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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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miscarriage. I’m just trying

Taylor rebuked vehemently. “She’s Shirley’s daughter, my daughter, but you’re not! Even

sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing to do with us

flesh and

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 like maggots on bones. When I get old, you’ll have to provide for me, or else I’ll make trouble. I’ll sue

placed her hands on

arrogant.

the future later. Today, I

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three people in

resounding force, she

bear any debts that are not mine, nor will I bear any blame that

that moment, she felt a true strength rising within

forcefulness and involuntarily took

Olsen family spent on me over the years has been repaid

words, she turned and walked

“Keira, you are not allowed

Taylor also frowned.

turn to Poppy with tears in her eyes.

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family will surely divorce

as

sentence brought Poppy to her

“Keira! Stop right

in her steps

as she reached for the doorknob, a cry from Isla came from behind her. “Aunt Hill, what are you

looked back, only to see a fruit knife grasped in Poppy’s hand. She pressed against her own neck, her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira.

faltered

only scorn in

her mother?

by her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she started to

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at Poppy and said softly, “Then

few words made

without any hesitation, Keira opened the

and walked out.

she saw a group of people standing outside.

Melissa, as well as Oliver and Nathan, were all there.

them

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

made the reporters look

Nathan exchanged glances, excitement flashing

this era of the internet, public opinion was

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