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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

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

shouted, “Exactly, you owe that to the Olsens. If you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing to

your flesh and blood

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 trouble. I’ll sue you! In Crera, filial piety

her hands on her

arrogant.

the future later. Today, I must restore

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the three people in front of her.

by word, with resounding

will not bear any debts that are not mine, nor will I bear any blame that is not

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

her forcefulness and

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

she turned and walked out.

immediately shouted, “Keira, you are

Taylor also frowned.

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

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truth, the Horton family will surely

I might as

brought Poppy

screamed, “Keira! Stop right

didn’t pause in her steps at

she reached for the doorknob, a cry from Isla came from behind

neck, her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you

faltered

looked at Poppy with only scorn in

her

a child, she was completely controlled by her, but once she grew up and Poppy

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at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead

few words made Poppy’s pupils contract.

hesitation, Keira opened the door

and walked out.

out, she saw

as well as Oliver and Nathan,

front of them

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

pitiful act made the reporters look

excitement flashing in their

the internet, public opinion

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