Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 381

Two children, a girl named Serena and a boy named Brandon.

Those were the names I had chosen for them, without any particular meaning. I just thought they sounded nice.

Thinking I lacked culture, my dad sifted through an English dictionary, wanting to change them. But Russel stood up for me, saying, “We shouldn’t burden children with adult expectations through their names. They’ll have their own lives.”

Finally, my dad backed down and accepted the names.

“Alright, you stay at home. I’ll accompany Rena to the hospital,” my mom decided when I had to go for a postpartum checkup after my confinement period. My dad wanted to join, but my mom stopped it.

I took my daughter to the hospital, leaving my son at home under my dad’s care.

The hospital we chose was close and well-equipped, but Karina worked there, and I avoided crossing paths with her at all costs.

“Mom, can you hold Serena while I go for my checkup?” Thanded my daughter to my mom when it was my turn for the checkup.

“Sure,” my mom took Serena with a smile and sat down on a chair, playing with her.

After the checkup, the doctor suggested I should have a postpartum recovery treatment. Although my condition wasn’t bad, having given birth to twins, my pelvic floor muscles needed some restorative treatment.

When the doctor explained the process to me, her phone rang.

“Dinner? Sure, aren’t you working today?” Her tone was enthusiastic. “I’ll come to see you after I finish work at noon. Is your significant other around?”

“No, he’s swamped with work and has returned to Rosemont. That’s why I wanted to catch up with you,” came Karina’s voice from the speakerphone.

taken aback. I hadn’t expected this doctor

she didn’t recognize me, even though I was a significant

at noon,” the doctor cheerfully replied before hanging up and resuming

thought of her knowing Karina was a little irritating.

politely declined her offer and

hungry. I quickly picked her up to soothe her, and only after she fell asleep did I breathe a sigh of relief and

just outside the hospital. As my mom and I were about to leave, we saw Karina

a gentle light brown, shimmered under the sun, making

have lunch with

me, and urged me,

headed straight for

me, “Ms. Finch, I think I

about her apology; I just didn’t want to be bothered.

Bonnie, Karina was

things to you, Russel, and the kids. I want to apologize on his

“Don’t mention Neil to me anymore. We’re not close, and I’m not interested in having

got into my car, and my mom placed Serena

the car window. I glanced at her

hoped to avoid the people who bothered me by moving away from Rosemont. I hadn’t expected Karina to start working in the same city. It

gave birth around the same time as me. Now, she, Barbara Sands, and

found out I was pregnant with twins, they were shocked.

people mocked and pitied me, thinking that Neil and I had broken up because of this and that Karina, who came back with a child, replaced

gave birth to twins, which was a

news with them, and then they were genuinely