The Rebirth of Evelyn Knox

Evelyn's first impression of Bree was that she was a more mysterious and prettier version of her mother, with blonde hair instead of brown.

However, as the three of them led her to the already decorated hall and watched her laugh side by side with Isabella, they realized that actually their facial features were almost completely identical, with the only difference being their hair.

The pink-haired girl tapped her chin in deep thought as she once again compared their features and expressions. 'Hey, doesn't that mean my mom is really pretty too? It's such a shame she acts like a child most of the time or I would have such a mature beauty for a mother! Hah. I feel sorry for my poor dad, but he's also lucky for bagging such a beauty! Everything comes at a price, I guess.'

She already had 'The Untainted' wrapped around her waist, with the gift box safely contained within one of its storage slots. Combined with the bracelet that her little red hamster had made with so much love and care, Evelyn already felt satisfied with her birthday.

Even if nothing else happened today and they all just talked and had dinner now, she would go be able to sleep with a smile on her face the entire night.

It seemed like Bree had different plans, however.

"I'm sorry I couldn't inform you before, Bella, but I really can't stay for long. Before I go, though, I have something I must get your little baby. And… I need to take her with me. It might take us a while to return."

Evelyn's mother did not look amused at all. "The little puppy has become so busy these days? And you dare even call big sister by name? Almost four years since your last visit, and you still dare to leave in a hurry, huh? Do you want big sister to spank you?"

Bree's entire face was red from shame, unable to believe her sister could still be so uncouth after four years. She had deluded herself into thinking that Isabella must have matured after being a mother for four years, but some people really don't grow up!

"Sister, you… no nevermind that, I'll explain it to you later, but please, I have my reasons! Just leave little Eve to me for a while, and I'll return her before nightfall, okay?"

Little did she know, Isabella couldn't just not control her mouth, she couldn't even control her hands. By the time she realized what was happening, Isabella was sitting comfortably on the sofa and trying to bend her over for a good spanking!

Thankfully, she recovered in time and moved away faster than lightening, or this would really become the greatest shame of her life! Just how pathetic would it be, to get spanked as a fully grown lady in front of her four-year-old niece?! Bree almost fainted just from the thought.

The blonde stomped her foot, shaking her finger towards Isabella in anger. From a safe distance, of course.

"Big sister has grown more and more like a wild animal while I'm not here! What kind of stuff will you end up teaching the children?!"

"Little puppy has learned to bark a lot more while it's out! Wuff wuff!"

Evelyn was slightly worried that her wild mom will really make her poor aunt cry. Look, there are already tears at the corners of her eyes!

"Y-You! Can't you drop that name already?"

Isabella looked even more smug as Bree got angrier, infuriating the blonde further.

"Hohoho, little puppy always followed big sister so happily before, but she has become a stray puppy now by staying out for too long. Don't worry, big sister will get you treated and you will be obedient again!"

"Aaarrrghhh!"

She really made her cry! Look at those big shiny pearls flowing down her cheeks!

The children and Evelyn's father looked at each other blankly for a while before Desmond dragged the three of them out of the hall and into the garden outside the mansion.

The young father looked at the children with some embarrassment.

"Ahem, you know how she is. That's just how the two of them get along, but don't learn from her example, okay?"

Although the three of them nodded obediently, in her mind Evelyn was thinking that it was no wonder her aunt didn't return for four years! She must be terrified of her mother!

After waiting in the garden for almost half an hour, even Desmond grew a little impatient. "W-Well, let's go take a look to see if they're done. But don't make a noise! I-It's not like I'm scared or anything, just wouldn't want to disturb them."

He ignored the skeptical looks from the three children before leading the way back to the hall.

When they got there, the three of children and one adult tried to peek through the almost closed double door to see if the fight was over.

They could see that Bree had already wiped her tears away and was smiling happily as Isabella ruffled her hair.

If she had a tail, it would definitely be wagging!

"Big sister doesn't need to worry! I will bring her back very soon! I won't ruin her birthday!"

Isabella grinned. "Good, my little puppy is very cute!"

The four of them thought at the same time, 'uh oh', and expected Bree to explode once more. But she just blushed happily and gave her sister a hug before heading for the door.

The four of them almost fell over each other in a hurry to pretend they were just walking back, but thankfully managed to look passably normal when Bree came out.

"Oh! You guys… sorry you had to see that. Big sister was angry at me for not coming for so long, please don't mind her behavior."

The four of them gave various 'Oh of course!' and 'It's okay!'s, but they were actually thinking 'It's you who should mind, okay?!', but none of them dared to say it because Isabella was standing right behind Bree.

Her aunt smiled, but no matter how she looked like a big beauty at the moment, all Evelyn could see was a big puppy.

"Well, little Evey, let's go!"

Bree picked her up in her arms while she was preoccupied, but she really didn't mind. For one, it was very comfortable because Bree was actually an adult woman instead of a 'fake adult' like Amara.

More importantly, she was trying her best to not start subconsciously thinking of Bree as more of a family pet than a relative. Even if Isabella could get away with it, Evelyn definitely can't!

'Mom really trained her little sister to be an obedient puppy huh… what a beast! Thankfully I had memories from my past life, or what would become of me?!'

Taking another look at the stunning beauty holding her close and overlapping the image with a puppy, Evelyn felt great regret. 'Ahhh! What a waste! My mom is such a beast!'

Thankfully, Bree couldn't read her thoughts, or today the birthday girl would get a spanking for the first time in her life. Instead, she nodded towards the two Gilmore sisters. "Well, do you guys want to come along?"

Normally she wouldn't really bother with the two of them, but after watching them care for her niece, she felt obligated to repay them in some way.

Vivian jumped happily. "Can we?!"

But Amara looked a little more cautious. "Uh, may I know where we're going?"

The blonde beauty smiled gently. "Well, I'll protect you guys, so don't worry. We're just going shopping."

"Um, okay."

Shortly after, the children felt a strange film of energy wrap around them. It didn't affect Evelyn much since she was in Bree's arms, but Vivian and Amara hugged each other with a little fear as they started floating off the ground.

Bree giggled. "Don't worry, it's to protect you from eating insects on the way. No need to be scared."

And then they shot off like an arrow from a bow, straight into the sky!

After the four of them vanished, Desmond looked up at the sky with some confusion before nudging his wife.

"So, where exactly are they going?"

But Isabella looked lost in thought. Her palm seemed to be grasping something in the air, as if recalling something she felt before. "Hm…"

Desmond felt aggrieved. It's okay to ignore him if it's for their daughter or her long separated little sister, but everyone has already left. How can his wife continue ignoring him?

"Hey… hey! Listen to me!"

Isabella finally shook herself out of her stupor. "Ah sorry, I was just thinking that my little puppy was getting cuter with time. How do I resist bullying her too much in the future? I don't want her to run away all the time! Ah, how hard it is to be me!"

There was a vein throbbing on Desmond's forehead. Of course, anger management has been ingrained into his bone marrow by now, so he didn't really get angry. "Isabella… for fuck's sake… no wait, let's ignore that. First, are you listening to me now?"

"Uh, yeah?"

"So where exactly are they going?"

Her expression was nonchalant, but her words were like a bomb in the young father's ears. "The Exile's Market?"

Desmond looked gob smacked. "The WHAT?!"

After a few seconds of silence, he started laughing. "Hahaha… good one! I almost fell for it. Oh Bella, can't you stop being a kid for once? They're just going to good old Moreen city's market, right?"

His wife didn't seem to understand why he kept speaking nonsense, and looked at him as if facing an idiot. "Um, nope. They're going to 'The Exile's Market'. The one in the middle of the Mystical Sea of Nemer. You know, the one in the Aquavahn kingdom? Gosh Desmond, don't tell me you don't even remember that much?!"

The young father felt his eyes rolling back as his vision went dark.