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My Son's Loyalty Dies With Me

My Son's Loyalty Dies With Me

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Melodramatic

Freak

Karma

My mother-in-law, Daisy Rothbart, gets pregnant around the same time I do. We even give birth to baby boys via cesarean sections on the same day. However, her infant dies later, and that's when she suddenly starts showering my son, Casey Dyson, with all her love and attention. After Casey officially takes over the family business one day, my husband, Jerome Dyson, and I die in an accident out at sea. However, my spirit remains close to Casey even after my death, and that's when I find out that he starts calling Daisy "Mom" while crying in relief. It is only then that I learn that the son I'd been bringing up for 20 years had been secretly switched at birth by none other than Daisy. When I open my eyes again, I realize that I'd traveled back in time to the day when Daisy and I were both scheduled to undergo cesarean sections at the hospital.

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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
My husband, Jerome Dyson, and I, Winter Montez, drowned in a freak accident out at sea.Although my body was gone, my soul was still around, and I found myself hanging around my son, Casey Dyson.I watched as Casey organized a full funeral procession for Jerome and me, looking every bit exhausted and disheartened, like he was barely holding it together.However, as soon as the funeral procession was over, he threw down the bunch of white lilies impatiently and said, "Oh, my god! Those two old fools are finally dead. They just wouldn't die for years! Luckily, we succeeded this time!"I was shocked. Old fools? Was he really referring to Jerome and me?Casey stared at our tombstones, the hatred in his eyes making my chest tighten in shock.Why did Casey hate us so much? We were both his birth parents! We had invested 20 years of our lives bringing him up to the best of our ability. We had even put his name down as the sole payee and benefactor on both Jerome's and my insurance polic
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Chapter 2
When I woke up again, I saw Daisy standing in front of me, yapping nonstop about something."Winter, I'm so thankful for you and Jerome. Back in the days when I was pregnant with him, I never had the chance to deliver in a private hospital and then recover at such an expensive postpartum recovery and retreat center later on."I'm sure that Perry would be so happy and grateful, too, if he were still with us today."I then realized that I had been given a second chance at life, and I had returned to the day when both Daisy and I were scheduled to undergo cesarean sections to give birth to our baby boys.However, the hatred in my eyes must have been a little too obvious for her. Daisy was stunned briefly before asking, "What's wrong, Winter?"Jerome was right next to me, giving me moral support, when he also caught sight of the expression on my face. He asked in concern, "What's wrong, dear? Does it hurt somewhere?"Although I was filled with rage and hatred for what was about to co
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Chapter 3
When Nancy saw that Jerome and I had come home, she hurried into the kitchen to bring out another bowl of soup for me."You're back too, Winter. Come and sit. Have some soup while it's still fresh and hot! I just made it a while ago."As I sat down at the table, Daisy began to pout. "Winter, how could you not even bother telling me that you weren't going through with the cesarean today after all?"I was already all propped up on the operating table when the nurses told me that you'd changed your mind. I told her that if that was the case, I wasn't going to undergo the procedure today, either!"Daisy was a little indignant as she continued chiding me. "Look, it's not that I'm being difficult on purpose, but even if you don't trust the surgeon you picked out yourself, you can't just abandon me at the hospital like that! What kind of trick are you trying to play on me?"Jerome defended me at once and tried to explain things. "Mom, Winter would never play tricks on you."Seeing tha
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Chapter 4
I rejected her request at once. "No way, Daisy! If you slip and fall or knock into something while you're here, you're going to pin the blame on us, anyway! I—"Daisy put on a pitiful look and said, "What are you saying, Winter? Are you seriously treating me like an outsider now? Aren't we family?"Seeing that I was firm in my decision, Daisy then changed her target to Jerome. "Jerome, it's going to be a waste of money and resources if you hire two nannies to look after Winter and me."If I stay with you for now, Nancy will then be able to take care of us both at the same time. Wouldn't that be easier and lighter on your pocket?"Before Jerome could get in a word, I said, "Money isn't the main problem right now, Daisy. If you really don't want to go back to your village, then we can arrange for you to stay at the hospital instead. It's safe and even more convenient for you there."I'm just looking out for both you and your baby!"Jerome thought that my suggestion was a good one,
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Chapter 5
I was fuming. I refused to let the same thing happen as it did in my past life.Since Daisy was most likely occupied on the operating table during the cesarean procedure, she couldn't have been the one who switched the babies. So, who could have done it?Meanwhile, Jerome thought that I was mad at him for not being there to protect me when I fell. He looked at me, guilt written in his eyes, and apologized."Dear, I'm so sorry for failing you. If I hadn't been busy working overtime at the company, this would never have happened to you. I nearly had a heart attack when I got Nancy's call. But luckily, you and Corey are both safe and sound."Just then, Nancy, who was keeping watch over Daisy at the bed next to mine, spoke up. "Mr. Dyson, please be quiet. Daisy is still asleep."I stared at Nancy's face. Could Nancy be Daisy's accomplice, after all?I turned and looked at the bed next to me. Daisy was holding my son in her arms as she slept. At that sight, I instinctively clenched my
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Chapter 6
After a month of recovering from giving birth, Daisy and I both checked out of the postpartum recovery and retreat center and went home. Daisy should be returning to her home in her village, but to our surprise, she arrived at our door with Casey in her arms and an expectant look on her face as she stared at Jerome, Corey, Nancy, and me."Mom? Why are you waiting at our door?" Jerome asked.Daisy smiled widely and said, "Jerome, why are you saying that as if you're not pleased to see me? Isn't your home my home, too? It's hard for me to care for a baby on my own back home. If I stayed with you, I'd at least have someone to turn to if things went wrong!"I frowned. "Daisy, we can always hire another nanny to help you out at home. Or, Nancy can go back with you if she doesn't mind. I'll get another nanny for myself."No matter what, I didn't want Daisy in my home anymore.When Daisy heard that I wanted to get rid of both her and Nancy, she began to get anxious. "Jerome, look at wh
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Chapter 7
I nodded slightly at Jerome and turned to open the door. "Sorry. I was a little rude earlier. Feel free to live with us if you want to."That night, Jerome and I watched a replay of the footage from the hidden surveillance cameras together.The video showed Daisy leaning back comfortably on our couch, as if she owned the place, while Nancy waited on her hand and foot.Nancy then said remorsefully, "I'm sorry, Daisy. It was because of my oversight that they managed to switch the babies back! How do you think they knew? Do you think they might have found out?"Daisy teased Casey as she smiled coldly. "It's fine. We managed to worm our way into their home now, anyway. You know that it's very normal for infants to get sudden death syndrome at any point in time, Nancy."Once we get rid of Winter's baby, she won't be able to conceive again in such a short time, either. She'll have no other choice but to focus on bringing Casey up, especially if he keeps appearing in her line of sight du
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Chapter 8
After Casey's and Corey's clothes were dry, Nancy brought them back in for us. Daisy then piped up that she wanted to dress the babies up in their newly-washed clothes. I picked out an outfit for Corey, and she chose the same outfit for Casey as well.Before putting the clothes on Corey, I made a big show of deeply inhaling his clothes and exclaiming, "This smells so good!"Daisy smiled widely and nodded in agreement. "I agree. The baby detergent you bought smells heavenly!"Her smile grew even wider, with a hint of relief, after I dressed Corey up in his clothes. She knew very well that the jasmine-scented benzene detergent was harmful to babies, so she purposely steered Casey clear of Corey.When I returned, I saw both babies happily chewing and sucking on their sleeves and hems. I hurriedly went over to Corey and removed his hand from his mouth. Then, I chided Nancy, "Nancy, you have to watch them properly and make sure they don't put things into their mouths!"Nancy just chu
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Chapter 9
As expected, Casey's condition just kept worsening as the days went by. In fact, he even started throwing up and getting diarrhea.It was obvious that he was very, very sick.Daisy couldn't hold it in any longer. She said that she was taking Casey to the pediatrician no matter what, so I quickly followed along with worry written all over my face.When we got to the hospital, the doctor frowned as soon as he saw Casey's symptoms. "What's wrong with all of you? This child is obviously having liver problems. Why would you only bring him to us now?"Daisy was in great disbelief, her face scrunching up like a piece of paper. "What? Doctor, are you saying that my son has liver problems?"The doctor said that he still needed to give Casey a thorough check-up before coming to a conclusion, but his preliminary diagnosis was liver failure.When Daisy heard that Casey's liver was damaged, she got such a fright that she fainted on the spot.It was only then that I spilled the beans to the
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Chapter 10
Some days ago, I had told the entire household that I was switching out everybody's toothbrushes and replacing them with new ones.Then, I immediately sent Daisy's and Jerome's toothbrushes to a lab to get tested. As it turned out, the results were the same as it was in my past life. Jerome was not Daisy's biological son.Jerome had to take a good minute to let it all sink in. He suddenly recalled the "dream" I'd told him about last time, and it was then that realization finally dawned on him.Daisy had schemed to switch our babies from the very start. But when the plan failed, she then forced us to take her in so she could live with us and tamper with the washing detergent. She'd done everything to poison and kill Corey all along, so that her own son, Casey, would inherit the family fortune in the future.Jerome was still holding the report in his hands when they began to shake uncontrollably. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wow, Mom, you had everything beautifully planned out fro
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