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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 just trying to prove my innocence!”

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

opportunity, Poppy shouted, “Exactly, you owe that to the Olsens. If you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing to do with us ever again,

your flesh and blood

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 comes first. I

on her hips,

arrogant.

it. “We’ll deal with the future later. Today, I must

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three people in front of her.

word, with resounding

mine, nor will I bear any blame that is

her gaze fixed on Poppy. At that moment, she felt a true strength rising within her. “I couldn’t choose my birthright. I owe you a

was intimidated by her forcefulness and involuntarily took

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

leaving those words, she turned

and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are not

Taylor also frowned.

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

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family

might as well be dead!”

Poppy to

“Keira! Stop right

pause in her steps

a cry from Isla came from behind her. “Aunt

back, 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

steps faltered slightly.

Poppy with only

this her mother?

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

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let out a mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy and

words made Poppy’s

any hesitation, Keira opened the

and walked out.

soon as she stepped out, she saw a group of people standing

well as Oliver and Nathan, were all

front of them

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 reporters look

exchanged glances, excitement flashing

this era of the internet, public opinion

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