Chapter 3

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."