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In the hospital.

Keira grabbed Isla’s hand.

Isla turned to look at her, “What’s wrong?”

Keira lowered her head, her expression obscured, but her helplessness and misery were palpable.

It was as if her emotional defenses had crumbled.

Yet the words she uttered next stunned Isla. “I won’t

do as you say.”

Isla frowned.

Poppy, consumed by anger, hit Keira hard on the back several times. “You ungrateful creature, what are you saying? How dare you say no to Miss Isla?! I’ll beat

to death!”

you

After enduring a few blows, Keira suddenly pushed her away with force.

Poppy staggered several steps backward and fell to the ground, then immediately jumped up. “Good heavens, you dare to lay a hand on me? I’m your mother!!”

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Her shrill voice finally got a reaction from Taylor.

He frowned and looked toward them, promptly stood up, then walked over to them. He glanced at Keira,

then at Isla, and finally at Poppy. “What are you arguing about?!”

Just as Poppy was about to speak, Taylor suddenly

raised his arm!

“Slap!”

He didn’t slap Poppy but instead struck Keira’s face

hard!

Keira hadn’t expected him to hit her, given how weak he appeared.

She held her cheek in shock, feeling the burning pain, and looked incredulously at Taylor.

Taylor’s gaze was grim as he glared at her. “It’s you again, it’s always because of you that our family is disrupted. Keira, why don’t you just die? Why are you here bothering Shirley!”

Keira let her hand covering her face slowly drop, and clenched her fist tightly. “You heard everything just now, right? It was Isla who carried someone else’s

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her miscarriage. I’m just trying

Shirley’s daughter, my daughter, but you’re not! Even if Isla did something wrong, you

the opportunity, Poppy shouted, “Exactly, you owe that to the Olsens. If you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have

your flesh and

resurrect, can’t you? Keira, let me tell you, your life was given by me, so it can only be mine! Unless you die, you can never escape my curse for the rest of your life! I’ll follow you

her hands on her hips,

arrogant.

wasn’t having any of it. “We’ll deal with the

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directly at the three people

word, with resounding force, she said,

are not mine, nor will I bear any blame that is not mine!!”

she felt a true strength rising within her. “I couldn’t choose my birthright. I owe you a life, if you

was intimidated by her forcefulness and

been repaid long ago. I owe the Olsens nothing! All these lies were concocted by Poppy, and they have nothing to do with me!”

words, she turned and walked out.

immediately shouted, “Keira, you are

Taylor also frowned.

couldn’t stop Keira and could only turn to Poppy with tears in her eyes. “Keira,

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truth, the Horton family

might as well be

sentence brought Poppy to

suddenly screamed, “Keira! Stop

in her steps at

as she reached for the doorknob, a cry from Isla came from

knife grasped in Poppy’s hand. She pressed against her own neck, her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare

faltered

with only scorn in her

this her

she was completely controlled by her, but once she grew up and Poppy could

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laugh. She looked at Poppy and said softly, “Then go

few words made

any hesitation, Keira opened

and walked out.

she stepped out, she saw a group

Melissa, as well as Oliver and

front of them stood several reporters.

show you just how heartless Lewis, the CEO of Horton Group, is! His wife killed my grandson, and now she doesn’t even show a hint of guilt, but is instead very arrogant… We of the first branch of the family can’t go on like this! My friends

the

Nathan exchanged glances, excitement flashing in their

this era of the internet, public

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