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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

but you’re not! Even if Isla did something

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

then return your flesh

never escape my curse for the rest of your life! I’ll follow you like maggots on bones. When I get old,

placed her hands on her hips,

arrogant.

it. “We’ll deal with the future later.

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looked directly at the three people in front

resounding force, she said, “I,

not bear any debts that are not mine, nor

felt a true strength rising within her. “I couldn’t choose my birthright. I owe you a

by her forcefulness and involuntarily

not your daughter; the money that the Olsen family spent on me over the years has been repaid long ago. I owe the

she turned and

you are not allowed to

Taylor also frowned.

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

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Horton family

might as

Poppy

suddenly screamed, “Keira! Stop right there!”

her steps

a cry from Isla came from behind her. “Aunt Hill, what

her own neck, her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare to go

faltered

at Poppy with only

her

by her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she started to threaten her

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at Poppy and said softly, “Then

few words made Poppy’s

Keira opened

and walked out.

as she stepped out, she saw a group

well as Oliver and Nathan, were all there.

of them stood several

hint of guilt, but is instead very arrogant… We of the

pitiful act made the

excitement flashing in their eyes.

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