Shining Bright After Rebirth

Chapter 877 Putting on Another Act

Queenie hadn’t expected to run into them at the hospital.

She felt perhaps Paula was here because Gale was scheduled for

surgery.

Now, Paula lived alone in that old, shabby house, but she looked healthy and seemed to be doing well.

As for the family Queenie once dreamed of, her father and mother, that no longer existed. The happiness she longed for had never come.

This wasn’t the outcome she wanted. Everything was ruined.

She was still just an illegitimate child.

Queenie glared fiercely at Diana and Paula. “Paula, no matter what you do, you’ve broken Diana’s heart. She will never acknowledge you as her mother.”

“Do you know why?” Queenie asked with a malicious smile, her gaze fixed on Paula’s pained face.

Paula stared back, saying nothing.

The reason was simple. She’d brought this upon herself.

Her feelings were conflicted at the time.

Seeing Paula remain silent, Queenie continued, “You think she

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your biological daughter. You know she came from the

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countryside. Even you, her mother, looked down on her. How could anyone else respect her?

“Steven was a man of status. How could he possibly care for a girl from the countryside?

“Paula, your current situation isn’t solely my fault. Everyone is responsible for their own choices. You chose me over your biological daughter, and maybe that wasn’t a mistake.

“But why pin all the blame on me? You indulged me because you wanted to. That’s on you.

“Can you honestly say you never despised her when you learned where she came from?”

“You didn’t just look down on her. You humiliated her

deliberately. Clothes I didn’t like, hand–me–downs I refused to wear, you gave them to her.”

but

million dollars on custom couture for me, for her, you bought a 200–dollar down jacket. And still, Diana treated your family well.

my orders? Weren’t they your own doing? So why blame me for

be cruel, but Paula

things had indeed happened. At Queenie’s instigation, she had done countless

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as she lowered her gaze,

didn’t even glance at

understand why he

calmly finished

“This

voice was cold and devoid

looked at Diana.

wanted to explain, but the truth was undeniable. Any

hadn’t wanted Diana back. Diana’s return had shattered all her illusions

up on these so–called family members long ago.

I not told you to stay away from me? I don’t bother you, so

I want to make it up to you.

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get a chance

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You didn’t raise me for a single day, and I’ve already repaid

their presence was nothing

could live just

she saw the icy detachment in Diana’s eyes,

bit of kindness she could offer as a

brilliant,

favoritism had dimmed her

hadn’t even allowed Diana to dress nicely, fearing she

clothing worth only a few hundred dollars. Paula

face trouble, don’t forget

I’m better off without you. Don’t feel bad about it;

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never your daughter. These two years since I returned

just our fate. Take

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a calmness that felt like she was addressing

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

pushed Gale’s wheelchair and

and Jeff

at Steven sitting in the room and walked in. “Steven, why are you here instead of being

dripped with