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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.

then she said

confident in her acting that she wouldn’t give

was this marriage certificate

unsure. He simply picked up the marriage certificate and headed out.

at the old lady, then followed Lewis out.

almost had to

the parking lot, they saw Poppy standing there with an

eyes

quickly walked over, cautiously avoiding Lewis.

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Keira and said self-righteously,

an

two were out

in the morning.

leave last

speak, Poppy

you’re an illegitimate child, but the Olsen family didn’t mind your background and raised you. For all the hardship they went through, you

she let you go

weak when you were born th you wouldn’t have survived. didn’t have any milk, so you only survived because

then, the Olsen family hadn’t intended to take us in. Mrs. Olsen and your father only decided to keep

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because you

sister were born the same

owe your sister. You should repay her kindness

heard those words in

like a horse

a legal obligation. If they hadn’t taken care of her, they

of desertion!

Olsen, but she had to carry Isla’s school on their way to school and

cough one day, it was Keira’s fault for not

school, she could only get the last place in

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

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

for being

after being starved for

Keira’s eyes grew more intense.

that you’ve grown up, you finally have a chance to repay the Olsen family. Keira, old Mrs. Horton listens to you right? Ask her to return the 2%

down and laughed. “You’re right.”

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

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could old Mrs. Horton

else, but Keira had already walked past her and got into

“Let’s go.”

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