Shining Bright After Rebirth

πr Gifts

Chapter 504 Some Actions Were Subconscious

"Hello!" Diana answered the call.

"It's me," Steven's deep voice echoed from the other end.

Diana was about to hang up upon hearing his voice.

Steven seemed to sense she was about to end the call..

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He quickly interjected, "Diana, don't hang up. I need to tell you something."

Her voice was icy, "Go on."

Steven pressed on, "He'll give you the land in the western suburbs in exchange for his son's freedom. I know you've had your eye on breaking into real estate with that land. That plot in the western suburbs is a rare find. You really ought to think about it."

Diana let out a laugh tinged with anger upon hearing this. "Steven, you're the one after that land in the western suburbs. Are you trying to sweet-talk me into handing it over to you?

to kill me. And about that land in the western suburbs? It's not for sale or

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the description of where one might bury a revered general of old. Why would I

grasped

did you know about the ancient

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to you, I understand many

how would she have gained foresight into future events? The memory of him taking her life with his own hands was seared into her soul. He killed her and her unborn child. What could Steven and Queenie possibly offer her in recompense? She

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remembered that in the times to come, Steven would buy the land in the western suburbs for an exorbitant sum. He would pour vast resources into its development, only to discover an ancient tomb beneath, triggering state intervention for its preservation, and

scheme,

weren't to

Some Actions Were Subconsci... his fate; he would

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felt something was amiss with Steven lately. His sudden reluctance to

his sights on something, he

land was

his office, Steven stared at the phone from which Diana had just disconnected. His handsome features were clouded with a

said, "I thought she was buying land for real estate, trying to offer advice. How did it sound like I was using her for the