Chapter 1

In the last moments of my life, I saw my daughter Lila's face, vibrant and bright, yet filled with cruelty and murderous intent.

She had dosed me with a heavy amount of sleeping pills, rendering me completely immobile.

She kept slapping my face relentlessly and beat every inch of my body with a stick until I was bruised all over.

For three hours, the daughter I raised treated me less than human, filling my heart with despair.

This was the beloved daughter I had loved and protected all my life.

Desperate tears streamed down my face.

Lila, facing my tears, showed no mercy but instead whispered in my ear.

“Mom. No, perhaps, I should call you daughter-in-law.”

The next second, the words she uttered sent a chill down my spine:

“I told you sixteen years ago, Markus would ultimately be mine.”

Hearing her words, I widened my eyes in terror.

As I struggled to make a sound with my mouth blocked, Lila became even more excited.

She dragged me to the edge of the rooftop and then mercilessly pushed me off.

As I looked at the demon I had raised, I closed my eyes in despair.

In the last fading moment of consciousness, Lila's face gradually merged with Jessica's, taking my memories back to sixteen years ago...