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

down jacket. And still, Diana treated your family well. Paula, when you did all that, you were already

those things my orders? Weren’t they your

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

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

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reddened as she lowered her gaze, not

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

understand why he had treated his own sister so

calmly finished

toward the people outside. “This is a hospital. If you want to argue, take it elsewhere.

voice was cold and

looked at Diana.

truth was undeniable.

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

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

from me? I don’t bother you, so please

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

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rare even to get a chance to

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raise me for a single day, and I’ve already repaid you. Let’s

presence was nothing but

could live just fine

saw

leaving Diana alone was the last bit of kindness she

brilliant, truly

favoritism had dimmed her

Diana to dress nicely,

received cheap clothing worth only a few hundred dollars.

if you ever face trouble, don’t forget you can come to me. I’ll always be

off without you. Don’t feel bad about

Putting

never your daughter. These two years since I returned haven’t brought you any joy, have

our fate. Take

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with a calmness that felt like she was

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

word, Paula pushed Gale’s

Jeff

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

dripped with intentional

was I