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Seeing that she wasn’t looking around everywhere, but seemed to be making a fuss over nothing, Howard became angry, “Keera, let me tell you, if you don’t behave later, don’t blame me for not being polite to

you!”

No sooner had he spoken than Amy, who had been asleep for most of the trip and had just woken up, immediately said, “Daddy, don’t hit Mommy!”

Keira’s gaze sharpened in an instant upon hearing this.

And thinking back to how, back at home, Howard would casually grab her hair…

So, this scumbag was also domestically abusing her

sis

clenched tightly.

ard snorted. “I won’t hit her if that’s what you want, but then you need to make sure your mother

listens and behaves herself later.”

Amy immediately looked at Keira with a nervous expression. “Mommy, if you listen, Daddy won’t hit

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you…”

Amy had a pair of pretty eyes, very similar to hers, and there was a flash of timidity and panic in them when she spoke, which was especially heart-wrenching.

Keira touched her head. “Don’t worry, Amy, no one will ever hit… Mommy again in the future.”

She didn’t want to tell the little child that her mother

might have already passed away…

Howard’s mother just scoffed. “Oh, that sounds so

scary.”

Howard paid her no attention.

There was a bit of a queue, and Howard’s car was stuck

at the entrance.

A rumbling noise came from Amy’s stomach, clearly

ind

unger.

wned, realizing for the first time that in the six hours since they arrived in Oceanion, she dn’t given Amy anything to eat.

Although she had never raised a child, she understood

that even adults would suffer if they went without food for so long, let alone children.

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there

luggage, just look for it,” said

to find a few packets

mother immediately took them

Howard after opening

spicy food because of

from.

them devour the snacks, rummaged through the bag again, and found only a can of milk

“How do you mix the milk

Howard’

but

scoffed. “Of course

in

angry. “Then why didn’t you bring er for Amy?”

She had been rushed into the car

grandmother!!

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mother defiantly said, “You’re always the one preparing hot water for the child, so how should I know? Besides, if a small child goes hungry, they just go hungry… Missing one méal won’t

Keira even more,

Amy last eat? Did she

breakfast?”

startled Howard’s mother.

something. “Did she not eat? What about last night?”

her mouth and quickly retorted. “I’m not the child’s

How would

Kei was shocked.

eat last night either?!

looked toward Amy, only to see the child clutching her stomach, trying hard to suck on

pale, and sweat was beading

a symptom of

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baby formula in

that, she was about to get

car door clicked as

making a fuss about? We’re here to attend Mrs. Horton’s funeral. Bringing the child with you, isn’t that asking for trouble?

urgently, “Exactly, a child won’t die from skipping a couple of meals! Why

attend

get kicked out because of you, wouldn’t me

cour

“Amy has low blood sugar. Is fe less

at her. “It’s just low blood sugar. She won’t die! If she’s really starving, let her eat some

girl and

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as well. She won’t have to compete with Howard’s son for the inheritance in the future!”

at these words that she was about to

them now. She

mouse!”

word indeed startled Howard’s mother. She nearly jumped out of the car. “Where is it? Open the door and let me get

also spooked and unbuckled his seatbelt,

pushed the door open, took the

striding toward the ay of the

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