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 was here, 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. This is my gift to you. Do

and his eyes sparkled at the sight of the console. He nodded

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

new game console, 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

this was Hiram’s first birthday since rejoining the Whitmore family, so a grand celebration was to be

enjoy the company of the Whitmore family, being well-behaved whether held

and cherry lips; she’s adorable. She’s going to be a beauty when she

Ryan chimed in. Without Karina around,

didn’t say anything, merely focusing

we were still one big family, and

important business partners of the Whitmore family. Some even

placed on the Whitmore

up to greet the guests. Ryan handed Serena to Faith, and both father and son

engrossed in his game, oblivious

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

Karina apologized sincerely as she embraced Hiram. But when she noticed the game

put down the console and fell silent, looking at me.

time restrictions. Why

What’s wrong with Hiram playing a little on his special day?” Faith intervened. The moment

brain. It’s not good for him