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

Isla started elementary school that Mrs.

follow Isla around as a little attendant, saying it

Olsen had never thought about any repayment; when she helped Keira, it was just because she felt the child was pitiable.

that she had done

Keira.

Isla, she would speak

child

in the entire grade and returned

seen it and was so

cry.

so sadly and

Mrs. Olsen had only urged

harder.

Keira and forbade the girl to come first anymore, Mrs. Olsen saw it and even wanted to intervene, but remembering Isla’s tearful

And then…

for middle school, Mrs. Olsen was

there, caught between heartache and helplessness, their

ATTO

her

face Keira.

And then what?

Mrs. Olsen found herself with an

added worry.

her emotions so much; all she thought about was the

dreaming

the years, she had had no

wanted to send someone to inquire about her but feared that Isla would be jealous and create a commotion,

always! “Why

been baffled as to why

that time, Poppy said, “It’s just a girl; if she’s gone, she’s gone. She’s not

anything.”

cold-blooded and selfish!

understood, how

be a mother in the world who really hated her

was unkind to her was because Poppy wasn’t her

She was!

Olsen thought of this, and her eyes filled

tears!

and asked, “Mrs. Olsen,

there something she wanted to

so much to say, to apologize, to acknowledge that she’d ignored her pas suffering, to admit that her negligence led to

words ultimately got stuck

there was noise at the

PP

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

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