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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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framed me for causing her miscarriage.

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

you want to sever ties with the Olsens and have nothing

return your flesh and blood

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,

placed her hands on her

arrogant.

it. “We’ll deal with the

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looked directly at the three people

with resounding force, she said, “I,

debts that are not mine, nor will I

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

by her forcefulness and involuntarily

repaid long ago. I owe the

words, she turned

shouted, “Keira, you are not

Taylor also frowned.

turn to Poppy

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Horton family

as

sentence brought Poppy to her

“Keira!

pause in her steps at

she reached for the doorknob, a cry from Isla came

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 the truth, die right here! Keira, do you really want to drive

steps faltered slightly.

with only scorn

this her

by her, but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she started to threaten her with her own life, seriously?

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out a mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy and

words made Poppy’s

Keira opened the

and walked out.

as she stepped out, she saw a group of people standing

Oliver and Nathan, were all there.

front of them stood several

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 from the press, you are the

the

and Nathan exchanged glances, excitement flashing in their eyes.

this era of the internet, public opinion was

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