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Mary looked at the medicine in her hands. The liquid exuded a pungent bitterness, but that bitterness

couldn’t compare to the chill in her heart at this

moment.

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She lowered her head again and looked at her flat abdomen.

Not even three months had passed, so her belly had always remained inconspicuous.

Yet in these three months, she had gradually become accustomed to its presence, instinctively protecting her belly when someone approached.

She had even dreamed several times, dreaming of meeting this adorable child.

Dreaming that it might be half like Ellis, half like

herself…

Now, she ultimately still couldn’t protect the baby…

Mary’s eyes gradually moistened, and she felt a pervasive sense of utter despair and melancholy.

She looked at Ellis once more.

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She didn’t know whether she should blame him… or how much to blame him.

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After all, during those past few years, she indeed lived in a daze, dragged out by her uncle to drink and to socialize. In the eyes of others, she had long been labeled a notorious girl involved in compensated

dating…

Mary lowered her head and let out a bitter laugh.

Suddenly, she said, “Ellis, don’t do the DNA test.”

Ellis was startled.

She looked down, not speaking, just quietly staring

ahead.

Her refusal to request a DNA test seemed to confirm even more that the child wasn’t his.

But for some reason, he felt a panic deep within.

Mary’s tears fell, landing in the bowl of medicine. She said softly, “Don’t do it. I’ll set you free.”

With the child gone, going through with the DNA test would be the ultimate cruelty to Ellis, wouldn’t it?

She had been angry just a moment ago, wanting to let

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the truth in a fit of

decided

up the bowl of

next moment, her

looked up, only to see Ellis staring at her

didn’t even understand what he was doing…

understand why

he came to his senses, Ellis let go of her hand

picked up

a voice came from the doorway. “Mary!”

up instinctively

rush in, with Keira holding a man whose face was bruised and swollen-it was

Olsen family’s butler followed them, also a bit disheveled. As soon as he

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stop them…”

“Keera, you, you’ve gone too

pointed at

with Uncle Olsen,

was just outrageous!

accusation, he heard Uncle Olsen say in

moment, then pointed decisively at Keira. “Remember her. Whenever she

was Keira or Keera, she was still

daughter!

not understanding why, nevertheless nodded

approached Keira. “How did you get here?”

Mary, and

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her hands. She rushed

the bowl away,

“What is this?”

one in the room

Ellis and demanded

this!”

was stern. “An abortion

angry her fingers were trembling.

seeing her in a pathetic state, trapped on the sofa without any chance of leaving. With her eyes reddening, she turned to the other people in the room and shouted

him?!”

tried to intervene, but to no avail; upon

looked toward Uncle Olsen.

this Keera had rebuked them

opened his mouth as if

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but in the end, he. didn’t speak.

Ellis, with a sullen mood,

think you are? It’s not your place to meddle in our family’s affairs.

finish, Keira ignored him and looked at Ellis. “Just because of some

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