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Vehicles bustled around them.”

When Keira turned her head to look over, Howard had already grabbed her arm, giving her a wary glance.

But Keira didn’t speak; instead, she calmly looked at

Tom.

Seeing her determined attitude, Howard tried to please Tom with a smile. “You must be Mr. Davis, right? Sorry, we came from Clance to pay our respects, and

the child wanted milk, but we had no hot water… The child’s mother here… she was looking to see if you had any water in the house…”

Keira didn’t offer any further explanation, just quietly watching Tom.

To her surprise, Tom glanced at her only briefly before immediately saying, “The Horton family has plenty of hot water. Shall I get someone to bring it over to you?”

Keira frowned slightly.

What did Tom mean by that?

He didn’t recognize her?

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Keira was full of confusion and was about to say something, but then she closed her mouth.

At this moment, countless doubts surged up in her heart, making her exceedingly cautious!

Upon further thought, the truth of her marriage had been suddenly revealed, and out of the blue, she had gained a twin sister.

And soon after Keera met her, they both faced a deadly

threat!

This indicated that the “they” Keera spoke of, who wanted to kill them, had been surveilling her all along.

Did Tom perceive something? Was that why he didn’t dare acknowledge her?

While she was lost in her thoughts, Howard, in fear, immediately gestured with his hands, his posture very humble. “Please don’t bother. I’ll just go with you to get

some!”

After saying that, he snatched the feeding bottle from Keira’s hand, about to have Keira wait in the car when a honking sound came from within the line of cars.

Howard turned around to see that the cars up front

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had moved, but theirs was still stationary.

And the cars they were blocking were all expensive luxury cars. How could Howard dare to delay?

Tom also frowned and asked. “Whose car is that?”

a placating manner. “Mine. It’s mine. I’ll go start it right now…”

“Then let your wife come with me to

Howard glanced at Keira.

said, “Why don’t I have my mother accompany her?

seat, smiled at Tom in

Tom +1

the two of them to the gatehouse.

a water

began to fill the bottle, and while Howard’s mother wanted to

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eak.

looking around, Keira sird suddenly proached Tom and asked quietly, “What’s tit’s the

Tom

look,

wasps perplexed.

id

was about toit to ›methinging else when Howard’s mother came overover ptly, seizedzed her arm, and said in a cautious tone,one, t are you doidoing? Don’t speak nonsense!””

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merely nod at them.m. ize then turned blablank as he looked ahead,

guard’s lounge by Howard’s mother, while still ng back

she was utterly confused

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didn’t recognize her, Howard’s mother sneered. “What were you just doing? You were trying to cozy up to Mr. Davis, and not even looking at the time! Didn’t Howard tell you on the way here? I heard Mr. Davis and Mrs. Horton are very close, friends even. He’s in

mother released her arm and scoffed. “Howard said you pretend to be aloof and dislike socializing, but it seems you’re not averse to mingling. You just haven’t seen a real

take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Have you seen what you look like right now? You still have the nerve to approach

curling her lip, Howard’s mother returned

slightly taken

“Wash my face?”

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using the black screen as a mirror to take a quick look, and then froze

recognize her. Her

with a thick layer of gentian violet, making her face

unrecognizable…

struck her body, and there were

Keira was dumbfounded.

she been overthinking things all this while, pondering so much, only for it

you standing there for? Get in the

After ”

Howard’s mother

Keira, and when she approached,

tossed her a wet wipe, “Wipe

Don’t embarrass

didn’t refuse.

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the car, she first mixed

using the phone, wiped the solution off

been applied by a nurse in the hospital two days

the past two days with no one to clean her face, it took her a long while to wipe off, leaving some traces, but she could at least make out her original appearance somewhat.

this, Howard had already driven into the

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