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Keira ended the call and looked toward Lewis, her

eyes astonishingly bright after just shedding tears.

“Mrs. Olsen is awake.” ”

Lewis subconsciously turned to glance in the direction of the bedroom, hesitating, “I…”

“You stay here and take care of Grandma. I’ll go back

and see her.”

Keira didn’t want to make it difficult for him and

simply left those words before walking out.

Lewis didn’t insist and said to Tom, “Take Keira there.”

Sitting in the car, Keira was extremely anxious. She, who always drove at a steady thirty miles per hour, now wished the car could go faster.

Half an hour later, the car arrived at the hospital’s inpatient building.

Just as Keira was about to run upstairs after getting out of the car, her steps faltered slightly, and she instinctively glanced toward the parking lot.

She saw that the spot where Uncle Olsen’s car had

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been parked was now empty

Presumably, Uncle Olsen had already returned to

Clance?

This thought merely flickered by, and Keira entered the building and sprinted to the third floor.

Standing breathlessly at the doorway, she saw Taylor both crying and laughing as he fed Mrs. Olsen water, while Mrs. Olsen looked at him in resignation.

Hearing footsteps, Mrs. Olsen slightly turned her head, looking toward the door.

For a moment, their gazes locked.

Keira felt as if she were rooted to the spot, unable to

move.

She stared blankly at Mrs. Olsen.

Her emotions were indescribably tumultuous and

complex.

As a child, every time she saw Mrs. Olsen speak gently to Isla, she was envious. She had often thought, how

wonderful would it be if Mrs. Olsen were her mother?

She had never imagined that one day this dream

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would come true.

moment, the look in Mrs. Olsen’s eyes

sorrow, pity, and the same tender warmth and deep affection she had for Isla!

tingle again, and her eyes

mouth opened and closed without knowing what to say that could express her feelings at that

felt the situation was somewhat awkward, Mrs. Olsen suddenly smiled

cheeks were flushed

from having had a good sleep

“Keira, why are you

Come over here…”

longer and walked

to the side of

puppet, still staring blankly at

Mrs. Olsen.

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front of her felt

come too fast, overwhelming her after 22 years of misery.

Olsen spoke first. “Keira, I need to start by saying I’m sorry to you.”

startled.

swapped at birth. Even though you were always in front of me, I couldn’t recognize you. I watched you getting suppressed and insulted…”

I don’t ask for your forgiveness. I just want to

Mother…

Mrs. Olsen tightly. “I’ve never blamed you. I— I’m so happy. You have no idea how delighted I

cry. “Silly girl, are you still calling me ‘Mrs. Olsen’

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hesitated, then opened her

out, “Mom.”

“I’m here.”

fearing everything in front of her was but a bubble. So, she said softly again,

“I’m here.”

grip and called

“I’m here.”

suddenly felt very sad.

past 22 years. Her nose tingled, and as she was about to say something more, Taylor said,

subdued her

wiped away her tears, stepped back from Mrs. Olsen, and then looked

Olsen, seeing her red-rimmed eyes, reached out to touch

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all the hardships you endured… I never imagined Poppy Hill would be such a person! I shouldn’t have been kind-hearted at that moment, to have

Olsen said this, she

gently patting her back. “Alright, alright, Shirley, don’t be

the retribution she deserves! I heard

of her arms was fractured,

hospital for the rest of her life, never to

this, she looked toward Mrs. Olsen.

there’s also

knowing how to convey Isla’s fate as Mrs. Olsen had raised Isla

loved her.

eyes did soften a bit.

already told me her fate. She took

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