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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

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

didn’t pay her any more attention.

straight to the bedside, and looked

stress… excessive mourning… but no

life-threatening danger.

a sigh

leaned close to Mrs. Olsen and

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only the two of them could hear. “Mom, I’m not dead. You have to take good care

knew that if she stayed any longer, Lewis might start

leave,

Keira left, Lewis stayed there for a while, and before long,

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

good care of yourself so you can take care of

I know. There’s no one

help arrange for the best doctors to come for a consultation,

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

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eyes. She propped herself up with both hands and

“Keira!”

hand. “Shirley, you’re awake?

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

T

d…”

you heard wrong… Keira

ay…

then did Mrs. Olsen remember what had happened before she fainted. When she saw the ocean swaying precariously, she knew Keira

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

Olsen clenched her fists tightly,

Keira isn’t dead! I’m going to find her!”

covers to get out of bed

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legs gave way, and she collapsed.

in time. “Shirley, calm down. If Keira were

cried out, “I can’t calm down! I have to find

Keira!”

deeply, holding Mrs.

ack,

P

still cried. “My Keira, she isn’t dead!

dead! She was just talking in my ear. She

her back, soothing her emotions. “Okay, she’s not dead,

dead, don’t worry…”

Olsen gradually calmed down.

her talk

Horton, no one was in

“Is,

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nodded. “Yes,

Olsen immediately became disconsolate.

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

in!”

her. “Shirley, Mr.

we not make

Ve

“I’m not

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