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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.

she ever received as a child was a gift from Mrs. Olsen, even though it was later secretly torn up by Isla.

she received was also from

girl’s beauty isn’t for pleasing men, but for pleasing herself, even though that dress was later stripped off by Poppy and given to

Mrs. Olsen provided her with identification for the college entrance exams, without which she probably couldn’t have attended

infancy, perished from the beatings of her childhood, or lost her life in the mountainous areas where she was nearly

held an uncontrollable admiration for Mrs. Olsen.

felt so exceedingly sad when Mrs. Olsen asked her

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man-made lake, silently gazing at the

surface. Oceanion was foggy

and seemed to obscure

at this darkest, coldest moment, a warm coat was

only to see Lewis had approached at some point. The night had softened the sharpness he exhibited during the day,

low and gentle. “Why are you out here alone?

Keira’s nose tingled.

that moment filled her heart with an indescribable sourness,

eyes.

trying hard to hold back the

tears…

then he suddenly embraced her.

warmth from his body seeped through their thin clothes and into hers, gradually awakening

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it started, but it seemed that every time she was sad and

she pushed him away. “Shouldn’t we head back now?”

“Grandma is sending people everywhere looking for

Olsen, you understand what it means to

She knew what

to be stable, or it

was about to retort that, coincidentally, her company was

it neamed as if the man know

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his voice suddenly deep and magnetic. He

state of the Horton family. The future is full of uncertainties, and it’s possible that I may

Keira was stunned.

realistic, laced with

and cautiousness as if he wasn’t sure

future, getting

was momentarily taken aback, then he

he had just said were a reminder of the unknown road