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Keira saw the message and replied, “Driving from Clance should take at least six hours, right? What time will your brother arrive?”

Rebecca’s message came back quickly, “Around noon! After my brother got the photo this morning, he sent it to our parents. They were so excited when they saw it and said they needed to talk to you in person.”

Keira was slightly startled.

With the advancement of mobile networks, much communication happened over the phone now, and personal contact had lessened.

What could they possibly need to discuss in person?

And it seemed the photo was related to Lady South…

Lady South was Mrs. Olsen’s mother…

This matter must be very important!

Keira responded to the message. “Okay.”

But just as she finished getting ready and stepped out, she heard a piece of news that surprised her.

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“To the horse ranch?”

Keira was slightly taken aback.

Standing before her, Melissa said with a smirk, “Yes, there’s a business meeting taking place at the horse. ranch today. Lewis, as the head of the Horton family, is definitely going to attend, and as his wife, you should be there with him.”

After that, Melissa cheerfully took Isla’s hand. “Of course, Jake and Isla will also be there. Isla, you can ride horses, can’t you?”

Isla nodded with a smile. “Of course, I used to go horseback riding with Dad as a child, and I even raised a little pony… Keira has seen it too. I was scared to ride

back then, so it was Keira who led the horse around

the ranch for me.”

Keira’s expression darkened

Horse riding has always been a trend among the wealthy elites.

When Isla was seven years old, she finally got her own little pony. Wearing her riding outfit, she looked handsome and adorable as she circled her pony, every

nour and then avoitedly reaching out to tough it

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And little Keira could only help by holding the leash.

Isla would ride and berate her at the same time. “Hurry up, run faster! You’re so slow. Did you not eat breakfast this morning?”

Keira really hadn’t eaten breakfast.

Since waking up, seven-year-old Keira had to serve Isla, carrying her schoolbag behind her, with Poppy never allotting her time for breakfast.

Her most hated activity was Isla’s horseback riding lesson every Saturday.

princess, while Keira herself was…

the horse. You have no idea how uncomfortable it’s been getting on a horse these past

clenched her

“Can Keira still help you mount the

couldn’t get on it was Keira who knelt down and

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as my

toward her,

in her eyes.

was her humiliating past.

Poppy pushing down on her head, letting Isla trample on her pride time and time again,

in her

but Isla had already lowered her head. “When I think about it,

mind it…”

Keira scoffed.

Young?

then, but she had been a bad

and understood precisely how to make Keira’s life more

now, while Isla was apologizing, her eyes seemed poisoned with hatred for Keira, which was

say

at her sharply.

“Keira, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have poked at your childhood pain. It wasn’t

It just reminded me of when we

kids…”

do it on purpose. Don’t be so aggressive! Besides, as a child, you were an illegitimate daughter,

Mrs. Horton smack the table hard. “From now on, in this family, I

Does the Horton family no longer have freedom of speech?

can’t even utter the words ‘illegitimate

Horton at a loss for

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Keira suddenly laughed. “Sister-in-law, I didn’t mean to stop

you said Isla misspoke, wasn’t

the same as not allowing her to

said, “Keira, I’ve apologized. and it

wasn’t intentional. You…”

“Slap!”

Keira raised her hand and landed a forceful slap on Isla’s face, leaving the latter

the first to react, her voice rising sharply. “Keira, what are you doing? The Horton residence isn’t a place

up. “Keira, was it necessary to hit me just

Every sentence you’ve spoken is wrong. Isla, the Horton family values manners above all. Calling me by my name so directly, is this how you

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was suddenly speechless

by their names. As a lady of your standing, you should be clearer about that, right? So, as the elder, I was right to discipline the youngster to give her a lesson, to prevent her from making mistakes in front of outsiders. You shouldn’t

you?”

left speechless

were you trying to say? Say it

say spitefully through gritted teeth, “…Auntie Keira, at the riding club today, please help me

upstairs. “Since you know she’s your

more that there is no reason for a senior member of the

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horse!”

looked somberly at Isla, a hint

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