116 Confession

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.

if she

child… Isla is still young. It’s forgivable to make mistakes,

them.”

so she cried harder. “Mom, I know what I did was wrong. I admit I wooed Jake because

lose him.

big. I thought I could use Dr. South as leverage to increase my bargaining power, but I didn’t

know Dr. South was

who deceived us!

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Jake started to treat me worse and worse, and I could only cling to what I could to keep

daughter. You didn’t send her back to Clance back then because you wanted her to have a simple life. How can you bear to see

this?!”

she bear it…

course, she couldn’t.

slowly loosened, and eventually, she seemed a

was her daughter. She couldn’t

the family, Keira found breakfast

but he rushed back

held old Mrs. Horton’s

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on a stroll

old Mrs. Horton on a walk around it, which was also to help her sleep better at night. Considering her

two were strolling, they

just shameless, after causing such a scandal, she dares to show up

seeing her today, she looks so pale. The madam

be done about it? She brought it on

long ago; I don’t know what she was

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when she heard this and briskly approached them. “Whom were you just talking

about?”

to apologize, but the madam wouldn’t see her, so she just stood outside and didn’t

Keira’s pupils constricted.

do that with Mrs. Olsen’s frail

at old Mrs. Horton, “Grandma,

you have something to do; I’m fine. I’ll have Fiona take

Keira didn’t ha

nodded and ran

lived was a distance away

the main entrance.

from

Keira over ten minutes

entrance.

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as she stepped out of the small gate within the large iron gates, she saw Mrs. Olsen, supported by

seeds, and now her coughing made

rushed over and pulled out

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