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The room was dark; no lights had been turned on.

Keira could barely make out someone on the bed, so she immediately turned and switched on the light.

The incandescent light came on.

Keira spotted Jodie at a glance.

She lay quietly in bed, eyes closed, sleeping. Her hands rested peacefully on her chest in a prim and proper sleeping posture.

Keira took a step forward, intending to take a closer look, but the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind her.

Instantly, Aunt South and Taylor charged into the room, one after the other!

Aunt South frowned and lowered her voice in

reprimand. “What are you doing barging in like this?

Get out now!”

But Keira didn’t move. Instead, she approached Mrs. Olsen, observing carefully. “I just happened to come by and wanted to check on Mrs. Olsen.”

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“How can you be so impolite! What kind of classmate are you?! Really, you are…” Aunt South walked over, blocking her way.

Taylor also furrowed his brows. “Miss, if you don’t leave now, I’m going to call the police!”

No sooner had he said this than Lewis remarked

indifferently from the doorway. “She just went into the wrong room. There’s no need to make a fuss about it, right?”

Taylor clenched his fists, looking helplessly at Lewis. “Mr. Horton, what do you mean by this? Shirley is

already frail, and this severe shock has led to a mental

collapse. We should hurry out and not talk here in case we further upset her.”

Keira immediately expressed her doubts. “I heard Mrs. Olsen is a light sleeper. With so much noise. how has she not woken up?”

Upon hearing this, Aunt South answered, “Because the lady took sedatives before sleep!”

She asked, “What do you need these details for? Who exactly are you? Are you related to the murderer of

Miss Keira?”

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Her demeanor didn’t seem like that of a liar.

Keira turned her gaze back to Taylor.

She saw Taylor also looking at her with skepticism, with no guilt in his eyes.

As she sized up the two of them, she suddenly felt a scrutinizing gaze fall upon her.

Only then did Keira realize that even Lewis was staring

at her.

The man’s eyes were swirling with emotion as if he had begun to harbor some doubts…

Keira immediately took a step back, stating calmly, “I’m a high school classmate of Keira, entrusted by Uncle

Olsen to visit Mrs. Olsen…”

Indeed, as soon as “Uncle Olsen” was mentioned, the

three people in the room immediately stopped their

questioning.

out of hand. “Why didn’t you say so directly?”

clenched his jaw and said nothing.

gave her another

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withdrawing his

and there’s nothing wrong with her. Can you leave now? Please do

to step back, leaving

Mrs. Olsen will wake up. If she doesn’t get

was an insistent undertone

and his brow

reaction, Lewis suddenly

and said, “Keira’s

there, it implies

was quite inconsiderate.

devoted husband to

years. Furthermore, his

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was ill left no

to her, Taylor would surely take his

questioned.

Lewis nor Keira had ever

concerned that Mrs. Olsen’s

said, “There’s no need. Shirley is much

he had

added,. “Before going to sleep, kept saying

matter what. We’ll be there

a long look. “Alright, we’ll

neral tomorrow.”

Mr. Horton. I’ll walk you downstairs.”

saying this, Taylor didn’t move but looked

Keira

left the room,

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as she

the

the room’s curtains blocked the view inside… She couldn’t see what

hurried upstairs, made an excuse to send Aunt South away, and then he finally came to

“Shirley, did you see that? The love I’ve had for

will help you, so

his head, pressing

send her off, but the person who will be going is just you. You can’t move. Don’t

he lifted the blanket and

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down beside Jodie.

and held

embrace.

eyes closed, had tears streaming from

she could hear all the noises outside. Others might not have noticed, but having watched Keira grow up since she was a child, she recognized-the girl sent by Sam

she had been injected with

the man beside her filled her with a

of humiliation. It was unbearable!

her best to lift her arm, to push the person away, but it was

her eyes in

his lips; his lifelong wish had finally been fulfilled. Just the thought of Mrs. Olsen lying beside him made him feel that his life

fell

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Olsen, listening to his even breathing,

assumed a different identity and

her identity, most likely to guard against the

murderer…

just remain imprisoned;

herself!

needed to tell Keira that the murderer was Taylor, to let Keira lower

how could she save herself?

body couldn’t muster

touched a small slip of paper,

to her by Keira just

of hope suddenly shone in Mrs. Olsen’s

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