The woman looked around, her shifty eyes filled with panic. โHey! What are you doing? Pat my daughter down! Give my daughter back to me!โ
Myraโs heart was gripped by uncontrollable panic as she screamed and lunged forward. But this was only a dream, a replay of events like an old movie. She could do nothing but watch helplessly as everything unfolded. No one could see her, nor hear the heartbroken cries of a mother.
Myra stood powerless as her daughterโbirthed through immense pain and effortโwas taken away. She watched as her baby girl was switched with another, a thin, tan, and frail infant.
โBoth bear the Fuller last name,โ the man said. โWhy should my daughter be born with such a lowly fate while someone elseโs is destined to be the heiress of the richest family in Khogend, born with a silver spoon in her mouth?โ
โTheyโre rich, arenโt they? The wealthiest couple in Khogend! Theyโll surely raise my daughter well. As repayment, Iโll raise their little princess,โ the woman responded.
โDonโt worry, dear. No one will find out.โ
โJust think, a pampered heiress reduced to our servant. When she grows up, weโll sell her for a few thousand bucks. Why does that make me so happy?โ
Their malicious, arrogant conversation echoed in Myraโs ears like a curse. Hearing these words, Myra felt her mind reeling. It wasnโt an accident; it was a carefully planned scheme.
Myra recognized the couple: the despicable Howell and Tabitha. She knew them not, yet her wealthy background had made her a target. That was a newborn child, not a commodity or a toy! To them, her baby was worth less than livestock.
โYouโre worse than animals! You vile monsters! Give my daughter back!โ she roared, her anguish reaching a breaking point.
What shattered her further was that, in this dream, neither she nor Dexter realized their daughter had been switched. She recalled post-birth compliments sheโd jokingly recounted to Dexter. โI heard the nurse say our daughter was beautiful. But look at this little monkey. Whereโs the beauty?โ
โNonsense! Our daughter is adorable!โ Dexter retorted. โHer eyebrows and eyes are like mine, her mouth like yours. Just wait until she grows up. Sheโll only get prettier!โ He gently rocked the baby, saying, โYouโre daddyโs little princess, the Fuller familyโs beloved treasure.โ
Watching the Fullers raise Kayla, Myra felt nauseous. โSheโs not your daughter! Sheโs a heartless ingrate, just like her biological parents! No matter how much you love her, sheโll repay you with cruelty and treachery!โ
Alas, no matter how loudly she shouted, this was only a replay of the past. The truth from twenty years ago was laid bare, a cruel blade slicing through her heart. What hurt most was witnessing her biological daughter taken away by Howell and Tabitha.
Myra didnโt dare follow them, yet from an omniscient perspective within the dream, she watched as they treated her daughter worse than an animal. When Felicia was little, they fed her just enough to survive until she turned three. As time passed, their reputation worsened. They became infamous for petty theft, scams, and shameless behavior, completely disregarding any sense of morality.