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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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and framed me for causing her miscarriage. I’m just trying to prove my

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

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

your flesh and blood

you? Keira, let me tell you, your life was given 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 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 don’t believe you can do anything

hands on

arrogant.

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

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directly at the three people in front

resounding force,

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

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

forcefulness and involuntarily took

me over the years has been repaid long ago. I owe the Olsens nothing! All these lies were concocted by Poppy, and they have

those words, she turned and

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

Taylor also frowned.

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

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Horton family will surely divorce

might as well be

sentence brought Poppy to

“Keira!

in her steps at

reached for the doorknob, a cry from Isla came

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

steps faltered

looked at Poppy with only scorn in

this her

grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she started to

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mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy

words made

hesitation, Keira

and walked out.

she saw a

Melissa, as well as Oliver and Nathan, were all there.

of them stood several reporters.

even show a hint of guilt, but is instead very arrogant… We of the first

made the

and Nathan exchanged glances, excitement flashing in

era of the internet,

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