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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.

to tell the reporters it wasn’t like that

wanted to help

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

you’re all so interested in our private life as a couple,

hearing this, Lewis

a woman of few words, not good at explaining. Was she

was pondering, he heard her

ever

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reporters were slightly

someone answered, “Yes.”

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

reporters were instantly at

branch. “You can’t say it like that. We were just playing, but Mr. Horton and Miss Madeleine’s situation is clearly

“Yes, she saved his life, didn’t she? So, is

reporter was

when Mr. Horton found her, Madeleine was being beaten by her mother and father, wanting to sell

statement modo Madeleine’s mother choke un

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then she wailed. “I just wanted her to get

didn’t want her to

Madeleine’s

about?”

her. “You’re all only concerned

Lewis could have saved her, but he was merely her medicine! Since when did a person’s death cease to be about holding the executioner accountable and instead become about questioning the medicine?”

stunned into silence

suffering from 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?

without Mr. Horton!”

the reporters and people watching

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broadcast fell silent.

continued. “Over these years, the amount of money Madeleine spent on treatments both at home and abroad is something an ordinary

Horton established a mental hospital here for her! During these five years, whenever

can do

you blame Mr. Horton for the medicine not being administered in time.

this?!”

Madeleine’s mother. “You repeatedly claim it’s for Madeleine’s own good, but are you even fit

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

here!”

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your child. Just ask any elder, and we’ll find out, right? Evidence is something

caught off guard

you’ve reminded me, I’m going to call the police now and report you for

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

quickly, filed a

Madeleine’s mother.

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

reporters turned their attention back

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also asking, “Mrs. Horton, what you said just now made sense, but the problem now is that the medicine can’t stop.

reporter who had spoken, her

resolute.

had a bad feeling and quickly pulled the car

heard the cool

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

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

her gaze resolute

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