Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 401

Neil might have had steadied the cradle, but the massive jolt scared Brandon into a crying fit. My heart clenched at the sound, and I quickly handed Serena off to my mother to comfort Brandon.

The yard was a chaotic mess, but I had no patience for it. All I wanted was to soothe my frightened child.

Hiram, having realized his mistake, quickly hid behind Karina. Had Neil not been present, I was certain that Karina would have defended Hiram, using the excuse, “He’s just a child.”

But Neil was there and everyone had seen Hiram intentionally rock the cradle. So, without any hesitation, Karina pulled Hiram forward and demanded, “Hiram, apologize to Ms. Finch right now!”

“I… I just wanted to play with the baby. He’s so cute…” Hiram looked around nervously. His eyes lingered on Neil, hoping for some support.

“You can’t just rock his cradle like that! What if he had fallen?” My voice was sharp and anxious. The situation had threatened my child’s safety, and I couldn’t stay calm, even if Hiram had just wanted to play with my baby.

Ever since Neil and Karina had arrived, Serena and Brandon had been in one near miss after another. I wondered if it was Neil’s doing.

My mother was similarly upset. “Can’t you keep an eye on your son? If he hurts my precious grandchildren, you’ll have me to answer to!”

“Let’s go. Let’s go inside. There’s no point wasting our breath on them.”

With that, she headed back into the living room.

My father was out buying saplings at the market. Thank God he wasn’t here to see that, or the situation might have escalated further.

Russel was more level-headed than my father, but he was equally upset. He loved Serena and Brandon dearly and couldn’t stand to see them cry.

not defending his son but siding with Karina.

in sync on that

parents, Hiram reluctantly walked over to me. His eyes were red with unshed

felt trapped. I had to accept the apology, but that was different from when Hiram had taken my nuts without asking. That was about

into the living room and closing the door behind me.

our cold reception, Neil didn’t stay long. He was a proud man, and

just leave like this?” I heard Karina

It was already a miracle that

the door and looked at the gifts they’d left behind. “What

the nanny, and generously gave

shocked but accepted the gifts. That was a good opportunity to ensure she’d take care of my

peaceful week. My wounds were healing, and

It wasn’t about love, but

soon. He would have been busy, but with

fond of capturing the kids’ daily activities. Their

in the stroller, making adorable noises as

broke the peace. A car skidded to a halt on the road, followed by a man’s cry, “Ouch,

over and saw a car accident. A black Mercedes had hit a

of the

looked at the man on the ground, who was yelling, “Call

I didn’t hit him!” The driver seemed genuinely scared as