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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?

followed by a chilling

Keira stiffened.

weakness, memories of when she was five years

without enough warm

she got sick, Poppy would lock her away, not letting her go outside. Whenever Mrs. Olsen out, she

medication.

rush over to her, grab her throat, and force her to throw the medicine

she furiously berated her in her ear. “You don’t deserve medicine! Just live with your fever! Why don’t you

bitch! Aren’t

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d

and you dared to defy me, throwing me into

you…”

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voice from her memory overlapped with the real-time murmur from the woman, causing Keira to instinctively huddle, just like when

was back to being

room was dimly

her unable to distinguish betweer

whisper. “Mom, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten sick.

coursed through

still pinched her arms, abdomen, and thighs

pressed her lips together tightly.

she understood that pleading was useless, and

The pain persisted.

“Die! Die! You killed my brother!

was nine years old, she learned to resist, even trying to push away the woman forcefully, but she wasn’t strong

years old, eleven years old, twelve years old…

thirteen and had moved

school.

still lean, she had surpassed Poppy’s height. She pushed the woman away, saying, “Since you despise me as your daughter,

few worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left

no home for her in the world, but the

was vast and boundless.

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be

she could

eyes, waking up from

who was right in front

her.

“Bitch, what are you looking

strength, Keira grabbed Poppy’s wrist

as she was about to charge again, a voic came from the doorway, “What are

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

across Poppy and Keira, confused.

she hallucinating? Were these

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to be mother and daughter?

the bed

just in time. I’m anemic…even if you don’t release me

for intravenous infusion, and

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