Shining Bright After Rebirth

Chapter 968 Steven’s Mother

Steven’s hand, resting on his knee, tightened slightly. His voice dropped to a low murmur. “I’ll make it up to her tomorrow with the gift. I can’t give it to her today. If Queenie finds out, everything we’ve planned will fall apart.”

“All of this can still be fixed, including…” He trailed off, unable to finish the thought. Including the child Diana had mentioned.

No matter how much of a monster he might be, he could never bring himself to kill Diana and their child. That’s why he’d faked his own death–to give Diana the truth and spare her the agony. Every time she brought up the child, it sent her into an emotional tailspin.

Now, he almost had to believe in the idea of past lives.

Cecil had acted strangely too. Especially that night–Cecil had dragged Diana into his arms and cried, holding her through the night.

Now that Diana knew the truth, even her smile seemed lighter, brighter. It was like she’d come back to life herself.

Steven would never know that there could be someone in this world who looked exactly like him and caused her so much pain.

He turned to look at Evan, who was practically bouncing with excitement as he counted his check, his giddy grin making

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Steven feel embarrassed. The kid looked like he’d never seen. money in his life.

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“Do you really think I’d fake it on the bonuses?” Steven thought bitterly.

Steven watched Evan, who was practically bouncing with excitement. There was a part of him that envied the kid..

Evan was different from everyone else. He was easy to please, never greedy, always content with what he was owed. After all the years he’d spent by Steven’s side, Evan had never been the type to take more than his fair share. A guy like him- good–hearted and clear–eyed–was rare in the cutthroat world of business.

With Evan, Steven felt like he could drop all his defenses.

Whatever needed to be done, he trusted Evan to handle it. It was a rare feeling of calm, a relief.

“Evan, after Christmas, I need you to go see Jace. Get him out of the hospital, change his identity, and let him handle Queenie and George himself.”

Jeff and Amelie would soon have to face the consequences of their actions. Steven didn’t even need to lift a finger.

ruthless than

then there’s Zion,” Steven thought. “Seems like he’s

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after the holidays, everyone’s

that soft, ethereal face of hers. It made him smile. With the ten million dollars he’d just gollen, he could finally propose. Luna had been waiting for him, and now he had everything he needed to

going to propose to Luna when

it. Luna’s a good girl–quiet, but kind. She risked her life to go out there and save

little more serious. “Evan, look at my mess of a love life. Learn from my mistakes. Once you’re married, you and your wife need to treat each

be like Steven, that damn fool who hurt the

Gellar, I’m not like you. I won’t ever let Luna

words hit Steven like a sudden blow, a sharp pang in

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wrong, he had brought upon himself. He was the one who had

hadn’t

thickening in the air. He quickly backpedaled. “Mr. Gellar, don’t mind what I said. The hardest thing in life. is admitting when you’ve

weight of his own failure sinking in. “Who would believe that excuse?” he thought bitterly. Not Diana. Certainly not

tone softer now, “just take care of yourself. When you see Mrs. Gellar, you have to make it right. Apologize, show her you mean it. You can still fix things between you two… there’s always a chance

clouded

no way she’d forgive him. But even if she never did, he just wanted her to be safe

spend the rest of his life protecting her, even

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smile–the way her eyes lit up when she laughed, her bright teeth, the warmth that radiated from her. He couldn’t bear the

Christmas Day.

was stuffed, filled with cash gifts from

10 million

10

30 million

note read: [Diana, making up for the

that message, she grinned from ear to ear, laughing out loud. “Aww… Hubery is the

A great start to the new year,

“Oh my God…

Christmas cheer, bring in the wealth, bring in the wealth…” she sang as she hobbled down the stairs, her limp making the scene a