Married To My Ex's Brother, Reborn Miraculously

Anne’s breath hitched as her thumb hovered over the precious gemstone. She recognized it. This was her pendant, the one she had cherished as a child until it had been snatched away from her. She still remembered how Lorie had torn it from her neck, claiming it as her own, wearing it ever since like a trophy.

Anne looked up at her father. "Why are you giving this to me now? It was with Lorie."

Paule’s eyes were shadowed with regret. "Because I’m finally giving it back to its rightful owner. This pendant was with you the day I found you on the street. It was yours then, and it’s still yours now."

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His shoulders sagged under the weight of guilt. "I should have returned it to you years ago. But when I saw how happy Lorie was to have it, I... I couldn’t bring myself to take it from her. Part of me was selfish. So I stayed silent."

He paused. "I thought maybe, one day, when she lost interest, I’d return it to you. But then Patricia gambled it away. When I found out, I was furious. I did everything I could to get it back, and I did."

Anne listened, heart pounding.

"My plan was to give it to you on your twenty-first birthday," he said with a tinge of sorrow. "But then the accident at the factory happened, and I fell into a coma."

He nodded toward her hand. "Now, I’m finally doing what I should have done long ago." He looked deeply into her eyes, his tone turning even serious. "I need to tell you something important. There is a secret about that pendant."

"A secret?" Anne’s brow furrowed in surprise. "What kind of secret?"