Chapter 871: Chapter 870

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Keira stared at them, momentarily stunned.

She quickly put on a nervous expression, mentally going over the conversation that had just taken place.

Nothing seemed off.

So, they were trying to catch her in a lie?

Feigning panic, she stammered, "I swear, I’m telling the truth! Solomon must’ve just misremembered... Where is he? I need to see him!"

The nurse and the soldier immediately grew serious, scrutinizing her closely.

Keira kept up the frightened act, meeting their gazes with uncertainty.

Then, out of nowhere, the nurse asked, "Before you got to the island, what was the last meal you ate?"

Keira pressed her lips together.

That was a tricky question. She and Lewis hadn’t rehearsed their answers, but she couldn’t afford to hesitate. She had to respond immediately.

"Before we got to the island, we were hiding on the boat. There wasn’t much to eat—just some bread."

It was the most logical answer.

But the nurse wasn’t done. "What about before that? Back in Country T, what was the last meal you had before you got on the boat?"

furrowed her brows as if trying to recall. "Let

questions were

wrong answer, and they’d be

survive. But if she was caught sneaking back to the South family, she’d lose her position as

she answered, "We

gone over the details of their supposed

at her. "What color was

Keira hesitated briefly. "Red."

"And your boyfriend?"

"White button-up."

it plain, or

for

even thought

something you hadn’t actually experienced. The finer points always

the blanket, her fingers curled slightly as she felt a hint of nervousness creeping in. She locked

was typically prepared in two ways—single-color or

she bet on

and the soldier closely, trying to

"Well, everything you’ve said checks out. We’ll take your word

she actually

He didn’t answer

skipped. "What

her throat. "He hit his head in the water. Apparently, he has

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