Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I was reborn on the day the true daughter of the Reyes Family returned.

At the banquet, my mother looked at me coldly and announced in front of everyone that the true daughter of the Reyes Family had come back.

Years ago, I was born on the same day as her biological daughter, Regina Reyes. In the chaos, she mistakenly took the wrong baby. It wasn't until a medical check-up a few days ago that they discovered the error and found her real daughter.

My mother looked at me without a trace of emotion. "Miriam Reyes, we mistakenly switched you with Gina at birth, and you've enjoyed wealth and luxury for so many years. It's time to make it up to her. Starting today, Reyes Group belongs to Gina."

Regina Reyes, standing to the side, shed tears. "Mom, is it really necessary to be so cruel to Miriam Reyes?"

My mom immediately went to comfort her, in a voice softer and more loving than I'd ever heard.

"Gina, you are the true daughter of the Reyes Family and should be groomed as the heir. Besides, Reyes Group is our family business, not Miriam Reyes’s alone."

Her words were identical to those in my past life, filling me with a sense of absurdity.

In my past life, her attitude hurt me deeply, an agony that ran through my entire being.

She had never been this kind to me.

As a child, I would practice the piano all night just to earn a single compliment from her. I studied diligently every day, never daring to slack off for a moment.

I even developed meningitis from overexertion during a piano competition and collapsed in the waiting room. They ignored me until the host repeatedly called for me, and someone finally came to check, finding me delirious.

The doctor said if I had been brought any later, I might not have survived.

When I woke up, I saw my mom by my bedside. Thinking she cared for me, I felt ecstatic and tried to call out to her, only to see her face twist into a fierce expression.

My mom said, "You collapsed on stage, do you know what people are saying about you?"

"I think you just didn’t practice well and were too scared to perform, so you pretended to be sick to avoid the competition!"

At that moment, I realized she never loved me.

But today, mere tears from Regina Reyes were enough for her to comfort Regina so tenderly!

I held onto a nearby table to keep from collapsing.

Even my fiancé, Theo Haynes, spoke up, "Miriam Reyes, you’ve been pampered in the Reyes Family, but Gina has suffered in your place for years. You should give her the heir's position."

I looked at him questioningly, but he turned away, avoiding my gaze. "You’ve taken Gina's life for yourself. You can’t stay in the Reyes Family heir's position any longer."

The people at the banquet looked at me with contempt.

I heard someone mutter, "This Miriam Reyes is really shameless. She's usurped the true daughter’s identity and now refuses to give it back!"

I glanced at Regina Reyes and saw a barely concealed look of joy in her eyes. I smiled bitterly.

Since everyone believes that everything I have should belong to Regina Reyes, then so be it.

I clapped my hands to draw everyone’s attention and announced loudly, "In that case, Regina Reyes, I give everything back to you."

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