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After Rebirth: Letting My Daughter Near the Wicked Stepmother

Before her untimely death, a devoted mother overheard her daughter, Sarah, eagerly urging her father to marry another woman named Kate. Reborn back to the pivotal day of Sarah's admission into an elite high school, she is granted a miraculous second chance at life. Instead of fighting for the affection of her ungrateful family, she makes a chilling decision: she will step aside and let Sarah embrace the wicked stepmother she so desperately wanted, refusing to repeat her past mistakes.
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Chapter 4

I said it, and I did it. After I stopped taking care of Sarah's life, she became more and more reckless.

She ate snacks and drank coffee every day. She stayed up all night playing games.

The dance that she used to be proud of was neglected by her.

Several times in the middle of the night, I heard Sarah frequently getting up to go to the bathroom.

If it were in my previous life, I would take her to the hospital for a check-up, fearing that there would be the slightest problem with her body.

"But in this life, I don't want to bother with her."

I started to put all my energy into my work and self-improvement, going early and returning home late every day.

Finally, someone couldn't hold it in anymore.

The first one to make trouble for me was Linda. Seeing me coming back from overtime again in the middle of the night, she didn't care if I was tired from work. Instead, she questioned me with a stern look.

"Why are you back so late again? Do you have another man outside? You don't do any housework at home. Do you want to rebel?"

I was speechless,

"Who said that I have to do all the housework in this family? Are you all disabled? Besides, isn't there Kate? We hired her to do these things, right? Or is she here to take care of you in your old age?"

At this time, Sarah came out of the bedroom.

She seemed to have gained a lot of weight again. Her face was revealing an abnormal flush.

"Mom, why did you cancel my international dance training class?"

I looked puzzled.

"Didn't you tell me not to interfere with your life anymore? I did it according to your request."

Sarah stomped her feet in anger.

"I told you not to cancel the training class for me. Hurry up and re-register for me while there's still time!"

I let out a derisive snort.

"I spent the registration fee. If you want to go to the training class, let your dad pay for it, or ask your grandma or Kate."

Sarah was furious.

"What? You spent the money for my training class? How could you do this? I'm your daughter. Isn't it natural for you to spend money on me? You're so unreasonable. You don't deserve to be my mom!"

Seeing that Sarah looked at me as if I were an enemy, I was helpless and disappointed.

I remembered I quit my job that paid me tens of thousands of dollars a month when she was born. I did so to take care of her and became a full-time housewife.

The disdain of Linda and the indifference of Jack almost made me depressed.

It felt bad to ask Jack for money. It was probably at this time that I saw the true colors of this family.

Later, Sarah started to go to school. I went out to work, hoping to regain the past glory.

But I had a difficult time.

Currently, Linda and Jack didn't show me any consideration. Instead, they said that I only knew how to be wild outside and forgot that I had a family to take care of.

I knew that work and family couldn't be balanced, so I wanted to make up for Sarah in material aspects.

From her childhood to adulthood, I always tried to give her the best.

But when it came to myself, I saved money in every way.

After she started to go to school, I enrolled her in the best special classes.

To enrich her extracurricular life, I took her on an international trip every year.

No matter how expensive the toys or clothes were, if she liked them, I would grit my teeth and buy them.

But in Jack's eyes, my behaviors were a waste of money.

And in Linda's eyes, I was being extravagant.

When I was not at home, Linda and Jack talked bad about me behind my back every day.

They even invited the pregnant mistress into our home under the pretext of taking care of Sarah.

And in my previous life, I didn't have the slightest clue.

Sarah thought that I was not a competent mother.

She enjoyed the benefits I gave her, but she looked down on me at the same time.

Thinking about this, I was so furious.

"Since you think I'm not worthy of being your mother, then I won't be. Find someone else who is suitable to be your mother!"

Sarah's face turned red when she argued with me.

In my previous life, I always went along with Sarah. I never raised my voice at her like this.

She incredulously shouted at me.

"If you don't want to be my mother, then don't! I don't want to see you anymore!"

"Sarah killed me in my previous life. In this life, I have decided to live for myself."

Hearing her say such words, I was extremely disappointed.

Sarah was like this, which was closely related to the education of Linda and Jack since her childhood.

"Since they want me to give up my position for the pretentious mistress, I will fulfill their wish."

"I want to see what kind of life they can have without me in this family."

With such a thought in my mind, I spoke expressionlessly.

"Sarah, as long as I'm not divorced from your dad, I own half of this house. You have no right to kick me out! If you don't want to see me again, find a way to let your dad divorce me! After the divorce, I promise that I won't give you an opportunity even if you want to see me!"

After finishing my words, I left the house, leaving the stunned Linda and Sarah behind.