Shining Bright After Rebirth

Chapter 896 Knowing the Secret

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Diana stared at Helen, confused. She couldn’t understand why she was saying these things to her.

“Grandma…”

“Diana, let me finish. Queenie has always been loyal to Andrew. If Steven treats you well, you won’t be safe.”

Diana froze, still trying to process her words.

Helen continued, her tone steady, “You’re smart, Diana. You should understand what I mean. When someone has someone they care about, it makes them vulnerable. You’ve been by his side for two years, and during his darkest moments, you helped him find his way out. How could he forget that? I raised my grandson. I know his nature better than anyone.”

It took a moment, but Diana finally understood the meaning behind Helen’s words. She was implying that Steven had treated her so harshly in the past to protect her.

But she didn’t need him to protect her this way.

It was too painful, and she could never forgive him for it.

“Diana, I know the damage has already been done, and nothing can undo the hurt. But until the truth is revealed, no one will know how it will all turn out. Maybe we’re all just pawns in

Chapter 896 Knowing the Secret someone else’s game.”

“Pawns?” Diana was shocked. Helen’s words were cryptic, leaving her even more confused.

In Jeff’s hands, she had indeed been a pawn, her role only to keep Steven away from Queenie. Now that Queenie had returned, Diana had stepped aside.

But in the eyes of others, who was she really a pawn for? The thought nagged at her, but she couldn’t figure it out.

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“Diana, actually…” Helen leaned in, revealing something even more surprising.

When Diana heard it, she was left speechless, utterly stunned.

“Grandma, is that true?” she gasped, her eyes wide with disbelief.

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This was a secret she wasn’t supposed to know.

filled with unshed tears, and her voice was filled.

grandfather has spent years abroad, nearly half the time, just to investigate this. But the other side is so well–hidden. Your grandfather has been digging into this for decades, and he’s just starting to uncover

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ground had been pulled out from under

all

“But Grandma, they…”

bring herself to finish the sentence. Steven and Andrew looked

you

never been innocent in all of this. Maybe you’re the most important piece in this puzzle. When you

what do

mind was racing, unable to

“Diana, you should work with Steven. I know you hate him, but deep down,

understood Diana’s capabilities. No one knew Diana’s true identity,

Helen knew that Diana had hidden

this wasn’t about her

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she knew what would happen to

was just respecting

like a freight train. She never imagined things could

today. If this secret were to get

her mind

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watched her anxiously. “Diana, did my

no. I’ve been through things much more shocking than this. This doesn’t scare me. What Jeff did was

it would’ve been Edward and me, you, and even his

me to see

If not, she

Knowing the Secret “Grandma, why not tell Steven all of

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one of them attacked

thoughts immediately went to the scar on Steven’s arm. That must have been from that

hadn’t paid much attention to him since, but she knew that

know that Steven’s mother hast suffered too. But she’s the one who has suffered the most. She gave up her whole life for the family. I feel so sorry for

Jenny, always carrying that look of sadness.

know Jenny very well, but every time she saw

but she