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?

figure walking in, followed by a chilling voice, “Keira,

Keira stiffened.

memories of when she was five

age, without enough warm clothes in

not letting her go outside. Whenever Mrs. Olsen out, she

medication.

her throat, and force her to throw the medicine

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

deserve this, bitch! Aren’t

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d

and you dared to defy me, throwing me into this jail. I’ll choke

you…”

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

being a five-year-old in that cold dark

was dimly lit.

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 through her

still pinched her arms, abdomen,

pressed her lips together

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

The pain persisted.

killed my brother!

away the woman forcefully, but she wasn’t strong enough, and it

years old, eleven years old,

thirteen and had

school.

she had surpassed Poppy’s height. She pushed the woman

a few worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left the

home for her in the world, but the

and boundless. Everywhere

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family could be her home.

and she could protect

eyes, waking up from

at Poppy, who was right

her.

throat, “Bitch, what are you looking at? You should die!

Poppy’s

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

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

across Poppy

hallucinating? Were these two

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they claim to be

She was sprawled out on the bed again without the energy to even

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

and give me iron supplements…”

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