After being reborn back to the 1970s, I immediately went to cancel Kevin Davis’s personal identification information upon learning of my husband’s death. In my previous life, when Kevin learned that his twin brother Isaac Davis had slipped and fallen into the river, drowning, he decided to impersonate his brother and take care of his sister-in-law Carol Clark. Kevin believed that Carol, coming from the city, couldn’t bear the village gossip, while I, a country bumpkin, could survive just fine even without a husband. When the news came back then, I truly thought he had died in an accident and resolved to raise our only daughter Ellie Davis properly. During that Christmas blizzard, their family celebrated Christmas happily. Meanwhile, I fought with men over meager earnings from selling my body, ultimately bleeding to death. Ellie starved to death in the depths of winter because I never brought food home. Only after death did I learn that Kevin hadn’t died. Living under Isaac’s identity, he protected Carol for a lifetime, had many children and grandchildren, and passed away peacefully. When I was reborn and awakened, I found myself back on the day he supposedly drowned. “Kevin, are you really sure about replacing Isaac? What about Layla and Ellie?” I heard Kevin say firmly, “I’ve told you, from now on I am Isaac. Mom and Dad, you must never call me by the wrong name. “Layla is a country girl—gossip means nothing to her. “She loves me so much that even without me, she can raise Ellie. “But Carol is a city girl. If she knew Isaac was dead, she wouldn’t be able to go on living. “Besides, she’s carrying a Davis family child. Do you want to watch her family take her away and have her remarry someone else with the child?” He’s already so intimate with Carol. I had no idea when my bookworm husband had grown so close to her. I couldn’t help but suspect he’d been coveting her all along. “Besides, Isaac’s monthly two-hundred-dollar military allowance—don’t you want that anymore? “Just do as I say. Let him be buried under my name. Just consider me dead!” After hearing Kevin’s words, my in-laws, who had been worried moments before, instantly stopped objecting. Faced with such tangible benefits, they chose silence. Rural people couldn’t earn two hundred dollars working the fields for an entire year. The whole Davis family lived off Isaac’s monthly allowance. At the worst times, there was foolish me, taking out the dowry my parents gave me to subsidize them. Standing outside the door, listening to Kevin’s scheming, a chill spread throughout my body. I didn’t know if Carol could survive without Isaac. But I was truly driven to death without my husband. In my previous life, I was deceived by news of his death. I was so heartbroken I fainted, and when I woke up, everything in the house had been stolen. Under these crushing blows, I fell ill and was hospitalized. I didn’t notice at all that Carol, who daily complained about insufficient allowances, suddenly began wearing gold and silver jewelry. Kevin callously believed that since I was a country girl, I could survive without him. As a result, when I fell ill and was hospitalized, I didn’t dare stay long. I pawned my wedding ring for a pound of potatoes and competed with men for jobs for meager wages. If things had stayed that way, I could have barely supported Ellie and myself. However, a once-in-a-century blizzard struck. I lost my job, and the fields were also affected. Ellie and I were so hungry we ate tree bark. After the bark ran out, we survived on snow. Watching her so hungry she chewed on cotton quilts, I found Felix Hastings, whose wife had died, and sold myself to him. Afterward, he went back on his word and threw me just a one-cent coin. “You husband-less whore, that’s all you’re worth. Take it or leave it.” Felix and I fought violently. Given the huge difference in physical strength, he killed me with a single blow from a hammer. The swirling snow buried all his crimes. I even became his food. Because I never returned, Ellie died in hunger and cold. So this time, I don’t want Kevin, who’s willing to be Carol’s stand-in!
The sound of Kevin discussing with his parents kept coming from the room. I suppressed the rage in my heart and turned to rush home. I had to get all the family assets before he made his move. During this Christmas season, rural folks were still pretty honest. There was no way that just from me being unconscious for a while, everything in the house would be stolen clean. I rushed back home and stuffed the three hundred dollars we’d saved up bit by bit over the Christmas holidays into my underwear pocket. I also found the wedding gifts I’d brought over during Christmas. I crammed them all into the pine cabinet I’d brought with me, locked it with a heavy padlock, and only then felt at ease. This cabinet had cost a fortune during Christmas and weighed a hundred pounds. After moving everything around, I rushed to the Social Security office and had all of Kevin’s personal identification information canceled. Since he planned to impersonate Isaac, as his wife, I naturally had to help him out! I wanted to see how Kevin would handle it when the military personnel showed up! After that, I hurried back to the funeral scene. Seeing me appear, Carol rolled her eyes in displeasure. “Hey, the jinx is back. Hurry up and take that annoying daughter of yours away. She’s giving me a headache with all that crying.” As she spoke, she put on a weak act, rubbing her temples. Kevin immediately stood by her side with concern, worriedly massaging her temples for her, completely ignoring Ellie who was crying nearby. “Stop crying! Can’t you see Carol isn’t feeling well?” Kevin, who used to fulfill Ellie’s every request, had completely changed his attitude. His angry scolding scared her into hiccups. I pulled her into my arms with heartache, my hatred for him growing even stronger. Carol glanced at me, her cheeks flushing. She raised her fist and lightly tapped Kevin’s chest. “Layla’s still here. Her husband just died, and seeing us so loving will make her sad.” But Kevin skillfully grasped Carol’s hand and caressed it gently, his eyes growing tender. “So what? Her husband’s dead – that’s just her fate. After all, she’s just unlucky.” Carol smiled with satisfaction. She’d always been competitive and had to put me down every time. Now with Kevin’s indulgence, she was even more confident. “Layla, did you hear that? You’re just unlucky. In my opinion, you should hurry up and take your daughter back to your parents’ house! I’m not going to support two parasites!” Carol stood up and slammed the table loudly. But her words seemed to displease Kevin somewhat. “Carol?” “What, you still want to use your allowance to support them? “Isaac, let me tell you, I didn’t make a fuss when you used your allowance to help out the family before. Now I’m carrying your child – do you really want him to stay in the mountains his whole life? “My parents already said they’d get our child registered for city residency. He’ll go to school in the city too. “I’m a city girl who already married you – I had no choice. Do you really want our child to stay in the countryside his whole life?” Kevin frowned and fell silent. I found his expression somewhat ridiculous. I thought, even if he’d taken over Isaac’s identity, so what? His cowardly and irresponsible demeanor bore no resemblance to Isaac whatsoever. Kevin firmly believed I was deeply in love with him and would definitely do everything possible to stay with the Davis family and raise Ellie. In my previous life, I had indeed done exactly that. But in this life, I wouldn’t. I cleared my throat and walked toward Kevin’s parents. With each step, I felt the rough stones beneath my feet. Soon, I was crying. “Carol’s right. Kevin is already dead, but Ellie and I still have to live on. “I’ve already sent word to my parents. After Kevin’s buried in three days, I’ll go back to my family home.” “No way!”
Isaac and his parents all shouted at once. “Layla, how can you be so inconsiderate? Kevin just died, and you want to take Ellie back to your parents’ house?” Isaac looked furious, as if I had committed some unforgivable crime. In his eyes, even though Kevin was dead, I should still sacrifice everything for their family. I shouldn’t leave the Davis family and return to my parents’ side. “Exactly, Layla. Kevin just died, and you want to take Ellie back to your parents’ house. The villagers will laugh at us! How can we continue living here?” “Even though Kevin is gone, we’re still family. If you need anything, just say so. We’ll help however we can!” Kevin’s parents chimed in with their agreement. They spoke so righteously, but when I truly needed help, they were nowhere to be found. Carol, supporting her belly, rolled her eyes disdainfully. “Just let her go. Without those two burdens, our family will be much more relaxed.” For once, Isaac showed some backbone and roared, “Carol!” But Carol started crying. “You’re actually yelling at me! Isaac, I married you and bore your children, and now you’re yelling at me because of her!” After saying this, she ignored Isaac’s livid expression and ran out while supporting her belly. Isaac immediately regretted it and said viciously to me, “This is all your fault! If anything happens to Carol, I’ll never forgive you!” After threatening me, he hurried after her. I laughed bitterly at myself, seeing his parents looking at me with complicated expressions. “Layla, Isaac was just too worried about Carol earlier. She’s pregnant, so please be understanding.” “Even though Kevin is gone, you’re still part of our family. Don’t mention going back to your parents’ house anymore.” I knew why they were saying this. They simply couldn’t bear to part with my three large chests of dowry and my five successful brothers. These days, having capable brothers was quite prestigious. Moreover, they doted on me especially, and my dowry was something they had scraped together bit by bit—three full chests. But I had been married into the Davis family for seven years, and now less than half a chest remained of that dowry. As I was thinking about this, Isaac came in with his arm around Carol. She no longer looked aggrieved from before, but instead wore a satisfied smile, constantly touching her earlobes. Looking closer, I realized those were clearly the wedding gift Kevin had given me! In all my years of marriage, I had been too reluctant to wear these earrings, carefully keeping them in my jewelry box. Now they were on Carol’s ears. Rage burned in my heart. “Those are my diamond earrings!” Carol snorted coldly and rolled her eyes at me. “Yours? These are mine! And the earrings even have my name engraved on them.” With that, she removed the earrings and smugly showed me her name carved on them. That earring, which still bore my teeth marks, actually had her name engraved on it. Isaac looked somewhat guilty at this moment. The moment I saw clearly, I was thunderstruck. Carol ignored me and pulled Isaac’s ear, whispering, “What do you think about what I told you earlier?” He seemed troubled. “Kevin just passed away. Isn’t this inappropriate?” Carol frowned slightly. He immediately changed his tune. “Okay, okay, I agree. Don’t be angry.” Seeing his apologetic expression, unease washed over me. I immediately became nervous and ran toward home with large strides. The moment I pushed open the door, I was stunned by the chaos before me. The entire house looked like it had been ransacked—not a single corner remained intact. The pine chest that had been secured with a large lock had been violently smashed open. The chest had a huge hole in it, and everything I had carefully stored was gone. An overwhelming sense of powerlessness swept over me. I couldn’t control myself and burst into tears. I thought, “Could it be that even with a second chance at life, I still can’t change my fate?” “I’ve always said you’d bring nothing but bad luck. You killed your own husband, and now you’ve brought thieves to this house. Living under the same roof as someone like you—I must have done something terrible in a past life to deserve this.” Carol was standing there at some point, with Kevin carefully supporting her waist like a bodyguard. I wiped away my tears and turned to glare at him angrily. “Whether we were robbed or it was an inside job—you know damn well which one it was!” My sharp words made Kevin visibly uncomfortable, but his response remained cold and ruthless. “So what if I took those things? Dead or alive, you’re still part of the Davis family! “Besides, these things were originally left by Kevin anyway. Even if I take this house back in the future, it’s only right and proper! “I’m now my parents’ only son. The child in Carol’s belly will be their first grandson. All of this will be his someday!” Kevin’s declaration of loyalty pleased Carol immensely. She stopped hiding it and boldly raised her wrist, showing off the diamond bracelet my parents had given me for my tenth birthday. I broke down completely. “Give it back! Give it back to me!” I lunged at Carol. Startled by my sudden movement, she lost her balance and fell to the ground. Kevin’s eyes widened in shock. “Carol!” Carol shot me a provocative smile, then cried out loudly, “Isaac! My stomach hurts so much!” I only wanted to reclaim my diamond bracelet, but I’d forgotten about Kevin, who only cared about Carol. Suddenly, a slap sent me flying. My head struck hard against a stone. Warm blood blurred my vision. Kevin didn’t even glance at me as he scooped Carol up in his arms. Before leaving, he even got angry at me on her behalf. “Layla, how can a vicious woman like you be worthy of being Kevin’s wife? “If anything happens to Carol, I’ll make you pay with your life!” After Kevin carried Carol away, Ellie, who had been hiding in the corner, finally broke down crying. “Mommy, blood, so much blood!” I held Ellie in my arms, gently comforting her until she fell asleep. The blood on my head had long since dried. I wiped it roughly with a towel and lay down on the bed. I quietly consoled myself. Tomorrow—tomorrow I could go home. However, in the middle of the night, the tightly closed door was pushed open. I woke with a start from my sleep. Opening my eyes, I saw Felix with a lewd smile on his face. He immediately pounced on the bed, pinning me down and covering my mouth and nose forcefully. He stuffed a filthy rag from who knows where into my mouth. The foul stench made me sick to my stomach. “Let me tell you—your family has sold you to me! If you behave yourself, you might suffer a little less!” As he spoke, Felix freed one hand to grope my body, letting out satisfied laughter. “Isaac really is ruthless. Kevin just died, and he’s already this eager to sell you off. But that works out well for me—it’s a good thing.” I struggled desperately, then suddenly stopped. I could hardly believe what I’d just heard. Kevin had said he’d make me pay with my life. He actually planned to destroy my entire life! Felix took the opportunity to tear open my outer clothing. The crisp sound of ripping fabric filled the air. I couldn’t spare time to curse Kevin’s cruelty. I bent my knee and kicked, seeing Felix’s pained expression. He let out a scream. The next second, he gripped my throat tightly. “Bitch, if I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll really think I’m playing games with you!” My pants were yanked down violently. Then something hard pressed against my thigh. Having had sexual experience, I knew exactly what it was. But the thin oxygen in my body left me without an ounce of strength to struggle. I could only kick my legs weakly. Felix wore a lecherous smile while I lay beneath him, my face flushed red. He caressed me with his calloused hands. My heart sank bit by bit into despair. I closed my eyes in hopelessness. But the next second, the weight on my body suddenly disappeared. “What are you doing?!”
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