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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.

the reporters it wasn’t like that at

to help clear Keira’s

a corner, Keira’s distinct,

couple, then today I’ll take the

hearing this, Lewis frowned.

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

was pondering, he

you ever played

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were slightly

someone answered, “Yes.”

house and told a girl you would marry her when you

instantly at a

We were just playing, but Mr. Horton and

saved his life, didn’t she?

was speechless.

to sell her to someone

statement modo Madeleine’s

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wailed. “I just wanted

her

you know how Madeleine’s mental

about?”

all only concerned about

not, but have you ever thought 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 cease to be about holding the executioner accountable and instead become about

reporters were stunned into silence once again.

autism for five years. If she had gotten married, what state would she be in now? Either living her days in a daze or

without Mr. Horton!”

reporters and people watching the live

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broadcast fell silent.

Madeleine spent on treatments both at home and abroad is something an ordinary family

here for her! During these five years, whenever she called, Mr. Horton was there at her beck and call…

can do

Madeleine is gravely ill and attempted suicide, you blame Mr. Horton for the medicine not being administered in time. Why don’t you ask the assailants why they

this?!”

“You repeatedly claim it’s for Madeleine’s own good,

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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“Everyone on your street knows about you and your husband abusing your child. Just ask any

off guard once again.

police now and report you for abusing Madeleine, resulting in her mental

said that, Keira took out her phone and dialed

quickly, filed a

Madeleine’s mother.

the Horton family’s first branch, her eyes lit up again as she angrily shouted, “Mrs. 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

other reporters turned their attention

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sense, but the problem now is

who had spoken, her

resolute.

had a bad feeling and quickly pulled the car over to

cool voice of a woman

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

As for

looked toward the camera, her gaze resolute as she

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