My five-year-old daughter is a compulsive liar. I took her shopping for school supplies, but in the middle of the street, she shrieked that I was a kidnapper, nearly getting me hauled to the police precinct for questioning. When we got home, before I could say a word, she burst into tears and launched herself into my husband’s arms, pouring out her fabricated grievances. “Daddy, Mommy wouldn’t buy me stationery, and she even hit me on the street!” I tried to explain my side to my husband, Rob, but to my shock, after listening, he exploded in a rage and slapped me across the face. “She’s only five years old! How could she possibly lie? How can you be so cruel to your own daughter!” Later, when I took our daughter to school, she knelt before me in front of all the other parents. “Mommy, please let me go to school! I don’t want to take revealing pictures for those men to see!” The teacher grabbed my phone and found it filled with inappropriate, suggestive photos of my daughter. Enraged parents shoved me into oncoming traffic, and I was instantly run over, my body flattened into a gruesome mess. Until my last breath, I couldn’t understand why the daughter I had carried for nine months would do such a thing. Then I opened my eyes, and I was back on the day I took my daughter to buy school supplies. 1 “Lily, Daddy and Mommy are going to take you to buy school supplies soon. We’ll make sure our Lily is the happiest little princess ever!” Our daughter, Lily, rejected Rob’s offer without a second thought. Instead, she came over and tugged on my sleeve. “Daddy, I want to go shopping with Mommy. All the other kids have their moms with them. Can you come shopping with me too, Mommy?” Lily had been living with my in-laws in a remote town since she was little, and she had only recently come home. With her making such a request, how could Rob refuse? “Honey, I’ll send you some extra money in a bit. Buy whatever Lily wants.” Rob said, his voice laced with indulgence. “She’s still so young. We’ve really let her down before.” Hearing those familiar words, my heart felt like it was being squeezed by a giant, invisible hand, stealing my breath. A chilling realization washed over me: I had been reborn. In my previous life, I had listened to Rob’s words, happily taking Lily to the mall to buy school supplies. But once we were there, Lily insisted on buying a razor-sharp craft knife. I told her the knife was too dangerous. Lily promised she’d be careful, even volunteering that little kids shouldn't touch knives. My heart swelled with relief, and worried that she didn’t feel close to me, having grown up away, I took her to play some games. But as soon as we reached the mall entrance, Lily plopped herself onto the ground. She screamed, a heart-wrenching, ear-splitting wail: “Don’t take me away! Help me! She’s a kidnapper!” The mall was packed. Hearing her desperate cries, people rushed over, forming a curious crowd. I desperately tried to explain, and finally, a few people seemed to soften, on the verge of believing me. But the next second, Lily pointed at me and shouted, “She really is a kidnapper! She’s trying to abduct me!” The furious onlookers quickly called the police. I was taken to the precinct for questioning and only released much later. I couldn’t understand why my daughter, who was so well-behaved at home, would tell such a brazen lie in public. I was furious, determined to teach her a lesson. But when I got home, before I could even open my mouth, her first action was to throw herself into Rob’s arms and accuse me. 2 “Daddy, save me! Waaah, I wanted the superhero stationery, but Mommy wouldn’t buy it, and she hit me!” “It hurts so much, it hurts!” Rob lifted Lily’s sleeve, his face instantly contorting in horror as he saw several purplish bruises on her arm. I gasped, about to ask what had happened. Rob angrily put Lily down and slapped me hard across the face. “Do you even act like a mother?! How could you hit your own child?!” I desperately tried to explain. “She’s lying! Those injuries aren’t from me!” I was about to tell Rob that Lily had lied about me being a kidnapper at the mall, getting me taken to the precinct. But he didn’t believe a word, cutting me off and launching into a furious tirade. “She’s only five years old! How could she possibly lie?! How can you be so cruel to your own daughter?!” Because of this, Rob even cut off my household allowance. My heart sank, utterly despondent, and I stopped trying to explain, instead quietly tucking away a seed of suspicion. I thought this incident was just a fluke. But then, as I was taking Lily to school, she actually knelt before me at the school gate. “Mommy, please let me go to school! I don’t want to take revealing pictures for those men to see!” I froze, stunned. Before I could react, the kindergarten teacher rushed forward, digging into my shoulder bag and pulling out a stack of photos. Written on the back of the photos were names, presumably of buyers. The teacher gasped, hugging Lily protectively as she glared at me. “How could you treat your own daughter like this? You’re an animal!” Before I could explain, the enraged parents shoved me into the middle of the road, where I was instantly run over, my body crushed beyond recognition. In my dying moments, Lily’s malicious gaze flashed before my eyes. It was a look no five-year-old girl should possess. I died without ever understanding why the daughter I had carried for nine months hated me so much. Yet, every night, when I held her to sleep, she would hug my arm, gently kiss my cheek, and whisper, “Mommy, I love you the most.” Since I had been reborn, I was determined to find out exactly what was going on. Thinking this, I glanced at Rob, who was preparing to work from home. “Honey, Lily just got back. Why don’t you drive us there?” Since he believed our child couldn't lie, this time, I would let him witness firsthand how she manipulated the truth. Rob agreed without a second thought. At the mall, Lily hopped out of the car, and Rob stayed in the car, waiting for us. “I just got a notification. I have some work to take care of. You two go ahead and shop. You can just come back here afterward.” I nodded, taking Lily’s hand as she skipped into the stationery store. Just like in my previous life, the moment Lily saw the craft knife, she pounced on it. “Mommy, I want this one! It has a design on it! Can we buy this, please?” 3 I shook my head, squatting down to reason with Lily. “This craft knife is too sharp, darling. Mommy will go ask if they have another one just like it, but not so sharp, okay?” Lily’s gaze was pure, and for a moment, my heart softened. Soon, with the help of a sales associate, I bought an identical craft knife that wasn't sharpened. Lily happily held her new stationery, flashing me a sweet smile. “Thank you, Mommy! You’re the best!” Perhaps, in my previous life, it was simply because I hadn't bought her what she wanted that she acted that way? Now that I had fulfilled her wish, she would surely grow closer to me. Watching Lily behave completely normally on our way, I breathed a sigh of relief. But I never expected that as soon as we reached a crowded area, she would wrench her hand free from mine and scream. “Help! She’s a kidnapper! She’s trying to abduct me!” In that instant, my heart completely froze. I had wondered countless times in my previous life if Lily’s cry of “kidnapper” was just a fit of pique. And since she had grown up with my in-laws in the countryside, perhaps my mother-in-law had casually used the term to scare Lily into behaving, and Lily had simply remembered it and reacted that way. But now, I had already given her what she wanted, and she still… At the words “kidnapper,” everyone turned to stare. Soon, people approached, their faces wary, asking what was happening. “She’s a kidnapper! She’s trying to abduct me! Help me!” Before I could answer, Lily sat on the ground and screamed, tears streaming down her face. Lily was so young, and her crying seemed to convince many people. “How could such a small child lie? What exactly are you doing?” “Don’t even think about running! We’ve already called the police. You’ll be going to the precinct when they get here.” A few men even rushed forward, intending to hold me down. Just then, a familiar figure appeared in the crowd. My eyes lit up, and I shouted, “Rob, quick, explain to everyone!” In an instant, all eyes turned to Rob Maxwell. Earlier, while Lily was picking out stationery, I had sent Rob a message asking him to bring us some coffee. Now that Rob was here, everyone assumed he was my accomplice and swarmed him. Seeing this, Lily’s sobs suddenly quieted, a look of bewilderment on her face. Rob, seeing the situation, grew even more anxious than I was. He struggled to explain to the bewildered onlookers that we were a family. In the end, he was also taken to the precinct for questioning by the quickly arriving police. 4 Rob emerged from the precinct, his face dark with fury. The moment he entered the house, he lunged to hit Lily. “Are you out of your mind?! Why did you tell everyone out there that we were kidnappers?!” Rob’s face was livid with anger. He slapped Lily’s bottom, making her yelp and burst into tears. Watching the scene, I felt a surge of satisfaction. He used to constantly accuse me of scolding our daughter. Now that it was his turn, why couldn't he grasp that same logic? I quickly pulled Lily into my arms, stroking her head to comfort her. “Honey, she’s just a child, playing around. Why are you getting so angry?” “What if you hurt Lily?” Rob’s hands trembled as he pointed at Lily. “Do you have any idea what kind of trouble her lies have caused? One of my most important clients was just there, and after seeing that, he’s ready to terminate our partnership. How am I supposed to explain this to my boss?!” “And you’re still protecting her right now! Who knows what else she’ll do in the future?!” So that was it. His work was affected. No wonder he was so furious when he came home today. I cut him off, uncaring. “It’s just one client. We finally got Lily back home. You shouldn’t be so harsh on her.” “And why are you speaking so harshly? She’s just a child, it’s not that serious.” With that, I hugged Lily, my eyes filled with disdain as I looked at him. “Are you just trying to blame Lily because you messed up your own work?” Didn’t he think a five-year-old child couldn’t lie? In my previous life, before I could even explain to Rob, he blamed everything on me. These were the very words he had thrown at me before, and now I returned them to him, word for word. How does it feel to be falsely accused, Rob? Rob’s eyes blazed with fury, but in the end, he simply turned and stormed off. “Just keep spoiling her then!” I stroked Lily’s head, comforting her. “It’s okay, it’s okay. Mommy will take you to school tomorrow.” Lily looked at me, her eyes wide with fear, clearly scared of me. A flicker of doubt crossed my mind. I hadn’t done anything, so why was she so terrified? Rob must have been truly infuriated by me; he didn’t return home until nightfall. After tucking Lily into bed, I began searching the house. In my previous life, when I took Lily to school, Ms. Davies had pulled those photos from my bag. The photos must have been taken beforehand, and they had to be hidden somewhere in the house now. I searched every room and finally found a metal box with a combination lock under Lily’s bed. I tried Lily’s birthday—wrong. Then I tried Rob’s birthday—and the box clicked open. Opening the box, I froze. The mystery that had plagued me for two lifetimes was finally revealed. I finally understood why my daughter had so meticulously plotted to kill me.
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