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Before they could get close, cries of alarm were already audible.”

Lewis’s frown deepened even further, and he pressed

harder on the accelerator.

With a drift and a sharp turn, the car screeched to a halt in front of old Mrs. Horton’s courtyard gates.

Lewis anxiously pushed open the car door, expecting to see a woman trembling in humiliation over being mistreated, but as soon as he stepped out, he was stunned by the scene before him.

Keira stood there tall and upright, her gaze sharp. Sh exuded an aura of authority, with a group of securit guards sprawled around her on the ground.

The housemaids stood trembling at a distance.

Jake was also stunned, clearly not expecting Keira to be so capable in combat.

His shocked gaze fell upon Keira, who at that moment seemed so pure and untouchable. She elevated above all, making him realize for the first time that the

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reason he couldn’t catch up with her in university wasn’t that she didn’t like him, but rather… he might not be good enough for her.

His jaw tightened.

The Keira he knew was a loner, preferring solitude in school, yet obedient and clever, diligently completing any homework or cleaning tasks set by teachers and fellow students.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt as though he had never really known her.

She stood aloof from the world, looking down with an air of superiority.

He suddenly understood that in university, she wasn’t really afraid of teachers or classmates, she j it beneath her to bicker with them.

Like a lone wolf that had strayed into a pack

huskies.

She tried hard to blend in with the crowd, maki

truly mistake her for an outcast husky…

Isla hadn’t expected this situation either.

hought

Olsen’s, Keira was just a scapegoat

become so formidable? She took down over

looked at Jake, did she

eyes?

raise your hand in the Horton residence? Call the police! We must call

snapped Melissa back to her senses. Frightened, she took a few steps back to distance herself from Keira and then took out her phone to start dialing. “Fine, you dare

the call could be made, her phone vanished from her hand.

had been quickly snatched away by Keira, who charged

calling Mr. Horton? What do you

stenned back again. She

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to the ground.

then did she hear the sound of Lewis’s car and, turning her head to see Lewis, Melissa cried out as if seeing a savior. “Lewis, come quick! This woman,

head slightly, her icy

toward Lewis.

violent air around her hadn’t

still rising as if she would

frowning deeply as he examined her.

words caused Keira’s expression to darken.

chat with Keira, but the she suddenly started hitting people… She didn’t even worry about disturbing old

Melissa immediately chimed in. “That’s right, Lewis, you

someone dares to be violent

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all! This woman is too barbaric! Can’t she talk nicely? Where is the demure and gentle manner of a

hand, his lips bitten tightly,

then said coldly, “Do you

taken action?”

course.” Lewis frowned.

“Look, you’re bleeding. Have you forgotten you have anemia? Do you not know how precious your blood

Keira was speechless.

slightly stunned.

would say she shouldn’t have taken action for

slightly, and the chill on her body quietly

in her demeanor and looked directly

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and call the family doctor

the nanny came back with the family doctor.

hurried over to Keira, his face full of concern. “Miss Olsen, where are you injured? Is it

serious?”

fell silent, then shamefully raised her

already clotting, and his mouth twitched. “Am I too late? It’s

know what to say.

Nor did Lewis.

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