Semua Bab She Regrets After Stealing My Face: Bab 1 - Bab 9

The messages in the family group chat made my head buzz.The psychiatric hospital where I was currently working might have been involved in human trafficking behind the scenes.As an undercover investigative journalist, I understood better than anyone what would happen if my identity were exposed.I immediately went to the restroom and called my husband, Sean Lowe.As soon as the call connected, I lowered my voice anxiously."Sean, I told you before we got married that the nature of my work required me to keep a low profile."While the video still doesn't have much traffic, get your sister-in-law to delete it right now."Sean sounded extremely impatient."What kind of job needs to stay low-profile? Aren't you just a caregiver at a psychiatric hospital?"My brother passed away, and Rachel only just managed to pull herself together. Do you really have to ruin things for her now?"Before I could argue back, my mother-in-law, Shirley, grabbed the phone. Her voice was sharp and piercing."A

My breath caught in my throat. I had repeatedly warned my family not to come anywhere near the psychiatric hospital.The only thing I could do was turn away and blend into the crowd.Rachel stood at the hospital entrance with a selfie stick, livestreaming to her followers."I'm a single mother, but I've never given up on life. I'm honored that the videos I've worked so hard to create have been so well received."I came to the psychiatric hospital today mainly to do some charity work and give back to the community."And there's someone else I'd like to thank—my sister-in-law. She's the female lead of the AI drama and works here as an orderly."I froze.Cold sweat soaked through my back as I prayed Rachel wouldn't accidentally ruin everything.Shirley immediately jumped in."Why bring her up? She's just a buzzkill. Everything you've achieved came from your own hard work, Rachel."Daniel heard the commotion and came over.Rachel eagerly stepped forward to greet him."Dr. Warren, I'm here

"What?" Shirley grabbed Sean's arm so hard her nails nearly dug into his skin. Her eyes were filled with panic."Missing? Do you think... do you think those traffickers took him to get revenge?"My heart sank as well.Liam was my nephew, and I adored him since he was little.My voice tightened."Mom, Sean, call the police first."Just then, the hospital room door opened, and Rachel strolled out.There was a hint of impatience on her face as she spoke casually."What's all the fuss about? Liam isn't missing. He's probably just at a classmate's house playing."Rachel sounded as though she were discussing something completely trivial."I've been busy making money and forgot to tell you there was no need to pick him up."Shirley still looked uneasy."You should at least go check. What if something happened on the way? He's still so young."Rachel pulled out her phone, tapped the screen a few times, then held it up for us to see."Why are you all panicking? He has a smartwatch. He messaged

I couldn't believe the disturbing, horrifying suspicion that took root in my mind.But that single word—"Dad"—and the panic that flashed across Rachel's face made it impossible not to wonder.Eden seemed startled as well.Then he reached out as if to pat Liam on the head."The poor kid's been through a lot."As he lifted his hand, something caught my attention.A short black hair slipped from the shoulder of his dark gray suit jacket and drifted to the ground.On impulse, I waited until they turned to leave before quickly picking it up.Shirley and Sean were completely focused on Liam, fussing over him and trying to comfort him.I made an excuse and left early.But instead of going home, I took Eden's hair and Liam's hair to a paternity testing center.The results would take several days.When I left the testing center and wandered down the street, unable to shake my unease, a shrill female voice suddenly rang out behind me."Hey! Are you Anna Hall?"I turned around.A middle-aged woma

As the days passed, I moved out of that suffocating house and began rebuilding my life.As for the Lowe family, every piece of news I heard was worse than the last.Rachel was beaten so badly she was covered in bruises.Shirley threw both Rachel and Liam out of the house.Left with nowhere else to go, Rachel took Liam and sought out Liam’s biological father, Eden.She had no way to repay the enormous debt she owed.Desperate and out of options, she listened to the bad advice she found online.In a bid to make money quickly, she authorized a so-called AI modeling company to use her facial data.It turned out to be a scam.Criminals used her face to create all kinds of obscene AI-generated adult videos, which spread rapidly across the internet.Overnight, her reputation was destroyed.Everywhere she went, people pointed and whispered.Their stares felt like needles piercing her skin.Eden had only been with Rachel because of money in the first place.Now he finally had the perfect excuse