Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 469

“Good to see you,” Mitch greeted me warmly.

This time, Hiram seemed a lot more comfortable with me, even cheerfully calling me “Ms. Finch”!

But little did he know, the consequences of my visit would lead him into facing Karina’s scolding.

With a smile, I asked Hiram, “Where are your parents?”

“They’re inside, and so are my grandparents!” Hiram enthusiastically led me in. It was his birthday, and the house was beautifully decorated.

The staff was bustling around, Neil was on a call in the living room, and Ryan was fussing with a model toy, likely a gift for Hiram. Upon seeing me, a grin flashed across Ryan’s face, “Irene’s here!”

He then picked up Serena from her stroller, “And Princess Serena too. She’s getting prettier every day!”

Ryan was visibly more relaxed with Serena this time, his affection for her clear in his words.

Instead of bringing Brandon, I chose to bring Serena because Brandon’s resemblance to Neil was growing more pronounced, and I didn’t want to stir up any unnecessary associations for Ryan and Faith.

“Ah, Irene’s here?” Faith descended from the second floor, looking as healthy as ever, save for her slightly red, swollen eyes that showed signs of recent crying.

“Hello,” I greeted politely, my eyes scanning the room for Karina. On such an important day, where could she be?

Neil noticed my tense gaze and calmly explained, “Karina had to attend to something at the hospital, and she’ll be back shortly.” I was least interested in seeing Karina. If it weren’t for Faith’s situation, I wouldn’t be here at all.

I was here, I couldn’t come empty-handed. I retrieved a video game console from under Serena’s stroller and gave

video games and his eyes sparkled at the sight of the console. He nodded enthusiastically, looking at me

Hiram’s sudden warmth towards me, Ryan and Faith exchanged puzzled glances, but soon broke into pleased

his new game console, Hiram was soon engrossed in a game, while Faith led me to a seat on the couch. A servant brought me coffee, and there were

the Whitmore family, so

family, being well-behaved whether held by Neil

Look at her big eyes and cherry lips; she’s adorable. She’s going to be a

Irene,” Ryan chimed in. Without Karina around, their praises for

anything, merely focusing on his’

atmosphere was harmonious, as if we were still one big family, and Serena was their

partners of the Whitmore family. Some even traveled all the way

they placed on the Whitmore

phone and stood up to greet the guests. Ryan handed

engrossed in his game, oblivious to the buzzing activity

last to do so, with traces of sweat

up by an emergency surgery at the hospital,” Karina apologized sincerely as she embraced Hiram. But when she noticed the game console in Hiram’s hand, her expression subtly changed, “Hiram, where did you get this

sensing Karina’s displeasure, quickly put down the console

Karina used to allow Hiram to play video games, albeit with time restrictions. Why was she acting as

to him for his birthday. What’s wrong with Hiram playing a little

that Hiram’s been falling behind in his studies, and prolonged gaming can overstimulate a child’s brain. It’s not good for him either way,” Karina explained as she took the game console