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?

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

Keira stiffened.

memories of when she was five years old flooded into her head.

without enough warm

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

medication.

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

child, she furiously berated her in her ear. “You don’t deserve medicine! Just

deserve this, bitch! Aren’t you mighty?

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d

hit her several times, and you dared to

you…”

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Keira to instinctively huddle, just like when she was a child, wishing she could reduce herself to as small as possible to fend off the outside

was like she was back to being a five-year-old in that cold dark basement.

was

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

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

pain still coursed through her body.

in front of her still pinched her arms, abdomen, and thighs

lips together

she understood that pleading was

The pain persisted.

killed

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

at ten years old, eleven years old, twelve years old…

thirteen and had moved onto

school.

Poppy’s height. She pushed the woman

worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left the

for her in the world, but

was vast and boundless. Everywhere but the

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be

she could protect herself!

abruptly opened her eyes, waking up from her nightmare!!

looked sharply at Poppy, who

her.

reached for Keira’s throat, “Bitch, what are you looking at? You should die! You have to

Poppy’s wrist

was about to

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

swept across Poppy

Were these two

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claim to be mother

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

whispered, “You’re just in time. I’m anemic…even if you don’t release me on bail, you

and give

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