Chapter 1

My brother-in-law violated me, and my whole family forced me to keep silent.

He grew bolder, and when I fought back, he beat me to death.

Jade stuffed me into a bag, Mom cleaned up the blood.

Dad saw my hand twitch. He grabbed an ashtray and slammed it down on my head with brutal force.

When I opened my eyes again, I was at Jade’s wedding, posing for family photos.

"Little lady on the left, smile a bit more, don't be so stiff."

The last bit of air was sucked from my lungs. My mouth fell open, and I screamed silently, lying in the damp earth.

Around me, there was endless darkness.

In the final moment before losing consciousness, a flash of light appeared.

I didn't blink, just stared straight ahead.

The silent world suddenly burst into noise.

The smell of rich food and alcohol, polite laughter, crying children, and Jade's disgusted voice.

"Daisy, haven't you ever had your picture taken? You look like you've seen a ghost." She sneered, muttering under her breath, "Honestly, one bad apple spoils the whole bunch."

I looked at Jade, Preston, Dad, Mom.

They were all dressed in festive clothes, and on the big screen, pictures of Jade and Preston's loving moments played.

"I'm sorry, Jade. Should we take another one?" I lowered my head, a slight smile playing on my lips. Yes, I was the vengeful spirit back to haunt them.

"Forget it. You've always been trouble since you were little."

"Jade, how can you talk about your sister like that? I think she looks just fine! Especially my Jade, you look like a total siren."

"Oh, you think I look like a siren? Wait till tonight, I'll show you."

"I wish it was our wedding night right now," Preston said, his gaze fixed on me.

Jade blushed and hurried off to greet guests.

I felt awkward and started to leave, but he grabbed my arm.

"Aren't you going to thank me?"

I forced a smile, timidly saying, "Thank you, Preston."

He patted my head, sighing dramatically, "Still just a kid, huh? What did you hear just now?"

"Wh-what? I didn't hear anything."

Preston smiled, a closed-mouth smile, his thin eye corners stretching outwards, his lips curving upwards in an almost unnaturally deliberate arc.

He was thirty-eight, twelve years older than my sister.

In my last life, I was completely fooled by that face. I was so happy for Jade that she married this man.

Preston was the golden ticket, and we were just clinging to his coattails.

Thanks to his generosity, our family's life had dramatically improved.

Preston was our family's benefactor.

I still thought that, right up until the second he started pouring drinks for me.

First, he used the excuse that their house was close to my school, suggesting I move in with them.

Jade, to maintain her gentle and filial image, even let Mom and Dad move in too.

He asked which university I wanted to attend. I said a prestigious one.

He looked displeased. "Then we won't see each other often! Daisy's growing up, meeting more people. What if she starts disliking her brother-in-law?"

I didn't quite understand back then.

Right before my college entrance exams, he brought milk into my room, locking the door behind him.

I was forced to drink, then pinned down and violated on the bed.

The world spun.

Everything receded, then stopped.

The first thing I did when I woke up was crawl out to tell Mom and Dad that Preston had assaulted me.

They looked surprised for a moment, then shifted uncomfortably.

"Why do you smell so strongly of alcohol?"

"You little brat, getting into trouble and drinking! And talking nonsense!"

Preston knelt before Jade, crying, claiming I had seduced him, and he just couldn't resist.

I screamed that it wasn't true, lunging at him, wanting to take him down with me.

I was slapped.

Jade, Dad, and Mom looked at me with alarm. They firmly declared that I had seduced Preston.

Because they hadn't heard any struggles.

After that incident, Preston grew even more brazen. Every night, he'd barge into my room like a demon.

During the exams, I picked up the paper, but I couldn't make out a single word.

My mind was filled with those filthy images.

I submitted a blank test.

Walking out of the exam hall, I felt my life was ruined.

The boy I liked, Liam, confessed to me, but I didn't have the courage to look him in the eye.

I felt abandoned by the whole world.

Preston smirked triumphantly, "Perfect. You'll be my little bird in a gilded cage."

I slapped him, then used all my strength to bite off his ear.

He beat me half to death. Blood gushed from my head as I lay on the floor, my eyes wide and staring.

When I died, Jade breathed a sigh of relief. As she put me into a transparent bag, there was a smile in her eyes.

Mom wiped away the blood, grumbling about how much there was, only showing annoyance. It had been a long time since she'd done any housework.

Dad dug a huge hole in the garden and threw me in. My vision was swimming in red, and my hand feebly twitched.

Dad, I was still alive!

He saw it. He must have seen it.

He pulled the bag closed with a blank expression, kicked me into the hole, and quickly began to bury me.

The family I once believed in were all devils who had killed me.

Reborn into this life, I swear you'll pay back double.