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?

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

Keira stiffened.

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

young age, without enough warm clothes in winter, she often caught colds.

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

medication.

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

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

deserve this, bitch! Aren’t you

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her several times, and you dared to

you…”

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like when she was a child, wishing she could reduce herself to as small as possible to fend off the outside pressure.

being a five-year-old in

was dimly

which made her unable to distinguish betweer reality and

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

sharp pain still coursed

front of her still pinched her arms, abdomen, and

her lips

pleading was useless, and she

The pain persisted.

curses were unabated. “Die! Die! You killed my brother!

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

there was the toleration at ten years old, eleven

and had

school.

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

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

home for her in

and boundless. Everywhere but the

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be her

grew up, and she could

opened her eyes, waking up

Poppy, who was right in

her.

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

Keira grabbed Poppy’s wrist and

onto the ground. Just as she was about to charge again, a voic

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

swept across Poppy

hallucinating? Were these two

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to be mother

had exhausted all her strength. She was sprawled out on the bed again without the

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

intravenous infusion, and give me iron supplements…”

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