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Keira looked at Lewis in surprise.

When he came, he had casually mentioned that

Madeleine had saved his life, but he hadn’t shared the

details.

Had it also been a case of abduction and trafficking…?

Only, unlike her own situation, had he nearly been

killed at the time?

If that were the case, then this would indeed be considered a life-saving grace.

No wonder Lewis was so accommodating toward

Madeleine.

While she was thinking, Lewis had already started to speak, his voice deep and gentle, with a hint of tenderness. “Sorry, I misspoke.”

He still held Keira’s hand tightly, his eyes having a complicated emotion as he looked at Madeleine, and explained earnestly, “I thought that a childhood promise is still a promise. Although I don’t love you, could stay unmarried for a lifetime, and be there for

I

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you when you need me, but I didn’t expect to have a marriage arrangement with Keira, nor did I expect to fall in love with her. I’ve thought about this for a long

time.”

He spoke slowly, with deliberate pauses. “Between you and her, I’m destined to let one down, so I choose her.

“Miss Davis, I won’t come to see you anymore, and you don’t have to call me either. I won’t stop paying your medical expenses, and you can ask the director for anything you need. Besides companionship, I’ll try to meet all your material needs!”

Upon hearing this, Madeleine’s face turned pale.

After leaving those words, he didn’t give Madeleine a chance to speak any further and pulled Keira away.

Keira left the hospital room with him, and suddenly, the desperate, heartbreaking cries of Madeleine came

from behind them.

Unfortunately, Lewis never looked back.

Keira was no saint; she didn’t feel pity for Madeleine and only found her pitiful.

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heartlessly rejecting Madeleine at this moment was because of his deep affection for Keira.

She looked at Lewis holding her hand and squeezed back firmly.

She thought, as long as Lewis didn’t let go of her hand, perhaps she would never let go of his hand in this lifetime…

The two left the hospital and drove away.

On the road, Lewis’s phone kept ringing.

at it and

number.

the

answered, and the director’s

Davis is trying to

“The patient is

doctor.”

director was startled.

ahead. “Don’t come to me again

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“Right? Okay, okay.”

but after

anything but went

they sneaked a peek at old Mrs. Horton, and, seeing that she was sleeping soundly, they returned to the bedroom.

about to go to the guest bedroom but was caught by Lewis’s tight grasp.

into her eyes. “Keira, tonight let’s become real husband and

her heartbeat suddenly began

adults. Of

what Lewis meant…

a bed

the shyness in her,

to follow her own desires. She then turned her head, her face

entered Lewis’s room, a bit coyly.

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entered, the door behind

the man

Keira was startled.

already so impatient?

thought about this, she

tight, burying his head in the crook of her shoulder without

moves.

then heard the man laugh and say, “Keira, I’m very happy today.”

also very happy.

Lewis would take such

Madeleine and he had already made

quite good…

around his waist, feeling his

way of confessing his love to her,

wasn’t it?

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between the two; they just held each

and self-control, as she stifled a

quite ready mentally and thought it was better

the next day.

from the second branch came to join old Mrs. Horton for

Mrs. Horton immediately smiled so wide her

together last night, and after returning they both entered Lewis’s room.

was truly delighted from the bottom of her

heart!

but frown. “Sister-in-law, the elders

this late does she usually respect

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was worried Keira might

kind of talk is too much. When young folks sleep a lot, they should sleep more! Besides, I’ve told you, my granddaughter-in-law is remarkable, not just dutiful and kind, but also not someone to be

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