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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 to

what?!” Taylor rebuked vehemently. “She’s Shirley’s daughter, my daughter, but you’re not! Even if Isla did

opportunity, Poppy shouted, “Exactly, you owe that to the Olsens. If you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing to do with

return your flesh and blood to

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 like maggots on bones. When I get old, you’ll

on her hips, her

arrogant.

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

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directly at the three people in front of her.

with resounding force, she said, “I,

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

felt a true strength rising within her. “I couldn’t choose my birthright. I owe

and involuntarily

repaid long ago. I owe the Olsens nothing! All these lies were concocted by Poppy, and they

leaving those words, she turned and walked

panicked and immediately shouted, “Keira, you

Taylor also frowned.

and could only turn to Poppy with tears in her eyes. “Keira,

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Horton family will surely divorce

might as well be dead!”

Poppy to her

suddenly screamed, “Keira! Stop right

her steps

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

a fruit knife grasped in Poppy’s hand. She pressed against her own neck, her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare to go out and tell them the truth, die right here! Keira, do you really want to drive your own mother to

steps faltered

Poppy with only scorn in her eyes.

this her

once she grew up and Poppy could

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looked at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead and die.”

made

any hesitation, Keira opened the door

and walked out.

she saw a group of people standing outside.

Oliver

them stood several reporters.

was there, tearfully complaining, “We asked you to come to 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

the reporters

excitement flashing in their eyes.

era of the internet, public opinion