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.”

for me, he wouldn’t spread the news of my pregnancy. It

room, I was just about to doze off

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

was sluggish due to fatigue.

Neil’s voice came through,

thought, I hung up and blacklisted the number, A

found out about my pregnancy? Would he try

miracle for me. The twins in my belly

my children in danger again. I had to make sure Karina

ceiling until I heard a knock on my door.

It was Russel.

want to sleep,”

long. It’s about Neil looking for you,”

about this right after I’d hung up on Neil. I sometimes wondered if

searching for me,

was really putting resources into finding me, he might discover my new address soon. What would I

curious about why

jacket and was wearing

and asked, “Why

lap, his gaze fixed on me.

me? Neil and Karina could have a happy family then. They even had a child as a bond. The Whitmores wouldn’t object