Chapter 3

They were probably not eager to celebrate my birthday, but rather Melody's new life, weren't they?

Seeing their impatient looks, I curved my lips into a smile and pretended to go along with it.

"Alright, but if we're celebrating my birthday, how could we not have my favorite Black Forest cake? Why don't you go buy one for me now, big brother?"

Lucas looked troubled, about to call for delivery service.

I quickly interrupted him, pouting with disappointment.

"Big brother, are you still upset about what happened the other day? You won't even do this small thing for me yourself?"

Lucas was left speechless and had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

I put on a fake smile and used the same tactic to coax Sonny into fetching a little party dress for me to wear on my birthday from the outskirts of town.

These two errands would take them at least a few hours round trip.

For me, that was plenty of time.

What should have been a three-hour drive took Lucas and Sonny less than two hours to return.

They came in the door together, probably scheming against me the whole way back.

As soon as they entered, Sonny urged me to go change into the dress, his eyes unconsciously darting to the necklace around my neck.Seeing my hesitation, Lucas, sitting nearby, became restless.

"Vivienne, hurry up. Asher has a surprise for you. You know he's all bark and no bite. Don't be upset about what happened earlier."

"He's been preparing your birthday gift for three months in advance."

Watching the two of them play off each other, I couldn't help but laugh coldly inside.

What birthday gift preparation? I bet he's getting ready to swap my body with Melody!

In my previous life, I was blinded by this surprise.

I let Sonny help me put on the new necklace he had custom-made, placing the old one around the pet pig's neck.

Lucas joked that Sonny was going to become the Langdon family's son-in-law.

At that time, I was so immersed in happiness that I completely missed the disdain in Sonny's eyes.

And it was after I changed the necklace that I became dizzy and collapsed, turning into the pet pig.

This time around, even though I knew full well what those two were up to, I still obediently changed into the dress.

While changing, I only delayed for a few minutes, but Sonny was already pacing anxiously outside the door.As I emerged after changing, his expression shifted.

"Where's the necklace that was on your neck?"

I feigned surprise, playing along with him.

"Oh no, I might have accidentally dropped it under the bed while changing clothes..."

Before I could finish, Sonny rushed into the bedroom, dropping to his hands and knees to search under the bed without a care for his appearance.

After finding it, Sonny's birthday wishes were noticeably half-hearted.

Then he hastily placed the new necklace around my neck and made an excuse about needing to use the bathroom.

I knew he was taking my old necklace to find Melody and complete the final step of the body swap.

But I didn't stop him.

Nearby, Lucas stared at Sonny's retreating back, looking like he wanted nothing more than to follow him.

However, even after a while, I didn't experience any changes.

Just then, Sonny suddenly returned with the necklace, drenched in sweat.

Because the pet pig Melody was missing.

When Lucas found out, he sprang up from his chair and began frantically searching through everything.

My bedroom, in particular, was turned completely upside down.

But still, there was no sign of the pet pig.Seeing me calmly eating cake with a nonchalant expression, Sonny couldn't hold back anymore.

He rushed over, slapped me across the face, and roared,