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Keira could feel Lewis and Uncle Olsen on the right side of the ward, so after leaving the room, she merely glanced briefly in that direction before heading left. ‘

Therefore, when Uncle Olsen saw the door open, he also glanced briefly and then fixed his gaze on her from behind, narrowing his eyes.

Keira’s silhouette was tall and straight, giving off a bamboo-like quality.

That quality resembled Mrs. Olsen closely.

Uncle Olsen had long heard of the illegitimate

daughter because she grew up by Mrs. Olsen’s side and bore Mrs. Olsen’s shadow.

Isla just resembled an empty shell.

Yet merely the silhouette of Keira seemed to bear a striking similarity to Mrs. Olsen’s elegance.

His greedy gaze stayed on her a bit longer.

He wanted to see in Keira what Mrs. Olsen looked like when she was young, but unfortunately, it had been over twenty years since he had seen Mrs. Olsen, and

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her face had become blurry in his memory.

Uncle Olsen very prudently withdrew his gaze.

After Keira took a left turn into the staircase entrance, she then answered the call, asking, “Holly, what’s up?”

The call was from Holly Sims.

The fact that she kept calling even after being hung up on once meant there must be something important.

Holly said, “Connor Hill’s trial verdict is out. He’s been convicted of premeditated murder, so he’s been given a suspended death sentence. He’s likely to be transferred to prison tomorrow, and after that, he won’t be our responsibility anymore. Have you really been unable to get him to reveal the secret about you?”

Keira lowered her gaze. “Thanks for the heads you delay it for another two days for me?”

C

She always had this intuition that the secret Connor was about to divulge was of paramount importance to

her.

Holly immediately said, “No problem. I’ll apply for a delayed transfer, postponing it to the day after

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tomorrow. But Keira, Isla is carrying Connor’s child. As long as this child exists, for the child’s future glory and

definitely won’t speak. We can’t pry

think of

hanging up, Keira narrowed her eyes.

his

she calmly pushed the

back.

Lewis, which was why they hadn’t wanted her to

word “afraid” simply wasn’t in her dictionary.

Lewis was standing alone at the door while Uncle Olsen

and arched an eyebrow. “Where

he?”

to wait in the car for

him,

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here to watch over things, and if you have business to take care of, go ahead.”

I’ll go work in the car downstairs. Call me

“Okay.”

Olsen still deep in slumber, so she found a spot on the nearby sofa to

sit down.

deepened, and the ward gradually

down.

in the chair,

and checked the time-just six in the morning. She had managed to

Mrs. Olsen and saw her expression was still calm, seemingly

then turned to Taylor.

sight made her

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hair had gone half white! His face was haggard, his eyes

of blood, and in a single night, his face had sprouted a fine stubble.

gripping Mrs. Olsen’s hand tightly, occasionally damping

a stir in her heart.

help but pour Taylor

hand that suddenly appeared before him, paused slightly, and followed it to see Keira,

the water and only took a co of sips before placing

also came from outside

her pupils shrank slightly. She then said, “Dad, you haven’t rested or

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and said,

surprised both Isla and

Keira.

turned out that, overnight, Taylor’s voice had become incredibly

it wasn’t for the few sips of water he just had, he probably wouldn’t have been able to speak at all

this, Keira couldn’t help but comfort him. “You should relax; Mrs. Olsen will be all right. When she wakes up, she surely won’t want to see you

followed suit. “Dad, please

and can’t eat. I won’t eat until she wakes

up.”

was very firm.

much and not being

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