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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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truth in a fit of

now, she had decided to let

picked up the bowl of medicine, and was about to drink it.

next moment,

Ellis staring at her intently, his eyes

didn’t even understand what

why he

his senses, Ellis let go of her hand

speak but picked up the

came from the doorway. “Mary!”

up

with Keira holding a

followed them, also a bit disheveled.

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stop them…”

eyes. “Keera, you, you’ve gone too

pointed at

bad enough that she associated with Uncle Olsen, but she even brought that gigolo over!

just

accusation, he heard Uncle Olsen say in a cool, detached voice. “Let it be known, from now

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

was Keira or Keera, she was still

daughter!

why, nevertheless

approached Keira. “How did you get here?”

Mary, and at

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her hands. She

the bowl away,

“What is this?”

one in the

Ellis and demanded again,

this!”

face was stern.

was so angry her

With her eyes reddening, she turned to the other people in the room and shouted angrily, “He made a foolish mistake, but didn’t

him?!”

had tried to intervene, but to no avail; upon hearing this, they could

looked toward

had rebuked them all.

just opened his mouth

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something, but in the

with a sullen

“Keera, who do you think you are? It’s not your place to meddle in

at Ellis. “Just because of

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