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 couldn’t come empty-handed. I retrieved a video game console from under Serena’s stroller and gave it to Hiram. “Happy birthday, Hiram.

his eyes sparkled at the sight of the console. He nodded enthusiastically, looking at me with newfound warmth, “I love it,

sudden warmth towards me, Ryan and Faith exchanged puzzled glances, but soon broke into pleased smiles. They were more than happy to see Hiram and me

the couch. A servant brought me coffee, and there were

since rejoining the Whitmore family, so a grand celebration was to be expected.

was still nestled in Ryan’s arms. She seemed to enjoy the company of the Whitmore family, being well-behaved whether held by Neil or

She’s going to be a beauty when she grows

and more like Irene,” Ryan chimed in. Without Karina around, their praises for me were explicit

anything, merely focusing on

were still one big family, and

string of guests arrived, all important business partners

placed on the Whitmore family’s

Ryan handed Serena

oblivious to the buzzing activity

arrived, the last to do so, with traces of sweat on her face.

she embraced Hiram. But when she noticed the game console in Hiram’s hand, her expression subtly changed,

quickly put down the

play video games, albeit with time restrictions.

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

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