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.

as if she saw her younger self…

be so cruel to the child… Isla is still young. It’s

them.”

what I did was wrong. I admit I wooed Jake because I was jealous of Keira because you always cared about But later, I truly fell in

lose him.

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 thinks I lied to him,

know Dr. South

deceived us!

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worse and worse, and I could only cling to what I could to keep his heart. I’m not a bad person, Mom.

send her back to Clance back then because you wanted her to have a simple life. How can you bear to see her like

this?!”

could she bear it…

course, she

seemed a bit desolate. Her tone finally softened. “Alright, I’ll

was her daughter. She couldn’t watch

branch of the family, Keira found breakfast rather

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

held old Mrs. Horton’s

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a stroll around

also to help her sleep better at night. Considering her advanced age, it was always good to move

strolling, they suddenly overheard several people whispering.

a scandal, she dares to show up again…”

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

about it? She brought it

having raised such a daughter, I woul have hidden myself away long ago; I don’t know what she was

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was taken aback when she heard this and briskly approached them. “Whom were you

about?”

came with Isla 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

old Mrs. Horton, “Grandma, you…”

her arm. “Go if you have something to do; I’m fine. I’ll have

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

and ran toward the gate!

Mrs. Horton lived was a distance away

the main entrance.

from

minutes of running to reach

entrance.

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the large iron gates, she saw Mrs. Olsen, supported by Isla,

to grass seeds, and now

pulled out the

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