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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

as she looked at his face, which had become gaunt enough that the cheekbones were protruding after only two days. Her eyes suddenly welling

her any

the bedside, and looked at

mourning…

life-threatening danger.

breathed a sigh

Mrs. Olsen and whispered

She’s Not

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

she stayed any longer, Lewis might

was ready to leave, not noticing that Mrs.

there for a while,

the last time Mrs. Olsen fainted; he seemed

good care of yourself so you can take care of

nodded. “Don’t worry, I know. There’s no one else at home

didn’t say anything more, he lowered his gaze and said, “I’ll help arrange for the best doctors to

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

She’s Not

her eyes. She propped herself up with both hands

“Keira!”

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

look around. “Where’s Keira?

T

d…”

you heard wrong… Keira

ay…

did Mrs. Olsen remember what had happened before she fainted. When she saw the ocean swaying precariously, she knew Keira

from the water, she had fainted

Olsen clenched her fists

Taylor. “No, Keira isn’t dead! I’m

covers to get out of bed

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legs gave way, and

down. If Keira were still

out, “I can’t calm down!

Keira!”

deeply, holding Mrs. Olsen tightly, gently

ack,

P

still cried. “My Keira, she isn’t dead! She

was just talking in my ear. She

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

dead, don’t worry…”

gradually

really was just here. I heard her talk to

Horton, no one

was stunned. “Is, is that

Not Dead

nodded. “Yes,

Olsen immediately became disconsolate.

did hear her.

in!”

to stop her. “Shirley, Mr. Horton is already

can we not make a fuss, please?”

Ve

head. “I’m not

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