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Lewis frowned as he looked at the person in front of

him.

She was sneaky, dressed in a woolen sweater that

oncealed her figure.

ut he felt at a glance that she was very familiar… very

much like Keira!

Lewis stared blankly at her, his eyebrows slightly furrowing, and he asked slowly, “Keira? Is that you?”

Keira’s eyelashes trembled, and suddenly she said, “It’s

me.”

Lewis froze completely.

In disbelief, he stared at the person in front of him… only to see Keira lower her head, timidly saying, “Who are you? How do you know my name is Keera?”

As she spoke, she tried hard to imitate her sister’s gentle tone.

Lewis paused. “…What?”

Keira then looked at him. Her face was still bruised,

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and the iodine wasn’t cleaned off properly, making the skin that was exposed very yellow.

Wearing a hat and a mask, not even her biological mother would recognize her

Keira continued timidly, “I, I was Keira’s high school classmate, and everyone calls me Keera. I heard the tragic news about Keira, so I came to visit Mrs. Olsen.

u Keira’s friend too?”

ing these words, Lewis looked somewhat dejected nd even scoffed at himself with a mocking smile.

He clenched his fists tightly.

He felt he was utterly ridiculous.

He didn’t understand why, even though the body that had been retrieved was unrecognizable, and DNA analysis had confirmed it was Keira.

He just didn’t believe it and personally oversaw the comparisons again and again…

But each time, it was Keira.

Even with the evidence in front of him, he still couldn’t accept that Keira had drowned…

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Even just now, when he saw that woman, he thought she was Keira…

But his Keira was always a carefree, spirited woman. How could she possibly be sneaky and subservient?

What on earth had he been thinking a moment ago?

Lewis lowered his gaze, answering her earlier question,

“I’m her… husband.”

voice choked slightly on the last two words.

pang of pain went through Keira’s heart as she looked at his face, which had become gaunt enough that the cheekbones were protruding after

pay her any more

to the bedside, and looked at the medical

excessive mourning… but

life-threatening danger.

a sigh

Olsen and whispered in

Not Dead

the two of them could hear. “Mom, I’m not dead. You have to take good care of yourself and get well.

longer, Lewis might start to suspect something.

ready to leave, not noticing

Lewis stayed there for a while, and before long, Taylor

Mrs. Olsen fainted; he seemed very normal,

care of yourself so you

There’s no one

more, he lowered his gaze and said, “I’ll help arrange for the best doctors to come for a consultation,

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

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Mrs. Olsen suddenly opened her eyes. She propped herself up with both hands and shouted,

“Keira!”

her hand. “Shirley, you’re awake? How are you feeling?”

Keira? I heard her voice,

T

d…”

you heard wrong… Keira was

ay…

only then did Mrs. Olsen remember what had happened before she fainted. When she saw the ocean swaying

from the water, she had fainted at just

her fists tightly, tears

“No, Keira isn’t dead! I’m going

threw off the covers to get out of

She’s Not

legs gave way, and she

were

Olsen cried out, “I can’t calm down! I

Keira!”

holding Mrs. Olsen tightly, gently

ack,

P

“My Keira,

was just talking in my ear. She

to gently stroke her back, soothing her emotions. “Okay, she’s not dead,

dead, don’t worry…”

gradually calmed down.

was just here. I heard her talk to me, and that’s why I woke

“Shirley, aside from Mr. Horton, no one was in the

stunned. “Is, is that

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nodded. “Yes, that’s

immediately became disconsolate.

murmured to herself, “How could this be… I clearly heard her… I really did hear her. Taylor, where’s my phone? I’m going to call Lewis and ask if anyone came

in!”

“Shirley, Mr. Horton

make a fuss, please?”

Ve

“I’m not making

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