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

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

those things my orders? Weren’t they your own doing? So why blame

She might be cruel, but Paula and

At Queenie’s instigation, she had done

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she lowered her gaze, not daring

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

understand why

finished

people outside. “This is a hospital. If you want to argue,

cold and devoid

finally looked at Diana.

wanted to explain, but the truth was undeniable. Any

Diana back. Diana’s return had shattered

up on these so–called family members

to stay away from me? I don’t

it up to you. Just give

on

even to get a chance to see

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

was nothing but

could live just

to say more, but when she saw the icy detachment in Diana’s eyes,

alone was the last bit of kindness she could offer

was brilliant,

favoritism had dimmed her

dress nicely, fearing she might outshine

5 million dollar custom diamond ensembles, while Diana received cheap clothing worth only a few hundred dollars. Paula

quiet voice, Paula said, “Diana, if you ever face trouble, don’t forget you can come to me.

off without you. Don’t

Putting

I was never your daughter. These two years since I

just our fate. Take care

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felt like she was

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

pushed Gale’s wheelchair and

Jeff

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

dripped