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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

he definitely won’t speak. We can’t

think of

hanging up, Keira narrowed

his

calmly pushed the door

back.

hard time, and so did Lewis, which was why they hadn’t wanted her

simply wasn’t in her dictionary.

the door while Uncle Olsen was nowhere to

walked over and arched an eyebrow. “Where i

he?”

gone to wait in the car for news,” Lewis

coming to Oceanion tried to get cozy with him, so he

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then said, “I’ll stay here to watch over things, and if you have business to take

the car downstairs.

“Okay.”

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

sit down.

and the ward gradually

down.

in the chair, Keira unwittingly fell asleep.

she jolted awake and checked the time-just six in the morning. She had managed to sleep for

Olsen and saw her expression was still calm, seemingly dreaming about something as her brows

then turned to Taylor.

made

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face was haggard, his eyes sunk in, clearly having not slept all night,

a single night, his face

gripping Mrs. Olsen’s hand tightly, occasionally damping

felt a stir in her heart.

but pour Taylor a

that suddenly appeared before him, paused slightly, and followed it to see Keira, but this time, he didn’t

the water and only took a co of

also came from outside

and, upon seeing Keir and Taylor, her pupils shrank slightly. She then said, “Dad, you haven’t rested or eaten anything all-night. I bought you breakfast.

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dismissively and said,

immediately surprised both

Keira.

out that, overnight, Taylor’s voice had become

had, he probably wouldn’t have been able to speak at all now.

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

suit. “Dad,

continued to gesture no. “Shirley is unconscious and can’t eat.

up.”

very

interacted with him much and not being very close,

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