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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tragic farce that had become her life, mourning years of misplaced love and misplaced trust. But she vowed to herself

she could finally live freely, while their nightmare was

He rushed over,

this, yet he was unable to

were far beyond anything he could help fix despite his

of him, Paula stifled her cries, her voice dropping. "What are you

know I was wrong. I understand you sent us away back then to protect us. But we're grown up now, and you don't have to shield us anymore. From now on, let me protect you, alright?" Seeing the sincerity in his eyes, Paula felt

tears.

not to keep things from him.

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Staying close to her, I can look for

her embezzling millions long after she'd covered her tracks. She never leaves a

stronger. I've lost everything. so maybe it's time for