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“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.

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

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

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

medication.

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

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

deserve this, bitch! Aren’t you

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d

dared to defy me, throwing me into this jail.

you…”

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just like when she was a child, wishing she

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

room was

extreme dizziness caused by anemia, which made her unable to distinguish betweer reality

a five-year-old, she pleaded in a soft whisper. “Mom, I’m sorry.

coursed

still pinched her arms,

her lips

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

The pain persisted.

“Die! Die! You killed my brother! You’ll pay with your life!”

resist, even trying to push away the woman forcefully, but she wasn’t strong enough, and it only brought more vicious beatings.

ten years old, eleven years old, twelve years

and had moved onto high

school.

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

worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left

her in the world,

was vast and boundless. Everywhere

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could be her

up, and she

eyes, waking

sharply at Poppy, who was right

her.

Keira’s throat, “Bitch, what are you looking at? You should

Poppy’s wrist

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

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

across Poppy and

these

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to be mother and daughter?

her strength. She was sprawled out 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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