All Chapters of Tricked, But Not This Time: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

After my husband’s brother passed away, my sister-in-law, Maisie Frost, used the excuse of being pregnant with his child to demand that my husband, Alex Freddrick, take care of both families.My mother-in-law, Susan Freddrick, was thrilled and immediately agreed. She even served Maisie a bowl of chicken soup that had been simmering for hours. However, the moment Maisie took a sip, my stomach churned violently, and I doubled over, gagging uncontrollably.So it was true—being sent back in time and to this life hadn’t changed anything. I wasn’t pregnant at all, yet every single pregnancy symptom that should’ve been hers was showing up on me.While I was still in shock, Maisie pushed the chicken soup away with a look of disgust and started whining for something spicy.“Alex, this chicken soup is way too bland. The baby wants something tastier! Please?”Alex just looked at her with helpless affection. With a sigh, he said, “Alright, alright, my princess. If you don’t want soup, what do

On the screen, Maisie was happily chomping on extra-spicy barbecued beef, washing them down with a large cup of ice-cold soda. She laughed like she didn’t have a care in the world.Meanwhile, my taste had always been on the lighter side. Now, with the pregnancy symptoms tormenting me instead of her, I was drenched in cold sweat, retching nonstop.Furious, I called her. When she picked up, she acted like nothing was wrong, her voice fake.“Oh, hey, Clara. Why are you up so late? I’m just out eating barbecue. If it’s nothing important, don’t bother me, okay? Oh, and please don’t tell Mom about this. You know how she nags too much.”I couldn’t take it anymore. I shouted, “Maisie, what the hell have you done to me? Why is it that ever since you got pregnant, every single side effect has become mine?”On the other end of the line, she ignored me and ordered even more spicy food. It made me vomit so violently that my whole body trembled.Maisie put on her innocent act as she said, “Cla

In the days that followed, Maisie skyrocketed in popularity online with her gimmick of being a pregnant fitness streamer. Even though she was already in her second trimester, her slim figure made plenty of expectant moms jealous, and her fan base grew rapidly.Fitness influencers jumped at the chance to ride her wave of fame, joining her livestreams for workout challenges. Maisie welcomed it all, even launching her own “three-hour workout challenge” online.In my past life, that exact challenge was what caused my uterus to collapse, and I bled out until I died. However, this time, I sat comfortably at home, eating ice cream and cradling a bowl of popcorn, waiting to watch her livestream.When the big day arrived, Maisie’s stream instantly shot to the number one spot, with her appearing in tight shapewear, bouncing along to the music. However, after only five minutes, her expression twisted. She suddenly froze in place.The comments exploded in concern, and Alex, along with Susan, r

“If it weren’t for the fact that my illegitimate child needed a respectable title to return to the Freddrick family, you, a barren woman, would’ve been kicked out by me and my mother long ago! Otherwise, why would I ever need you to fake a pregnancy for us?“As a trade-off, I even invested in that livestream of yours to boost your popularity. And what happened? You ruined it! All the money I put in has gone straight down the drain!”So that was the truth. In my past life, this entire scheme had been unfolding behind my back, without me knowing a thing.Glancing at the documents I’d gathered, everything suddenly became clear.The Freddricks weren’t exactly an influential family, but they had a name and reputation in the city. Naturally, they wanted a boy to carry on the family line. Unfortunately, I was childfree by choice, and Maisie, after marrying into the family, was diagnosed as infertile. With Susan growing desperate, she found a rural girl fresh out of college and paid her

Alex walked up to me with a smile, reaching for my hand, as he apologized guiltily. “Baby, you’re finally back. Maisie and I haven’t seen you in so long. Mom’s waiting at home for you, too.”I pulled my hand away in disgust. “If you’ve got something to say, spit it out. I’m busy.”He looked annoyed, but he forced himself to swallow it down and appease me.“I know I upset you. I shouldn’t have cared so much about Maisie and made you jealous. That was my fault. But we’re still family, right? We should share our blessings and carry our burdens together.”Then, he quickly added, “Maisie has a fitness livestream in a few hours. One of the assistants called in sick. Could you step in to help? You don’t have to do much, just be on camera. I’ll split the profits with you.”I immediately understood what they were up to.Today was her big broadcast. Rather than worry about what tricks I might pull behind the scenes, they’d rather keep me right in front of their eyes, where they could monit