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.

and

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

Knowing

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the ground had been pulled out from under

imagined that this was all part of a deeper,

“But Grandma, they…”

herself to finish the sentence.

you

Diana, you’ve never been innocent in all of this. Maybe you’re the most important piece in this puzzle. When you learn the truth, you’ll be even more

what do you

was racing,

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

Diana’s capabilities. No one knew Diana’s true identity, not even

that Diana

this wasn’t about her reluctance to hurt

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that she knew what

was just respecting

a freight train. She never imagined things

If this secret were to get out, she would

there, her mind a whirlwind of

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her anxiously. “Diana, did my

I’ve been through things much more shocking than this. This doesn’t scare me. What Jeff did was

reason I’m telling you all this is 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,

It hurts me to

Helen genuinely cared about her. If

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

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We 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 for both sides. He was hurt in

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

paid much attention to him since, but she knew that wound still pained

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

Jenny, always carrying that look of sadness. Her heart

she saw her, the woman’s eyes

Steven deeply, but she could only watch him