ll kick it

my mind went blank. From his tone, it seemed he was certain that

“Bang!”

noise startled me. Someone

heard it too, her

through the back door towards Russel’s backyard. There was a small door

wasn’t sure if Russel was home, but I had to keep

door to the backyard, but I couldn’t open the one leading into the house. As I was fumbling with the

hair still glistening with moisture, was dressed in his

first at me, then at

after Yara for a bit?” I didn’t have time to

quite skilled at holding a

returned to my

backyard, I saw Mitch storming in. It seemed my

I questioned in a

I lost my mind or have you? Irene, on what grounds do you hide

afraid of women,