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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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for causing her miscarriage.

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

opportunity, Poppy shouted, “Exactly, you owe that to the Olsens. If you want to sever ties with the Olsens

then return your flesh and blood to

rest of your life! I’ll follow you

her hands on her

arrogant.

the future later. Today, I must

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looked directly at the three people

with resounding

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

on Poppy. At that moment, she felt a true strength rising within her. “I

by her forcefulness and involuntarily took

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 do with

leaving those words, she turned

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

Taylor also frowned.

she couldn’t stop Keira and could only turn to Poppy with tears

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family

as well

Poppy to

screamed, “Keira!

her steps

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

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 out and tell them the truth, die right here!

faltered

looked at Poppy with only scorn in her

this her mother?

her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer control

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at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead

few words made Poppy’s pupils

without any hesitation, Keira opened the

and walked out.

saw a group of people

Oliver and Nathan, were all there.

them stood several reporters.

CEO of Horton 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 press, you are the most

pitiful act made the reporters look solemn.

exchanged glances, excitement flashing in their eyes.

of the internet, public opinion was

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