My entire family could hear my thoughts.

In my previous life, I was switched at birth with Victoria Harrington. I was reunited with my family 18 years later.

It was the early 1920s, when owning a bicycle or a radio was still rare for most families. I had always dreamed of having one of those precious things.

However, after I came home, Victoria would constantly brag right in front of me.

"Mom told me that I'm the only one who deserves this fancy watch," she said with a sweet smile.

"And look at this gorgeous bicycle Dad got me for my birthday! Oh, and when I mentioned wanting a radio, Daniel bought it for me immediately."

Then came the real knife twist. "I know you're their biological daughter, Bernice, but let's be honest. When it comes to love, I'm their real daughter. Daniel definitely prefers me as his little sister too."

Her words ate at me. I could not stop the bitter thoughts that flooded my mind about my parents and brother. The problem was that my family could hear every single one of those thoughts.

Slowly, they began to resent me. Eventually, they threw me out into the cold, and I died alone in the winter streets while Victoria lived happily within the warmth of their love.

When I opened my eyes again, I realized that I had been reborn. As I watched Victoria putting on her usual show, my thoughts took a delicious turn.

'Victoria thinks that Mom is such a cheapskate for only buying her a cheap watch instead of something expensive. She even calls Dad stingy behind his back because he didn't get her a pricier bicycle.'

'And she constantly complains about how ugly and crude Daniel is, saying that he embarrasses her. I wonder if I should share these thoughts with my family?'

"Bernice, don't think that just because you're back home that you can steal my place. A country bumpkin like you shouldn't covet things that don't belong to you.”

"So what if you're their biological daughter? The only person Mom, Dad and Daniel will ever love is me. You're nothing but a stranger who happens to share their blood."

Victoria Harrington hugged me with a bright smile on her face, but the words she whispered in my ear sent chills down my spine.

I could not control myself and pushed Victoria away. I watched as my family, who had been looking at us sisters embracing with relief, instantly showed expressions of disappointment on their faces.

Their expressions were so vivid that I realized I had been reborn. Reborn back to the day I was first brought back to the Harrington family.

Victoria and I had been switched at birth since we were babies. While I was in the countryside, so hungry that I ate scraps meant for animals, she was in the city eating proper meals and could even go to the store every year to buy new clothes.

Just when I had resigned myself to living day after day working the fields, trying to get more money, I was recognized and brought back to the Harrington family.

I thought it would be the beginning of a happy life, but I never imagined that my truly miserable life was just starting.

Desperate for the family love I had always craved, I tried to get close to them, hoping to find that warmth.

Yet when Victoria flaunted the love she received in front of me, I could not control the jealousy in my heart.

I complained in my mind that my parents did not love me at all, that their kindness to me was just purposeful compensation. Over time, my relationship with my family grew worse.

Eventually, I even believed Victoria's manipulation and did things that harmed both others and myself, ultimately getting myself kicked out of the Harrington family.

Hence, with no skills and no family left, I died on a snowy night, while Victoria built her perfect life on my grave with people who loved and cherished her.

It turned out that Victoria had somehow gained the ability to make my inner thoughts audible to my blood relatives.

That was why she constantly provoked me, making me believe that my family did not love me. She made me believe that she was the only one loved by my parents, while I was just a burden who happened to share their blood.

The intense unwillingness and hatred made my soul linger in place for a long time, watching as Victoria enjoyed the love and happiness my family afforded her.

However, even this happiness was not enough for Victoria. She worked with her real parents from the countryside to gradually take everything from the Harrington family as her own.

Stealing the Harrington family's wealth was not enough. During dinner on New Year's Eve, Victoria put a packet of poison into the seafood stew that had been prepared.

Watching my parents and brother unknowingly swallow their meal mouthful by mouthful, I screamed and tried to rush forward to stop them. However, as a spirit, I was powerless.

I could only watch helplessly as my family fell to the ground convulsing, eventually growing silent.

"You idiots. If you'd just loved me, everything would've been fine, but no, you had to search for your precious biological daughter and prepare all those gifts for her, talking about making up for lost time. Those were all mine, mine!”

"You said you'd treat us equally, but you actually couldn't wait to empty your entire fortune for her. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't have had to kill you so quickly. Fortunately, she was also an idiot who actually believed me when I said you didn't love her.”

"Idiots deserve to die, but now I've at least reunited your entire family. Now everything the Harringtons have is mine to enjoy."

Amidst Victoria's triumphant laughter, my consciousness gradually faded.

"Bernice, I'm so glad you're back home. This is the watch Mom specially gave me. Even though I really love it, I love you more, so let me give you the love Mom gave me first."

Victoria acted as if she had no complaints about me pushing her away. Instead, she took off a watch from her wrist and tried to put it on me.

Seeing her well-behaved and thoughtful behavior, my parents exchanged a relieved glance.

"Victoria, that's your favorite watch. Keep it, honey. If Bernice wants one, I'll get her another."

Mom gently stroked Victoria's head, her voice full of affection.

I pressed my lips together and put on a confused expression, then thought to myself, 'Her favorite? But didn't she just whisper in my ear that Mom has terrible taste and this tacky watch doesn't suit her at all? And didn't she say that Mom is super cheap for only buying an ugly, inexpensive watch?'

'What she really wants is the latest one. Whatever. Even if she's trying to give this to me so Mom and Dad will buy her a new one, I'll accept it. Otherwise Mom and Dad will be so disappointed thinking I don't like it.'

With this thought, I obediently extended my hand to allow Victoria to put it on me. She quickly fastened it on me and was about to lift her head to act cute when she saw Mom and Dad looking at her strangely, their eyes full of curiosity.

"Mom, Dad, doesn't this watch look perfect on Bernice?"

Not understanding the reason, Victoria ignored that bit of strangeness and excitedly asked while holding up my hand.

Based on her understanding of Mom and Dad, they should be looking at her with satisfaction right now and promising to buy her a new one. That way, she could pretend to refuse before getting another new watch.

However, things did not develop as she expected. After Mom and Dad exchanged glances, Mom said to me, "Since Victoria gave it to you, keep it. As for Victoria, I'll ask your father to..."

She paused for a moment. Victoria couldn’t contain her happy expression, but Mom quickly continued, "Actually, never mind. Victoria's had everything she needed all these years. You're the one who suffered out there for so long. You just got home, so please, keep it."

Realizing that things were not going according to her original expectations, Victoria's smile vanished.

My eyes sparkled as I kept looking at the watch on my hand, as if I could not put it down.

In my heart, I cheered joyfully, 'This is so beautiful! I've never seen anything so pretty in my whole life. Is this what it feels like to be loved?'

'Having parents who care about me is wonderful!'

Mom and Dad's expressions grew more and more heartbroken, and they finally stepped forward and pulled me into a tight embrace.

In my past life, I thought Mom and Dad only loved her and gave me their old things because of Victoria's words, so I immediately assumed I was unwelcome.

However, I would not make that mistake again. I could play that game too.

This time I would embrace my parents' love completely. As for Victoria? She would pay for what she did.

After all, the memory of my miserable death was not something I could just forget and forgive.

Looking up at the clock on the wall, Mom told me to sit comfortably on the sofa and wait for dinner.

"Your brother Daniel will be home from work soon. You two siblings can have a good chat then."

Victoria, however, seemed to have thought of something and quickly walked to her room. She then came out holding a radio.

"Daniel specially bought this for me. How about it? I bet a country bumpkin like you has never seen anything this nice in your whole life.”

"Let me tell you something. Don't even think about competing with me. In this house, Mom, Dad and Daniel will always love me the most."

Victoria pointed to the stylish bicycle outside the door and said proudly, "See that bicycle? It's the only women's bicycle in the entire town. Dad specially bought it for my 18th birthday and said that I'll always be his beloved little princess.”

"Whether it's watches, bicycles or radios, they'll do everything they can to give me whatever I want. You're just a novelty that'll wear off soon."

Victoria glanced at the shadow by the doorway and kept fiddling with the items in her possession, trying to provoke me.

In my past life, I really did fall for her trick and complained bitterly in my heart about Mom, Dad and Daniel. However, this time, she was destined to be disappointed.

I looked at Victoria and smiled without saying a word. In my heart, I kept thinking, 'I'm so envious of Victoria. She's so lucky to have grown up with such a loving family. I slept in a cold shed and never even knew things like radios existed.'

'But why does she call Daniel ugly and fat behind his back? Why does she say Mom and Dad are cheap? If I were in her place, I would treasure every bit of this.'

With these thoughts, I lowered my head and looked utterly heartbroken.

"Daniel, you're back?" Just then, Victoria's excited voice rang in my ears. Seeing my brother's ashen face, a trace of satisfaction flashed across her eyes.

"This is our sister who was just brought back home. From now on, I'll definitely treat her well. I can share whatever I have with her!" Victoria bounced over and clung to Daniel's arm, acting cute while spouting endless sweet words.

"Oh really? If that's the case, why don't you give Bernice this radio as a welcome home gift?"

Without looking at Victoria, who stood frozen in place, he pulled me by the hand to sit at the dining table. Watching Mom and Dad beam at us siblings, I sighed inwardly.

'If only life could continue like this forever, but soon Dad and my brother will lose their jobs because of Victoria's report letter.'

'Mom and Dad love her so much, yet Victoria will harm the whole family because she's jealous that I'm getting some attention. She'll cause everyone to meet terrible ends.'

'No, now that I'm reborn, I absolutely cannot watch Mom and Dad get publicly criticized again.'

All three of them froze upon hearing my thoughts, looking at each other with shock and uncertainty.

'I just don't know if Mom and Dad would believe me if I told them. If I remember correctly, that letter should still be in Victoria's drawer. The accusations in it are really serious.'

Mom's hand trembled as she served me food, and a piece of beef fell onto the table. She then pretended nothing happened and smiled stiffly.

Victoria, however, still wore her bright smile. "Mom, Dad, I'd like to go hang out at Lily's house after dinner."

'There she goes. She’s looking for a chance to deliver that letter to the police station. How can I save Mom and Dad?'

My face showed traces of anxiety, and my heart kept searching for solutions. Mom, Dad and Daniel showed signs of wavering, but still could not believe that the daughter they had raised for all these years would do such a thing.

After dinner, Mom absentmindedly cleaned the dishes in the kitchen. Victoria returned to her room once, then quietly left the house with a small bag.

Watching her departing figure, I could no longer contain myself and followed her.

Amidst the quiet night, Victoria looked at the empty street and let out a triumphant laugh.

"Let's see if they'll still let her stay in the house after their own biological daughter reports them and they lose their jobs! When that happens, everything in the house will still be mine."

With that, Victoria carefully took out a letter from her bag and prepared to stuff it into the complaint box at the police station's entrance.

'If they really get reported, the Harrington family will be finished,' I thought desperately.

Before I could react, a dark figure rushed forward, grabbing Victoria's hand and demanding, "Victoria, please explain why you're here and what you're holding in your hand?"