The Smart Speaker in My Room Was My Mom’s Spy의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 9

When I was in third grade, my mom installed a camera in my bedroom without telling me.It wasn’t even hidden.It hung openly in the corner, its red indicator light blinking day and night.“It’s for your safety,” she said.If I so much as stretched, she’d come rushing in from the kitchen.“Sit properly! Your father has been abroad for all these years, and I’ve sacrificed so much for you. Is this how you repay me?”I never understood what stretching had to do with repaying her.But I didn’t dare ask.By the time I reached middle school, she’d gotten even worse.She wouldn’t let me grow my hair out. She wouldn’t let me wear dresses or read anything that wasn’t for school.She even tried to control my sense of taste.If I said a strawberry was sweet, she’d insist it was sour.If I refused to agree, she’d keep yelling until I finally broke down and cried, “Fine. It’s sour.”Only then would she nod in satisfaction.“That’s right. Mom would never do anything to hurt you.”Last

The product launch continued.My mom had no idea her daughter’s ghost was standing right beside her.“We’ll now move on to questions from the media.”A female reporter stood up.“Ms. Landon, I’d like to ask a rather sensitive question.”“Were the audio clips you played earlier taken from real users? Did those users consent to having their data used?”My mom’s expression shifted.“All data has been anonymized, and we strictly comply with our privacy policy.”“Besides, the data was used solely to improve the user experience.”The reporter pressed on. “What about the girl in the recording who said she was afraid to tell her mother? Did your company take any steps to help her?”My mom’s smile stiffened.“Well, the parent app sends out an alert.”“And what happens if the parent doesn’t see it in time?”Impatience crept into my mom’s voice.“Our product is only a tool. How parents choose to use it is their responsibility.”“You wouldn’t expect your refrigerator to cook dinner

My death went viral.The hashtag #SmartSpeakerSpiedOnGirlAndDroveHerToSuicide passed one billion views in three days.My mom’s company released a statement overnight, claiming that Luna products had no covert surveillance function and that all data collection had been authorized by users.But the evidence I’d attached to my email was impossible to dismiss.IP addresses. Packet-capture screenshots. Login records from my mom’s admin account.Everything pointed directly to her.The company fired her.They called it “personal misconduct” and insisted the company had nothing to do with it.My mom started fighting with people online.“You don’t understand anything! I did it for her own good!”“Kids these days are too fragile. You say a few harsh words, and suddenly they’re threatening to kill themselves!”“I raised her for sixteen years, and this is what she did? She took the easy way out and ruined my life!”Eventually, her account was permanently banned.Not a single person de

I drifted through a warm white light for what felt like forever.There was no sound and no weight. It felt like floating in warm water.It was nothing like lying in bed in my previous life, waiting to die.Back then, the water had been cold, the pills bitter, and my heart already dead.This was different.I could hear a heartbeat.It wasn’t mine.It belonged to someone else.Thump. Thump. Thump.It was the most beautiful rhythm in the world.Eventually, I realized it was my mother’s heartbeat.My mother in this life.She was talking to me.“Baby, the sun is beautiful today. Mommy’s taking you outside to get some sunshine.”“Baby, would you like me to read you a poem?”“Facing the sea, with spring flowers in bloom.”She read slowly, every word warm and sweet.I stretched inside her belly, and she laughed.“You heard me, didn’t you? You understand.”She was right.I understood every word.What I couldn’t understand was how anyone’s voice could be so gentle.In my pr