Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 493

I wasn’t sure what Faith had said to Neil, but I could guess.

Knowing Faith, she would definitely demand that Neil kick Karina out of the Whitmore house. After all, the Whitmore family had no room for a woman as scheming as her.

“Are you going to throw me out?” Karina guessed, forcing a smile. “Neil, do you feel the same way? Are you going to abandon me like you did all those years ago?”

Neil hadn’t been firm enough back then, but Karina hadn’t exactly been a saint either. Her actions left much to be desired.

In my previous life, Neil had adored Bonnie, likely because she reminded him of Karina. Given this, it was easy to imagine the place Karina held in his heart, especially now with their son, Hiram, in the picture.

Just as Neil was about to respond, Hiram burst out of his room, tears streaming down his face. He clung to Karina’s leg and pleaded, “I don’t want to be separated from mommy!

Grandma, don’t make her leave! If she goes, I’ll go with her!”

Dad

“Hiram, if I have to leave, you have to listen to your grandparents and your father, okay?” Karina didn’t plead alongside Hiram. Instead, she crouched down, looking at Hiram with a pained expression.

She shot me a glance, then continued speaking to Hiram, “And you have to listen to your new mommy.”

Was she trying to drag me into this?

I frowned, “Hiram, you won’t have a new mommy. Don’t worry.”

My words seemed to ease Karina, but Neil and Faith looked anything but pleased.

had no business sticking around, especially given Neil’s indecisiveness. His feelings for Karina were unclear, and

sleeping. I’ll head to my

to want to call out

my room;

of his indecisiveness. I missed

and unclear, a stark contrast to the man I once knew.

calls, he showed up at my

instead I called out to him, “Shouldn’t you be dealing with Karina’s situation? Neil, will

us was years ago. How many times do I have to explain this?” Neil sounded exasperated, “Open the door,

came to Heavenly Mountain to accompany your mother, not to meddle in your business with Karina!” I was growing frustrated.

his phone rang. He answered, and his tone grew serious, likely due to a work-related issue.

left without

minutes later, I received

work. We’ll discuss Karina’s situation next

reply. I simply let out a sigh of relief. With Neil away, I could finally

early to travel to Heavenly Mountain. The journey was quite the ordeal, especially with two kids in tow.

I met up with Faith and Karina, neither of them looked particularly

Faith saw Serena and Brandon that she managed to crack a smile. Suddenly, I noticed something different about Hiram.

guard by my gaze, Hiram looked at his own bracelet, then turned to Faith, “Grandma,

unsure of how to respond

rude to ask such questions. It’s okay for

her tune significantly from the day