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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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for causing her miscarriage. I’m just trying

rebuked vehemently. “She’s Shirley’s daughter, my daughter, but you’re not! Even if Isla did something wrong,

If you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have

return your flesh

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 you! In Crera,

hands on

arrogant.

wasn’t having any of it. “We’ll deal with the future later. Today,

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the three people in

by word, with resounding force, she said,

mine, nor

strength rising within her. “I

her forcefulness and involuntarily took a step

been repaid long

she turned

panicked and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are

Taylor also frowned.

to Poppy with tears in

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Horton family will surely divorce me!

I might as well

brought Poppy to her

“Keira! Stop

in her steps

reached for the doorknob, a cry from Isla came from behind her. “Aunt

hand. She pressed against her own neck, her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare

steps faltered slightly.

at Poppy with only scorn in

this her

was completely controlled by her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no

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

words made Poppy’s pupils

hesitation, Keira

and walked out.

as she stepped out, she saw a

well as Oliver and Nathan, were

front of them stood

even show a hint of guilt, but is instead very arrogant… We of

pitiful act made the reporters look

Nathan exchanged glances, excitement flashing in their

this era of the internet, public opinion was

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