Shining Bright After Rebirth

Chapter 986 Her Paternity Test

Paula saw the pain etched on Queenie's face. Rising from her seat, she bowed deeply toward the camera. "Everyone, I'm terribly sorry for letting you witness such a spectacle and for wasting your time. All I want to say here is this to my daughter, I'm sorry. Everything that happened before was my fault. I wronged you. I broke your heart for the sake of an ungrateful wretch. Whether or not you forgive me, Diana, you will always be my most beloved daughter from this day forward."

The live chat audience wasn't having it.

[Late apologies are worthless. Nothing can undo the damage she caused!]

[She treated her biological daughter like a foster child. A mother like that doesn't deserve forgiveness!]

[Her daughter was abandoned for over a decade, and when she finally came back, she was treated like dirt. This poor girl... That kind of "motherly love" is worse than none at all! This mother is a demon. Delayed affection is meaningless! How does she plan to heal the scars she left?]

[A mother like her is a devil in disguise. This isn't love; it's a pathetic show! And Queenie? Don't even mention her. Like mother, like daughter. I know Queenie. Her biological mother also seduced Mark. She destroyed a happy family.]

[The pain of abandonment cuts deep. Late "motherly love" is a joke. Treating your own daughter like a foster child? That's not love. That's an insult!]

[Delayed apologies can't erase the past. I'd never accept it!]

The audience was furious, their indignation palpable.

But Paula remained unfazed. She knew she had been wrong. Her apology wasn't about seeking forgiveness. It was about expressing her remorse to Diana, no matter the outcome.

Queenie, however, was livid as she watched Paula bow deeply and end the livestream.

She grabbed the glass on the table and hurled it straight at Paula.

Paula tilted her head, dodging it effortlessly.

Coldly, she said, "Queenie, try that again, and I'll have you charged with attempted murder.

"Your reputation is already in the gutter, and today happens to be your movie's premiere. I chose this day on purpose. I want to make sure you understand what it feels like to lose everything.

"I gave you everything you have, and now I'm taking it all back, piece by piece."

Paula laughed wildly, a manic edge to her voice. She had made up her mind. Everything Queenie had gained because of her, she would strip away. She would leave Queenie with nothing, sending her back to where she belonged.

Queenie trembled with rage. Her eyes burned red, wild like a cornered beast. "Paula, you ruined me. I'll kill you for this.

destroy Diana. If you'd played along a little longer, maybe I'd

boiling over. If looks could kill, Paula would've

"Diana's no pushover. And as for me? I'm

Paula, stunned. "Paula... you planned all this. You've been

was merciless. "Took you long enough to figure it out.

now.

told your mother the truth. It broke her. She's devastated because everything she cares about is

call me after that, and I knew you'd come running. People are predictable when consumed by rage.

coaxing. You spilled every disgusting secret to your fans

take everything from you.

her body cold and her

streaming equipment and left

pounding her fists against the floor. "No! It wasn't supposed to be like this! Paula, why would you destroy me? I was your favorite daughter! How could you

first time, regret consumed

it hadn't been for

have reached this

that killing Paula an her children would give her happiness, a family of four living in harmony. She thought she wouldn't become the

imagined herself as the rightful heir

that dream was shattered. Her

the void, devoid of any

dried, leaving behind

now lay in pieces at her

the livestream end. A heavy weight settled

at her with concern. Paula might've been Diana's biological mother, but Luna worried this would

shareholders are pleased with the new product

stay at the office. Bring me my laptop. I'll check the stock

before leaving

out, Diana slumped in her

the power button on her

stocks. Instead, she muttered to herself her voice heavy with sorrow, "Diana, you're just a product

your father is."

more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She was grateful

loved her and made her childhood less

she still couldn't understand who had