Shining Bright After Rebirth (Diana and Steven) novel Chapter 979

Chapter 979 I Wish You Two Stay Together Forever
Paula knew this wasn't the right place for a conversation. She needed a quiet space to share the secret with Diana. She feared that she might never have another chance.

"Diana, let's find somewhere quiet to talk. I'll tell you why I disliked you in the past. I'll tell you the truth," Paula said.

Diana wasn't sure whether to believe her. She thought that if Paula truly had some hidden reason, she should have said it earlier instead of waiting until now.

But when she saw the earnest look in Paula's eyes, she eventually nodded and asked Luna to take them to the lounge.

"Luna, take us to the lounge."

"Sure, Diana," Luna replied.

Paula handed over a gift bag. "Diana, this is your Christmas gift."

Diana froze for a moment, startled. Paula had never given her a Christmas gift. Every year, Paula would prepare gowns worth millions of dollars for Queenie, spoiling her like a princess.

If this had been in the past, Diana might have been overjoyed. But now, she felt nothing.

In the past, Paula always went out of her way to be warm and affectionate with Queenie in front of her.

She'd organize everything for Queenie.

The table at their home was always filled with delicate pastries and fruits that Queenie loved.

She'd gently ask Queenie about her sleep, worrying whether she had nightmares.

And whenever she said these things, she would glance at Diana on purpose. At those moments, Diana felt her heart was torn apart. She had grown up without a mother, so she yearned for Paula's love more than anything else. She would comfort herself, thinking that as long as she was good enough, her mother would surely love her.

Now, she realized her persistence was just a joke.

After all, someone who didn't want to love her, no matter what she did, would never love her.

Now, this love meant nothing to her.

She looked at Paula coldly. "You don't have to prepare gowns for me anymore. There's no need for that between us."

Paula had anticipated rejection but still felt a pang of hurt when it came. She knew this was her own fault.

"Diana, I..."

"If you have something to say, just say it. The past is over. We've both accepted it, so let's leave it behind."

Diana interrupted, her voice calm yet firm. She had no desire to revisit old wounds.

Paula looked at Diana's composed face, hesitated, but ultimately said nothing more.

Just as the three were heading to the lounge, a furious voice rang out behind them. "Diana, stop right there!"

Diana gestured for Luna to stop pushing her wheelchair.

Luna looked at Queenie with a flash of hostility in her eyes.

However, when she saw that Queenie was also in a wheelchair, she couldn't help but laugh.

Mario wheeled Queenie into the room. Diana glanced at her rival, a smirk playing on her lips. "Queenie, I heard you got beaten up on Christmas Eve. Seems the rumor was true. What happened to your leg? Crippled now?"

Queenie had marched in, ready to confront Diana, but before she could say a word, Diana brought up that humiliating night. Her Christmas had been utterly ruined.

Diana raised an eyebrow. "Does it matter who was behind it?"

In truth, Diana didn't know who was responsible.

She felt it could very well have been Steven.

"Queenie, you've offended so many people in secret. Remember the Foliot family? No matter how ruthless you are, you're no match for them."

Queenie scoffed, unconcerned. "The Foliots? They're nothing. What can they do to me? Diana, if you've got the guts, come at me directly. Let's fight face-to-face."

Diana blinked in surprise and chuckled. "Queenie, you finally said something with a bit of dignity. If you really came at me openly, I might not win. But I can also take a page out of your book. All I care about is the result. The process? Not so much."

Queenie clenched her fists, her fury barely contained. She took a deep breath to steady herself. "Diana, I hate you more than anything. I'll make you suffer. Steven and I are getting engaged soon. Isn't he the man you love most? Well, he's mine now."

She stared at Diana, hoping to see her break down in pain. But to her surprise, Diana simply smiled, calm and unaffected.

Diana knew exactly what Queenie wanted to see.

But now that she knew the truth, it didn't matter who Queenie married.

She smiled and said, "Queenie, he's the man you've coveted your entire life. Only you would think he's a treasure. I wish you two stay together forever."

Queenie froze, stunned. Steven had been her trump card, her surest weapon to hurt Diana. She knew how deeply Diana had once loved him.

But Diana remained composed, her face free of sorrow.

Queenie couldn't accept it. If even this couldn't hurt Diana, she had no idea how else to make her suffer.