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Uncle Olsen’s gaze swept over her before settling back on the coffin.”

He hesitated as he observed Keira, his brows slightly furrowing.

Keira was still unaware of his identity and asked, “Handsome Uncle, what’s wrong?”

Uncle Olsen was still frowning.

They had originally made plans to dine together, but then Jodie South arrived, followed by the news that her daughter had been kidnapped, out at sea.

He immediately arranged to mobilize all the manpower he could in Oceanion, even calling people from Clance, to search the sea, and eventually, they pulled up a bloated corpse.

The face of the corpse was swollen from being in the water, rendering it unrecognizable.

Jodie South took one look and said it wasn’t her daughter.

However, the police immediately conducted a DNA

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comparison, confirming the identity of the deceased.

Jodie was overcome with shock at the revelation and fainted, remaining unconscious until now.

That old scoundrel Taylor had been by Jodie’s side the

whole time.

Uncle Olsen was there today to represent Jodie and to see her daughter off on her last journey.

It simply wasn’t right for someone to be buried without any kin by their side.

But he had never expected to encounter his young friend in such a place.

He looked at Keira again. “You know Mrs. Horton…?”

Keira pursed her lips, looking down as she lied, “Yes, I’m her high school classmate.”

Uncle Olsen nodded and apologized. “Sorry that I didn’t show up as we planned that day. I had to leave early due to an urgent matter…”

Only now did Keira realize that she also hadn’t made it

to the meal with Uncle Olsen that day.

Her throat tightened as she waved her hand

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dismissively. “I happened to have something urgent

that day too.”

was a matter of life and

eyes, Uncle Olsen broached another subject. “You know

aback. “What

“I’ve heard she’s not doing well. If you’re Mrs.

“Mrs. Olsen is not doing well?”

Uncle Olsen nodded.

go

leave, but Howard grabbed her arm. “Keera, where have you just been? Don’t wander around at

frowned and after a moment’s thought, she said, “I heard that Mrs. Horton’s mother, Mrs. Olsen, isn’t well. I

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words. “You’ve finally learned to mingle? I’ve heard that Mr. Horton is deeply committed to Mrs. Horton. If you can win

be very beneficial to our company down the

“But I’m not done here

Anv

could pay their respects at the

in their industry. He had e the acquaintance of several such people and ready to leave.

We’ll meet up at the hotel

“Fine.”

and left the

was ready to mingle with the others when he heard a voice. “Is that your wife?”

said, “Yes, that’s my wife, Keera South. She’s a high school classmate of Mrs. Horton, and they were especially close. So, when we heard about what happened to Mrs.

right ou47″

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seemed taken aback, his keen senses picking up on something.

surprised. “Yes, that’s right!”

knitted together. “That

uncommon.”

don’t see that often…”

Olsen suddenly asked, “Did she inherit that last name from her father?”

immediately frowned, afraid of slipping up. “Who are you?

momentarily, then suddenly extended his hand. “I’m

stunned and immediately overjoyed. “You’re Uncle Olsen?!

house,

outside, she found that there

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and, like Howard, they were trying to get to know more people, so they moved

Even if she called a cab now, she feared the vehicle wouldn’t be able to

getting

a car entering nearby. It had just stopped at the

of vehicles, it stood out

was Samuel’s ostentatious yellow

to it and saw Samuel

from crying, seemingly having

the phone. “Our boss is dead. I’m not in the mood for a meeting! Cancel, cancel, cancel! I know this document is important, but today is my boss’s funeral. I have to be here to say

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all meetings

glanced at the cars aheachdarand 1. “Theseseadamn people, coming just for show.w. nany of them truly came to mourn our boss?!?! e blockingghthe road, and it’s

door open

angrgrily at Tom. “What’s going on here?e? an you let just

mind, I knoww upset, so I won’t hidiold it against

was already in his driver’s seat andddflooring the accelerator. rned the car around,

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