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Keira stared dumbfounded at the marriage certificate

in her hand.

She suddenly realized, that the first time old Mrs. Horton saw her, she called her “granddaughter-in-law”. The old lady had known all along that Keira and Lewis were married!

Keira felt that she had found a clue.

She immediately asked, “Grandma, how did you come by this marriage certificate?”

Old Mrs. Horton was taken aback, her eyes growing a touch bewildered. “I… I can’t really remember.”

Keira continued. “How did Mr. Horton and I come to

be married?”

Old Mrs. Horton just shook her head. “I don’t recall:

Keira grew somewhat anxious. “Grandma, please try to

think back…”

“Enough!”

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Lewis said unhappily, his towering figure standing

between the two women. His eyes were cold when he asked, “Miss Olsen, is this certificate real?”

“Of course.”

Lewis’s face darkened. “Are you going to say we don’t need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau now?”

So that was her aim!

She used a legitimate excuse like going to the Civil Affairs Bureau as a setup, then lured his grandma into taking out this fake certificate and tricking him into believing it was true.

If he hadn’t seen how his grandma just did as she was told, he might have believed Keira!

Keira sensed the hostility in the man’s tone and found it baffling. “We don’t have to go today.”

Divorce isn’t something that could be resolved by just stopping by the Civil Affairs Bureau.

For two years, they were legally husband and wife, so there were a lot of property distribution issues to deal with They needed to sign a divorce agreement first

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“No.”

he carefully observed Keira.

then she said

too confident in her acting that she wouldn’t give up until the last moment.

this marriage

picked up the marriage certificate and headed out. “I’ll wait for you

at the old lady,

man walked quickly, and she almost had to trot to keep up with him.

arrived at the parking lot, they saw Poppy standing there with an ashen-faced Isla,

seeing Keira, Poppy’s eyes

walked over, cautiously avoiding

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and said self-righteously, “You must help

an eyebrow.

two

in the morning.

they leave

she could speak, Poppy

Olsen family didn’t mind your background and raised you. For all the hardship they went through, you should reciprocate for the Olsen

you. Not only did she let you go to school with her, but she also shared her clothes

th you wouldn’t have survived. didn’t have any milk, so you only survived because you took the milk that was supposed to be for your

family hadn’t intended to take us in. Mrs. Olsen and your father

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because you

sister were born

You should repay her kindness all your

hadn’t heard those words in

was little, she believed these lies and worked like a horse for the Olsen family. She let

a child was a legal obligation. If they hadn’t

of desertion!

Isla’s school on their way to school and back home. She also had to be Olsen’s servant

happened to cough one day, it was Keira’s fault for not taking good care of

last place in exams because she

clothes… Her parents never prepared any

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could only wear Isla’s hand-me-downs; hence, her clothes were always a bit too

dress once, but as soon as she put it on, it was taken off by Poppy and given to Isla, stating that she wasn’t good enough!

being

after

Keira’s eyes grew more

grown up, you finally have a chance to repay the Olsen family.

and laughed. “You’re right.”

up, thinking she had convinced Keira, only to hear the

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illegitimate daughter. How could old Mrs. Horton possibly listen

but Keira had already walked past

“Let’s go.”

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