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

wasn’t until Isla started elementary school that

as a little attendant, saying it was repay the Olsen family’s

when she helped Keira,

she had done her duty by

Keira.

she would speak a few more words

child exceptionally intelligent.

first grade, she came first in the entire grade and returned home with her report card, not daring

so jealous

cry.

know how to hide her feelings. Isla cried so sadly and asked her, “Mommy, am

the time, Mrs. Olsen had only

harder.

saw Poppy hitting Keira and forbade the girl to come first anymore, Mrs. Olsen saw it and even wanted to intervene, but remembering Isla’s tearful face, like that of a crying kitten, she

And then…

needed to move out for middle school, Mrs. Olsen was actually in

continue staying there, caught between heartache and helplessness, their

ATTO

leaving her

face Keira.

And then what?

Mrs. Olsen found herself with an

added worry.

much; all she thought about was the day Keira might

even dreamt over those years, dreaming that Keira was calling her

years, she had had no

her but feared that Isla would be jealous and create a

she asked Poppy, her response was always! “Why

been baffled as to why Poppy was so unkind

was once kidnapped by human traffickers 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 and

she finally understood, how could

the world who really hated her own

her was because Poppy wasn’t her

She was!

Olsen thought of this, and

tears!

her agitated emotions, came over, and asked, “Mrs. Olsen, what’s wrong? Is there something you’d like

something she wanted to say?

to apologize, to acknowledge that she’d ignored her pas

all the words ultimately got stuck in

was noise at

PP

Miss Isla is the true Miss Olsen, and you’re an illegitimate daughter. You’re nothing! Don’t think just because

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