The entire entertainment industry thought I snagged the Best Actor through a one-night fling. After our marriage, I was relentlessly cyberbullied! Even more absurd, someone spread rumors that I, the evil stepmother, was abusing Lucas’s 7-year-old son Noah! Claiming I beat him black and blue! Some self-proclaimed “justice warriors” snuck into my house and installed hidden cameras, ready to expose and punish me! But after 24 hours of livestreaming my laid-back parenting style, I unexpectedly went from being hated to becoming America’s sweetheart! The entire entertainment industry thought I snagged the Best Actor through a one-night fling. After our marriage, I was relentlessly cyberbullied! Even more absurd, someone spread rumors that I, the evil stepmother, was abusing Lucas’s 7-year-old son Noah! Claiming I beat him black and blue! Some self-proclaimed “justice warriors” snuck into my house and installed hidden cameras, ready to expose and punish me! But after 24 hours of livestreaming my laid-back parenting style, I unexpectedly went from being hated to becoming America’s sweetheart! “I won’t eat the porridge you made! You’re an evil stepmother, you’ll poison me!” The angelic-looking little boy on the hospital bed frowned, swatting away the bowl I held to his lips. Crash! The porridge bowl shattered on the floor. I suddenly felt weak all over, collapsing alongside the broken bowl. A shard cut my hand, and after a moment of pain, I found myself gasping for air as if on the brink of death! Clutching my head, I looked dazedly at my stepson – Noah, the 7-year-old son of Best Actor Lucas Lin. Why did I remember Noah pushing me into the water, drowning me? I could still recall his panicked and desperate expression after pushing me. He tried to rush over to save me but was held back tightly by a figure. Noah cried out in despair, unable to break free. In the end, they both witnessed my death, surely leaving Noah with lifelong trauma. But no matter how hard I tried, I could only remember this final scene before my death. I couldn’t recall any of the events leading up to it! I didn’t know which pool it was or who had harmed me! But I guessed that Noah, being so young, must have been manipulated by someone. Yet for him to be incited to do such a thing, he must truly dislike me. My heart ached like it was being stabbed by needles. Since marrying Lucas, I never expected to gain my husband’s love. Lucas was also very busy, so I poured all my heart into caring for my stepson Noah. Every day I prepared varied nutritious meals for him and tried to spend as much time as possible playing with him. But I never imagined he would conspire with others to murder me. Things are different now though. Since I’ve been given a second chance at life, I can’t just focus on taking care of Noah like before. I must find out who killed me. “Y-y-you… your hand is bleeding!” Noah, who had been so aggressive moments ago, suddenly became flustered. Despite his fever, he tried to get up to check on me. “Don’t move!” I stopped Noah, partly out of concern he might cut himself too, and partly because I wasn’t sure how to interact with him. “Sigh… since you don’t want to accept my care, I can’t do anything about it. Look, I’m injured too. Why don’t we just recover together?” I cleaned up the broken pieces of the bowl, then lay down next to Noah, closing my eyes to rest. Noah’s mouth gaped open in surprise. Usually, if he refused to eat, I would try every trick to get him to eat, even if he only took one bite of each dish. I would keep coaxing him to eat his fill. His little brain couldn’t grasp the concept of “reverse psychology”, but he let out a cold “hmph”, assuming my current indifference must be some new tactic of mine. But in reality, my emotions were complex. I was pretending to be indifferent while actually deep in thought. What I didn’t know was that on Noah’s toy cabinet, a faint red light was blinking. My every move was being livestreamed! Seeing my attitude towards Noah, comments started flooding in: [Ugh! Why do I have to watch this trash Sophia? Marrying Lucas through a one-night stand, how disgusting!] [Haven’t you seen the recent exposé? Noah’s arms and legs are all bruised! Sophia is truly an evil stepmother!] [Why did Lucas marry this kind of woman? Wasn’t his rumored co-star Bella White a better choice?] [What’s going on? It seems like neither Sophia nor Noah know they’re being livestreamed? Screen record, screen record! If Sophia abuses the child, we’ll report her to the police immediately!] Meanwhile, I was completely unaware of the livestream at the center of this storm. Ever since marrying Best Actor Lucas Lin, photos of me supporting a drunk Lucas into a hotel were leaked, so I was vilified as a loose woman. Not long after the wedding, photos of Noah covered in bruises surfaced. I didn’t want to get involved in a social media war and affect Lucas’s career, so I simply lived an offline life. I barely used my phone, let alone watched livestreams. After lying there for over an hour, I got up and felt Noah’s forehead. His fever had subsided. But it was nearly lunchtime, and I was getting hungry too. I stood up, and Noah watched my movements, guessing I was about to head to the kitchen. “Sophia, I want Snoopy-shaped pasta! With an egg!” Noah ordered me matter-of-factly. I looked at Noah with a polite smile: “Kid, keep dreaming. You can have anything in your dreams.” Noah’s little face turned red, clearly angry! “Sophia, if you don’t behave well, I’ll tell Daddy!” “A woman like you has no right to marry my dad. You probably don’t know that my dad already has photos with Bella, do you? If you’re not nice to me, I’ll let Bella be my stepmom!” Noah took out his kids’ phone and pulled up a news article. The headline read: Lucas Lin Abandons the Dark Horse, Embraces America’s Sweetheart Bella White! The photo clearly showed Lucas with his arms around Bella. The timestamp was three days ago – the same day he told me he was going to shoot in the desert! I stared at the photo, my heart suddenly aching. [Noah is so wise! This gold-digger’s weak spot is Lucas! Keep pushing her!] [Ah, Bella and Lucas look so good together! I ship them! I support Bella defeating the evil stepmother!] I remained silent for a while, looking at the photo. So this is why Lucas has been so busy after our marriage… “Oh no, I have chest pains. I can’t cook anymore.” “Noah, there’s still some porridge in the pot. It hasn’t cooled down yet. If you’re hungry, you can help yourself.” I had just stood up, but now I lay back down again. Sigh, as someone who’s already died once, I can’t believe I’m still so useless, getting upset over Lucas’s affairs. Noah looked at me suspiciously as I acted like I was at death’s door, blinking in confusion. “Sophia, I’m going to tell my dad!” He continued to threaten me. “Go ahead, call him right now. If you can get through, tell him I said this life isn’t worth living anymore. We might as well split up!” I covered my eyes, trying to hold back tears. I’ve had enough of this one-sided puppy love! “You want to divorce my dad?” Noah asked in disbelief. “Mm-hmm, divorce.” My voice was muffled, but I gave a definite answer. Given a second chance at life, I want to let myself go, and let Lucas go too. Noah was completely dumbfounded, his adorable little face frozen as if someone had hit pause. “My dad is super handsome!” He blurted out randomly. “Mm-hmm, I know.” “My dad is a three-time Best Actor winner!” “Mm-hmm, I know.” “My dad is pursued by lots of women!” “Mm-hmm, I know that too.” “Then why do you want to divorce him? Is it because I threatened to tell on you? I won’t tell, okay? Geez, Sophia, you’re so troublesome!” Noah clutched his hair in frustration, his messy bed-head unable to hide the handsomeness in his genes. I opened my eyes to look at Noah, surprised that he would say such things when he usually doesn’t get along with me. “It’s not your fault, Noah. Your invincible handsome three-time Best Actor dad, pursued by many beautiful women, is indeed perfect. But the only regret is that he doesn’t love me.” “I think I suddenly had an epiphany today and realized many things can’t be forced. Like how you don’t like me, or how Lucas doesn’t like me. But I want to live a good life too, I don’t want to be a lovesick puppy anymore.” I answered with a bitter smile. After all, as someone who’s died once, how could I not have an epiphany? I might have even had an out-of-body experience. “Divorce means never seeing you again? Like my mommy?” Noah looked at me with a pained expression. At this point, the comment section fell silent for a few seconds before starting to attack me: [It’s over, Noah’s fallen for it! Isn’t this just that green tea b*tch playing hard to get?] [Using divorce to scare a child! So manipulative!] [LOL, as if this gold digger would ever leave her meal ticket? That’s her body and dignity on the line! I bet she’ll be on her knees begging Lucas and Noah for forgiveness for saying this later!] I might not care what others say about me, but I do care about Noah’s feelings. So I pinched his chubby cheek. “No, sweetie. If you want to see me, we can still meet. And your mommy hasn’t left you either, she’s become a star watching over you.” Noah pouted slightly: “I’m not a 4-year-old kid anymore. There’s no such thing as people turning into stars. Tch, you’re so bad at comforting people.” I was speechless and slumped back down: “Kids are so hard to deal with.” Just then, I heard the sound of a key in the front door lock. I immediately sat up again! Given Lucas’s celebrity status, we never hired a housekeeper and generally kept a low profile, with few people disturbing us. But it was unlikely to be Lucas coming home at this time. “Who is it?” I cautiously walked to the door. “It’s me, Sophia~ I’m Bella White.” With a click, Bella White used a key to open my door. I was a bit stunned. “Miss White? How do you have a key to my house?” Bella White just smiled smugly at me, then looked at Noah who had just walked over, completely ignoring my question. “Noah! You poor thing! Your arms are covered in bruises. I was so worried about you!” Bella White rushed over and pulled Noah into her arms. This scene sent the comment section into a frenzy! The group mockery of me turned into a flood of compliments: [Ahh! It’s Bella White! She’s so beautiful! She’s literally glowing!] [I’m crying! What a beautiful scene, Bella and Noah look like a real mother and son! Please save Noah quickly, Bella!] [I bet Bella found out Noah was being beaten, so she came to help the child. Bella is so kind!] [Look, Noah’s legs and arms are all injured! The previous leak was true, Sophia is an evil stepmother! I hope Bella replaces Sophia in taking care of Noah!] Seeing Bella and Noah’s intimate interaction, my heart ached. “Bella, hi. I’m fine, boys don’t fear pain.” Noah smiled in response to Bella. Bella stroked Noah’s head, glancing at me, then guided Noah: “Noah, you don’t know, but there are so many people in this world who care about you deeply and want to take care of you. For example, I love you the most and can’t bear to see you hurt or abused. Tell me honestly, do these injuries have anything to do with your stepmother?” “If you nod, I’ll tell your dad to punish your stepmother. Maybe you can even get a new stepmom~ How about having me as your new mom? I’ll buy you snacks every day!” The smile faded from Noah’s face, replaced by an exasperated expression: “Be my new mom? Bella, you should go home and sleep. In your dreams, anything is possible.” Noah mimicked my tone from earlier, then distanced himself from Bella. “Miss White, if you have no other business here, please leave. Otherwise, I’ll have to report you for trespassing.” I said coldly, dismissing her. Bella wasn’t embarrassed. She tossed her hair and pulled out a photo of me holding Noah’s bruised body, holding it up to my face. “Mrs. Lin may not know, but the White and Lin families are old friends. Mrs. Lin was really worried about her grandson, so she asked me to check if you’ve really been hurting him.” “Mrs. Lin, I advise you to confess early, divorce early, and apologize. I can even help you buy some bots to reduce the cyberbullying. Otherwise, you might get beaten up walking down the street!” I already had plenty of haters, and I didn’t care much about this issue before. I never bothered to release a statement or hold a press conference to explain. I had retired from the entertainment industry and didn’t want to stir up any more drama. But now that Bella had come to my doorstep with Mrs. Lin’s authority, I had to defend myself. “I would never hurt Noah.” I spoke up. Noah frowned, realizing the seriousness of what Bella was saying. Although he had known Bella since he was little and had some affection for her, he glanced at me and chose me without much hesitation, displaying his usual sharp wit. “Bella, you’ve got it all wrong. I got injured and sick because I asked Sophia to take me skiing, and I accidentally fell. She got a lot of injuries too from trying to protect me.” Noah finished speaking and rolled up my sleeve, revealing large patches of bruises. This scene was also broadcast live: […I didn’t expect the truth to be like this. I thought Sophia really abused the child. I shouldn’t have installed cameras in her room. I’m going to turn myself in.] [The whole entertainment industry wronged Sophia. I even posted hate comments about her on Twitter. I was wrong too…] I quickly pulled my sleeve down, not wanting Noah to worry. I hadn’t expected Noah, who used to dislike me, to speak up for me. I felt a bit touched. At this moment, Bella White became the common enemy for Noah and me. I coldly said to Bella White: “Miss White, you’ve seen the truth. Please leave.”
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