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“Keira Olsen, wake up. What’s wrong with you?”

The policewoman noticed Keira’s condition and nudged her.

Dazed, Keira opened her eyes.

The usually strong-willed woman was trembling from weakness. “Please help me to the bed.”

“Alright.”

The policewoman quickly assisted her to the bed and asked, “How do you feel now?”

Keira was in poor condition, and she wouldn’t pre even for Holly’s sake. She said, “I’m anemic. Get Ho Sims to do another blood test. It should show up no

At her words, the policewoman frowned, scrutinizing Keira. “Dr. Sims was angry. She probably won’t come

again.”

Keira pursed her lips. “Then you can draw my blood and send it for testing.”

The policewoman said, “Fine, I’ll get someone from the

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forensic department.”

Having said that, she left the cell.

As she was leaving, she was suddenly stopped by Poppy Hill, “Excuse me, Officer.”

The policewoman turned to her, “What is it?”

Poppy pointed to the ward where Keira was. “That’s my daughter. Is she unwell? Can I go look after her?”

The policewoman was taken aback. “She’s your daughter?”

Were mothers and daughters sharing prison cells these days?

Poppy nodded, “Yes, yes, that’s my daughter. You check our relationship.”

The policewoman took out her phone, logged into system, and verified their identities. They were inde mother and daughter.

The policewoman thought for a moment, recalling Keira’s condition, and said, “Alright.”

Keira, lying on the single bed, had just closed her eyes

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when the door was opened again.

Did the forensic doctor come so soon?

barely lifted her eyelids to see a figure walking in, followed by a chilling voice, “Keira, don’t be afraid. Mom is

Keira stiffened.

when she was five years old flooded into

young age, without enough warm clothes

her away, not letting her go outside. Whenever Mrs. Olsen out, she would always come to see

medication.

would rush over to her, grab her throat, and force her to throw the medicine she had just

beating the defenseless five-year-old child, she furiously berated her in her ear. “You don’t deserve medicine! Just live with your fever! Why

this, bitch! Aren’t

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d

you dared to defy me,

you…”

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her memory overlapped with the real-time murmur from the woman, causing Keira to instinctively huddle, just like when she was a child, wishing she could reduce herself to as small as possible to

was back to being a five-year-old in that cold

room was dimly

extreme dizziness caused by anemia, which made her unable to distinguish betweer reality and memory, with pleas for mercy

she pleaded in a soft whisper. “Mom, I’m sorry.

still coursed through her

her still pinched her

pressed her lips together

that pleading was useless, and she could only endure.

The pain persisted.

curses were unabated. “Die! Die! You killed my

to push away the

years old, eleven years old, twelve

she was thirteen and had

school.

she was still lean, she had surpassed Poppy’s height. She pushed the woman

worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left

home for her in

boundless. Everywhere but

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be her home.

and she could protect herself!

abruptly opened her eyes, waking up from

at Poppy, who was right

her.

reached for Keira’s throat, “Bitch, what are you looking at? You should die! You have to pay for killing my

all her strength, Keira grabbed Poppy’s wrist and forcefully pushed her

ground. Just as she was about to charge again, a voic came

to see Holly, wide-eyed, standing at the door. She then unhurriedly entered the room.

gaze swept across Poppy and

Were these two women fighting?

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they claim to be

the bed again without the energy to

you don’t release me

intravenous infusion, and give

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