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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.”

choked slightly on the last two words.

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

her any

for a moment, went straight to the bedside, and looked

mourning…

life-threatening danger.

sigh

close to Mrs. Olsen and whispered

She’s Not Dead

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

knew that if she stayed any longer, Lewis

leave, not noticing

for a while, and before long,

Mrs. Olsen fainted; he seemed

of yourself so you

There’s no one else

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

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

She’s Not

left, Mrs. Olsen suddenly opened her eyes. She propped herself up with

“Keira!”

immediately approached her and took her hand.

around. “Where’s Keira? I

T

d…”

wrong… Keira was

ay…

what had happened before she fainted. When she saw the ocean swaying precariously, she knew Keira had no hope of

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

her fists tightly, tears streaming

looked at Taylor. “No, Keira isn’t dead! I’m going to

the covers to

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her legs gave way, and she

caught her in time. “Shirley, calm down. If Keira were still here, she definitely

Olsen cried out, “I can’t calm down!

Keira!”

holding Mrs. Olsen tightly,

ack,

P

cried. “My Keira, she isn’t

dead! She was just talking in my ear. She d me she

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

dead, don’t worry…”

gradually

“Taylor, Keira really was just here. I heard her talk to me,

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

“Is, is that so?”

She’s Not

nodded. “Yes,

immediately became disconsolate.

heard her… I really did hear her. Taylor, where’s my phone? I’m going

in!”

to stop her. “Shirley,

make

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her head. “I’m

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