Julian thought I was being completely unreasonable. He turned around and went straight back to his study.
My train of thought was ruined. I leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes.
In my past life, Lila only got worse as she got older. Her teenage rebellion at thirteen wore me completely thin. She threatened hunger strikes. Threatened to hurt herself. I stayed up with her around the clock, watching over her. I had dark circles and sunken eyes. I aged ten years in what felt like weeks.
Not this time. Children needed guidance. They needed to learn right from wrong, and they needed to learn how to manage their emotions. I wasn't going to spend another lifetime exhausting myself trying to survive every stage of Lila's rebellion.
The next day, I went back to my design meetings. The day f
