Rereading chapter 3 with the context of chapter 10 makes that scene hit harder. Her family remembers her first life too. They remember both their and her pain, her death. And her father was sent back to right after she was born.
So rereading chapter 3, where she asks him if he hated her (in regards to her past life, when she had scars) and him not seeming to understand but saying he just needs to love her more from now on... But if you read carefully, he says "it's painful being misunderstood as someone who hates you" and knowing he remembers their first life, he's secretly addressing what happened that time around. He was drowning in guilt and grief and wasn't able to take care of himself, much less his hurt and grieving daughter. He sent her away, hoping she would have a better life, only to see her again after she died. And to know that the entire time, his beloved baby thought he hated her but he can't address that, because then he'll only be reopening painful wounds.
I like it. Is the story amazing so far? No. But I love subtle things done like that. I noticed it the first time I read chapter 3, which is why I immediately thought to reread it after chapter 10. I love stories like this.
Rereading chapter 3 with the context of chapter 10 makes that scene hit harder. Her family remembers her first life too. They remember both their and her pain, her death. And her father was sent back to right after she was born.
So rereading chapter 3, where she asks him if he hated her (in regards to her past life, when she had scars) and him not seeming to understand but saying he just needs to love her more from now on... But if you read carefully, he says "it's painful being misunderstood as someone who hates you" and knowing he remembers their first life, he's secretly addressing what happened that time around. He was drowning in guilt and grief and wasn't able to take care of himself, much less his hurt and grieving daughter. He sent her away, hoping she would have a better life, only to see her again after she died. And to know that the entire time, his beloved baby thought he hated her but he can't address that, because then he'll only be reopening painful wounds.
I like it. Is the story amazing so far? No. But I love subtle things done like that. I noticed it the first time I read chapter 3, which is why I immediately thought to reread it after chapter 10. I love stories like this.