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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 prove my innocence!”

vehemently. “She’s Shirley’s daughter, my daughter, but you’re not! Even if Isla did something wrong, you

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

then return your flesh and blood to

escape my curse for the rest of your life! I’ll follow you like

on

arrogant.

with the future

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directly at the three people in front of her.

resounding force,

not bear any debts that are not mine, nor will

a true strength rising within her. “I couldn’t choose

her forcefulness and

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

she turned and

“Keira, you are not

Taylor also frowned.

could only turn to Poppy with tears in her eyes.

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the Horton family will surely divorce me!

I might as well

Poppy

screamed, “Keira! Stop right

her

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

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 out and tell them the truth, die right here! Keira,

faltered

at Poppy with only

her

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

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She looked at Poppy and said softly,

words made Poppy’s pupils contract.

Keira

and walked out.

she saw a group of people standing outside.

Melissa, as well as Oliver

of them stood

she doesn’t even show a hint of guilt, but is instead very arrogant… We of the first branch of the family can’t go on like this! My

made the reporters look

and Nathan exchanged glances, excitement

the

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