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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 anything to

There’s some in the luggage, just look for

rummaged through to find a few packets of

mother immediately took them and started

Howard after

loved spicy food because of where they

from.

watched them devour the snacks, rummaged through the bag again, and found only a can of milk powder and nothing else suitable for

you mix

Howard’

but

scoffed. “Of course

water in the

why didn’t you bring er for Amy?”

no experience in king care of children. She

grandmother!!

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hot water for the child, so how should I know? Besides, if a small child goes hungry, they just

response infuriated Keira even more,

last eat? Did she have

breakfast?”

question startled

not eat? What about last

guiltily stuffed the snacks in her mouth and

How would

Kei was shocked.

eat last

toward Amy, only to see the child clutching her stomach, trying hard to suck on her fingers, yet not daring to cry out in

little face was pale, and sweat was beading on her

a symptom of low blood

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only baby formula in

to get out of the

door clicked as

We’re here to attend Mrs. Horton’s funeral. Bringing the child with you, isn’t that asking for trouble? If the Horton family drives us out, what do we do

urgently, “Exactly, a child won’t die from skipping a couple of meals! Why do you have to cause a scene in

only here to attend the funeral

kicked out because of you,

cour

low blood sugar. Is fe less important to

blood sugar. She won’t die!

girl

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

words that she was about to

fight with them now. She only

mouse!”

nearly jumped out of the car. “Where is it? Open the door and let me

and unbuckled his

immediately pushed the door open, took

got out of the car, striding

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