839 Chapter 838

Keira blinked in surprise the moment she saw the South family estate.

She wasn't on the ship anymore. That much was clear. Before falling asleep, she'd been onboard. That could only mean one thing—someone had drugged her on the way here.

The South family... She couldn't even take in the whole estate because she was already inside one of their mansions.

It was a small, vintage-style home. Keira was sitting in the living room. Everything around her was almost indistinguishable from what she'd find back home in Crera, even down to the flat-screen TV mounted on the wall.

Matthew, lying next to her, stirred awake and looked around, his expression dazed.

Their eyes met, and both of them frowned slightly.

Before either could speak, a sharp, cutting voice rang out. "I thought you were planning on never coming back."

Keira turned her head and saw a woman in a wheelchair being slowly pushed toward her.

From one angle, the woman's face was stunning, a portrait of perfection. But as she turned fully toward Keira, her other side came into view, and Keira's pupils constricted.

She barely managed to suppress a gasp.

destroyed, and the lips

jaw, unsure how

years ago before leaving at

further, the woman let out a cold laugh. "What?

hesitated, sensing a trap. She

And they'll keep sending men to you, one after another, just to make sure you bear children. Even though I've lost the ability to have kids, they didn't

Keira's frown deepened.

woman's face… they must have come in

her

sharp and grating. "Are you mute now? You finally came back to see me, and this is the face you give

your real mother, haven't you? Ha! And now you hate me for taking you in back then? Let me tell you something—I saved your life! If I hadn't brought you here and made you one of the potential heirs, you would've ended up like your sister, disappearing forever into the ocean. That's how the South family operates. Didn't you know? Traitors to the family always die! That Jodie South—she's been captured

she's your mother? I bet you care about

first words since arriving.

before grabbing something from the nearby table and hurling it at Keira. "Ungrateful brat! Not one word of concern for me, and the first thing out of your mouth is

head slightly, easily dodging the flying object.

unhinged, her

a hint of madness, and it wasn't hard to see why her sister had never returned over the years. The

closer, Keira reached out and firmly pressed down on her shoulder. "Alright, I've seen

woman paused, caught

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