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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.

of hand. “Why

jaw and

however, gave her another couple of looks

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withdrawing his

seen her now, and there’s nothing wrong with her.

first to step back,

“Uncle Olsen asked me to find out when exactly Mrs. Olsen will wake up. If

was an insistent undertone in her words.

his brow furrowed.

his reaction, Lewis suddenly

his fist and said, “Keira’s funeral is

If she’s unable to be there, it implies her condition is serious, so maybe I

was quite

devoted husband to

years. Furthermore, his

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ill left no one in

Taylor would surely take his own life. Such marital devotion

questioned.

Keira had ever considered that

them were simply concerned that Mrs. Olsen’s strange condition shouldn’t be delayed.

is much better now. She’s just

knowing he

kept saying that she

no matter what. We’ll be there

long look. “Alright, we’ll meet at the

neral tomorrow.”

I’ll walk you downstairs.”

Taylor didn’t move

Keira

reluctantly left the

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back as

away from the Olsen family home, standing on the street, that

curtains blocked the view inside… She

Taylor hurried upstairs, made an excuse to send Aunt South away, and then

Jodie’s face. “Shirley, did you see that? The love I’ve had for you for so

will help you, so just

pressing

her heartbeat, he closed his eyes contentedly. “I know you can hear everything. Shirley, don’t worry, tomorrow I’ll take you to the funeral to send her off, but the person

these words he lifted the

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down beside Jodie.

arm and held Jodie tightly in his

embrace.

her eyes closed, had tears streaming from the

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

to respond because she

of the man beside

humiliation. It was

her arm, to push the

closed her eyes in

fulfilled. Just the thought of Mrs. Olsen lying beside him made him feel that his life was complete!

fell

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listening to his even breathing, suddenly opened her

had assumed a different identity and hadn’t

her identity, most likely

murderer…

remain imprisoned; she had

herself!

to let

could she save herself?

body couldn’t muster any strength…

paper, which felt

was given to her

shone in Mrs.

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