Chapter 1

• "Elena, the golden daughter of the Fay family for eighteen years, suddenly became a fake overnight."
• Elena’s biological mother, Cora, switched her and Chloe, the real heiress. Meanwhile, Elena’s foster mother, Victoria, forced her to take the blame for Chloe, ultimately leading her to go to jail.
• Victoria even came with a demand for a kidney, and seven years in prison then went unnoticed.
• On the day of Elena’s release, Chloe smiled and asked her why she hadn't died yet.
• Little did she know, the Elena who crawled out of hell was no longer the naive stand-in she used to be.
• Her glory, love, and even the life she barely held onto…
• It was time to reclaim them all.
• ......
• The banquet hall was forcefully pushed open.
• "Elena!" The person who had entered was harshly gritting her teeth. "You've taken my place for eighteen years! It's time to give it back to me!”
• At this declaration, the guests erupted into a sea of whispers, while Arthur’s grip on his glass of wine trembled.
• In a corner, a janitor named Cora turned pale, staggering forward to try to stop her. "Security! Get this lunatic out of here!"
• "Lunatic?"
• The girl suddenly pulled up her sleeve, revealing the crisscrossing scars on her arms.
• Some were old; some were new, but all were marks of fine whips and burns. Under the light, the scars were such a shocking sight. "These are all from you, Cora, my dear mother. Now tell everyone who I am.”
• She took a few steps forward, but Liam instinctively stopped her.
• Then, when he saw the girl's face in perfect clarity, his eyes widened. It was impossible to deny the resemblance between her and Arthur.
• The girl then rushed to Arthur and said, "If you don't dismiss these people, I can't guarantee that I can control what comes out of my mouth next."
• Arthur, who was already sweating profusely, seemed to have decided on what he would do. He nervously dismissed the guests.
• Meanwhile, the members of the Fay family, who were obviously confused by the sudden turn of events, remained in the banquet hall, surrounding them and waiting for an explanation from Arthur.
• But then, the girl didn’t give Arthur a chance to speak, saying, "I am Chloe, and I am the true daughter of the Fay family."
• Chloe's tears, which had washed her mascara, streamed down her cheeks. "Eighteen years ago, Cora switched me and Elena! Just because Arthur abandoned her, she retaliated by switching our identities, letting Elena steal my life!"
• Chloe continued to cry out, "Cora then took me to the countryside, locked me in the woodshed like a dog, fed me rotten water when I was hungry, and beat me with a belt when she was unhappy. Then, in the winter, she would drive me out into the yard to freeze, calling me a worthless bastard!"
• Cora's face was pale as she sat on the carpet, trying to explain incoherently, "No... It's not true... You're lying. You are my own daughter. You have nothing to do with the Fay family."
• "Lying?" Chloe sneered, pulling out a stack of photos from the paper bag she brought with her and throwing them on the ground.
• They were sweet images of Cora and Arthur, and there was Chloe's as well.
• One of her photos showed her as a child in tattered clothes, kneeling on the icy ground and washing clothes, the scars on her arms clearly visible.
• There was also another photo of her, all curled up in the corner of the woodshed while holding half a stale steamed bun in her arms, her eyes empty and not like a child's.
• "Mom, do you have anything else to say?"
• Cora felt as if she wasn't being called 'mom' but getting lowly growled at by Satan.
• Victoria's face turned terrifyingly pale as she pointed at Arthur with a trembling finger. "Is what she said true? Do you really..."
• "Victoria, I really don't know... I don't know."
• Arthur knelt on the ground, trying to reach out to hold Victoria's hand, but she pushed him away.
• Victoria then became furious as she noticed Cora's silence, slapping her in the face. "You bitch, what are you trying to do?!"
• Cora covered her face and cried, her tears of despair rolling down her cheeks. "I didn't do it. Elena is not my child; Chloe is mine. Chloe is the child I had with someone else. She has nothing to do with you."
• "Cora, you really have no shame!" Chloe shouted. "I have lived with you for 18 years, and even now, you don't have any emotions towards me... not even a little bit?"
• "If you're going to be this heartless," Chloe went on, "then don't blame me for what I'm about to do."
• With that, Chloe took out a paternity test.