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The marriage certificate even had footprints on it,

dirty and grimy.

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Mrs. Olsen took out a handkerchief to wipe it, her eyes

downcast. “No matter what, Isla shouldn’t have damaged Keira’s marriage certificate.””

Taylor scoffed. “She shouldn’t have resorted to physical

violence either! With that barbaric and uncouth

temperament of Keira, why are you still worried about

her?”

Mrs. Olsen ignored this remark. After cleaning the marriage certificate, she prepared to open it and take a look.

However, the marriage certificate was snatched away by Taylor. “What good will it do? Didn’t her husband already visit our house last time? That laborer let his wife be someone else’s mistress and homewrecker. He’s such a useless man! Stop looking at it to avoid getting angry all over again!”

Mrs. Olsen’s jaw tensed, and she finally said, “Before we leave, let’s return the marriage certificate to

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Keira…”

“… Alright, alright. Shirley, you’re just too kind-hearted!”

As they conversed, they walked toward the hall.

Keira didn’t return to the front hall, Instead, she went to the back garden.

This year’s winter seemed particularly cold. The chilly wind pierced through her thin dress, quickly making her feel as if even her bones were chilled. Yet, these sensations couldn’t compare to the coldness in her chest.

She didn’t blame Mrs. Olsen for the misunderstanding, nor did she feel qualified to blame her.

Mrs. Olsen was the sole source of warmth in her childhood life.

It was Mrs. Olsen who taught her self-respect, self-love, and to live life not by others’ definitions;

It was Mrs. Olsen who helped her with the enrollment paperwork when Keira started elementary school, giving her the chance to receive nine years of

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compulsory education.

gift from Mrs. Olsen, even though it was later

she received was also from Mrs.

a girl’s beauty isn’t for pleasing men, but for pleasing herself, even

who helped her break free from Poppy’s control in middle school, and Mrs. Olsen provided her with identification

in the mountainous areas where she was nearly sold off. Even if she had survived by some stroke of luck, she

an uncontrollable admiration for Mrs.

sad when Mrs. Olsen asked her to leave just a moment

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the man-made lake, silently

surface. Oceanion was foggy today. It

seemed to obscure her future.

at this darkest, coldest moment, a warm coat was suddenly draped

see Lewis had approached at some point. The night had softened the sharpness he

voice low and gentle. “Why are you out here alone? Aren’t

Keira’s nose tingled.

her heart with an indescribable sourness, moistening the

eyes.

hard to hold back the

tears…

then he suddenly embraced

seeped through their thin clothes

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seemed that every time she was sad and hurting, this

finally began to settle, and she pushed him away. “Shouldn’t we head

a smile. “Grandma is sending people everywhere looking for you. She can’t wait to announce our

“Miss Olsen, you understand what it

knew what it meant but deliberately

company, needs to be stable, or it will affect the whole company. So… once the relationship i announced, we are

coincidentally, her company was

neamed as if the man

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voice suddenly deep

and it’s possible that I may be ousted by the first branch of the family or even driven out of Horton Group. So, are you willing to spend a

Keira was stunned.

words were realistic, laced with

he wasn’t

cocked her head, “If you really fall into hard times in the future, getting kicked out with nothing to your name,

her words, Lewis was momentarily taken aback, then he

just said were a reminder of the unknown road ahead for Keira, but he didn’t expect her reply to

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