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Isla screamed in rage, knowing that Mrs. Olsen had an extraordinary background and could definitely help her settle this matter.”

Just like the Allen family from Clance…

The eminent Allen family of Clance was one the Horton family didn’t wish to offend easily, yet Mr. Allen had been very courteous to Mrs. Olsen.

Watching her, Isla cried out, “Mom, I know you can do it! Help me just one more time, one last time…”

Mrs. Olsen looked at her frenzied daughter, a flicker of

disappointment flashed through her eyes.

She appeared weak but had always been strong-willed

otherwise, she wouldn’t have come this far.

Mrs. Olsen let out a bitter laugh, her weakened legs gradually straightened, and her trembling body began to regain composure as she sneered, “Then go ahead and jump!”

Isla was stunned.

Mrs. Olsen looked down, “This is the third floor. If you

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jump, you’ll at most break some bones, and even if you have to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of your life, the Olsen family can provide for you!”

Isla bit her lip in anger. “Mom!”

Taylor was also extremely surprised. “Shirley! Don’t say such angry words! Isla, don’t be impulsive! We can talk this out. Come back here!”

But Mrs. Olsen sneered. “Taylor, my failure to raise our daughter has nothing to do with you. She wants glory and riches so much that she might as well jump!”

Taylor wanted to say something, but in the next moment, he heard Isla’s roar. “You don’t care if I end up crippled, but do you not care about the child I’m carrying?!”

Upon hearing that, Mrs. Olsen was dumbfound

“What?”

With tears in her eyes, Isla said, “I’m carrying Jake child. I won’t die from jumping here, but what abou this baby?”

Mrs. Olsen’s jaw tensed.

Crying, Isla pleaded. “Mom, I want to marry Jake, not

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just for the sake of luxury, but for this child! I beg you. I don’t want to be a single mother. I don’t want my child to be born without a father…”

Her words pierced Mrs. Olsen’s heart like a sharp

knife.

she

flickered as he supported her. “Shirley, don’t be so cruel to the child… Isla is still young. It’s forgivable to make

them.”

I know what I did was wrong. I admit I wooed Jake

lose him.

our family and the Hortons is too big. I thought I could use Dr. South as leverage to increase my bargaining power, but I didn’t expect Dr. South would be Keira… Jake

I really didn’t know Dr. South was Keira.

who deceived

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cling to what I

only daughter. You didn’t send her back to Clance back then because you wanted her to have a simple

this?!”

she

course, she couldn’t.

eventually, she seemed a

daughter. She couldn’t watch Isla die.

branch of the family, Keira found

busied himself at Horton Group catching up on recent work, but he rushed back by noon to have

held old Mrs. Horton’s arm.

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her on a stroll around the manor.

on a walk around it, which was also to help her sleep better at night. Considering her advanced age, it was always good to move

they suddenly overheard several people whispering.

scandal, she dares

public these past years, and seeing her today, she looks so pale. The madam didn’t let her in, so she just stood

it?

long ago; I don’t know what she was thinking, showing up at the Hortons. You have

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when she heard this and briskly approached them.

about?”

apologize, but the madam wouldn’t

Keira’s pupils constricted.

with Mrs. Olsen’s frail health?

hurriedly looked at old

just patted her arm. “Go if you have something to do; I’m fine. I’ll have Fiona take me back.” Fiona and a family

at the Hortons, so Keira didn’t ha much to worry about.

ran toward the

old Mrs. Horton lived

the main entrance.

from

ten minutes of running to reach the

entrance.

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gate within the large iron gates, she saw Mrs. Olsen, supported

was allergic to grass seeds, and now her coughing made her complexion

and pulled out the medicine

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