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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.”

on the last two words.

had become gaunt enough that the cheekbones were protruding after

didn’t pay her

the bedside, and

stress… excessive mourning… but

life-threatening danger.

breathed a sigh

Mrs. Olsen and whispered

Not

of them could hear. “Mom, I’m not dead. You have to take good

knew that if she stayed any longer, Lewis might

leave, not noticing that Mrs. Olsen’s fingers twitched.

Lewis stayed there for a while, and before long,

time Mrs. Olsen fainted; he

advised, “Take good care of yourself so you can take care of my mother-in-law.”

I know. There’s no one else at home now.

said, “I’ll help arrange for the best doctors to come for a consultation, and

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

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She propped herself up with both

“Keira!”

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

Mrs. Olsen struggled to look around. “Where’s Keira? I heard her voice, where is

T

d…”

you heard wrong…

ay…

then did Mrs. Olsen remember what had happened before she fainted. When she saw the ocean swaying precariously, she knew Keira had no hope

swollen body was recovered from the water, she had fainted at just one

her fists tightly, tears

at Taylor. “No, Keira isn’t

covers to get out of bed

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way, and

down. If Keira were still here, she definitely wouldn’t want to see

can’t calm down! I have

Keira!”

deeply, holding Mrs. Olsen tightly, gently

ack,

P

cried. “My Keira, she isn’t dead!

my ear.

her emotions. “Okay,

dead, don’t worry…”

Olsen gradually calmed down.

Keira really was just here. I heard her talk to

wry smile. “Shirley, aside from Mr. Horton, no one was

was stunned. “Is, is that

Not

“Yes, that’s right!”

immediately

herself, “How could this be… I clearly heard her… I really did hear her. Taylor, where’s my phone?

in!”

“Shirley, Mr.

not make

Ve

head. “I’m not

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