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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

what?!” Taylor rebuked vehemently. “She’s Shirley’s daughter, my daughter, but you’re not! Even if Isla did something wrong, you have to take the blame for

want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing to do with us ever again, then strip off this flesh, remove your tendons

return your flesh and

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

placed her hands on her hips, her

arrogant.

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

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directly at the three people in

by word, with resounding

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

Poppy. At that moment, she felt a true strength rising within her. “I

by her forcefulness and involuntarily took a step

at Taylor. “I’m not your daughter; the money that the Olsen family spent on me over the years has been repaid long

she turned

and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are not

Taylor also frowned.

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

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Horton family will surely

might as well be dead!”

Poppy

“Keira! Stop right

her

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

looked at

steps faltered slightly.

Poppy with only scorn in her

her

her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she

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Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead and

made Poppy’s pupils

hesitation, Keira opened the

and walked out.

out, she saw a

as well 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 arrogant… We of the first branch of the family can’t go on like this! My friends

the reporters look

glances, excitement flashing in their eyes.

the internet,

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