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.

empty-handed. I retrieved a video game console from under Serena’s stroller and gave it to

his eyes sparkled at the sight of the console. He nodded enthusiastically, looking at me with newfound

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

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 candies and fruit on the table, all from expensive brands, indicating the Whitmore

first birthday since rejoining the Whitmore family, so a grand

the company of the Whitmore family, being well-behaved whether held by Neil or Ryan and Faith, and even entertained everyone

cherry lips; she’s adorable. She’s going to be a beauty when she grows up, just like Irene!”

she’s more and more like Irene,” Ryan chimed in. Without Karina around, their

anything, merely focusing

still one big family, and Serena was

guests arrived, all important business partners of

importance they placed on

guests. Ryan handed Serena to Faith, and both father and son joined in welcoming the guests.

in his game, oblivious to the buzzing activity around

to do so, with traces of sweat on her

But when she noticed the game console

Karina’s displeasure, quickly put down the console

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

wrong with Hiram playing a little on his special day?” Faith intervened. The moment Karina appeared, her smile

can overstimulate a child’s brain. It’s not good