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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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her miscarriage. I’m just trying to

not! Even if Isla did something wrong, you have to

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

flesh

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 have to provide for me, or else I’ll make trouble.

her hands on her

arrogant.

the future later. Today, I must restore

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directly at the three people in front of

resounding force, she said,

are not mine, nor will I bear any blame

within

her forcefulness and involuntarily

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

those words, she turned and walked out.

shouted, “Keira, you are not

Taylor also frowned.

she couldn’t stop Keira and could only turn to Poppy with tears in her eyes. “Keira, if you reveal

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truth, the Horton family will surely

I might as well

brought Poppy to her senses.

suddenly screamed, “Keira!

didn’t pause in her steps

doorknob, a cry from Isla came from behind her. “Aunt Hill, what are you doing?!”

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

faltered slightly.

only scorn in

this her

child, she was completely controlled by her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she started to threaten her with

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mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy and said

words made

any hesitation, Keira opened the door

and walked out.

soon as she stepped out, she saw a group

well as Oliver and Nathan, were all there.

front of them

His wife killed my grandson, and now she doesn’t even show a hint of guilt, but

the reporters look

excitement flashing in their

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