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.

console from under Serena’s stroller and gave it to Hiram. “Happy birthday,

He nodded enthusiastically, looking at me with newfound warmth, “I love it,

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

seat on the couch. A servant brought me coffee, and there were candies and fruit on the

the Whitmore family, so a

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

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

Ryan chimed in. Without Karina around, their

merely focusing on

we were still one big family, and Serena

all important business partners of the Whitmore family.

they placed

phone and stood up to greet the guests. Ryan handed

his game, oblivious to the

to do so, with traces of sweat on her

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

put down the console and fell silent, looking

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

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

It’s not good for him either way,” Karina explained as she took the