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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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causing her miscarriage. I’m just

my daughter, but you’re not! Even

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

your flesh and

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

hands on her hips,

arrogant.

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

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directly at the three people in front

by word, with resounding force,

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

rising within her. “I couldn’t choose my

was intimidated by her forcefulness and involuntarily

daughter; the money that the Olsen family spent on me over the years has been repaid long ago. I owe the Olsens nothing! All

leaving those words, she turned

and immediately shouted, “Keira, you are not allowed

Taylor also frowned.

stop Keira and could only turn to Poppy with tears

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truth, the Horton family will

as

Poppy to

“Keira! Stop right there!”

pause in her

the doorknob, a cry from Isla came from behind her. “Aunt Hill, what

almost crazed as she looked at Keira. “If you dare to go out and tell them the truth,

steps faltered

only scorn in

this her

but once she grew up and Poppy could no longer control her, she started to threaten her with her

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a mocking laugh. She looked at Poppy and said softly, “Then go ahead

few words made

hesitation, Keira opened

and walked out.

she saw a group of people standing outside.

as well as Oliver and Nathan, were

front of them stood several

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

the reporters look solemn.

glances, excitement flashing

this era of the internet, public opinion was

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