She had Learned about the Moreno family's history from her parents.

Back then, Gail had given birth to a daughter. When the baby was just a month old, the couple threw a grand party to celebrate her arrival.

What was intended as a joyous occasion, however, turned into a nightmare because of a woman with a mental disorder.

That woman was Gail's half-sister.

She was supposed to marry the patriarch of the Moreno family. Her engagement to him had been arranged by the two families’ elders years prior.

But upon her diagnosis with a mental disorder, the two families decided that Gail would take her place and marry into the Moreno family.

On the day of the celebration, Gail's half-sister had a mental breakdown. She abducted the baby, leading to a tragic car accident that resulted in her own death.

The baby was reportedly thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the scene.

"Selina, since you've brought it up, I won't conceal it from you any longer."

Selina's father sighed and began to unfold the tale of past events.

“That child was severely injured and declared dead after the doctors attempted to resuscitate her. Gail was devastated and fainted from the shock. Her husband was equally heartbroken. Unable to face the sight of the deceased baby, and preoccupied with caring for Gail, he asked me to handle the child's funeral arrangements.

But as I cradled the baby in my arms, I noticed she was still faintly breathing. I wanted to inform Gail and her husband, but when I thought of you, who was just three years old at the time, a malicious idea took hold.

That child was Gail's firstborn. Naturally, she would invest more energy and love into her first child. If the baby had truly died, she would have been mourning for the rest of her life.

But if you could replace the void left by the baby, she would redirect her love for her daughter onto you, allowing you to grow up as a privileged young lady.

So, I decided to keep it a secret. Yet, I couldn't bring myself to harm the child. It just so happened that one of your mother's distant cousins visited Skrix for infertility treatment. I secretly gave the child to her, without revealing her true identity. I merely claimed that she was an abandoned baby I found in a trash can."

His words left Selina in a state of shock.

She hadn't anticipated that her father would have meddled in this.

“What happened afterward? How did the baby fare after she was given away?"

“Later, about six months after your mother's distant cousin took the baby, she became pregnant. Eventually, she informed us that the baby had fallen ill and died."

The baby had succumbed to an illness?

Had she discarded the baby because she now had her own child, unwilling to raise another's offspring, and sent the child to an orphanage instead?

This thought ran through Selina's mind.