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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 to

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

sever ties with the Olsens and

your flesh and blood

can 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

hands on her

arrogant.

“We’ll deal with the future later. Today, I

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the three people in

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

debts that are not mine, nor will

her gaze fixed on Poppy. At that moment, she felt a true strength rising within her. “I couldn’t choose my birthright. I owe you a life, if you

her forcefulness and involuntarily took a step back.

looked at Taylor. “I’m not your daughter; 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 concocted by Poppy, and

leaving those words, she

you

Taylor also frowned.

only turn to Poppy with

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the Horton family will surely

I might as well be dead!”

sentence brought Poppy to her senses.

suddenly screamed, “Keira! Stop

in her steps at

she reached for the doorknob, a cry from Isla

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

faltered slightly.

Poppy with only scorn

her mother?

she grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she started

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at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead

few words made

any hesitation, Keira opened the door

and walked out.

soon as she stepped out, she saw a group of

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

them stood several

show a hint of

pitiful act made the

excitement flashing in their eyes.

the

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