Shining Bright After Rebirth

Chapter 557 We'll Strike Back

"Alright, Mom, Dad, please go inside. It's cold out here; let us handle things."

Despite his many faults, Jeff took good care of his parents.

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Paula stood up, her movements slow and strained, a glimmer of defiance in her gaze. "Jeff, I won't divorce you.

"I'd rather die than divorce you! You said you loved me; you said you loved me, Jeff! You can't abandon me when I'm at my lowest. Everyone will condemn you for this, Jeff..."

"Enough! Paula, it's not that I don't want to help you-I just can't. If you owed a couple million, we could pay it off together, but your debts are way beyond that. How do you expect me to cover this for you? "Tomorrow, we're getting a divorce. Whether you go or not, it's happening."

Jeff entered the house, with Queenie trailing right behind.

Outside, Paula collapsed into sobs, her cries tearing through the silence.

Though she'd steeled herself for this moment, the pain hit her with unexpected force, suffocating her.

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become her life, mourning years of misplaced love and misplaced trust. But she

she could finally

Mom!" Eric's voice broke through her thoughts. He rushed over, finding her sobbing there in

clenched seeing her like this, yet

he could help fix despite his best

her cries, her voice dropping. "What are you doing back here? You need to

away back then to protect us. But we're grown up now, and you don't have to shield us anymore. From now

tears.

at his sincere expression, she decided not to keep things from him. This was her son-her own flesh and blood. She knew his heart was

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close to

millions long after she'd covered her tracks. She never leaves a trace. "Now isn't the time. She has powerful people backing her. When they finally

playing your part as her driver. This will be at lesson for you, a chance to grow stronger. I've lost everything. so maybe it's time for me to finally rest. After so many years, I