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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

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

you owe that to the Olsens. If you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing

your flesh and blood

curse for the rest of your life! I’ll follow you like maggots on bones. When I get old, you’ll

placed her hands on her hips, her demeanor

arrogant.

wasn’t having any of it. “We’ll deal with the future later. Today,

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looked directly at the three people in front of

with resounding force,

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

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

by her forcefulness and involuntarily took a step

has been repaid long ago. I owe the Olsens nothing! All these lies were concocted by Poppy, and they have nothing to do with

she

you are not

Taylor also frowned.

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

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the Horton family will

as well be

sentence brought Poppy to

“Keira! Stop

in her steps at all.

a cry from Isla came from behind her. “Aunt

a fruit knife grasped in Poppy’s hand. She pressed against her own neck, her eyes almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If

steps faltered

at Poppy with only scorn

this her

Poppy could no longer control her, she started to threaten her with her

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looked at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead

few words made Poppy’s

Keira

and walked out.

she saw a group of people standing

as Oliver and Nathan, were all

of them stood several

the 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

pitiful act made the reporters look solemn.

excitement flashing in

era of the internet, public opinion

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