LOGINHans stared at Gwen for a long moment. Those words hung heavy and terrifying in the cold night air. Poison. He desperately wanted to deny it, to tell her it was merely a wild guess, but her eyes held no deceit—only a raw, unmistakable terror."Have you checked the pills?" Hans asked at last.Gwen shook her head. "Not yet. I haven't dared bring them to a pharmacy. If Jeff finds out, I'm finished.""So it's just a feeling?""Yes." Gwen lowered her gaze, staring down at her own hands—Sienna's slender, unblemished hands, so unlike the rough, hardworking hands Gwen used to have. "But Hans, I know my own body. This isn't just ordinary fatigue. This... is different.""Different how?""It feels like something is slowly eating away at me from the inside." Gwen swallowed hard. "Sometimes I wake up with my hands completely numb. Sometimes I feel nauseous for no reason at all. Other times my heart races violently. I even fainted once inside Jeff's secret room, Hans. I thought it was just shock. B
Lovers' Park.Hans sat on the bench at the very edge, far removed from the crowd. His hands tightly held his phone, the text message still open on the screen. He had been waiting for nearly twenty minutes, having arrived early simply because he couldn't bear staying at home. He couldn't look at Sienna—or Gwen—without a creeping sense of wrongness.Then, Hans saw her.Sienna was walking from the direction of the park gates. She wore the same olive-green trench coat as when she visited Jeff’s office, but this time without the burgundy silk blouse. Beneath it was a simple white t-shirt paired with dark denim jeans. Her pace was quick and brimming with energy—unlike the usual Sienna, who walked with measured elegance and a slightly raised chin.Hans stood up, his heart hammering against his chest. The woman smiled the instant her eyes met his."Hans!"That voice. It was Gwen’s voice. Hans felt his chest tighten. He had heard that sound emerge from Sienna's body countless times, yet... the
Hans stood in front of the dining table, holding a sheet of paper in his hands. He had been clutching it since last night, reading his own name over and over again. Hans. Gwen's name was there too. Gwen.A house deed. In both of their names.He looked around the house. The walls that were once cracked and damp had been freshly repainted. The floor that used to have holes was now replaced with new tiles. The roof that used to leak was now fixed. The kitchen, which once had only an old stove and a decayed wooden table, now featured a complete kitchen set with an oven and a double-door refrigerator.This was no longer a rented house. This was their home. A home that belonged entirely to them.Hans placed the deed on the table with extreme care, as if setting down the most precious item in the world. He pulled out a chair, sat down, and stared at the document once more."Gwen," Hans whispered softly. "Do you see this?"No answer came. Naturally. Gwen was not here. Gwen was somewhere else—
The Montgomery family home in Strathfield, New South Wales. Late afternoon.Gwen stood outside the main entrance, hesitating to step inside as the sound of Susan and Trina's conversation reached her ears.Through the slightly open door, Trina’s voice drifted out. Her tone was casual, as though she were merely discussing the weather."Mom, I slept with Gerald."Gwen froze. The clutch in her hand nearly slipped from her grip."Gerald? Your boyfriend whose father is a Member of Parliament?" Susan's voice echoed from within, carrying a distinct thread of curiosity."Yeah, Mom. The Gerald I brought over yesterday.""Oh." Susan let out a breath of relief, her voice practically brimming with delight. "That's wonderful, sweetheart. That's wonderful."Gwen knit her brows. 'Wonderful? Her daughter just admitted to sleeping with her boyfriend, and she calls it wonderful?'"Did you use protection?" Susan asked."No, Mom."Gwen felt her blood boil. She pressed her back flat against the wall, strai
Sydney CBD, New South Wales, Australia. A glass tower on George Street, the beating heart of the business district. A clear winter sky overhead, though the harbor breeze carried a piercing chill through the air.Gwen stared at her own reflection in the elevator mirror as it sped up toward the twenty-fifth floor. It wasn't her face; it was Sienna's. Yet for the first time since the soul swap took place, she felt a surge of genuine confidence.She had chosen an outfit calculated to ensure she wouldn't look like "amnesiac Sienna" or "Sienna the household servant." She intended to look every bit the rightful heiress of Pacific Crown Enterprises.A long wool trench coat in dark olive green, its dark brown leather belt loosely knotted at her waist. Beneath it, Gwen wore a burgundy silk blouse paired with wide-leg black palazzo pants that draped flawlessly over low-heeled black leather ankle boots. A structured cognac tote hung from her shoulder. Sienna's long, dark hair fell freely over her
Westfield Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. On a Saturday afternoon, the sky hung gray with Sydney's signature winter chill. The bustling mall offered the perfect cover to get lost in the crowd—even for two souls trapped in the wrong body.Ivy stood before a boutique window display on the second floor of Westfield Parramatta. She held a paper bag containing a pair of newly purchased shoes, her eyes staring blankly at a mannequin dressed in a gray wool blazer. Her mind drifted, wandering to who knows where—perhaps home, to Jeff, or toward the body she was meant to inhabit.Then her gaze came to a sudden halt.Across the concourse, right in front of the escalator descending from the third floor, a man strolled casually in a black leather jacket and denim shorts. His hair was slightly longer than Ivy last remembered. His stride remained unchanged—easygoing, as though the world belonged entirely to him.Ivy's heart skipped a beat.Braddy.Her body froze. The paper bag in her hand ne







