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

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 all that,

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

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

At Queenie’s instigation,

Putting

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lowered her gaze,

for her part, didn’t even glance at them. She focused

understand why he had

calmly finished her

tossed the wrapper into a nearby trash can, then looked toward the people outside. “This is a hospital. If

cold and devoid

finally looked at Diana. “Diana…

wanted to explain, but the truth was undeniable. Any explanation would be

back. Diana’s

up on these so–called family members long

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

it up to you. Just

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to get

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single day, and I’ve already repaid you. Let’s leave it

presence was nothing but

could live just

she saw the icy

was the last bit of kindness

was brilliant, truly

had

dress

dollar custom diamond ensembles, while Diana received cheap clothing worth only

“Diana, if you ever face trouble, don’t forget

without you. Don’t feel bad

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to be. Just pretend I was never your daughter. These two years since I returned haven’t brought you

that’s just our fate.

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spoke with a calmness that felt like she was

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

another word, Paula pushed Gale’s wheelchair and

and Jeff stayed

the room and walked in.

dripped with intentional