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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.

from Mrs. Olsen, even though it was later secretly torn

received was also from Mrs. Olsen,

even though that dress was later stripped off by Poppy and

middle school, and Mrs. Olsen provided her with

in the mountainous areas where she was nearly sold off. Even if she had

held an uncontrollable admiration

felt so exceedingly sad when Mrs. Olsen asked her to leave just a

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lake, silently gazing at the

Oceanion was foggy

and seemed to obscure

warm coat was suddenly

around blankly, 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? Aren’t you cold?”

Keira’s nose tingled.

with an

eyes.

rapidly, trying hard to

tears…

then he suddenly embraced her.

their thin clothes and into hers, gradually awakening her

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it seemed that every time she was sad and hurting,

pushed him away. “Shouldn’t we head back

Lewis’s lips curved into a smile. “Grandma is sending people everywhere looking for you. She can’t wait to

looked down at her. “Miss Olsen, you understand what it means to announce our

gaze was serious and persistent, making Keira’s heart race. She knew what it meant but deliberately asked, “What does it mean?”

thoughts and simply said, “The marital status of the CEO of Horton Group publicly listed company, needs to be stable, or it

retort that, coincidentally, her company

man know what she was going

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suddenly deep and magnetic. He cut

seen the state of the Horton family. The future is full of uncertainties, and it’s possible that I may be ousted by the first branch of the family or even driven out

Keira was stunned.

were realistic, laced with hints

as if he wasn’t sure she

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

words, Lewis was momentarily taken aback, then he couldn’t help

he had many backup plans… The things he had just said were a reminder of the unknown road ahead for Keira, but he didn’t expect her reply to