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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.

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

just clenched his jaw and

gave her another

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withdrawing his

and there’s nothing wrong with her. Can you leave now? Please do not disturb my wife

the first to step back,

find out when exactly Mrs. Olsen will wake up. If she doesn’t get better, he has a doctor prepared and would like to

insistent undertone

understood, and his

suddenly lowered his gaze.

and said,

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

was quite

husband

his previous

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Jodie was ill left no one in doubt

Taylor would surely take his own life. Such marital devotion

questioned.

neither Lewis nor Keira had ever considered

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

no need. Shirley is much better now.

his gaze, knowing he had to give an

slowly added,. “Before going to sleep, kept saying that she must attend the

no matter what. We’ll be

a long look.

neral tomorrow.”

Mr. Horton. I’ll walk

this, Taylor didn’t move but looked

Keira

Keira reluctantly left the

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back as

wasn’t until she was out the door, away from the Olsen family home, standing on the street,

view inside… She couldn’t

Taylor hurried upstairs, made an excuse to send Aunt

did you see that? The love I’ve had for you for so many

you, so just be

head, pressing

Shirley, don’t worry, tomorrow I’ll take you to the funeral to send her off, but the person who will be going

words he lifted the blanket and

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down beside Jodie.

and held

embrace.

closed, had tears streaming from the corners

noticed, but having watched Keira grow up since she was a child,

was unable to respond because she had been injected with a

beside her filled her with a

of humiliation. It

to push the person away,

closed her eyes in despair.

a smile on his lips; his lifelong wish had finally been fulfilled. Just the thought of

soon fell

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listening to his even breathing, suddenly opened her

a different identity and hadn’t

her identity, most likely to guard against

murderer…

remain imprisoned; she

herself!

to let

she save herself?

couldn’t muster any strength…

she thought this, her fingers touched a small slip of paper, which felt smooth

to her by Keira just now!

suddenly shone

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