88 He’s Here

“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?

to see a figure walking in, followed by a chilling

Keira stiffened.

weakness, memories of when she was five years old flooded into her

a young age, without enough warm clothes in winter, she

go outside.

medication.

Mrs. Olsen left, Poppy would rush over to her, grab her throat, and force her to throw the medicine she

defenseless five-year-old child, she furiously berated her in her ear. “You don’t deserve

bitch! Aren’t you mighty? How dare

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d

you dared to defy me, throwing me into this

you…”

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when

was like she was back to being a five-year-old in that cold dark basement.

room was dimly lit.

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

in a soft whisper. “Mom, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten sick. Please stop hitting me.”

pain still coursed

in front of her still pinched her

pressed her lips together tightly.

that pleading was useless, and

The pain persisted.

Die! You killed my brother! You’ll pay

trying to push away the woman forcefully, but she wasn’t strong enough, and it only brought more vicious

years old, eleven years

thirteen and had moved onto high

school.

surpassed Poppy’s height. She pushed the woman away, saying, “Since you despise me as

worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left the

her in the world, but

vast and boundless. Everywhere but the

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could be

and she could protect

abruptly opened her eyes, waking

sharply at Poppy, who was right

her.

waist, faltered and immediately reached for Keira’s throat, “Bitch, what are you

Keira grabbed Poppy’s wrist and forcefully pushed her

falling hard onto the ground. Just as she was about to charge again, a voic came from the doorway, “What are you

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

swept across Poppy and

Were these two women

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claim to be mother and

the bed again without the energy to even move

anemic…even if you don’t release me on bail, you must

for intravenous infusion, and

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