Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 370

“Having Dr. Russel over isn’t bad at all,” my dad said cheerfully, “Ever since we left Rosemont, we hardly keep in touch with the folks over there. It’s nice to have a friend visit.”

Truth be told, ever since our family scandal, a lot of people had been avoiding us like the plague. Besides, my dad wasn’t in the big chair anymore, and we’ve sold off the family company. So naturally, we had fallen off people’s radars a bit.

But we all enjoyed the peace and quiet of our lives now. It was a simple life with something to look forward to and no headaches to worry about.

I smirked but didn’t feed into my dad’s words.

Things got a little awkward but thank God my mom came back just in time. She brought in a steaming bowl of cod soup and urged me to dig in.

I was starving, so I didn’t hold back and started chowing down in front of Russel. I used to be quite skinny with a small appetite, never experiencing real hunger. But ever since those two little buns in my oven took root, my appetite had grown with their development. I had even put on a bit of weight, looking fuller and healthier. My parents watched me eat, their eyes full of affection. Russel, on the other hand, couldn’t help but caution me, “Take it easy; you don’t want to choke.”

I gave Russel a glare while savoring the delicious cod soup. Was it any of his business?

My mom quickly jumped to my defense, “Dr. Russel, women tend to be more sensitive due to hormonal changes during pregnancy. Rena has been a bit hot-tempered lately.”

“It’s normal. Suppressed emotions can be harmful to the body.” Russel said with a gentle smile.

Regardless of what they said, I kept my mouth shut and focused on my meal.

After finishing the soup, 1 excused myself to rest in my room. I didn’t want to hang around Russel; he was kind of annoying. I thought I was done with him, but here he was, showing up again.

As I was heading to my room, I overheard my mom telling Russel, “Dr. Russel, please don’t tell anyone about Rena’s pregnancy.”

keep his lips sealed. If he was still holding on to hope for me, he wouldn’t spread the news of

my room, I was just about to doze

under my pillow and saw an incoming call from a number not saved in my contacts. I was about to reject it when I accidentally picked

sluggish due to

voice came through, and I immediately

second thought, I hung up and blacklisted the number, A sense of unease washed over me and kept me wide awake.

my pregnancy? Would he

twins in my belly were my whole world now. I couldn’t let anyone take them

putting my children in danger again. I had to make sure Karina didn’t find out.

stared at the ceiling until I heard

It was Russel.

to sleep,”

about Neil looking for you,” Russel

suspicious how Russel went to talk about this right after I’d hung up on Neil. I sometimes wondered if those two had

that Neil was searching for me, but she didn’t know the

finding me, he might discover my new address soon. What would I do

in,” I said, curious about why

walked in. He’d taken off his jacket and was wearing a black turtleneck sweater. He looked

bed and asked, “Why is Neil looking for

a chair, his hands clasped in his lap, his gaze fixed on me. “I’m not sure. Maybe

They even had a child as a bond.