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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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miscarriage. I’m just trying to

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

ties with the Olsens and have nothing to do with us ever again, then strip

flesh and blood

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.

on her

arrogant.

of it. “We’ll deal with the future

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three people in front of her.

resounding force,

any debts that are not mine, nor will

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

forcefulness and involuntarily

looked at Taylor. “I’m not your daughter; the money that the Olsen family spent on me over the years has been repaid long ago. I owe the Olsens nothing! All these lies were concocted by Poppy, and they have nothing to do with me!”

those words, she turned and

shouted, “Keira, you are not allowed to

Taylor also frowned.

and could only turn to Poppy with tears in her

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the Horton family will surely

I might as well be dead!”

sentence brought Poppy

suddenly screamed, “Keira!

in her steps at all.

the doorknob, a cry from Isla came from

back, only to see a 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

faltered

Poppy with only scorn in her

her mother?

Poppy

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let out a mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy

words made Poppy’s pupils

hesitation, Keira opened the door

and walked out.

she saw a group of people standing outside.

Oliver and Nathan,

of them

heartless Lewis, 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

pitiful act made the reporters

excitement flashing

of the internet, public opinion

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