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

to who wins in the end. Steven has no idea. Your grandfather has spent years abroad, nearly half the time, just to investigate this. But

Knowing the

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the ground had been pulled

all part of a deeper, more complex

“But Grandma, they…”

to finish the sentence. Steven and Andrew looked

you

in all of this. Maybe you’re the most important piece in this puzzle. When you learn the truth, you’ll be even

what do

mind was racing, unable to

smiled knowingly. “Diana, you should work with Steven. I know you hate him, but deep down, you can’t bring yourself to hurt

No one knew Diana’s true identity, not even

Helen knew that Diana

this

Knowing

that she knew

was just respecting his

hit Diana like a freight train. She never imagined

today. If this secret

sat there, her mind

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her anxiously. “Diana, did

daze, Diana quickly shook her head and forced a smile. “Grandma, no. I’ve been through things much more shocking than this. This doesn’t scare me. What

that Steven has done some terrible things in order to take control of the Gellar family. But if he hadn’t, it would’ve been Edward and me, you, and even his uncles who would’ve ended

kind girl, Diana. It hurts me to see you caught up in

tell Helen genuinely cared about her. If not,

the Secret “Grandma, why not tell

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don’t even know how many illegitimate children Andrew has. A while ago, one of them attacked Steven’s branch company. Steven went to deal with it, and it ended badly

Steven’s arm. That

attention to him since,

seems. I know you’ve been through a lot, and I also 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 her.

but think of Jenny, always carrying that look of sadness. Her heart tightened in

every time she saw her,

loved Steven deeply, but she could only watch him from a

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