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私の means my? So why does it appear in this sentence?

> 私 **の** 方こそ聞きたいですね

Which translates to 'How? That's what I'd like to know.'  
Can Someone please give me a break down of this sentence？

Thank you :)
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grammar particle-の relational-nouns
The meaning of の in this sentence: 私の方こそ聞きたいですね
The 方 in the noun phrase "Xの方" designates X as a "side" involved in a given
matter or event. It is used to highlight the division of a matter/event
between its participants, and picks out particular one of them.

So in「私の方こそ聞きたいですね」, "私の方" picks out "私" (as the subject of the sentence) from
among the participants/sides, with the event in question being the present
conversation.

The sentence says it is 私, not other participant(s)/side(s) in the
conversation -- namely, "you", presumably -- who should want to ask the
question (whatever that is). Translation:

> That's what _I_ would like to ask. (with emphasis on "I")

Here the の is the genitive particle: "私"→"I"; "私の" → "my"; 私の方→"my side"
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