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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.

as a child was a gift from Mrs. Olsen, even

was

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

middle school, and Mrs. Olsen provided her with identification for the college entrance exams,

infancy, perished from the beatings of her childhood, or lost her life in the mountainous areas where she was nearly sold off. Even if she had

an uncontrollable admiration for Mrs.

why she felt so exceedingly sad when Mrs. Olsen asked her to

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lake,

Oceanion was foggy today. It

and seemed to obscure

darkest, coldest moment, a warm coat

point. The night had softened

voice low and gentle. “Why are you out

Keira’s nose tingled.

her heart with an indescribable sourness, moistening the rims

eyes.

blinked rapidly, trying hard to

tears…

suddenly embraced her.

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

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know when it started, but it seemed that every time she was sad and hurting, this man would always appear just

and she pushed him away. “Shouldn’t we head back

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

Keira’s hand and suddenly looked down at her. “Miss Olsen, you understand what it means to announce our relationship,

knew what it meant but deliberately asked,

marital status of the CEO of Horton Group publicly listed company, needs to be

retort that, coincidentally, her company was also about

as if the man know what she was going

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voice suddenly deep and magnetic.

possible that I may be ousted by the first branch of the family or even driven out of

Keira was stunned.

realistic, laced with hints of

as if he wasn’t sure she would agree.

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

aback, then he couldn’t help but

from the Horton Group, he had many backup plans… The things he had just said were a reminder of the unknown