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Isla still stubbornly retorted. “What kind of secret could there possibly be between me and Keira…”

Exactly.

Keira also wanted to know what the secret had to do with her, a secret so significant it could let Isla be threatened by Finley for so many years!

“Are you sure you want me to say it out loud?”

The faint voice of Connor added a sense of pressure to

Isla’s reluctance!

Isla immediately changed her tone. “I’m on my way to the hospital to visit Keira with my mother. I’ll ask her to put some pressure on Keira so she’ll confess her guilt as soon as possible. After I’m done with all this, I’ll come to see you, okay?”

Connor finally smiled. “Alright, I’ll wait for you tonight.”

The call ended.

However, Keira frowned and shuddered.

She didn’t expect Isla and Connor to have such a

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relationship!

Wasn’t Isla two years older than Connor?

She felt a chill run down her spine.

Lewis, standing by the window, said, “Mrs. Olsen is

here.”

In the phone call, Isla had already mentioned that she would be coming to visit Keira with Mrs. Olsen, thus Keira wasn’t surprised. She quickly freshened up and lightly patted her cheeks, adding some color to her

face.

Seeing her actions, Lewis paused slightly, “Are you afraid that Mrs. Olsen will worry?”

“Yes.”

Keira rushed into the bathroom, changed herself out of the hospital gown, and came out looking radiant again.

After all these preparations, there was a sound at the door. Mrs. Olsen walked in with Isla and Taylor Olsen.

Upon entering, Mrs. Olsen’s eyes were immediately on Keira. Seeing her looking as usual, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked over to her. “Keira, are you

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happened? If

to answer, Taylor sneered. “By looking at her healthy appearance, where does she look

on her face, and

her head.

“Keira is not that kind of

didn’t know you had anemia when you were living with the Olson family before. Have you been too tired since you moved out? Did you not eat

every month. How could she have malnutrition?”

Taylor scoffed.

me living expenses

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words, Taylor was

more. “What? You didn’t receive it? How have you been managing all these

her jaw.

expenses, and she hadn’t received a

her. “Shirley, do you hear her talking nonsense here? She claims she didn’t receive any money. How did she pay for her bills over

She even went to

haven’t taken a penny from the Olsen family since I left the Olsen residence! Do you need me to show you my bank statement?”

was taken aback.

to Isla. “Isla, didn’t I ask you to send money to Keira every month?

head dropped. “Mom, I gave the money to Aunt Hill! Could she have kept

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this?”

of disgust, “She’s such a selfish person. If

at Keira again. “Did you hear that? It’s not that we didn’t give you money, but your mother

family!”

as her father, had provided

Mrs. Olsen intervened. “Taylor, no matter what, Keira didn’t receive the money. Therefore, she had to work hard, which ruined her health. This is

too kind-hearted! You’re still worrying about her health! She’s not

pretending!”

all. Instead, he frowned at Keira. “Before we came, we asked the lawyer. Your despicable uncle was the one

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continues and your identity is revealed, the Olsen family will also suffer

piped up. “Keira, Dad is right. If your relationship with the Olsen family is discovered, our family’s stocks will plummet severely, and we need to control the remarks on the internet. Dad is thinking about what’s best for you. If you confess, you can get a lighter sentence. If

She just looked at Mrs. Olsen. “Do you agree with them?”

hand. “Keira, did you really accidentally

“No.”

you have any evidence?”

noticed her nervousness, whereupon she slowly

sigh of relief.

troubled.

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