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

200–dollar down jacket. And still, Diana

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

She might be cruel, but Paula and

At Queenie’s instigation, she had done countless unforgivable

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lowered her gaze, not daring to meet Diana’s

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

He couldn’t understand why he had treated his own

finished her

people outside. “This is a hospital. If you

cold

at

the truth was undeniable. Any explanation would

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

had given up on these so–called family

I not told you to stay away from me? I don’t

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

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even to get a chance to see her

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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

presence was

Surely, they could live

but when she saw the icy detachment in

last bit of kindness she could offer

brilliant, truly

favoritism had

allowed Diana to dress nicely, fearing she

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

face trouble, don’t forget

off without you.

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never your daughter. These two years

fate. Take care

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a calmness that felt like she was addressing a

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

word, Paula pushed

and Jeff

sitting in the room and walked in. “Steven, why are

dripped with intentional

look. “Queenie, was I unclear before, or are