Chapter 3

"Lily, Mommy isn't feeling well today. Let Daddy take you, okay?"

I spoke to my daughter in a soft, gentle voice.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Lily’s skin. It was smooth, fair, and flawless.

There wasn't a single scratch on her.

In my past life, there were too many loopholes.

First, why did the camera show me driving the car when I was at home?

Second, why did Lily have old, faded scars on her body when she died?

I stared at Lily’s perfect skin now.

A terrifying thought crossed my mind.

Did Lily have some kind of blood clotting disorder? Or... was someone abusing her at school, causing those hidden scars?

Just then, Adrian called out from the bedroom:

"Alright, honey. You stay in bed and rest. I’ll change and take Lily to school."

I watched his retreating back, my suspicion growing deeper.

I thought he would hesitate, but he agreed so easily.

What was the real play here?

While he was in the bedroom changing, I knelt down in front of Lily and whispered, "Lily, tell Mommy. Does anyone bully you at school?"

Lily scoffed, looking incredibly smug. "No way! I’m the queen of my class. I’m the one who bosses everyone else around!"

No one bullied her?

My brows furrowed as Adrian walked her out the door.

Then where did those old scars on her body come from?

The mystery was getting darker by the second.

As soon as their car pulled out of the driveway, I called an Uber and followed them from a safe distance.

At the school gates, Evelyn, the homeroom teacher, was waiting. She took Lily from Adrian’s hands with her usual warm smile.

She even patted Lily’s head affectionately.

Watching this, my mind raced.

My husband's behavior was completely normal.

But the more normal it seemed, the more uneasy I felt.

Why would he frame me?

And how did Evelyn get her hands on a video of "me" running down my own daughter?

What was the link between them?

Desperate for answers, I pulled out my phone and began reviewing the video I had just secretly recorded of them at the school gate, analyzing it frame by frame.