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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

now, she had decided

up the bowl of medicine,

in the next moment, her wrist was grasped.

looked up, only to see Ellis staring at her intently, his

didn’t even understand what he

understand why he

to his senses, Ellis let go of her hand and took

speak but picked up the bowl again.

came from the doorway.

looked up instinctively

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

bit disheveled. As soon as he entered,

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stop them…”

you’ve gone too

at

she associated with Uncle Olsen, but she even brought that gigolo

was just

heard Uncle Olsen say in a

at Keira. “Remember her. Whenever she comes, let her in

she was Keira or Keera, she

daughter!

not understanding why,

Uncle Olsen approached Keira. “How

was looking at Mary, and at

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her hands. She rushed over

bowl

“What is this?”

in the

at Ellis and demanded again, “What is

this!”

stern. “An abortion drug.”

her

eyes reddening, she turned to the other people in the room and shouted angrily, “He made a foolish mistake, but didn’t any of you think to stop

him?!”

tried to intervene, but to no avail; upon hearing this, they could only let out a

toward

this Keera had rebuked them all. Surely Uncle wouldn’t indulge her, right?

opened

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but in the end, he. didn’t

sullen mood, remained silent.

you think you are? It’s not

looked at Ellis. “Just because

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