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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

looked at his face, which had become gaunt enough that the cheekbones

her any more

moment, went straight to the bedside, and looked at the medical

excessive mourning… but no

life-threatening danger.

breathed a sigh of relief.

close to Mrs. Olsen and whispered in a

Not

not dead. You have to take good care of yourself and get well. I’ll come to see you another

any longer, Lewis might start

leave, not noticing that Mrs. Olsen’s fingers

stayed there for a while, and before long, Taylor

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

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

no one else

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

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

Not Dead

She propped herself up with both hands and shouted,

“Keira!”

took her hand. “Shirley, you’re

to look around. “Where’s Keira? I heard her

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

the water, she had

clenched her fists tightly, tears streaming

isn’t dead!

the covers to get out of bed

She’s Not

gave way, and

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

out, “I can’t calm down! I have

Keira!”

ed deeply, holding Mrs. Olsen tightly,

ack,

P

Keira, she isn’t

in my

gently stroke her back, soothing her emotions. “Okay,

dead, don’t worry…”

gradually

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

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

“Is,

She’s Not

nodded. “Yes, that’s right!”

Olsen immediately became

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

in!”

to stop her. “Shirley, Mr.

make a

Ve

shook her head. “I’m not

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