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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

at her healthy appearance, where

froze on her face,

her head.

Olsen held her hand tightly. “Keira is not that kind of kid. Don’t

when you were living with the Olson family before. Have you been too tired

her living expenses every month. How could she have malnutrition?”

Taylor scoffed.

“You gave me living expenses

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Taylor

receive it? How have you been managing all

her

she

didn’t believe her. “Shirley, do you hear her talking nonsense here? She claims she didn’t receive

even went to college!”

I

was taken aback.

“Isla, didn’t I ask you to send money to Keira

eyes flickered, clearly flustered, but her soon head dropped. “Mom, I gave the money

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this?”

was full of disgust, “She’s such a selfish person. If you gave the money to her, it’s no wonder she kept

we didn’t give you money, but your mother embezzled it! That has

family!”

clearly informed Keira that he, as

matter what, Keira didn’t receive the money. Therefore, she had to work

are too kind-hearted! You’re still worrying about her health! She’s not sick at all. She’s just

pretending!”

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

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now so the news can be suppressed. Otherwise, if this continues and your identity is revealed, the Olsen family

the remarks on the internet. Dad is thinking about what’s best for you. If you confess, you can get a lighter sentence. If you refuse to confess, you’ll face more years

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

“Keira, did you really accidentally kill

“No.”

have

Isla and noticed her nervousness, whereupon she slowly

breathed a sigh

Mrs. Olsen looked troubled. “But I just inquired

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