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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 just trying to prove my innocence!”

Even if Isla did something wrong, you have

to the Olsens. If you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing to do

your flesh and blood

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

on her hips, her demeanor

arrogant.

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

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three people in front of her.

resounding force,

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

At that moment, she felt a true strength rising within her. “I couldn’t

by her forcefulness and involuntarily took a

“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 they have nothing to

leaving those words, she turned

and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are not allowed

Taylor also frowned.

to Poppy with tears in her eyes.

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family will surely divorce

I might as

brought Poppy to her senses.

“Keira! Stop right there!”

didn’t pause in her steps at all.

Isla came

her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare to go out and tell them the truth, die right here! Keira,

faltered

looked at Poppy with only scorn in

this her

a child, she was completely controlled by her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she

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let out a mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy and said softly,

words made Poppy’s

without any hesitation, Keira opened

and walked out.

out, she saw a group of people

as Oliver and Nathan, were all

front of them stood several reporters.

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

act made the reporters look solemn.

and Nathan exchanged glances, excitement

of the

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