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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

the Olsen’s, Keira was just a scapegoat who could

fighting skills become so formidable? She took down

she looked at Jake, did she

eyes?

lip hard; she cried out, “Keira, how dare you raise your hand in the Horton residence? Call the police! We must call the

few steps back to distance herself from Keira and then took out her phone to start dialing. “Fine, you dare to fight back against security. Let’s see if

could be made,

quickly snatched away by Keira, who

a nonchalant smile. “Didn’t you just stop Fiona from calling Mr. Horton? What do you

again. She

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to the

head to see Lewis, Melissa cried out as

slightly, her icy gaze turning

toward Lewis.

her

if she would strike down anyone

as he examined her. “How could you

words caused Keira’s expression

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

Lewis, you must take control! This

someone dares to be violent in the Horton

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she talk nicely? Where is the demure and gentle manner of a lady in her?!”

Lewis holding Keira’s hand, his lips bitten tightly, his heart filled with reluctance.

“Do you think

taken action?”

course.” Lewis

expression darkened, and she was about to withdraw her hand when she heard his concerned voice. “Look, you’re bleeding. Have you

Keira was speechless.

was slightly

expected that Lewis would say she shouldn’t have taken action for this

slightly, and the chill on her

not to notice the change in her demeanor and looked directly at the nanny next to

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yard and call the family

the nanny came back with the family doctor.

his face full of concern.

serious?”

fell silent, then shamefully raised her hand.

doctor saw the tiny cut that was already clotting, and his mouth twitched. “Am I too late? It’s

what

Nor did Lewis.

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