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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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asked, “Is there

the luggage, just look for it,” said Howard’s

nodded and rummaged through to find a

took them and

after opening the bag.

loved spicy food because of where they

from.

a can of milk powder and nothing else suitable for

do you mix the milk

Howard’

but

course

water in

little angry. “Then why didn’t

care of children. She had been rushed into the car by Howard, but Howard’s mother was

grandmother!!

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“You’re always the one preparing hot water for the child, so how should I know? Besides, if

response infuriated Keira even more, and she

last eat?

breakfast?”

question startled

not eat? What about last night?”

snacks in her mouth and

How would I

Kei was shocked.

last night either?!

stomach, trying hard to suck on her fingers, yet not daring to cry out

was pale, and sweat

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“She needs to eat something right away. If there’s only baby formula in the car… I’ll go to Horton’s house to get hot

that, she was about to get out of the

clicked as it

turned his head back and said harshly, “What are you making a fuss about? We’re here to attend Mrs. Horton’s funeral. Bringing the

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

We’re only here to attend the funeral out of

of you, wouldn’t me for nothing?”

cour

were sharp. “Amy has low blood sugar. Is fe less important to you than a

She won’t die! If she’s really starving, let her

also conffed “A girl and a hurdan

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gone. It’s just as well. She won’t have to compete with Howard’s son for the inheritance

these words that she was about to

with them now. She only glanced

mouse!”

out of the car. “Where is it? Open the door and let me get out!”

spooked and unbuckled his seatbelt, subconsciously opening

immediately pushed the door open, took the

of the car, striding toward the ay of the Horton

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