Chapter 1

The day I found out I was pregnant, my unborn baby’s inner voice was suddenly exposed to the world.

*[Stupid old hag, what are you looking at? Once I'm born, the first thing I’ll do is dump you in a nursing home! Your retirement savings will be perfect for buying my organic formula and designer baby gear!]*

My mother, Helen, who had been crying tears of joy for me just a second ago, froze. The smile on her face completely shattered.

Within days, she packed her bags, returned to her cottage upstate, and took an overdose of her medication, ending her own life.

She left me a suicide note with only one sentence: "My daughter doesn't want me anymore."

My husband was about to comfort me when he, too, heard the baby's telepathic voice:

*[Silly Daddy, why are you still smiling? Mommy and Grandma both have terrible hereditary diseases that cost a fortune to treat! Mommy only married you to scam your money and pay for Grandma’s medical bills!]*

My husband gasped, freezing in shock. Before he could even process it, my best friend, Serena, showed up "right on cue" with a medical folder in her hand.

With a look of sheer "reluctance," she handed the report to my husband. "Austin, I couldn't keep this from you anymore... I pulled some favors and found this. Chloe's mother really does have a severe genetic illness. The treatment is a bottomless financial pit. Chloe... she might have been lying to you from the very beginning."

Right on cue, the baby's inner voice chimed in, as if stamping Serena's words with confirmation:

*[Oh no! Aunt Serena leaked Mommy's secret! Daddy is going to find out!]*

Austin filed for divorce on the spot, demanding I pack my bags and get out.

The shock was too much. I went into severe hemorrhaging on the operating table, dying in agonizing pain.

Until I woke up, reborn. And once again, I heard that child’s voice.