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?

followed by a chilling voice, “Keira, don’t be afraid.

Keira stiffened.

to her weakness, memories of when she was five years old

such a young age, without enough warm clothes in

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

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

Aren’t you mighty?

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d

You’ve hit her several times, and you dared to defy me, throwing me into this

you…”

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huddle, just like when she was a child, wishing she could reduce herself to as small as

back to being a five-year-old in that cold

room was

was suffering from extreme dizziness caused by anemia, which made her unable to distinguish betweer reality and memory, with pleas for mercy from

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

coursed through

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

pressed her lips together

pleading was useless, and

The pain persisted.

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

was nine years old, she learned to resist, even trying to push away the woman forcefully, but she wasn’t strong enough, and it only brought more

ten years

thirteen and had moved

school.

height. She pushed the woman away, saying,

few worn-out clothes and without hesitation,

was no home for her

boundless. Everywhere but

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family could be her home.

she could protect

eyes, waking

Poppy, who was right in front

her.

faltered and immediately reached for Keira’s throat, “Bitch, what are you looking at? You should die! You have to pay for killing my

Poppy’s

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

at the door.

across Poppy and

these

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be mother and

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

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

and give me iron supplements…”

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