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.

tears, and her voice

Your grandfather has spent years abroad, nearly half the time, just to investigate this. But

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the ground had been

never imagined that this was all part of a deeper, more

“But Grandma, they…”

herself to finish the

you

out a bitter laugh. “That’s their brilliance. Once Queenie’s situation is settled, I’ll everything. Diana, you’ve never been innocent in all of this.

do

mind was racing, unable to

know you

No one knew

that Diana

realizing that this wasn’t about her

Knowing

knew

just respecting

it all hit Diana like a freight train. She never imagined things could have gotten

come here today. If this

mind a whirlwind

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her anxiously. “Diana, did my words scare

of her daze, Diana quickly shook her head and forced a smile. “Grandma, no. I’ve been through things much more shocking than this.

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

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

genuinely cared about her. If not, she wouldn’t have bothered to visit

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has. A while ago, one of them attacked Steven’s branch company. Steven went to deal

the scar on Steven’s arm. That must have been

to him since, but she knew that wound still pained

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 even after everything she did, it only saved her relatives‘ lives. In the end, it was all taken away

Jenny, always carrying that look of

but every time she saw

clearly loved Steven deeply, but she could only watch him