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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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causing her miscarriage. I’m just trying to

my daughter, but you’re not! Even if Isla did something wrong, you have to take the blame

If you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing to do with us ever again, then strip off this flesh, remove your tendons

then return your flesh and blood

the rest of your life! I’ll follow you like maggots on bones.

on her hips, her

arrogant.

of it. “We’ll deal with the future

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at the three

by word, with resounding force, she said,

any debts that are not mine, nor

strength rising within her.

forcefulness and involuntarily took

your daughter; the money that the Olsen family spent on me over the years has been repaid long ago. I

leaving those words, she turned and

and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are

Taylor also frowned.

only turn to Poppy

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family will

might as well

brought Poppy to her

“Keira!

didn’t pause in her steps at all.

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

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

steps faltered slightly.

only scorn in her eyes.

her

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

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at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead

words made Poppy’s pupils contract.

Keira opened the

and walked out.

stepped out, she saw a group of people standing outside.

as well as Oliver and Nathan, were

of them stood several reporters.

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 the first branch of the family can’t go on like this! My friends from the

act made the reporters look

exchanged glances, excitement

the

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