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

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

your own doing? So why blame me

exposed the truth. She might be cruel, but Paula and

had indeed happened. At Queenie’s instigation,

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as she lowered her gaze,

glance at them. She focused on finishing her

understand why he had treated

finished

toward the people outside. “This is a hospital. If you want to argue, take it elsewhere. Don’t

cold and

looked at

but the truth was undeniable. Any explanation

beginning, she truly hadn’t wanted Diana back. Diana’s return had shattered all her illusions

dismissively, her expression indifferent. She had given up on these so–called family members long ago. Their

not told you to stay away from

to make it up to you. Just

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your apologies. You didn’t raise me for a single day, and I’ve already repaid you. Let’s leave it at that. We can

Diana, their presence was nothing but a

were all adults. Surely, they could live just fine

she saw the icy detachment in Diana’s

last bit of kindness she could

brilliant,

had

dress nicely, fearing she

received cheap clothing worth only a few hundred dollars. Paula realized now

trouble, don’t forget you can come

off without you. Don’t feel bad

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our fate. Take care of

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spoke with a calmness that felt like she was

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

pushed

and Jeff stayed

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

voice dripped with