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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88 He’s Here

when the door was opened again.

Did the forensic doctor come so soon?

to see a figure walking in, followed by a chilling voice, “Keira, don’t be

Keira stiffened.

weakness, memories of when she was five years old

without enough warm clothes in winter, she

outside. Whenever Mrs. Olsen out, she would always

medication.

her throat, and force her to throw the medicine she had

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

this, bitch! Aren’t you mighty? How dare

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d

You’ve hit her several times, and you dared to defy me, throwing

you…”

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from 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

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

room was dimly

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

a five-year-old, she pleaded in a soft whisper. “Mom, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten sick.

sharp pain still coursed

of her still pinched her arms, abdomen, and thighs

lips together

understood that pleading was useless, and she could only endure.

The pain persisted.

Die! You killed

push away the

there was the toleration at ten years old, eleven years old,

was thirteen and

school.

Poppy’s height. She pushed the woman away, saying, “Since you despise me as your daughter, I’m leaving.”

few worn-out clothes and without

her in the

and boundless. Everywhere but the

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family could be her

grew up, and she

waking up from her

who

her.

her waist, faltered and immediately reached for Keira’s throat, “Bitch, what are you looking at? You should

Poppy’s wrist and forcefully pushed her away!

to charge again, a voic came from

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

swept across Poppy and Keira,

these

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be

her strength. She was sprawled out on the bed again without the energy to

in time. I’m anemic…even if you don’t release me on bail, you must

and give me iron

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