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?

eyelids to see a figure walking in, followed by a chilling voice, “Keira,

Keira stiffened.

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

such a young age, without enough warm clothes in winter, she often caught

Poppy would lock her away, not letting her go outside. Whenever

medication.

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

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

this, bitch! Aren’t you mighty?

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d

you dared to defy me,

you…”

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with the real-time murmur from the woman, causing Keira to instinctively huddle, just like when she was a

was like she was back to being a five-year-old

was dimly

made her unable to distinguish betweer reality and memory, with pleas for mercy from her dreams escaping her

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

sharp pain still coursed through her body.

woman in front of her still pinched her arms,

her lips together tightly.

was useless,

The pain persisted.

were unabated. “Die! Die! You killed my brother! You’ll pay with your life!”

trying to push away the woman forcefully,

was the toleration at ten years old,

and had moved

school.

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

worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left the Olsen

home for her in

and boundless.

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be her

grew up, and she could protect herself!

opened her eyes, waking

sharply at Poppy, who was

her.

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

her strength, Keira grabbed Poppy’s

two steps, falling hard onto the ground. Just as she was about to charge

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

gaze swept across Poppy and

hallucinating? Were these

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be mother and

the bed again without the energy to even

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

intravenous infusion, and give me iron supplements…”

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