259 She’s Not Dead

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,

259 She’s Not Dead

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…

259 She’s Not Dead

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

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 only two days. Her eyes suddenly welling up with tears, and she hastily

didn’t pay her

straight to the bedside, and

stress… excessive mourning… but

life-threatening danger.

sigh

close to Mrs. Olsen

Not

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

that if she stayed any longer, Lewis might

and was ready to leave,

there for a

Mrs. Olsen fainted; he seemed very normal,

yourself so you can

There’s no one

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

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

Not Dead

Olsen suddenly opened her eyes. She propped

“Keira!”

her hand.

Keira? I heard her voice,

T

d…”

wrong… Keira was

ay…

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

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

clenched her fists tightly, tears streaming

Keira isn’t dead! I’m going to

threw off the covers to get

Not Dead

her legs gave way,

Taylor caught her in time. “Shirley, calm down. If Keira were still here, she definitely wouldn’t want to

can’t calm down!

Keira!”

ed deeply, holding Mrs. Olsen tightly, gently

ack,

P

cried. “My Keira, she isn’t

was just talking in my ear. She d me she

her back, soothing her emotions. “Okay, she’s

dead, don’t worry…”

gradually

“Taylor, Keira really was just here. I heard her talk to me, and that’s why

Mr. Horton, no one was in the room just now…”

Olsen was stunned. “Is, is that

She’s Not

nodded. “Yes,

Olsen immediately became disconsolate.

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!”

tried to stop her. “Shirley, Mr.

can we not make

Ve

head. “I’m

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255