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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.”

spoke, he carefully observed Keira.

she said nonchalantly, “Whatever you

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

marriage

simply picked up the marriage certificate and headed

smiled reassuringly at the old

she almost had to

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

seeing Keira, Poppy’s eyes lit up. “Keira!”

walked over, cautiously avoiding

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self-righteously, “You must help your sister!”

raised an eyebrow.

two were out so

in the morning.

they leave

she could speak, Poppy was already

Olsen family didn’t mind your background and raised you. For all the hardship they went

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

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

intended to take us in. Mrs. Olsen and your father only decided to keep

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because you

were born the same

should repay her kindness all your life…”

heard those words in ten years.

believed these lies and worked like a horse

was a

of desertion!

their way to school and back home. She also had

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

place in exams because she couldn’t outshine

clothes… Her parents never prepared any

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

buy her a new 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

being

weak after being starved

Keira’s eyes grew more intense.

emotions at all. After saying those things, she immediately added, “Now that you’ve grown up, you finally have a chance to repay the Olsen family. Keira, old Mrs.

and laughed. “You’re right.”

face lit up, thinking she had convinced Keira, only to hear the girl’s indifferent voice

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a lowborn illegitimate daughter. How could old Mrs. Horton possibly listen to

say something else, but Keira had already walked

“Let’s go.”

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