Reborn as the Unwanted Daughter

Penny dies at her family's hands after her mother, desperate for a son, gives birth to a healthy girl instead. She wakes back at the moment her mother announces her second pregnancy, and this time she stays silent, encouraging her mother to chase every remedy that promises a boy.

Her father and grandmother beam at her newfound loyalty, while her mother, who once let Penny take the blame, now faces the pills and brews alone. Penny records her mother's pleas, moves into school dorms, and pours herself into her studies, leaning on her friend Sarah's quiet kindness.

When Penny returns home for winter break, the house reeks of rot and strange remedies, and her mother has changed beyond recognition. Penny watches the family she once defended, waiting to see what their obsession will cost them.