Chapter 1

In my past life, my sister was adopted by a wealthy family, while I was taken in by a cleaner.

It turned out the rich family was embroiled in fierce internal power struggles. Their parents were cold, and the brother was a bully. In the end, my sister left with nothing.

My home, however, was warm and harmonious. The wealthy young master even fell for me, the poor but pure-hearted girl. Everything unfolded just like a romantic movie.

My sister, consumed by hatred, killed me, and we both returned to the day we were adopted.

This time, she threw herself into the cleaner's arms first:

"Sister, this time, the teen movie lead is mine."

But she didn't know that the lead became the lead not because of her background.

My sister and I were reborn, back to the day we were to be adopted from the orphanage.

Two families stood in Director Hayes’s office: the Sterlings and the Finches.

All three members of the Sterling family were impeccably dressed.

The man wore a tailored suit, the woman was dripping with diamonds.

Their only son, Julian Sterling, wore a high school uniform, but his feet were shod in limited-edition, global-release sneakers.

This was the city's most prominent Sterling family. Mr. Sterling was a business magnate, his enterprises contributing the largest tax revenue to the city. Mrs. Sterling was a socialite, frequently seen at jewelry auctions and charity galas, rubbing shoulders with A-list celebrities.

Their son, Julian Sterling, was known as the city's golden boy.

In contrast, the Finch family next to them looked rough.

The man and woman's hands were covered in the marks of manual labor. Their clothes were probably their best, but still showed unwashed sweat stains.

According to Director Hayes, both husband and wife worked at the city's top high school; the husband was a janitor, and the wife was a cleaner.

In my previous life, my sister, Seraphina, had unhesitatingly chosen the Sterlings.

Yet, in this moment, almost as if afraid to be late, she dove into the cleaner's embrace:

"Mom, please take me! I want to be your daughter!"

"From now on, my name is Seraphina Finch!"

Amidst my sister's excited cries, I walked towards the Sterling family.

And so, the choices were made, and we were taken away by our respective families.

As I left the orphanage, I heard Director Hayes murmuring to herself in confusion:

"Strange, Seraphina has always been fiercely competitive, always wanting to be on top. Before, with other potential adopters, if they were plainly dressed, she wouldn't even glance at them."

"This time, the real wealthy family came, but why did she refuse them?"

Director Hayes didn't understand.

But I did.