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Lewis was striding toward his car at this moment.”

He looked down at his phone.

On the phone was a live broadcast from the entrance

of the Olsen residence.

Madeleine’s mother had driven Keira into a corner!

Lewis was very anxious, so much so that when he heard the driver’s words, without a second thought, he

drove away immediately!

Now, the reporters on the phone were giving Keira a

hard time.

“Mrs. Horton, Miss Madeleine’s mother is pleading with you, won’t you say even a word?”

“That’s a human life; how can you be so cold-hearted?”

“Do you and Mr. Horton really plan to leave Miss

Madeleine to die?”

“Since it was agreed that Miss Madeleine would be married to Mr. Horton, why did Mr. Horton have a change of heart? Was it because you intervened? Mrs.

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Horton, don’t you feel guilty? In the dead of night,

don’t you suddenly feel scared?”

The reporters’ questions were becoming more and more tricky.

Comments of abuse also swept across the live

broadcast chat.

“Dammit! A mistress is taking over?”

“I feel that since you made a promise, you should keep it. How can you abandon her when she is mentally unwell?”

“Isn’t this the very definition of biting the hand that feeds you?”

“If Miss Madeleine finds out when she grows up that the person she saved would treat her this way, I wonder if the younger her would still save him!”

“A real-life version of The Farmer and the Viper story!”

“That’s not even the most important thing! Isn’t the most important thing about Mrs. Horton? She doesn’t say a word. Is she planning to play dead?”

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The public’s accusations made Lewis press the accelerator furiously.

He knew these comments wouldn’t hurt Keira. Her mental resilience had always been strong, but even so, he didn’t want her to be hurt in the slightest.

He ran red lights and sped all the way.

it wasn’t like that

to help clear

turning a corner, Keira’s distinct, cool voice emerged from the

as a couple, then today I’ll take the time

this, Lewis frowned.

not good at

he heard her voice

you ever played house?”

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were slightly stunned,

someone answered, “Yes.”

played house and told a girl you would marry her when you grew up, did

were instantly at a

arranged by the Horton family’s first branch. “You can’t say it like that. We were just playing, but Mr. Horton and Miss Madeleine’s situation is clearly different. Miss Madeleine saved Mr.

and smiled. “Yes, she saved his life, didn’t she? So,

was

eyes and continued. “Five years ago when Mr. Horton found her, Madeleine was being beaten by her mother and father, wanting to sell her to someone

Madeleine’s mother choke un

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“I just

didn’t want her

Madeleine’s mental

about?”

only concerned about

the cause of her illness? It’s because of the abuse she suffered from her parents that she lost all hope in life! Lewis could have saved her, but he was merely her medicine! Since when did a person’s death

stunned into silence once again.

severe depression and autism for five years. If she had gotten married, what state would she be in now? Either living her days in a daze or she would have already jumped off a building, wouldn’t she? Instead of, as of now, rationally telling everyone that she will

without Mr. Horton!”

reporters and people

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broadcast fell silent.

on treatments both at home and abroad is something an ordinary

return to her country, Mr. Horton established a mental hospital here for her! During these five years, whenever she called, Mr.

do

and attempted suicide, you blame Mr. Horton for the medicine not being administered in time. Why don’t you ask the assailants why they hurt her, making her end up like

this?!”

repeatedly claim it’s for

to die now, and it’s because of Mr. Horton. You say I abused my daughter, do you have evidence? Without evidence, don’t talk nonsense

here!”

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husband abusing your child. Just ask any elder, and we’ll find out,

off

now and report you for

that, Keira took out her phone and dialed the police in

filed a case,

Madeleine’s mother.

Horton, by doing this, are you and Mr. Horton plannin to wash your hands of my daughter completely? There’s a saying, ‘If you save someone, save them all the way.’ Don’t you understand? My daughter saved his life. How can

reporters turned their attention

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made sense, but the problem now is that the medicine can’t stop. What are you and Mr. Horton planning to

at the reporter who had spoken, her gaze

resolute.

quickly pulled the car over to the roadside.

heard the cool voice of

here, I’ll clarify right now. I’m not the mistress, Mr. Horton and I are in a relationship out of free will, and he

up. He just wanted to help her with her treatment. As for the

looked toward the camera, her gaze resolute as she

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