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.

come empty-handed. I retrieved a video game console from under Serena’s stroller and gave it to Hiram. “Happy birthday, Hiram. This is

He nodded enthusiastically, looking at me with newfound warmth,

broke into pleased smiles. They were more than happy to see Hiram and

brought me coffee, and there were candies and fruit on the table, all from expensive brands, indicating the Whitmore family’s anticipation for Hiram’s birthday party.

rejoining the Whitmore family, so a grand

still nestled in Ryan’s arms. She seemed to enjoy the company of the Whitmore family, being

adorable. She’s going to be

chimed in. Without Karina around,

didn’t say anything, merely focusing on his’

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

guests arrived, all important business partners of the Whitmore

placed on the Whitmore

his phone and stood up to greet the guests. Ryan handed Serena to Faith, and both father and son joined in welcoming

in his game, oblivious to the buzzing activity around him.

a while, Karina arrived, the last to do so, with traces

up by an emergency surgery at the hospital,” Karina apologized sincerely as she embraced Hiram. But when she noticed the game console in

quickly put down the console

restrictions. Why was she acting as if he wasn’t allowed to play at

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

gaming can overstimulate a child’s brain. It’s not good for him either way,” Karina explained as