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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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her miscarriage. I’m just trying to prove my

Shirley’s daughter, my daughter, but you’re not! Even if Isla did something

to the Olsens. 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 flesh and blood to us!”

by 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

her hands on her hips, her

arrogant.

any of it. “We’ll deal with the

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three people

with resounding force, she said, “I,

bear any debts that are not mine, nor will I

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

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 Olsens nothing! All these lies were concocted

she turned and

immediately shouted, “Keira, you

Taylor also frowned.

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

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family will surely

might as well be dead!”

brought Poppy to her senses.

screamed, “Keira!

her steps at all.

doorknob, a cry from Isla came from behind

crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare to go out and tell them the truth, die right here! Keira,

faltered slightly.

with only scorn in her

this her mother?

but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer

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mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead

few words made Poppy’s pupils contract.

without any hesitation, Keira opened the

and walked out.

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

well as Oliver and Nathan,

them

doesn’t even show a hint of guilt, but is instead very

made the

excitement

of the

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