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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

not! Even if Isla did something wrong, you have

with the Olsens and have nothing to do with us ever again, then

then return your flesh and blood to us!”

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 follow you like maggots on bones. When I get old, you’ll have to provide for me, or else I’ll make

hands on her

arrogant.

wasn’t having any of it. “We’ll deal with the future later. Today, I must restore my own

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three people in front

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

are not mine, nor will

moment, she felt a true strength rising within

was intimidated by her forcefulness and involuntarily took a

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 out.

panicked and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are not allowed to

Taylor also frowned.

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

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Horton family will surely divorce

might as well be

sentence brought Poppy

screamed, “Keira! Stop right there!”

pause in her steps at

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

looked back, only to see a fruit knife grasped in Poppy’s hand. She pressed against her own neck, her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare to go

steps faltered

only scorn

this her mother?

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

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let out a mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead and

few words made Poppy’s pupils contract.

Keira opened the

and walked out.

stepped out, she saw

Oliver and Nathan, were all there.

front of them stood several

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

pitiful act made the reporters look solemn.

excitement flashing

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