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 did all

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

questioning exposed the truth. She might be cruel,

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

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her gaze, not

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

understand why he had treated his own sister

finished

the wrapper into a nearby trash can, then looked toward the people outside. “This is a hospital. If you want to argue, take

voice was cold and devoid of

finally looked at

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

hadn’t wanted Diana back. Diana’s return had shattered

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

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

I want to make it up to you. Just give me

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rare even to get a chance to see

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head. “I don’t need 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

adults. Surely, they could live just fine without

say more, but when she saw the icy detachment in

Diana alone was the last bit of kindness

brilliant, truly

had dimmed

to dress nicely,

only a few hundred dollars. Paula realized now

quiet voice, Paula said, “Diana, if you ever face trouble, don’t forget you

you. Don’t feel bad about

Putting

your daughter. These two years since I

just our fate.

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that felt like she was addressing a

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

another word, Paula pushed Gale’s wheelchair and

Jeff stayed

walked in. “Steven, why are you here instead of being with

dripped with intentional