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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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me for causing her miscarriage. I’m

my daughter, but you’re not! Even if Isla did something wrong, you have to take the blame for her!”

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

then return your flesh and blood to us!”

can only be mine! Unless you die, you can never escape my curse for the rest of your

on her hips,

arrogant.

with the future

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at the three people in front of her.

by word, with resounding force, she said, “I,

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

rising within her. “I couldn’t

was intimidated by her forcefulness and involuntarily

the money that the Olsen family spent on me over the years has been repaid long ago. I owe the Olsens nothing! All these lies were

words, she turned and walked

shouted, “Keira, you are not

Taylor also frowned.

turn to Poppy with tears in her eyes. “Keira, if

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truth, the Horton family will surely divorce me!

I might as well be

sentence brought Poppy

suddenly screamed, “Keira!

in her steps at

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

almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare to go out and

steps faltered slightly.

at Poppy with only scorn in her

this her mother?

Poppy could no

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

words made Poppy’s

without any hesitation, Keira opened the

and walked out.

saw a group of people

Melissa, as well as Oliver and

front of them stood several reporters.

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 can’t go on like this! My friends from the press, you are the most just in the world, please help

act made the

exchanged glances, excitement flashing in their

era of the internet, public opinion was

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