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.

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

at the sight of the console. He nodded enthusiastically, looking at me with newfound warmth, “I love it, thank you, Ms.

Hiram’s 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

console, Hiram was soon engrossed in a game, while Faith led me to a seat on the couch. A servant brought

Hiram’s first birthday since rejoining the Whitmore family,

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

adorable. She’s going to be a beauty when she grows up, just like

and more like Irene,” Ryan chimed in. Without Karina

say anything, merely focusing on

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

of guests arrived, all important business partners of the Whitmore family. Some even traveled all the

they placed on

guests. Ryan handed Serena

his game, oblivious to the buzzing activity

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

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

quickly put down the console

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

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

it’s just 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