Chapter 3

That voice sounded like a curse, dragging me back into the horrors of my past life.

Back then, after my mother cut off all contact with me out of guilt, I spent every day crying.

Austin had looked at me with pure disgust. "Stop acting. Didn't you and your mother just marry me for my money? Now that she's sick, you expect me to be the sucker who pays for it?"

I thought he was just speaking out of anger and tried to explain that my mother was perfectly healthy.

But he threw a forged medical report in my face. My mother's name was printed in bold black and white, complete with a signature from a specialist Serena had "helped" find.

After that, Austin secretly transferred all his assets and kicked me out of the house.

Just like right now, Austin was quietly listening to the baby's voice:

*[Grandma’s illness costs hundreds of thousands a year! Mommy already calculated all of Daddy's assets. She's just waiting for Grandma to get sick so she can drain him dry!]*

*[Once Daddy is broke, Mommy will take me and Grandma to find my real dad. He's a rich heir!]*

To be honest, I had absolutely no idea who this "rich heir" was.

I had never done anything to betray Austin.

But Austin's face grew increasingly dark, his gaze turning incredibly sharp as he stared at me.

"Are you so eager to abort this baby because you have a guilty conscience?"

"I can promise you, neither my mother nor I have any genetic diseases! If you don't believe me, we can take her for a comprehensive health check right now!" I proposed, interrupting him before he could accuse me further.

Seeing my absolute confidence, his brows softened slightly.

"Chloe, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just..."

Sensing the tense atmosphere between us, Serena quickly stepped in to play peacemaker.

"Oh, you two! It's just a health checkup. I have connections in the hospital system. I can arrange the most comprehensive exam for Helen. I promise it’ll be fast and accurate!"

I looked at her with a cold smile.

"Thanks for the offer, Serena, but I’d rather go to a different hospital."

"No!" A flash of panic crossed Serena’s face. "I mean... my trusted specialist is at our hospital. Why go through all the trouble of going elsewhere? Don't you trust me?"

I really didn't.

After all, in my past life, she was the one who forged my mother's medical reports, framing me as a gold-digging fraud.

In the end, I was forced to walk away from the divorce with nothing. She, using the baby's voice to guide her, successfully took my place and married Austin.

As the ultimate beneficiary of the entire tragedy, there was no way I was going to believe she had nothing to do with this "mind-reading" baby.

So, I played along, putting on a righteous act for Austin. "A full health checkup is a big deal. Serena is my best friend. To ensure absolute fairness and transparency, Austin, would you really feel comfortable letting Serena handle everything?"

Just as Austin was about to agree with me, the baby's voice chimed in with mock admiration:

*[Mommy is so brilliant! Daddy would never guess that Mommy already bribed the doctors. No matter which hospital we go to, the report will say Grandma is perfectly healthy!]*