My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire novel Chapter 201

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Lewis didn’t stop Uncle Olsen this time.

After all, he too was quite angry.

In the time he had spent with Keira, he had come to understand her well.

On the surface, she seemed indifferent to being an “illegitimate daughter,” but because of Mrs. Olsen, she felt some self-loathing.

Keira had a soft interior but a tough exterior and could calmly deal with anything that came her way.

But on this issue alone, she didn’t know how much it

had hurt her.

Now that she knew Mrs. Olsen was her mother, who knew how happy she would be?!

As for Isla and Poppy…

A murderous intent flashed in Lewis’s eyes, and even if Uncle Olsen hadn’t said so, he wouldn’t let those two

off the hook!!

The two of them thought this and walked side by side

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into the corridor from the staircase.

They saw Keira with her back to them, staring at Isla in

front of her.

After Holly finished speaking, Poppy couldn’t believe what she was hearing and looked at Isla, her lips trembling as she asked, “Isla, you, you’ve known all along?”

Isla bit her lip and didn’t respond.

Holly sneered. “We investigated Finley’s bank records, and she’s known since elementary school! She was always threatened by Finley, and all her monthly allowance went to him.”

Poppy’s eyes widened in shock as she looked at Isla, feeling like a clown!

For all these years, she had pampered Isla, coddled Isla, always trying to please her even when the two were alone.

Isla always showed contempt for her, and sometimes even had hatred in her eyes, and Poppy comforted herself by thinking Isla never knew the truth, so it

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wasn’t her fault.

But if Isla had known all along that she was her birth mother, why did she still treat her as if she was disposable?

Especially when they were alone, how many times she had wanted to get close to her daughter, but Isla was always full of malice, treating her like a nanny!

Suddenly, Poppy felt like a joke!

She had done so much, all for Isla, but what had her daughter done?

It was bad enough that she never had any respect or closeness for her, but now Holly had accused her of

seducing Connor and enticing him to kill Finley?!

That was her own uncle!

Poppy could control herself no longer and leaped to her feet, rushing over to Isla. “Isla, tell me. Is what she said true?”

Isla pursed her lips tightly.

She was panicked and on the verge of collapse.

Why had it come to this…

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Why had things turned out this way?

It should have been her who turned the tables, so why was everything suddenly changing?

Isla’s arm was gripped by Poppy, which she found utterly repugnant.

Annoyed, she pushed Poppy away. “What does it matter? Are you planning to hold it against me?”

Poppy was stunned by her response. “I might not hold it against you, but what about your uncle? How could

you…”

Isla persisted in feigning ignorance. “Don’t talk

nonsense. I’ve never killed anyone. Finley’s death has nothing to do with me!”

Holly immediately said, “Isla, Connor has already revealed the truth, and you still won’t admit it?”

Isla sneered. “That’s just Connor’s statement. Does he have any evidence to accuse me?”

When Isla was seducing Connor to commit murder, she had never said anything like that; she had always been playing the victim.

She was very cautious indeed leaving no trace behind.

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Holly frowned, having wanted to trick her, but unexpectedly, Isla wasn’t fooled at all.

Isla’s schemes ran deep.

Seeing Holly’s silence, Isla felt a veiled sense of triumph. She sneered. “Holly, if you have evidence, then come arrest me, but if you don’t, I advise you not to spout nonsense here! Otherwise, I’ll definitely file a complaint against you!”

Holly clenched her jaw tightly.

Isla began to feel smug, but in the next moment…

“Ungrateful creature! You ungrateful creature!”

Poppy couldn’t believe that her own daughter could be such a cold-blooded and ruthless person!

Finley was her only brother and the only male in the Hill family!

Connor was Finley’s only son, and Poppy had always

doted on Connor.

But now, of the two men in the Hill family, one had been killed, and the other landed in jail!

Overwhelmed, Poppy couldn’t accept it and rushed at

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Isla, delivering a fierce slap across her face!

“Slap!”

Isla covered her face in disbelief, then glared at Poppy,

shouting, “You dare to slap me? What right do you have to slap me?”

“Because I’m your mother!”

Isla sneered. “Mother? How can a mistress like you be my mother?”

Her emotions intensified. “Do you have any idea how panicked and desperate I felt when I suddenly found out I was the illegitimate daughter, not the rightful heiress of the Olsen family? Do you know how carefully I’ve tiptoed these years, living in constant fear that my parents would find out? I endured such hardship! It’s all because of you. I would have preferred to grow up in an ordinary family than to live with thi disgrace!”

She screamed while clutching her abdomen, her facial expression twisting into something hideous and terrifying.

She then turned to the surrounding reporters. “I was forced into today’s situation by them! I’ve done

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nothing wrong!”

Noticing that she still refused to admit fault even at this moment, Uncle Olsen sneered and proceeded to chamber a round into his gun, ready to push through the crowd and move forward.

Despite the presence of so many reporters, he didn’t

care one bit.

Lewis, seeing his actions, realized that Uncle Olsen had only threatened him with the gun earlier and had no real intent to shoot.

He shook his head in resignation and followed behind

him.

If Uncle Olsen really killed Isla today, then he would take care of the aftermath.

But before they could move through the crowd, they suddenly heard Poppy’s scream. “Blood… Isla, what’s happened to you?”

Both men paused momentarily, then noticed that Isla pants were soaked with blood…

After being alerted by Poppy, Isla looked down and discovered she was bleeding profusely!!

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She became frantic, her eyes widening in shock.

The more anxious she became, the more she felt the warm blood flowing uncontrollably…

Even if Poppy hated her, Isla was still her daughter, whom she had doted on from a young age, so she immediately cried out, “Doctor, doctor! Help!”

Isla, careful not to leave any evidence, hadn’t taken any abortion drugs. To induce a miscarriage, she had indeed slammed hard into a table and then crashed

heavily to the ground.

Under such violent impact, she should have rested, but instead, she had foolishly stood up to frame Keira.

Physically and mentally exhausted, plus the shock, she began to hemorrhage…

Luckily, she was in a hospital, and she was promptly taken into the emergency room by the nurses. If this had happened outside, she would have bled to death

within two minutes.

After Isla was taken away, more security personnel arrived to clear out the reporters, and the corridor quieted down.

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For a moment, only Keira, Lewis, and Uncle Olsen

remained.

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Keira watched coldly as Isla walked away, and after a moment’s thought, she followed her.

She had never been a saint, and certainly not worried about Isla. She just wanted to see how things would

end for her.

Seeing her heading toward the emergency room, Lewis immediately followed and, after taking a few steps, turned back to Uncle Olsen and asked, “Do you want

to come and see as well?”

Uncle Olsen’s gaze deepened, and he glanced a few times in the direction of the ward.

After pondering for a moment, he finally said, “No, I’ll wait here for you to come back.”

He had just messed up, troubling Mrs. Olsen’s real daughter for the sake of Isla, and owed her an apology.

Lewis nodded and, without further attention to him,

chased after Keira toward the ward.

Uncle Olsen glanced at Ellis.

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Ellis immediately understood and made an “OK”

gesture with his hand. “Got it, I’ll follow. Don’t worry, I won’t let Mrs. Olsen’s real daughter be bullied!”

As Keira arrived in front of the emergency room, she saw a few journalists hiding in a corner waiting for the outcome and the follow-up, along with Poppy and Holly.

Just as she was wondering where the members of the Horton family were, she heard the sound of a slap coming from the staircase nearby.

A loud “smack” rang out distinctly.

Keira paused just a step, then took two steps back and through the glass window saw Oliver, Melissa, and Jake

there.

Nathan must have realized something was wrong an left immediately to avoid further embarrassment.

Oliver was beside himself with anger, not satisfied wit slapping Jake once, he raised his hand to hit him again but was stopped by Melissa. “Why are you hitting him? It was Isla’s fault!”

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sneered. “I said from the start, I didn’t agree to this marriage! Isla had a scheming mind, and you insisted on having Jake marry her. Look what’s happened now!”

Melissa wailed. “Yes, I disagreed at first too, but when Mrs. Olsen mentioned her connections in Clance, didn’t you agree as well? Without your consent, how could Jake have married her?!”

Oliver glared at her, “If I had known she was the illegitimate daughter, I would have never agreed! In the end, it’s you and Jake who can’t judge people’s

character!”

Melissa wiped her tears. “No one wanted this to happen. Isla’s intentions were so deep. Not to mention Jake and I, didn’t you fail to see through her too? Why do you only blame us when something goes wrong?”

Oliver scoffed. “Who else should I blame if not you? You’ve completely humiliated the first branch of the family! Before, when we learned Lewis’s wife was Keira, I was quite relieved, thinking that our branch had finally one-upped him! Jake, this useless son of mine, had finally done me a great favor. He married Miss Olsen while Lewis could only marry the Olsen

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family’s illegitimate daughter, and who would have thought it would turn out like this!”

He patted his own face angrily. “You’ve lost all my face!”

Melissa immediately grasped his hand. “Oliver, don’t say that. Jake will surely help you turn things around. Don’t be angry…”

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Oliver, however, yanked his hand away and looked directly at Jake. “Him? A waste will always be a waste, and he has shown no progress through the years! He can’t even begin to compare to his sister!”

Leaving that remark behind, Oliver turned and went downstairs.

His heartless manner left Melissa covering her face as she started weeping, then began to slap Jake. “You finally had a chance to stand out, letting your dad come home and sleep tonight, and now, he certainly won’t come back! Jake, why are you so unlucky? You never able to satisfy him no matter what you do…”

Jake’s eyes were bloodshot, his head hanging low, like child who had done something wrong.

He stared blankly at Melissa

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Melissa cried out, “You must work hard! You must surpass that illegitimate daughter! You can’t let your father look down on us! No, it seems like that

illegitimate bitch is about to return soon. No wonder

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your father keeps talking about your sister! Jake, if she comes back, what will I do?!”

Melissa was so anxious that she was running in circles, making Jake’s eyes turn a deeper red.

He grabbed Melissa’s hand. “Mom, don’t be afraid… Even if she comes back, she won’t be able to stir up any trouble. She’s just a girl, and sooner or later, she’ll be married off. I’m my father’s only son!”

Upon hearing this, Melissa finally calmed down. “That’s right, that’s right. As long as we prepare a generous dowry for that illegitimate daughter and marry her off, you’ll still be your father’s only son… I’m going home now. I must secure my place and absolutely cannot that illegitimate daughter enter our home!”

After that, she tugged on Jake’s hand. “Let’s go, we’re going home!”

Jake took a few steps with her but then stopped, his gaze conflicted as he looked toward the emergency

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room.

Regardless of everything, Isla was still his wife…

“Jake? What are you doing? You haven’t given up on that wretched Isla, have you? Let me tell

Horton family doesn’t need that kind of a daughter-in-law!”

Melissa barked angrily.

you, the

Jake lowered his gaze, “Mom, I just want to wait until her surgery is over…”

Isla was in critical condition, and he was her legal guardian.

After pondering for a moment, Melissa sneered. “Fine. Then you stay here. I’ll have someone send over the divorce agreement. If she survives and comes out of the operating room, you make her sign it. If she dies, it’ll all be for the best!”

Leaving behind such heartless words, Melissa strode

away.

Jake stood there alone, his fists clenched. He then opened the door in the hallway, and the moment the door opened, he saw Keira.

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He was slightly taken aback, his mouth opening as if he wanted to say something but couldn’t find the words…

He hesitated for a long time before finally saying in a slow drawl, “I’m sorry, I…”

Before he could finish, Keira walked past him without a glance, heading straight for the door of the operating

room.

Jake stared dully at her from behind, and a surge of regret and frustration suddenly filled his chest, packing it tight.

He had given up on Keira because of her identity as an illegitimate daughter… There was even a moment when he felt he was close to catching up to her.

She was the one he should have cherished… But after learning she was an illegitimate daughter, he acted impulsively and committed so many mistakes!

Now, he felt a severe pain in his chest, so intense tha he couldn’t help but bend over.

He curled his lips, wanting to smile, but tears streame

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Lewis and Ellis walked past him, neither giving Jake a glance.

At that moment, Ellis was asking Lewis, “Hey, this illeg… I mean, your wife, her father is Taylor, isn’t it? How come she doesn’t look like him at all?”

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Ellis always felt there was something strange between his third uncle and Mrs. Olsen.

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His third uncle had always thought highly of Lewis and had specifically instructed him not to be his enemy, saying that after the family’s future was handed over, Lewis would need to take extra care of things.

It was as if Ellis wasn’t as good as Lewis… but that wasn’t the point.

The point was that this highly regarded Lewis almost had a fallout with his uncle over Mrs. Olsen.

So at first, Ellis speculated whether his uncle might be in love with Mrs. Olsen, or perhaps, Mrs. Olsen’s daughter could be his uncle’s daughter?

Lewis couldn’t be bothered with him.

Besides, this was Keira’s private matter, and it didn’t seem right to let everyone know that Mrs. Olsen had been unfaithful, so he didn’t say much.

Knowing his character, Ellis didn’t press him further but instead looked toward Keira, trying to find a trace

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of his uncle in her…

Keira stared at the emergency room. Just as she approached, the door of the emergency room burst open, and a doctor rushed out. “Where’s the family of the patient? The patient’s bleeding just won’t stop. Now, only removing the uterus can save her life! Will the family members confirm and sign the consent?”

Poppy immediately stepped forward. “I’m her mother. I’ll sign!”

But the doctor looked at her, “You are the patient’s

mother?”

Poppy halted.

She currently wasn’t Isla’s mother on any legal

documentation!

While she hesitated, another doctor’s urging voice came from inside. “Have they signed it yet? We’re struggling to hold on here!”

In urgency, Poppy was about to speak when Jake had already walked over. “I’ll sign. I’m her husband.”

He took over the medical record and signed his name

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Only then did the doctor rush back through the doors.

Poppy, grateful, grabbed his hand and wept. ” Mr. Horton, thank you. You and Isla are husband and wife after all. You have feelings for each other…”

However, Jake pulled his hand back, wiping it on his clothing. “This is the last thing I’ll do for her. I hope she’ll sign the divorce agreement after the surgery.”

Poppy immediately became anxious. “Mr. Horton, you can’t abandon Isla. Now that she’s had her uterus

removed, she’ll never be able to have children again. She’s only twenty-two, so young, her whole life is ruined, you…”

Jake took a step back, took another long look at the emergency room, then turned and strode away.

Poppy, weeping bitterly, knelt on the ground, covering her face. “My poor Isla, how could you end up like thi Without a uterus, what man will marry you now…”

Poppy cried out in despair.

When she had switched the two children years ago, it was to give her own Isla a better life, so how did it

come to this?

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As Poppy thought of this, she abruptly raised her head. Seeing Keira, she immediately crawled over and pleaded. “Keira, ask Mr. Horton to order Jake not to get a divorce, please, for the sake of the fact that I raised you…”

Keira looked coldly at the woman in front of her.

As a child, Poppy was her nightmare.

Even after growing up, she would often dream of being back in her childhood, whipped by Poppy, feeling

helpless and in agony.

So, what was Poppy thinking?

Thinking she would plead for her and Isla?

Keira smirked slightly, bending down a bit. “Poppy, do you know what I want to tell you now?”

“What?”

Keira’s gaze suddenly turned icy, and she clenched he fists tightly, expressing bitterly. “If murder wasn’t illegal, I would have already taken action against you

and Isla by now!”

Poppy’s pupils constricted, and she collapsed to the

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A fierce and icy light flashed in her eyes, and suddenly she got up, pulling out a fruit knife from her pocket!

This fruit knife was taken from Mrs. Olsen’s ward just now, but at this moment, she had a mentality of mutual destruction and lunged at Keira’s chest with

the knife!

“You bitch, it’s all because of you, all because of you, that my Isla ended up like this. Why did you reveal the truth? I should have killed you when you were a child! Then Isla wouldn’t have ended up like this today! I’ll kill you for Isla’s revenge!!”

Unfortunately, the next moment…

“Bang!”

Before Keira could react, and before Poppy even got close to her, Holly had already grabbed her arm, ready to kick Poppy.

But it seemed her leg fell short.

Poppy had already been kicked away by another powerful force!

It was Lewis!

Frowning he immediately glanced at Keira sighing

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inwardly. That was close! He nearly got kicked by

Holly!

Why did she always try to steal his thunder?

Lewis gave Holly a glare.

On the other side, after Poppy was sent flying, she spat out a vicious mouthful of blood but quickly got up from the ground again, taking the knife to stab Keira

once more!

“What the heck? You witch, aren’t you done yet?”

Ellis rushed to Poppy’s side again.

He remembered his uncle’s command. Not only did Poppy bully Keira, but now she was blaming everything

on her?

He kicked Poppy’s knee hard.

With a “click,” Poppy’s knee dislocated, and she knelt on the ground with one knee.

“Ah!”

Poppy cried out in pain.

Ellis exclaimed again, “Gosh, man, you’re still holding a knife? That’s too dangerous!”

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He quickly bent over and dislocated the arm Poppy wasn’t using to hold the knife!

Poppy was now in so much pain that she could only

roll on the ground, even attempting to throw the knife

away…

However, the next moment…

“You were actually thinking of throwing the knife to hurt someone? Miss Olsen, be careful!”

Along with those words, Ellis stepped on Poppy’s hand, dislocating her other arm, and then, as if by accident, he stepped and broke her other leg.

Poppy collapsed completely on the ground.

Finally, Ellis jumped to the side, “Whoa, that’s really scary. Officer Sims, right? This person is committing a violent act right here in public. Hurry up and take her

away!”

Holly didn’t know what to say.

She already had a warrant for arrest, and now Poppy was holding a knife and suspected of attempting murder, even with police present, which could add charges like assaulting an officer and so on.

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All these charges combined meant that Poppy would never get out of jail for the rest of her life!

Furthermore, although a dislocated arm might be manageable, Ellis had broken Poppy’s leg, shattering the bones. She probably wouldn’t be able to stand for

the rest of her life.

Holly clenched her jaw and said nothing. Instead, she stepped forward. Ignoring Poppy’s dislocated arm, she twisted Poppy’s hands behind her back, and cuffed her.

Poppy’s vision went dark from the pain, and cold sweat drenched her forehead.

She rolled in agony on the floor, but the people in front of her just watched coldly without moving.

Unable to bear it, Poppy cried out, “You can’t do this to

me! Keira, save me…”

Keira ignored her.

“Ungrateful creature, evil spawn!” Poppy roared, “Have you forgotten how you knelt and begged for mercy in front of me when you were a kid?”

Keira remained calm in her gaze.

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But hearing this, both Lewis and Ellis couldn’t help clenching their fists.

Ellis looked at his own hand and took a sharp inhale. “Why am I getting itchy hands again?”

Poppy, frightened by the comment, stopped talking. Realizing her impending doom, she suddenly lost her

fear!

Malice mustered her courage, and she continued raging at Keira.

“You little slut! When you were a child, you could only lick my feet! You’ll never compare to Isla! Do you remember when I made you drink Isla’s washing water? You sure fought back fiercely, but what was the use? I just pushed your head straight in… Ha!

“You little whore. You lived all these years outside without a penny of living expenses, so you must have slept with so many men for money, right? You’re nothing but a prostitute who has been used by thousands of people! Even if you marry into the Horton family, what of it? You won’t meet a good end!”

Lewis shouted, “Shut up!”

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determinedly.

This venomous woman seemed built with wickedness in her veins, for even now, she failed to recognize her own mistakes, merely feeling that fate was playing

tricks on her!

She glared at Lewis. “What? Did I say something wrong? I am the mistress, but in my lifetime I’ve only been with Taylor! What about her mother? Maybe you still don’t know? Jodie South had an affair during her marriage! Keira isn’t Taylor’s daughter at all!!”

At this revelation, Keira stepped forward, grabbed her by the collar. “Don’t you dare insult Mrs. Olsen!”

“What if I insult her? She had the guts to do it, should no one speak of it? She looks all prim and proper, doesn’t she? But in reality, she’s just a bitch! She cheated in her marriage, and that’s how you were

born!”

“Slap!”

Keira slapped Poppy hard, causing her cheek to swell up high, leaving her unable to speak again!

Holly then called the police over and took Poppy away into custody With the combination of her charges she

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could very likely be sentenced to death!

After Poppy was taken away, Holly finally took Keira’s trembling hand and comforted her. “It’s over now, she won’t be able to bother you anymore!”

Keira nodded.

As she turned to go back to Mrs. Olsen’s ward, it was then that Ellis stepped in front of her, his eyes shining as he asked, “Hey, did she say you aren’t Taylor’s daughter?”

If she wasn’t Taylor’s daughter, she must be Uncle

Olsen’s!

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After Ellis finished speaking, he saw Keira’s expression instantly darken.

Her gaze was icy as she stared at him, her voice cold and tinged with anger, “You think so too, that Mrs. Olsen had an affair during her marriage?”

She still wasn’t used to calling Mrs. Olsen “Mom”…

Feeling the chill emanating from her, Ellis swallowed and suddenly didn’t dare to speak, and he waved his hand. “That’s not what I mean. I was trying to say…”

“There’s nothing to say. My family’s affairs seem to have nothing to do with you!”

Leaving that remark behind, Keira turned and left.

All that remained was Ellis standing there, so

frustrated that he complained to Lewis. “Hey, manage your wife, will you? How can she speak to me like that?”

Lewis looked at him and scoffed. “You have a problem with that?”

Ellis was speechless.

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Lewis didn’t bother with him any further and followed

after Keira, heading toward the third-floor inpatient department…

Holly stayed behind, continuing to watch the

emergency room.

She frowned tightly.

Ellis looked at her and suddenly said, “Officer Sims, right? May I ask if Isla has committed a crime?”

Holly frowned. “There’s no evidence.”

Everything Isla said in front of Connor was in

without leaving any trace of verbal or written evidence.

person,

Today’s incident was also more of a moral issue than a legal one…

Isla appeared to have had her uterus removed as if she had been punished. But could this consequence truly punish her for the evil she had done before?

With the malice she had for Keira, what if she recovered and started to make trouble again?

As Holly pondered with great difficulty, she saw Ellis reveal a sinister smile. He slapped his hand in

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excitement. “Is that so? That’s excellent!”

Holly was taken aback.

Lewis followed Keira as they traversed the hospital building.

He walked quietly beside her, feeling although the girl wasn’t speaking, her heart seemed to be bursting with joy.

Lewis couldn’t help but glance at her.

Keira’s bright eyes were fixed on the path ahead, glittering with a hope he had never seen before as if she were about to take flight.

Yet soon after, she seemed to recall Poppy’s slanders against Mrs. Olsen and slightly frowned.

Lewis couldn’t help but smile, then said, “Do you like Taylor very much?”

Keira was startled, then shook her head. “No.”

To her, Taylor was nothing more than a stranger.

Lewis nodded, then said, “Then you shouldn’t take Poppy’s words to heart.”

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Keira looked at him, then glanced around before leaning closer to him, covering her mouth with her hand and whispering, “Do you think Taylor knows that I’m not his daughter?”

Lewis found it amusing, so he also leaned in closer,

covering his mouth as well and whispering, “I think he probably knows.”

Keira’s eyes immediately lit up. “How can you tell?”

Lewis then straightened up, smiling. “Don’t you think the way Mrs. Olsen and Taylor interact with each other is very strange?”

Keira was taken aback.

Lewis said, “Mrs. Olsen is supposed to be unbending, isn’t she?”

Keira nodded.

Mrs. Olsen’s personality was like a bamboo, appearing fragile and slender, but her backbone was strong and upright. She wasn’t someone to be trifled with.

Moreover, she was quite capable, and the Olsen family’s company was doing more than enough to provide for them.

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She also knew many powerful and influential people in

Clance. Mr. Allen was very polite to Mrs. Olsen, and Uncle Olsen regarded her with curiosity…

Such a legendary woman was certainly not a traditional housewife!

Lewis continued. “So have you ever thought about how such a person was manipulated by Poppy back then, allowing her to enter the Horton family’s home with an illegitimate daughter?”

Lewis deliberately emphasized the words “illegitimate daughter” and saw a reactive response in Keira’s pupils.

It seemed he needed to mention it more in the future,

to make her indifferent to these words.

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Keira tightened her jaw. “So, what are you implying?”

“Is it possible that Mrs. Olsen and Taylor knew that you weren’t Taylor’s daughter, and that’s why Mrs. Olsen took in Poppy out of consideration for the child she was carrying. Later, I noticed she wasn’t at all bothered by your presence back then. On the other hand, Taylor seemed troubled by your existence as if afraid you would ruin his marriage to Mrs. Olsen.”

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Lewis rarely spoke so much, but now he patiently explained. “Indeed, I’ve never seen any legal wife who would let a mistress and her illegitimate daughter live in her house. This is the modern era. Polygamy is

illegal.”

Keira had actually guessed as much before, but hearing him say it out loud convinced her even more.

She nodded, then sighed. “If only Mrs. Olsen hadn’t been soft-hearted back then… that would’ve been

better.”

Unfortunately, there were no ifs in this world.

At that thought, she suddenly realized that right before Mrs. Olsen fainted, she had seen a photo that Keira had given her, and then her face changed dramatically.

So, Mrs. Olsen actually knew who her biological father was, didn’t she?!

Keira immediately felt more confident and said, “I don’t believe Mrs. Olsen would commit adultery, so let’s just ask Taylor!”

Lewis nodded.

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The two entered the elevator to go to the third-floor

ward.

As soon as they got out, they saw Taylor in a standoff with Uncle Olsen at the door of the hospital room.

Uncle Olsen’s back was to them, limiting Keira’s view of his expression.

Taylor was staring at him. “Please stop disturbing Shirley. I can take care of her myself. We don’t need you here.”

Uncle Olsen scoffed. “Her child was switched at birth, and you call that taking care of her?”

Taylor was taken aback; he hadn’t rested for a day and a night, his voice hoarse. Unable to send the other man away, he said, “I presume Shirley doesn’t want to see you, either.”

Uncle Olsen, with his back to the two, didn’t respond.

Keira saw him clench his fists, nod at Taylor, then dejectedly walk toward the staircase and disappear

around the corner.

He seemed a bit lonely, but he never looked back.

Once he left Tavlor quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

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Then, his gaze met Keira’s…

Both remained silent for a moment.

Downstairs.

Uncle Olsen got off the stairs but didn’t get into a car.

He stood in the parking lot, lighting up a cigarette, and took a deep drag. As the smoke curled around him, he looked up toward the third floor.

He then chuckled sardonically at himself and lowered his head to get into the car.

At that moment, Ellis ran over, his demeanor lively and/ youthful like a recent college graduate. As soon as he got into the car, he looked at Uncle Olsen with a secretive air. “Uncle, Keira isn’t Taylor’s daughter!

Could her father be you?!”

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Uncle Olsen was taken aback by these words.

He didn’t show excitement but instead took another deep drag of his cigarette before squinting his eyes. “You’re saying, Taylor isn’t Keira’s father?”

“Correct.”

Ellis nodded. “Just now, that mistress poisonously admitted it herself, and from the looks of Keira, she

didn’t deny it…”

He curiously looked at Uncle Olsen. “Keira isn’t your daughter, is she?”

However, Uncle Olsen threw his cigarette on the ground, crushed it with his leather shoe, and kicked it into the ashtray nearby, before looking at him. “No.”

Ellis was startled. “Really? I thought she might be…”

Before he could finish speaking, Uncle Olsen kicked him. “Wouldn’t I know if I’d done such a thing?”

Ellis jumped up and dodged the kick, looking somewhat disappointed. “Fine then. I was just hoping for a cousin. You’ve really disappointed me.”

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“Get lost.”

“Alright.”

“Come back.”

Ellis came back.

Uncle Olsen glared at him. “Miss Jodie has raised that fake heiress, and she surely has feelings for her.”

Ellis was taken aback. “So I should show some mercy?”

Uncle Olsen glanced at him and sneered. “So make it clean and neat. Don’t give Miss Jodie a chance to regret it. She’s a person who values emotions, and we don’t need any more complications in the family later

on!”

It was then that Ellis smiled. “Don’t worry. I’ve carefully chosen a good place for Isla!”

Upstairs.

Keira followed Taylor into the hospital room.

Taylor silently sat down beside Mrs. Olsen’s bed, taking

her hand.

Keira then looked at him. “You heard what happened outside just now, right?”

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Taylor nodded like a robot.

This reaction made Keira unsure of how to start

speaking. She paused then said, “Poppy has been

arrested, and Isla’s life is in danger. Do you want to see

her?”

As soon as she said this, Taylor suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing coldly and ruthlessly. “Since she’s not Shirley’s daughter, she has nothing to do with me!”

That indifferent attitude was just like how he used to

be toward Keira.

Keira was stunned.

Only then did she understand that Taylor’s kindness toward Isla was truly just because of Mrs. Olsen, and it had nothing to do with whether she was his daughter

or not.

She hesitated for a moment and then asked, “I… you… I don’t think I’m your daughter.”

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Taylor looked down, then gazed at Mrs.

Olsen. “Since you’re Shirley’s daughter, then of course

you’re not my daughter.”

Keira immediately understood that her guess was

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probably correct.

She frowned and was about to ask another question when she heard Taylor say, “Actually, I’m very grateful to you. Shirley was always out of my league. It wasn’t until you came along that Shirley was willing to marry

me…”

He lowered his head, placing Mrs. Olsen’s hand on his cheek. “Being able to marry Shirley has been the greatest happiness of my life. As for Poppy, she wasn’t someone I had an affair with during my marriage. She was a debt from before Shirley and I were together. I was drinking away my sorrows over Shirley, and Poppy took advantage of me…”

He explained up to that point, then closed his mouth, looking earnestly at Mrs. Olsen. “Shirley, please wake up. Your favorite, Keira, is your daughter. Don’t you want to acknowledge her?”

Keira also looked toward Mrs. Olsen.

She was still lying there with her eyes closed and breathing steadily, her complexion rosy as if she were asleep.

Keira eagerly awaited Mrs. Olsen’s awakening so that

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she could ask who her real father was and what secrets

were buried in her past…

She walked to the other side of the bed and took Mrs.

Olsen’s hand.

Her mouth opened as if she wanted to shout “Mom,” but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Just then, the sound of an ambulance suddenly came

from downstairs.

Keira paid no attention to it.

This was a hospital after all; it was normal for ambulances to bring patients here.

Mrs. Olsen’s room had finally become completely

quiet.

A while later, two doctors accompanied by a nurse

came for their rounds.

They checked Mrs. Olsen’s condition, and everything

was still normal.

As they were about to leave, they exchanged idle

chatter.

“I’ve really learned something new today. An

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ambulance drove someone to our hospital, and it was hilarious! I heard that the person had just left the operating room and was then taken away…”

“A mental patient, right? I heard it was crazy! They can get violent when they have an episode. They didn’t even warn us in advance. What if she suddenly woke up and attacked us?”

Upon hearing this, Keira didn’t think much of it.

But then, she heard a nurse gossiping.

“You all got it wrong. I have the latest news! Apparently, that woman escaped from the mental hospital, and then somehow got pregnant. After a miscarriage, she had a fit that led to severe hemorrhaging, and they had to remove her uterus to save her life! Our hospital might be a general hospital, but such a patient definitely needs to be treated in a psychiatric hospital.”

“Wow, that’s explosive! A mental patient got pregnant? Whose child could it be?”

“Who knows…”

They continued their conversation as they walked

further away

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Feeling something was off, Keira immediately turned her head to make eye contact with Lewis, and together they quickly went to the window, only to see an ambulance from the psychiatric hospital parked below.

At that moment, several medical staff were carrying a stretcher toward the ambulance.

Even from three floors up, Keira recognized at a glance that the person on the stretcher was Isla!!

She was slightly stunned and instinctively looked at Lewis. “Did you do this?”

Lewis frowned and shook his head. “No.”

Keira had no intention of dealing with Isla. After all, she was the child Mrs. Olsen had raised and spoiled from a young age. She had intended to wait for Mrs. Olsen to wake up and ask for her opinion before doing anything.

But she hadn’t expected this turn of events.

Isla had spent her whole life wanting to marry into a wealthy family, and now she had fallen into this state. She would definitely continue to entangle herself with the Olsen family.

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Sending her to a mental hospital really was the best

choice.

Once admitted, of course, she definitely couldn’t get

out.

If that wasn’t Lewis’s arrangement, then it must be…

Keira instinctively glanced toward the parking lot and saw that low-key luxurious black car still parked there.

A tall, upright man sat inside, his face unrecognizable.

Ellis stood outside the car waving at Keira and pointing

to his phone.

Keira took out her own phone and saw a message from Ellis. “Are you satisfied with my arrangements for Isla?”

Keira looked at Lewis.