My six-year-old biological daughter, Rainie, was finally back with us, but she always seemed distant, reluctant to get close. Julian, my husband, said she needed time to adjust, suggesting that if I brought back more gifts after my business trip, perhaps she’d warm up to me. I was just about to leave when I unexpectedly heard my daughter’s thoughts. 【Should I tell Mom that Daisy always hits me?】 【Dad says Mom doesn’t like kids who tattle, and she definitely doesn’t like me.】 【But if I don’t say anything, I might not even live to see Mom come back.】 My heart clenched. I spun around to look at my daughter, who was huddled in the corner. Her tear-filled eyes met mine. Rainie didn’t speak, but I heard her voice again. 【Maybe the reason I got to live again is because I wanted to see Mom one more time.】 Julian, seeing me frozen in place, urged me that my plane was about to take off. I turned and slapped him across the face. Business trip? No way! I was staying right by my precious daughter’s side. Let’s see who dares try to hurt my child!
Julian covered his face, staring at me in utter shock. I have a strong personality, but I’ve never laid a hand on anyone before. Seeing that I was genuinely furious today, he quickly made an excuse about urgent company business and hurried out of the house. No sooner had he left than Rainie, who had been standing next to me, scurried behind a pillar. 【Mom is really as scary as Dad said.】 Hearing her thoughts again, I was surprised. That slap was purely out of anger and fear, fueled by hearing her say she’d been killed. Yes, I can be a bit impulsive, but truly, aside from today, I’d never physically lashed out at anyone. Why would Julian tell Rainie I was scary? After being swapped at birth, Rainie had spent six whole years growing up in an orphanage. When she came home, Julian had been painstakingly careful, even creating a detailed document of guidelines on how to interact with her. Plus, after years of marriage, he’d always been tolerant of my temper, taking on the responsibility of childcare himself. He shouldn’t have badmouthed me to Rainie. Maybe she misunderstood what he said. Seeing my daughter huddled behind the pillar, I felt an urgent need to connect with her. I knelt down, smiling. “Mom’s not working today. How about we go see your new school?” Rainie’s eyes lit up, and she nodded excitedly. I reached out and pulled her into a hug, and again, I heard her thoughts. 【Mom smells so nice, and her hug is so warm.】 【It’s a shame that in my last life, when Mom first hugged me, I was already dead and couldn’t feel the warmth.】 My heart tightened. According to Rainie’s words, in her previous life, by this time, I would have already gone abroad. This time, I was going to find out which brain-dead jerk dared to lay a hand on my daughter! I had just finished dressing Rainie in new clothes. I only went upstairs to grab my purse. That’s when I saw Daisy, the daughter who was mistakenly brought home all those years ago, pointing her finger at Rainie and yelling. “You nobody! Who said you could wear that outfit?” “That has to be mine exclusively! I’m the only princess in this house.” “You little piece of trash! You came to our house, but you’re not even our child!” Daisy shrieked, then lunged forward to yank at Rainie’s clothes.
I panicked instantly. I rushed downstairs, but by the time I reached them, Daisy had already stumbled and fallen to the floor. She still clutched a piece of fabric she’d torn from Rainie’s outfit, yet she cried and held up her arm towards me, “Mom, I don’t know why my sister hit me.” Seeing Daisy playing the victim, Rainie quickly protested, “Mom, I didn’t!” “Yes, you did!” “You said I took your place for three years, and you told me to die!” “Waaah, Mom, I can leave and give my sister her place, but please don’t let me die. I’m scared I won’t see you if I die.” Rainie stammered, wanting to explain more, but ultimately said nothing. 【If I explain any further, Mom will think I’m a bad child who does wrong and doesn’t admit it.】 【In my last life, every time Daisy bullied me, Dad and my brothers only believed her, thinking I not only bullied her but also liked to lie and play the victim.】 My heart ached with a twisting pain. I looked at my timid, cautious daughter, her head already bowed, ready to apologize. I quickly pulled her behind me. “Daisy, I saw it with my own eyes. You were the one who pulled Rainie’s clothes first. Why are you still saying your sister bullied you?” Daisy stared at me in disbelief, then suddenly wailed, “Mom, you don’t believe me, but you believe this outsider kid?!” “You’re biological mother and daughter, and I’m just an outsider, so you both bully me!” “You clearly said you’d love me just the same when she came back, but that was all a lie!” Daisy cried and ran upstairs, locking herself in her bedroom. Though angry, I reminded myself that Daisy had been spoiled by the entire family for three years. It was understandable she’d have trouble accepting she wasn’t my biological child. She was just a kid, speaking without thinking, and it was normal for her to be hostile towards Rainie. I suppressed my anger and went upstairs, intending to patiently explain things to Daisy. But then I heard Daisy’s voice from inside the room, “That old woman is already playing favorites.” “I’ve cried so much, and she still cares about the truth.” “The truth is that little monster should die!” “Just wait until she’s not home. I’ll teach that beast a lesson!” My hand, poised to knock, froze in mid-air. I never imagined that Daisy, whom I had nurtured and raised, could harbor such thoughts. Rainie caught up to me then, timidly tugging at my clothes, tears in her eyes. “Mom, I don’t want to go to school anymore.” 【Daisy is so angry today, she’ll definitely beat me to death.】 【I don’t want to be locked up with Daisy and a dog again, like in my last life.】 【The dog bites so painfully. It bit off my nose and ears.】 Hearing Rainie’s thoughts, I could no longer suppress the fury surging through my heart. After finding my biological daughter, I had initially pitied Daisy and, having lived with her for years, wanted to treat both children equally. But she dared to act like a princess and then abuse my daughter like this! I immediately called for Martha, the nanny, and loudly ordered her to send Daisy to a welfare home. Daisy’s curses abruptly ceased, but Martha looked at me in astonishment. “Madam, how can you be so biased?” “Miss Daisy is crying so much right now. If you’re so heartless, people will gossip.” “Besides, Miss Daisy is so smart and will surely achieve great things someday, unlike Rainie, who is so timid and weak. Who knows what she’ll become.” I slapped Martha across the face. “Who do you think you are, to comment on my daughter?!” “Either you send her to the welfare home right now, or you pack your things and get out!” Martha panicked. “Madam, maybe we should wait for Mr. Julian to come back. The man of the house should be in charge; it’s not proper for you, a woman, to act this way.”
I laughed, a cold, bitter sound. Not to mention, Julian is just a man who married into my wealth; everything in this house is mine. How dare a nanny, clinging to such old-fashioned ideas, try to lecture me? I sneered, “Even if Julian were here, he’d have to listen to me. And as for you, you’re fired.” I immediately called my butler and had Martha dismissed. Martha was furious, yelling that she’d get Julian to come back and teach me a lesson. But the bodyguards had already thrown her luggage out. Only when I saw her locked outside the gate was I satisfied. I took Rainie’s hand and we left. In the car, I told Rainie, “If anyone ever bullies you, you tell Mom immediately. Mom will always protect you.” Tears welled in Rainie’s eyes, then she suddenly smiled, nodding vigorously. And right then, I heard her thoughts again. 【How is Mom so different from the Mom Dad described?】 【Did Dad lie to me? Does Mom actually love me a lot?】 【But why did he say Mom didn’t want to see me, when I begged him to call her before I died in my last life?】 My heart lurched. Was Julian really involved in this? The next second, my suspicions intensified. Because the principal claimed Rainie’s name wasn’t on the enrollment list. I had clearly instructed Julian to give both my daughters 10% of Sterling Corp. shares as an enrollment gift on their first day of school. “Principal, please check again. Daisy and Rainie registered together.” The principal’s scornful gaze landed on Rainie. “Mr. Julian said when he registered that he would give 20% of Sterling Corp. shares to Daisy as an enrollment gift.” “Who is this wild girl? An illegitimate child? Then she’s certainly not worthy of any shares, is she?” I was instantly furious. “How dare you slander my daughter as an illegitimate child? Who do you think you are? I’ll give my family’s shares to whomever I please!” She scoffed at me, about to retort, but the next second, her contemptuous expression morphed into a fawning smile. “Mr. Julian, what a surprise to see you here!” I followed her hurried gaze and sure enough, saw Julian approaching. Julian ignored the principal’s overly eager greeting, walking towards me with an anxious look. “Honey, what happened at home? Why is Daisy crying so much?” I slapped Julian across the face. “Why didn’t you register our daughter for school?” Julian finally reacted, stammering, “Rainie just came home from the orphanage. She might not adapt to an elite private school environment. I was afraid she’d be bullied.” “Rainie is the sole heir to Tian’s Group. How could she be bullied? Even if she is, she should learn to fight back. Otherwise, how will she manage the company?” Julian froze. “What do you mean? Are you not giving the company to Daisy anymore? How can you be so biased?” “Even if you don’t give it to Daisy, we have three sons. How could Rainie be the only heir?” I scoffed. “It’s a family tradition for women to run our company. You didn’t have any objections when I said I’d give the company to Daisy. Why is it a problem now that it’s Rainie?” “And you have no right to accuse me of being biased. The principal just said you were going to give 20% of the shares to Daisy.” Julian looked at the principal in surprise. The principal, still pointing her finger at me, screeched, “A mistress should know her place. Don’t act all high and mighty. Do you really think Mr. Julian can’t live without you?!” “What nonsense are you spouting?! I can’t live without my wife!” Before I could speak, Julian roared at her. The principal finally realized her mistake and lowered her head awkwardly. Julian humbly explained, “Honey, I just felt sorry for Daisy. In this house full of strangers, she felt unloved, so I thought of giving her more shares.” 【Daisy isn’t unloved at all. She has a pretty auntie-mom.】 【Every time I was bitten by the dog, that pretty auntie-mom would smile and say that when I died, it would definitely make Mom so furious she’d die too, and then she could live with Dad and Daisy.】 【She also said that Dad deliberately swapped me and Daisy back then.】 【It’s a shame if I told Mom all this, she’d probably think I was lying.】
My daughter’s thoughts left me utterly stunned. My face went pale as I looked at Julian. I never imagined he had cheated on me. He used my money to support a mistress, and even deliberately swapped his illegitimate daughter with my own. I was trembling with rage. Julian, seeing me silent, thought I’d bought his story and continued, “Daisy is a sensible child. Go back and apologize to her, give her more gifts, and she’ll get over it.” I scoffed. “What’s she going to hold against me?” “She’s an illegitimate child, living off my money, eating my food. How dare she be mad at me?” Julian froze. “Wh… what illegitimate child? What do you mean?” “Julian, I’ve given you too much leeway. How dare you pull stunts right under my nose?” “Don’t you know what you’ve done?” A flicker of guilt crossed Julian’s eyes, but he still stubbornly denied it. “Rainie, you just don’t want to keep raising Daisy, so you’re framing her as my illegitimate daughter? Do you have any conscience?” “Daisy is just a child, and you want her to bear a lifetime of infamy!” He accused hysterically. I simply pulled out my phone in front of him, dialed a private investigator, and even put it on speakerphone. “I need you to investigate whether my husband, Julian Yang, has a mistress. Also, six years ago, the incident where my child was swapped – was it an accident, or was it deliberate?” Julian reached out to snatch my phone, but the private investigator had already hung up. His finger trembling, he pointed it at my nose. “How long are you going to keep making a scene? Do you have to turn this family into chaos and make all our children hate you?” “Rainie, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Our three sons cherish Daisy. If you keep this up, our sons will disown you!” “Go back now and apologize to Daisy, then let Rainie go to a different school to adjust. Everything will be fine if you just follow my plan.” Seeing I was unmoved, he took a deep breath and softened his voice. “Honey, you don’t understand how to raise children. They need to progress gradually. And this illegitimate child talk is all fabricated. Stop wasting money on detectives; there’s nothing to investigate.” “Otherwise, when our sons arrive and see you acting like this, how will you explain it to them?” “Explain?” I sneered. “I don’t need to explain anything to anyone!” “You abused my daughter and tried to give my company to your illegitimate child. I haven’t even held you accountable, and you want me to explain myself?” “You’re the one who needs to explain to Dad!” Before Julian could retort, a voice came from behind us. My three sons had arrived. Leo, my eldest, quickly shielded Julian. “Mom, you’re misunderstanding Dad like this, and making Daisy cry. Of course, you need to explain yourselves to them!” Max, my second son, pointed at Rainie and yelled, “It must be you, you little monster, lying again and trying to stir up trouble between Daisy and Mom. You’re so scheming at such a young age, why don’t you just drop dead?” Caleb, my youngest, looked annoyed. “Because of your favoritism, Daisy almost committed suicide at home. What are you standing around for? Go back immediately and tell her that she’s the only princess in this family.” “If anything happens to Daisy, I will never forgive you!” Watching my three sons’ righteous indignation, my chest ached with anger. I gritted my teeth and spoke, “Do you even know what kind of people your father and Daisy, whom you’re protecting, really are?” Their brows furrowed deeply, their faces full of suspicion. I turned and slapped the evidence the private investigator sent me onto their faces. It clearly documented that Daisy was Julian’s illegitimate daughter. And six years ago, the ironclad evidence that Rainie and Daisy were swapped was indeed Julian’s deliberate act. My three sons froze, and Julian completely panicked. He snatched my phone, roaring at me, “This is slander!”
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