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

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

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

might be cruel,

indeed happened. At Queenie’s instigation, she had

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eyes reddened as she lowered her

at them. She focused

actions. He couldn’t understand why he had treated

finished

toward the people outside. “This is a hospital. If

voice was cold and

at

was undeniable. Any explanation would be an

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

given up on these so–called family members long ago. Their newfound remorse didn’t matter

told you to stay away from me? I don’t bother you, so please respect my choices.”

want to make it up to you. Just

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get a chance to

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didn’t raise me for a single day, and I’ve already repaid you.

was

Surely, they could live just

more, but when she saw the icy

Diana alone was the last bit of kindness she could offer as

brilliant,

had dimmed

Diana to dress nicely, fearing

while Diana received cheap clothing worth only

“Diana, if you ever face trouble, don’t forget

without you. Don’t feel bad

Putting

to be. Just pretend I was never your daughter. These two years since I returned haven’t

that’s just our fate. Take care of

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a calmness that felt like she

Paula’s heart ached deeply.

another word, Paula pushed Gale’s wheelchair

and Jeff

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

dripped with intentional

a cold look. “Queenie, was I