My six-year-old biological daughter Evelyn Sanchez was found and brought back home, but she still refuses to get close to me, Caroline Sanchez. My husband Rafael Gordon says the child needs time to adjust, and that when I return from my business trip abroad, bringing more gifts might help improve our relationship. I was preparing to leave when I unexpectedly heard Evelyn’s inner thoughts. “Should I tell Mom that Lilith always hits me? Dad said Mom doesn’t like children who tattle, and she doesn’t like me either. But if I don’t say anything, I might not survive until Mom comes back.” My heart clenched suddenly, and I turned toward the cowering figure in the corner, meeting her tear-filled eyes. Evelyn didn’t speak, but I heard her inner voice again. “Maybe it’s because I’m living a second life, and I just want to see Mom one more time.” Rafael saw me standing there in a daze and urged me that the plane was about to take off. I spun around and slapped him across the face. I’m not going on any business trip! I’m staying right here with my precious daughter to see who dares hurt my child! ***** Rafael covered his face, staring at me in shock. Though I have a strong personality, I’ve never laid a hand on anyone before. Seeing that I was truly angry this time, he quickly made an excuse about needing to handle business matters at the company and hurriedly left the house. As soon as he left, Evelyn, who had been standing nearby, hid behind a pillar. “Mom really is as scary as Dad said.” Hearing Evelyn’s inner thoughts again, I was somewhat surprised. That slap was completely because I heard her say she’d been bullied to death – I was too worried and angry, and I lost control. Though I’m quick-tempered, except for today, I truly have never hit anyone. Why would Rafael tell Evelyn that I’m scary? Evelyn was switched at birth and spent six whole years growing up in an orphanage. After she came back, Rafael has been carefully taking care of her, even writing down guidelines for interacting with her. Throughout our years of marriage, he’s always been tolerant of my temper and taken the initiative to care for the children. He shouldn’t badmouth me in front of Evelyn – maybe she misunderstood what he said. Looking at Evelyn hiding behind the pillar, I felt even more eager to get close to her. I crouched down and asked with a smile, “I’m not working today. How about I take you to see your new school?” Evelyn nodded excitedly. I held her in my arms and heard her inner voice again. “Mom smells so nice, such a warm embrace. Too bad in my past life, when Mom first held me, I was already dead and couldn’t feel the warmth.” My heart tightened with pain. According to what she said, in her past life, I should have already gone abroad by this time. But in this life, I’m going to see who dares lay a hand on Evelyn! After changing Evelyn into new clothes, I went upstairs to get my bag. When I came back downstairs, I witnessed Lilith Sanchez, the daughter who was mistakenly brought home, pointing at Evelyn and cursing. “Who said you could wear that dress! Only I can wear that dress – I’m the princess of this house! You piece of trash, even though you’re in my house, you’re not part of this family!” While cursing, Lilith reached out to tear at Evelyn’s clothes.
I panicked instantly. By the time I hurried downstairs to reach them, Lilith was already on the ground. She was still clutching the fabric she’d torn from Evelyn’s clothes, yet she stretched her arms toward me while crying. “Mommy, I don’t know why Evelyn hit me.” Seeing Lilith getting her story in first, Evelyn quickly defended herself: “Mommy, I didn’t!” Lilith cut her off: “Yes, you did! You said I’ve been taking your place for three years and told me to go die! Mommy, I can leave to make room for Evelyn, but please don’t make me die, okay? I’m scared that if I die, I’ll never see you again.” Evelyn stammered, trying to explain, but ultimately said nothing. “If I keep explaining, Mommy will think I’m a bad child who did something wrong but won’t admit it. In my past life, every time Lilith bullied me, Dad and my brothers only believed her. They thought I not only bullied her but also liked to lie.” My heart clenched painfully as I watched the cautious Evelyn, who had already lowered her head, ready to admit fault. I quickly pulled her behind me for protection. “Lilith, I just saw with my own eyes that you were the one who grabbed Evelyn’s clothes first. Why are you still saying she was bullying you?” Lilith looked at me in disbelief, then suddenly burst into tears: “Mommy, you don’t believe me but you believe her? You two are real mother and daughter, and I’m the outsider, so you’re both bullying me! You clearly said that even after she came, you’d still love me the same way. It was all lies!” She ran upstairs crying and slammed her bedroom door shut. Though I was angry, I thought about how Lilith had been spoiled by the whole family for three years. Learning suddenly that she wasn’t my child would naturally be hard to accept. It was normal for a child to speak carelessly and harbor hostility toward Evelyn. I suppressed my anger and went upstairs, planning to explain things properly to Lilith, but then I heard her voice coming from the room. “That old woman is already playing favorites. I cried so hard, yet she still cares about what the truth is. The truth is that little bitch should die! When she’s not home, just wait and see how I’ll teach that bitch a lesson!” My hand froze mid-air as I was about to knock on the door. I never imagined that Lilith, whom I’d raised and cared for since she was small, could harbor such vicious thoughts. Evelyn had also followed me upstairs. She carefully tugged at the corner of my clothes, tears in her eyes. “Mommy, I don’t want to go to school anymore.” Evelyn’s inner voice came through: “Lilith is so angry today, she’ll definitely beat me to death. I don’t want it to be like my past life, where she locked me up with a dog. The dog bit me so badly. It bit off my nose and ears.” Hearing Evelyn’s thoughts, I could no longer suppress my rage. After bringing Evelyn back, I’d felt sorry for Lilith and thought that after years together, I should treat both children equally. But not only did she see herself as a princess, she was also tormenting Evelyn like this! I immediately called for the nanny Anna and sternly ordered her to send Lilith to the orphanage. Lilith’s cursing stopped abruptly. Anna looked at me in shock: “How can you be so biased? Lilith is crying so hard right now, yet you’re still so heartless. People will criticize you for this. Besides, Lilith is so smart with such a bright future ahead, unlike Evelyn, who’s so timid and cowardly. Who knows what she’ll become in the future.” I slapped Anna hard across the face: “What are you to dare comment on my daughter! Either you take Lilith to the orphanage right now, or you pack your things and get out!” Anna panicked immediately: “Maybe we should wait for Mr. Gordon to come home first. A man should make decisions about household matters. It’s not appropriate for you as a woman to do this.”
I was so angry I had to laugh. Rafael was nothing more than someone who depended on my family, and everything in this house was under my control. Besides, how dare a nanny with outdated ideas presume to lecture me? I let out a cold laugh. “Even if Rafael comes back, he’ll have to listen to me. And you’re fired.” I immediately called the butler and dismissed Anna on the spot. Anna flew into a rage, yelling about how she’d get Rafael to come back and teach me a lesson, but the security guards had already thrown her luggage out the front door. Watching her locked outside, I finally felt satisfied and left with Evelyn. Once in the car, I said earnestly to Evelyn, “If anyone ever bullies you again, you must tell me immediately. I will always protect you.” Evelyn’s eyes welled up with tears, but she suddenly smiled and nodded vigorously. Just then, I heard her thoughts again. “Why is Mom so different from what Dad told me? Did Dad lie to me? Does Mom actually love me? But why did Dad say Mom didn’t want to see me when I begged him to call her before I died in my past life?” My heart clenched. Could Rafael really be involved in all this? The next moment, my suspicions deepened. Principal Isabel Reed told me there was no record of Evelyn’s name on the enrollment list. I had clearly instructed Rafael that on the day both daughters enrolled, they should each receive ten percent of company shares as a gift. I said, “Ms. Reed, please look again carefully. Lilith and Evelyn were supposed to be enrolled together.” Isabel cast a contemptuous look at Evelyn. “When Mr. Gordon came to register, he said he wanted to give Lilith twenty percent of Sanchez Group shares as an enrollment gift. What is this girl supposed to be? An illegitimate daughter? Does she deserve shares too?” I was instantly furious. “How dare you slander my daughter as illegitimate? Who do you think you are? I can give Sanchez Group shares to whoever I want!” She was about to retort when she suddenly put on a fawning smile. “Mr. Gordon, you’re here!” I looked in the direction she was hurrying toward and indeed saw Rafael. Rafael ignored Isabel’s eager greeting and walked toward me with an anxious expression. “Darling, what’s going on at home? Why is Lilith crying so hard?” I slapped him across the face. “Why didn’t you enroll Evelyn?” Only then did Rafael realize what was happening, stammering, “Evelyn just came back from the orphanage. She definitely wouldn’t adapt to the elite school environment. I was afraid she’d be bullied.” I said, “Evelyn is the sole heir to Sanchez Group. How could she be bullied? Even if she were, she should learn to fight back. Otherwise, how will she manage the company in the future?” Rafael was stunned. “What do you mean? Isn’t the company going to Lilith? How can you be so biased? Even if you don’t give it to Lilith, we still have three sons. How could Evelyn possibly be the sole heir?” I sneered. “Our family has always had daughters inherit the business. When you said you wanted to give the company to Lilith before, you had no objections. Why is it different when it comes to Evelyn? And you have no right to call me biased. Ms. Reed said you wanted to give twenty percent of the shares to Lilith.” Rafael looked at Isabel in surprise. Isabel was still pointing at my nose and cursing, “You’re just a mistress! Don’t act all high and mighty. You really think Mr. Gordon can’t live without you!” “You’re talking nonsense! I’m the one who can’t live without her!” Rafael was already shouting at her angrily. Only then did Isabel realize something was wrong and sheepishly lowered her head. Rafael explained in a low voice, “I thought Lilith was pitiful, having no one to love her in this strange family, so I wanted to give her more shares.” Evelyn’s thoughts came through: “Lilith isn’t unloved at all—she has a beautiful mother. Every time I got bitten by dogs, that person would smile and say that when I died, it would definitely anger Mom to death, and then she could live with Dad and Lilith. She also said Dad deliberately switched me and Lilith back then. Too bad if I told Mom about this, she’d definitely think I was lying.” Evelyn’s inner thoughts hit me like a bucket of ice water, leaving me frozen in place. I stared at Rafael with a pale face, never imagining he would betray me like this. He used my money to support his mistress and secretly switched his illegitimate daughter with my biological daughter. I trembled with rage. Seeing my silence, Rafael assumed I was listening to him and continued persuading: “Lilith is a sensible child. Go back and apologize to her, give her some gifts, and she won’t hold it against you.” I let out a cold laugh: “What right does she have to hold anything against me? She’s an illegitimate daughter who eats my food and uses my money, yet she has the nerve to be angry?” Rafael froze instantly, stammering: “What illegitimate daughter? What do you mean by that?” I said: “Rafael, you’re shameless! How dare you betray me! Don’t you know exactly what you’ve done?” A flash of panic crossed his eyes, but he remained stubborn: “Caroline, do you just not want to raise Lilith anymore, so you’re trying to push her onto me? Do you have any conscience left? Lilith is still a child. Do you want her to carry this stigma for life?” He accused me with heated emotion. I just stared at him coldly and, right in front of him, dialed the private investigator’s number and put it on speaker. I said: “Help me investigate whether my husband Rafael Gordon has a lover outside. Also, about the baby mix-up six years ago – was it an accident or intentional?” Rafael reached to grab my phone, but the investigator had already hung up. He pointed at me in fury, his finger trembling: “How long are you going to keep this up? Do you have to make our home a living hell and make all the children hate you? Caroline, let me remind you – our three sons adore Lilith like a little princess. If you keep this up, they’ll disown you! Go back now and apologize to Lilith, let Evelyn adapt at another school for a while. Follow my arrangements and there won’t be any problems.” Seeing I remained unmoved, he took a deep breath and softened his tone: “You don’t understand how to educate children – it has to be gradual. This illegitimate daughter nonsense is all in your head. Stop wasting money on investigators for things that don’t exist. When the boys get here and see you acting like this, how will you explain it to them?” “Explain?” I laughed coldly. “I don’t need to explain myself to anyone! You abused my daughter and want to leave my company to your illegitimate child. I haven’t even held you accountable yet, and you want me to explain myself to you?” “You’re the one who owes Dad an explanation!” Before Rafael could respond, a voice came from behind us. My three sons had arrived. My eldest son Jasper Sanchez immediately stood in front of Rafael: “Mom, you’re wrongly accusing Dad and made Lilith cry. Of course you owe them an explanation!” My second son Thomas Sanchez pointed at Evelyn and scolded angrily: “It must be you, you little bitch, lying again and trying to drive a wedge between Lilith and Mom. How can someone so young be so scheming?” My third son Oliver Sanchez said irritably: “Because of your favoritism, Lilith almost committed suicide at home. What are you still standing here for? Go back and apologize to her right now. Tell her she’s the only princess in our family. If anything happens to Lilith, I’ll never forgive you!” Seeing my three sons’ angry faces, my chest ached with fury as I gritted my teeth: “Do you know what kind of people your father and Lilith really are?” They frowned, looking confused. I suddenly threw the evidence the private investigator had just sent right in front of them. It clearly documented that Lilith was indeed Rafael’s illegitimate daughter. And six years ago, when Evelyn and Lilith were switched, it was definitely Rafael’s deliberate doing.
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