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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

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

didn’t pay her any

the bedside, and looked at the medical record beside it.

excessive mourning… but no

life-threatening danger.

sigh of relief.

close to Mrs. Olsen and whispered in

Not

have to take good care of yourself and get well. I’ll come

stayed any longer, Lewis might start to suspect

up and was ready to leave, not noticing that Mrs. Olsen’s fingers twitched.

Lewis stayed there for a while, and before long,

the last time Mrs. Olsen fainted; he seemed very normal, without the previous

advised, “Take good care of yourself so you can take care of

worry, I know. There’s no one

lowered his gaze and said, “I’ll help arrange for the best

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

Not

left, Mrs. Olsen suddenly opened her eyes. She propped

“Keira!”

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

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

T

d…”

wrong… Keira was

ay…

what had happened before she fainted. When she saw

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

clenched her fists tightly, tears streaming

isn’t dead!

covers to

She’s Not

gave way,

her in time. “Shirley, calm down. If Keira were still here, she definitely wouldn’t want to see you like this!”

out, “I can’t calm

Keira!”

deeply, holding Mrs. Olsen

ack,

P

“My Keira,

in my

soothing her emotions.

dead, don’t worry…”

Olsen gradually calmed down.

heard her

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

“Is,

Not Dead

“Yes, that’s right!”

immediately became disconsolate.

did hear her. Taylor, where’s my phone? I’m going to call

in!”

“Shirley, Mr. Horton is already

we not make a fuss, please?”

Ve

shook her head. “I’m not

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