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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

too. There’s some in the luggage, just look for it,” said Howard’s

and rummaged through to find a few packets of spicy

took them

after

food because of where

from.

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

frowned. “How do you mix

Howard’

but

course with warm water,

in the car!”

“Then why didn’t

children. She had been rushed into the car by

grandmother!!

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water for the child, so how should I know? Besides, if

response infuriated Keira even

did Amy last eat? Did she have

breakfast?”

startled

realized something. “Did she not

her mouth and

How would I know!”

Kei was shocked.

last night

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

pale, and sweat was beading on

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eat something right away. If there’s only baby formula in the car… I’ll go to Horton’s

she was about to get out

the car door clicked as it locked.

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

skipping a couple of meals! Why do you have to cause a scene in

here to attend the funeral out of

kicked out because of you, wouldn’t me

cour

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

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

“A girl and

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

so angry at these words that

fight with them now. She only glanced forward and suddenly

mouse!”

car. “Where

and unbuckled his seatbelt,

pushed the door open, took the

the car, striding toward

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