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?

in, followed by a chilling voice, “Keira,

Keira stiffened.

weakness, memories of when she was five years

a young age, without enough warm clothes in

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

medication.

left, Poppy would rush over to her, grab her throat, and force

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

deserve this, bitch! Aren’t

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times, and you dared to defy

you…”

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from the woman, causing Keira to instinctively huddle, just like when she was a child, wishing she could reduce herself to as small

was like she was back to being a

was dimly lit.

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

a soft whisper. “Mom, I’m

pain still coursed through her body.

her still pinched her

pressed her lips together

that pleading was

The pain persisted.

killed my brother!

trying to push away the

years old,

was thirteen and had moved onto

school.

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

a few worn-out clothes and

her in the world, but

and boundless. Everywhere

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be her

up, and she could

her eyes, waking

sharply at Poppy, who was right

her.

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

Keira grabbed Poppy’s wrist and forcefully

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

Holly, wide-eyed, standing at

Poppy and

Were these two women fighting?

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to be mother and

on the bed again

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

intravenous infusion, and give me

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