Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 414

Seeing the two little ones, Ryan and Faith broke into smiles.

Faith, in particular, seemed overjoyed as she went over to the stroller and lifted Serena into her arms. Her eyes were brimming with affection.

Serena seemed content in Faith’s arms, too, not crying or fussing. Her big round eyes watched Faith, and she’d occasionally babble something incomprehensible Faith was delighted, cooing back at her, “What a lovely little girl you are! So adorable!”

Both Neil and I looked on, not quite sure what to say.

Finally, Neil stepped forward and took Serena into his arms. “She’s not your granddaughter. Stop bothering Irene with this.”

Neil had almost picked up Serena a few times before but was constantly interrupted. Never did we imagine that today, under such circumstances, he’d finally hold

her.

Serena, dressed in a pink onesie with tiny flowers printed on it, looked incredibly soft and delicate in Neil’s arms.

The contrast between the burly man and the tiny baby was striking.

“Be careful! Babies have weak necks. You need to support it!” Faith immediately pointed out, noticing Neil’s awkward hold on Serena.

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His eyes flashed with panic, and he quickly adjusted his grip. But his inexperience was evident, and his hasty movements only made things worse. Finally, he ended up holding Serena upright, even though she couldn’t yet support her own head.

I was startled and quickly took Serena from Neil’s unsure grasp.

Under normal circumstances, Serena would have started crying if someone held her awkwardly.

Neil. Despite his clumsy handling, she remained

a strange sensation in

looking a bit helpless. “I’ve

since he’d almost hurt the

the matter with you? Can’t even hold a baby? Your father learned to do it when you were

sentence, leaving an awkward

already stated that Serena wasn’t Neil’s child, so why

apparently thought of Serena as

should go,” Neil interrupted,

what Ryan and I have said. If

about to refuse, Hiram suddenly shouted, “My

wrist. He was wearing a smartwatch, one that could make calls. He was yelling

that, Ryan and Faith

Hiram been on the phone with Karina during our conversation?

like Karina, I didn’t think they wanted to

appeared. Her face was calm, showing no emotions. After seeing Hiram, she walked in,

the call, so I came over,” Karina said as she approached us, sounding apologetic. “I didn’t mean to

conversation.”

had heard

speechless. Was Hiram her

exchanged glances,

brought them a grandson, yet they’d come to me, insisting that my children were also their grandchildren, even after my repeated refusals. It

their feelings, but I wasn’t sure if Karina could.

let Ryan and

finding common ground with Karina. “We just want closure,