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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 last two words.

which had become gaunt enough that the cheekbones

didn’t pay her any more attention.

straight to the bedside, and looked

excessive mourning… but no

life-threatening danger.

sigh of

Mrs. Olsen and

She’s Not

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

stayed any longer, Lewis

to leave, not noticing that Mrs.

a while, and before long, Taylor came

much better than the last time Mrs.

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

one else at home now.

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

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

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her eyes. She propped herself up with both hands and shouted,

“Keira!”

her hand. “Shirley, you’re awake? How

look around. “Where’s Keira? I

T

d…”

you heard wrong…

ay…

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

from the water, she

fists

Keira isn’t

the covers to get out of

Not

her legs gave way, and she collapsed.

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

calm down!

Keira!”

deeply, holding Mrs. Olsen tightly, gently

ack,

P

Keira, she isn’t dead! She

isn’t dead! She was just talking in my ear. She d me she was still

to gently stroke her back, soothing her emotions. “Okay, she’s

dead, don’t worry…”

Olsen gradually calmed

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

smile. “Shirley, aside from Mr. Horton, no one was

“Is,

Not Dead

“Yes, that’s right!”

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

in!”

her. “Shirley, Mr. Horton is

make a fuss,

Ve

shook her head. “I’m

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