Chapter 1: Hang In There Self!

Carla died at the age of 21. Her life was lost for a meaningless reason but in a despicable way.

No hopes. No dreams. No one mourned her.

Before she could struggle and fight, everything was over.

Unexpectedly, not knowing why, she was given a second chance.

"Good morning, my love. Is my lovely baby hungry? Mama gonna feed you." Carla's mother said.

Baby Carla had just woken up in the morning and now had no choice but to suck her mom's breast for milk.

'Hang in there self. You'll soon use a bottle, this moment of shame will be over!' Carla comforted herself in her thoughts.

It's been a month since she was reborn. Now, she is a seven-month-old infant. At first, it shocked her but eventually accepted it.

She was grateful for how her life had reset. This time, she will do everything to change her fate, she thought.

Carla stopped drinking and looked away.

"Hmm? Full already?" Her mother said while fixing her clothes.

Carla used her tiny hands to try to hug her mother. Unfortunately, with her hands, she can only touch her mom's chest.

"Aww, what a cute baby! So filial!" Her mother hugged her.

'Mama, I missed you so much!'

'This time, I'll make sure we will escape death! Screw that husband of yours!'

"Guugaa guu" Carla still can't talk and can only blabber some words that only she can understand.

"Yes, Mama loves you too my dear Carla." Carla's mother answered her gibberish words.

Her father walked into the room, speak of the devil.

"Leila, is our baby awake? I wanna hug her." Carla's father said.

Carla's mother's name is Leila Toblason Santiago. Her beauty is out of this world, no wonder her husband fell for him.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long in Carla's past life due to hardships and her stepmother's bullying.

Carla's beauty came from her mother. Thus, most people in her past life like her, including Ricky, Alicia's boyfriend. But Carla didn't notice it nor want to pay attention to it.

"Honey, she is! And looked how adorable she is! She keeps touching and smiling at me. She loves me so much." Leila happily boasted.

With Leila's beauty, she got a long line of suitors before. But of all of them, she chose Claude as her husband. What a bad taste, indeed.

Claude is a hard-working man. He got a decent look. Not much handsome, but not too ugly.

He pursued Leila because he fell for her looks. Although Claude is not rich at that time, he worked hard greatly to prove to Leila that he can take care of their family if she chooses him.

Leila is an orphan. She decided everything about her life. When he saw Claude's hard work, she can't help but felt heartache and fell for this man.

However, even with hard work, Claude doesn't have much brain. Not only he falls for a scam easily, but he also doesn't know how to hold his money and cannot improve his life.

So when Leila saw him with problems on his mind, her heartaches, and so she came to lend a hand. Claude accepted it.

With Leila's help, he became successful and owned a small company. That small company grew bigger and bigger every moment.

Claude fell in love with her more and he asked her to marry him. Now that he is stable, he promised her a lot of things if she stays with him. As usual, she said yes.

Now, they are married and got a kid. Even though Leila was having a pregnancy on Carla before, she still helped him in the shadows.

After giving birth, she focused on her baby while doing some mental jobs on her husband's company at home.

Fortunately, after Carla was reborn, Carla is easy to take care of. And so, Leila still has time to rest.

Claude was thankful for his wife. He even said she doesn't need to work, but deep inside he needs her.

His company is growing more, and he knew he cannot handle it himself. What would happen if his wife is not here? He doesn't even want to think about it.

Claude felt jealous, "Come on! Carla loves me too!" And he went to hold Carla away from Leila.

Carla gripped her hand to her mother's clothes and started to cry.

"Uwaa! Maaaamwa! Uwaa!"

Because of her cries, he panicky gave her back to Leila.

Leila comforted her, "Shh, hush baby, don't say a word, mama gonna hug you and kiss you more."

Carla looked at Claude with disdain and then looked away. She put her face on her mother's embrace.

Claude was shocked to see that.

This is not the first time. Ever since a month ago, Carla only looked at him indifferently and ignored his existence.

Sometimes, he felt that his daughter's gaze had some hatred but he can only see a glimpse of it. Thus, he just thought it was only his imagination.

He also tried to teach her how to say 'papa', but only wails came out from her mouth.

Just now, she tried to say 'mama', he felt even envious.

Why his daughter doesn't like him? He couldn't understand.

'You stinky old man! With what you did, you don't deserve the word, father!'

'I'll never forgive you and your ugly wench mistress!'

'So, no 'papa' for you, asshole!'

Carla humph away and continued to rub her chubby face on her mother's clothes.

Claude saw it and felt a sting in his heart. He felt jealous of her wife for his daughter's attention. Carla was, after all his first child.

Leila awkwardly smiled at him as an apology for their daughter's action. She is just a baby and still doesn't know what her doing. Leila could only let her daughter stay in her embrace.

At the same time at the airport, someone came back from another country.

"Master, I have found where she lives." Said the women in maid uniform.

"Hm." She answered.

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Written by KircheLeaf

Cover Designed by CxlxrGreg

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~End of Chapter 1~