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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.”

on the

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 turned her head,

her

a moment, went straight to the bedside, and looked

excessive mourning…

life-threatening danger.

a sigh of relief.

Olsen and whispered in

She’s Not Dead

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

if she stayed any longer, Lewis might start

ready to leave, not noticing

a while, and before long, Taylor came

than the last time Mrs. Olsen fainted;

“Take good care of yourself so you can

no one else at home now. I’ll definitely

for the best doctors to come

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

Not Dead

She propped herself up with

“Keira!”

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

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

T

d…”

heard wrong… Keira was

ay…

fainted. When she saw the ocean swaying precariously, she knew

water, she had

clenched her fists tightly,

isn’t dead! I’m going to

covers to

She’s Not

legs gave way, and

time. “Shirley, calm down. If Keira were still here, she definitely wouldn’t want to see

Olsen cried out, “I can’t calm down!

Keira!”

deeply, holding Mrs.

ack,

P

Keira, she isn’t

She was just talking in my ear. She d me she was still alive!!”

stroke her back, soothing her emotions.

dead, don’t worry…”

Olsen gradually

here. I heard her talk to me, and that’s why I

aside from Mr. Horton, no one was in the

“Is, is that

She’s Not

“Yes, that’s right!”

Olsen immediately became disconsolate.

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.

make

Ve

shook her head. “I’m not

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