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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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framed me for causing her miscarriage. I’m just trying to prove

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

ties with the Olsens and have nothing to do with us ever again, then strip off this flesh, remove your

your flesh

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 you! In Crera, filial piety comes first. I

her hands on her hips, her demeanor

arrogant.

having any of it. “We’ll deal with the

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looked directly at the three people in front of her.

word, with resounding force,

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

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 can, take this

and involuntarily took a

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 they have

leaving those words, she turned and

and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are not allowed to tell!”

Taylor also frowned.

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

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the Horton family will surely divorce me!

might as well

sentence brought Poppy to

screamed, “Keira! Stop right there!”

in her steps at

Isla came from behind her. “Aunt Hill, what are you

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

faltered slightly.

looked at Poppy with only scorn in her eyes.

this her

grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she started to threaten her with her own

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

made Poppy’s pupils contract.

Keira opened the door

and walked out.

saw a group of people standing outside.

Melissa, as well as Oliver and Nathan,

them stood several

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

made the reporters look

excitement flashing in

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