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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.”

slightly on the last two words.

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

pay her any more

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

stress… excessive mourning… but no

life-threatening danger.

a sigh

to Mrs. Olsen and whispered

Not

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

any longer, Lewis might start to

and was ready to leave, not noticing that Mrs.

Lewis stayed there for a while, and before

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

care of yourself so you can

I know. There’s no one else at home now. I’ll definitely stay

said, “I’ll help arrange for the best

arrive tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

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left, Mrs. Olsen suddenly opened her eyes. She propped herself up with both hands and

“Keira!”

her and took her hand.

“Where’s Keira? I heard her

T

d…”

wrong… Keira was

ay…

she fainted. When she saw the ocean swaying precariously,

the water, she had

fists tightly, tears streaming

at Taylor. “No, Keira isn’t dead! I’m going to find her!”

to get out of

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her legs gave way, and she collapsed.

“Shirley, calm down. If Keira were still here, she definitely wouldn’t want to see you like this!”

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

Keira!”

Mrs.

ack,

P

still cried. “My Keira,

in my

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

dead, don’t worry…”

Olsen gradually calmed

was just here. I heard her talk

Horton, no one was in

Olsen was stunned. “Is, is that

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nodded. “Yes, that’s

immediately

I clearly heard her… I really did hear

in!”

her. “Shirley,

not make

Ve

shook her head. “I’m not making a fuss!

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