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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. I’m just trying to prove my

“She’s Shirley’s daughter, my daughter, but you’re not! Even if

you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing

your flesh and blood to us!”

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

hands on her hips, her demeanor

arrogant.

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

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looked directly at the three people in

resounding

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

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

her forcefulness and involuntarily

the money that the Olsen family spent on me over the years has been repaid long ago. I owe the Olsens nothing! All

those words, she turned

and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are not allowed to

Taylor also frowned.

to Poppy with tears in her eyes. “Keira, if you reveal

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truth, the Horton family will surely divorce

might as well be

brought Poppy to her

suddenly screamed, “Keira! Stop right there!”

in her

cry from Isla came from behind her. “Aunt Hill, what

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

faltered slightly.

only scorn in her

her

completely controlled by her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer

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let out a mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy and said softly, “Then go

words made Poppy’s pupils

hesitation, Keira

and walked out.

saw a group of people standing

Melissa, as well as Oliver and Nathan, were all

front of them

wife killed my grandson, and now she doesn’t even show a hint of guilt, but

made the reporters

and Nathan exchanged glances, excitement

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