178 Keira, Don’t Go

Mrs. Olsen’s pupils contracted. ”

She stared at Keira from behind, saying, “…Keira!”

Keira, who was walking away, halted in her tracks, turned around, and looked at Mrs. Olsen with

confusion.

Mrs. Olsen’s mouth trembled as she looked at her.

Her mind was filled with memories of the young Keira hiding in a corner, secretly watching her.

She had seen her every time…

But because of Isla, and because of Keira’s special identity, she had never approached the little girl.

She had witnessed Poppy beating Keira countless times, and each time she stopped herself from intervening, only stepping in to help when Keira’s life. was in danger and she couldn’t bear to watch any longer.

She had always held an inexplicable fondness for Keira, thinking it was because Taylor was good to Isla, so she wanted to be good to Taylors daughter…

But she had always suppressed this fondness, afraid of making Isla jealous or sad.

But as it turned out, Keira was her daughter!

At this moment, all the scenes of Poppy abusing Keira flashed through her mind like a passing glance…

She thought of how the newborn Keira nearly starved to death in the room, and it was she who found her in time and fed her a few mouthfuls of milk…

The tiny infant had grasped her finger, her softness instantly melting Mrs. Olsen’s heart.

From then on, she couldn’t harbor any resentment

toward the child.

Poppy had hung her head low, playing the obedient part, claiming she couldn’t produce enough milk and the baby was allergic to formula.

Mrs. Olsen had believed it to be true and even bought

goat milk formula.

Later on, Keira had always been skinny and weak, rummaging through the trash for food. When Taylor told her to ignore this illegitimate daughter, she couldn’t stand it and gave Keira the leftover cake that

was bought for Isla.

She began leaving snacks regularly on the stone table in the park behind their house.

Keira grew up on those snacks!

When Isla was three years old, as she took her to the international bilingual kindergarten, she could always feel a pair of longing eyes from the half-window of the basement watching them.

paid them no

that Mrs. Olsen casually helped

around as a little attendant, saying it was

she helped Keira, it was just because she felt the child was pitiable.

always felt that she had done

Keira.

time, outside of the time she spent educating Isla, she would speak a few more words

child exceptionally intelligent.

in the entire grade and returned home with her report card, not daring to

it and was so

cry.

hide her feelings. Isla cried so sadly and asked her, “Mommy, am I not even as good

the time, Mrs. Olsen had only

harder.

the girl to come first anymore, Mrs. Olsen saw it and even wanted to

And then…

for middle school, Mrs. Olsen was actually in favor

didn’t want Keira to continue staying there, caught between

ATTO

her

face Keira.

And then what?

Mrs. Olsen

added worry.

understand why the girl’s departure stirred her emotions so much; all she thought about was the day Keira might come back to see

dreamt over those years, dreaming that

she had had no news

someone to inquire about her but feared that Isla would be jealous and create a commotion, so she had

time she asked Poppy, her response was always! “Why should you care about that ungrateful

always been baffled as to why Poppy was so

when she was four years old; at that time, Poppy said, “It’s just a girl; if she’s gone, she’s gone. She’s not

anything.”

cold-blooded

now she finally understood, how could

in the world who really hated

to her was because Poppy wasn’t her

She was!

of this, and

tears!

and asked, “Mrs. Olsen, what’s

she wanted to

to apologize, to acknowledge that she’d ignored her pas suffering, to admit that her negligence led to Keira enduring

all the words ultimately got stuck in her

there was noise at

PP

as usual, she was meek, but upon seeing Keira, her expression turned to disgust. “Little slut, who allowed you to come to the Olsen’s? Are you here to pester Jake again? Let me tell you, Miss Isla is the true Miss Olsen, and you’re an illegitimate daughter. You’re nothing! Don’t think just because you married into the Horton family you can do whatever you please! You owe the Olsen family for raising

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