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

And still, Diana

those things my orders? Weren’t they your own

might be cruel, but Paula and Gale weren’t blameless

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

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she lowered her gaze,

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

why

finished her

people outside. “This is a hospital. If you

voice was cold and

looked at Diana. “Diana…

but the truth was undeniable. Any explanation

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

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

have I not told you to stay away from me?

it up to you. Just give me a

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get

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

Diana, their presence was nothing but a

all adults. Surely, they could live just fine without

when she saw the icy detachment in Diana’s eyes,

bit of kindness she could offer

brilliant,

favoritism had

allowed Diana to dress nicely, fearing she

clothing worth only a few hundred dollars. Paula

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

without you. Don’t

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to be. Just pretend I was never your daughter. These two years since I

fate. Take care of

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calmness that felt like she

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

another word, Paula pushed Gale’s wheelchair

Jeff stayed

glanced at Steven sitting in the room and walked in. “Steven, why

voice dripped

a cold look. “Queenie, was I unclear before, or