Shining Bright After Rebirth

Chapter 969 Your Reputation Is. Ruined

“Jenny,” Diana said, her voice low, “I’ll give you the address in ten days. Be careful, okay? I’m hanging up now, but I’ll send you some gifts later.”

“Jenny…” Diana wanted to ask more, but Jenny had already ended the call.

Diana’s mind raced, and a question she hadn’t considered before began to gnaw at her.

Andrew wasn’t Steven’s biological father–so where was Steven’s real dad?

Jenny had sounded in a surprisingly good mood on the phone, so had she always known the truth?

Had she kept quiet because of how easily Steven was manipulated by Queenie back then?

But no, that didn’t make sense.

Diana, having been a mother herself, knew all too well the lengths a mother would go for her child.

Just like in her past life, when Steven found out she was pregnant, he tried to imprison her, threatening to take the child

In’t obey.

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She hadn’t fought back, staying locked in that mansion for three months, all for the sake of giving birth to her child–and ultimately, meeting her death.

She stood up, her thoughts spinning as the pieces of the puzzle began to fall into place.

With every new truth she uncovered this past year, she couldn’t shake the feeling that Leopold was hiding something from her

too.

Diana let out a heavy sigh, expelling the tension from her chest.

She gazed out the window at the swirling snow, her long lashes fluttering as she smiled softly. Her perfect eyebrows arched slightly, and she spoke to herself in a whisper, “Steven, who are we really to each other? Am I your pawn, or are you mine?”

The more she thought about it, the more it seemed like Jenny was the hidden mastermind, the one pulling the strings from the

shadows.

But who had sent her away all those years ago?

was that Jenny had always been the

the guise of being mentally ill, and from that point on, Diana had never

stood there for a moment

the bed, lost in

truth, the more she

layer revealed something new, and none of it made the situation

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find Queenie sitting beside him, her

he closed his eyes, he was pulled back into the

from his wounds, his entire

couldn’t understand it–how had

this?

night that should have been full of joy had turned

said, her voice trembling with relief. Her eyes were red from

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Your Reputation Is Ruined George looked at her, his voice

you have a mild concussion. They’ll need to keep you under observation

replied, his voice

His

froze for a moment, staring at

he found he could move them without trouble, he let out a breath he hadn’t realized

happened to your legs? Why are you in a wheelchair?” he asked, his voice tinged with

legs. The people who’d done this to her had at least spared her

as revenge. She’s in a wheelchair now, so she

stuck in the hospital, her dreams of a perfect

Your

us on Christmas?” Queenie’s frustration was palpable, but there was little she could do right now.

there was something else nagging at her-she didn’t even know where Diana lived. Even if

think about anything else. After this Christmas is over, we’ve got a lot of things to take care of.” Queenie’s thoughts drifted to the plot of land she had bought. from the Farleys, and an uneasy feeling settled in her chest. Her dreams were fragmented, and she couldn’t recall anything about

broke through her thoughts. “Hand me my phone. I’m not just

been playing it low–key, fooling you, fooling Steven, fooling Paula,” he continued. “She’s good, but she’s hiding too much. I never took her seriously before, but now… now

hesitated but handed him

of this whole situation. Maybe we should

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“What Diana’s doing is pure revenge. She’s playing the game so well, that I never saw