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No, it couldn’t be…
It wasn’t like that!
“My sister, she couldn’t possibly be dead!”
Keira looked straight at Howard, her voice trembling. “Mrs. Horton passed away?”
Howard glanced at her and sneered. “Why are you so worked up? It’s as if you knew Mrs. Horton…”
Howard’s mother immediately asked, “The Horton family? The number one prestigious family in Oceanion? Weren’t they saying the family head is quite young? How could she just die?”
Howard immediately said, “I heard she was kidnapped, thrown into the sea, and drowned alive. I also heard that when the body was recovered, it was all bloated! It seemed to have been in the water for a full 20 hours!”
“What a pity, to finally marry into a wealthy family only to have such a short life. Howard, can our family attend this kind of funeral? We don’t really know the
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No, it couldn’t be…
It wasn’t like that!
“My sister, she couldn’t possibly be dead!”
Keira looked straight at Howard, her voice trembling. “Mrs. Horton passed away?”
Howard glanced at her and sneered. “Why are you so worked up? It’s as if you knew Mrs. Horton…”
Howard’s mother immediately asked, “The Horton family? The number one prestigious family in Oceanion? Weren’t they saying the family head is quite young? How could she just die?”
ard immediately said, “I heard she was kidnapped, own into the sea, and drowned alive. I also heard that when the body was recovered, it was all bloated! It seemed to have been in the water for a full 20 hours!”
“What a pity, to finally marry into a wealthy family only to have such a short life. Howard, can our family attend this kind of funeral? We don’t really know the
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Horton family, do we?”
Howard immediately said, “Mom, you’re silly. There’s
no reason to turn away visitors at a funeral. I heard that Mrs. Horton was from an ordinary background, so at that time, we could just say Keera was her classmate, and we came to offer our condolences upon hearing the news. Wouldn’t we be able to get in then?” Howard’s mother immediately got excited. “I was wondering why you insisted on bringing this jinx; so that’s the reason. But why say Keera was her
classmate? Wouldn’t it be more convenient to say you were her classmate to get closer?”
“Keera and Mrs. Horton are the same age. I’m three years older than them!”
After sayi
t, Howard looked at Keira. “What are
Hurry up!”
you w
H
Keira’s wrist.
wned and dodged, “Don’t touch me!”
ard sneered. “Keera, you’re my wife, and you won’t me touch you?!”
Keira looked steadily at him, “I’m not Keera.”
Howard immediately started sizing her up, but after a look, he sneered, “Keera, what tricks are you playing now? If you’re not Keera, then who could you be?! Get up!”
After saying that, he stepped forward again, grabbed Keira’s hair, and jerked it forcefully!
Keira subconsciously tried to strike back, grabbing his wrist to throw him over her shoulder, but suddenly realized she hadn’t regained her strength; her hands couldn’t muster any force.
She was dragged down from the bed by Howard and fell straight to the ground.
“Mommy, Mommy!” Amy immediately rushed over. She
front of her, stretched out her arms toward
and shouted, “Daddy is a bad man! Don’t you touch Mommy!”
Howard sneered but ignored her and said to the middle-aged woman. “Mom, hurry up and help her get ready. I’ll go start the car!”
Howard’s mother cursed as she opened the wardrobe,
carolasalu arahhing a four alothan and throwing them
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on the bed. “Elsewhere, having a daughter-in-law means blessings, but Howard married you! What a misery indeed! I have to serve you, this jinx, and that little loser too!”
…marrying into a family…
Keira keenly caught those words, but her fingers were held by a soft little hand; she looked up to meet Amy’s gaze, “Mommy, does it hurt? I’ll blow on it and it won’t hurt…”
The little one puffed up her cheeks and blew on her head.
This gesture made Keira sad.
She hurried to her feet.
At this moment, Howard’s mother came over,
inten
fo
open the other side of the wardrobe, but was somewhat in the way.
ediately kicked Amy in the buttocks. “Move
You costly good-for-nothing! Can’t you see I’m
ng to get some clothes?!”
my stumbled and fell to the ground.
Keira immediately helped the child up, only to see a
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bruise forming on her arm. The little one’s eyes welled úp with tears, but she dared not let them fall.
Keira immediately glared at Howard’s mother.
Howard’s mother sneered. “What are you looking at? Who hasn’t fallen down when they were little?”
Leaving that comment, she then turned to Amy. “Cry, cry, cry! That’s all you know how to do. If you dare cry again, you’ll see how I beat you!”
Those words frightened Amy into hiccupping sobs, as
she stammered, “Amy won’t cry, won’t cry…”
Then the tiny figure trembled slightly, widened her eyes, and slowly lowered her head.
Keira followed her gaze and realized that a two-year-old child couldn’t control their bladder yet, s her pants slowly became wet and dampened the floor beneath her.
Keira had never cared for children before, and just as she was about to say something comforting, Howard’s mother’s roaring voice came over/ “Who let you wet yourself?! You useless trash! How shameless can you
be!”
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Amy’s face twitched as large tears rolled down.
Howard’s mother immediately extended her hand to slap her. “Swallow those tears! Who allowed you to cry? Do you feel wronged? What do you have to feel sad about? This jinx has been lying in bed for two days now, and it’s all been me taking care of you. Even a dog knows not to pee indoors, how are you worse than a dog!”
“Smack!”
Keira grabbed her wrist to stop her from hitting the child, feeling full of rage.
Amy was only two, still a child who understood nothing!
‘s mother-in-law was simply terrible!
yes dark and menacing, she stared at Howard’s
ther. “Don’t hit the child!”
Howard’s mother, however, effortlessly threw her off
and angrily said, “Jinx, you think you can control me? Believe it or not, I’ll beat you too!”
Keira’s gaze grew icy. “You wouldn’t dare!”
Howard’s mother sneered. “Why wouldn’t I dare?
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You’re my daughter-in-law, so what if I hit you?”
She seemed brazen and careless, appearing as if this
wasn’t the first time she had been violent!
Shaking with anger, Keira hadn’t expected her sister to
be bullied to this extent by a loutish man and his
mother!
She took a deep breath, “I’ve said it, I’m not Keera! If you dare touch me, I’ll make you regret it!”
Howard’s mother sneered, “Keera, have you lost your mind? To come out with such nonsense, if you’re not
Keera, then tell me, who are you?!”
Keira was about to state her name when the door was pushed open again, and Howard appeared outside,
patient. “What’s wrong now? All this crying and
motion! Are you ready to go? Hurry up and get in he car. Today, they’re sending the body for cremation! Any slower, and we’ll miss it!”
Howard’s mother cursed. “Isn’t it all because of this
jinx? She’s saying she’s not Keera, and then there’s this
liability who wets her pants again!”
Howard then sneered at Keira. “You don’t want to help,
do you? Keera do you think I can’t deal with
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you?”
After saying that, he picked up Amy and quickly walked out. “Follow me if you still want your daughter!”
Keira was shocked.
Narrowing her eyes, she glared at Howard from behind.
After a moment of hesitation, she followed.
Since they didn’t believe what she said, then she would go to the Horton family, let Lewis teach this mother and son a lesson!
She would take the chance to see Mrs. Horton’s…
body.
Sh refused to believe that her sister had died just like
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Keira followed behind Howard and only realized it was a small villa after they exited the door.”
There was a seven-seater van parked in front of the villa, worth about a hundred thousand.
With no family driver, Howard tossed Amy onto the back seat before taking his place behind the wheel.
From this, it could be inferred that the Keera family belonged to the middle class, with a stable income, but not much. They had a slightly above-average lifestyle.
But they were not from a wealthy family.
As she pondered, she saw Howard’s mother catch up.
he threw her luggage in the back and sat down in the
assenger seat.
Howard looked at Keira impatiently. “Aren’t you getting in the car yet?”
Keira looked down quietly, got in the car, and sat in the back, holding the terrified and trembling Amy.
She rummaged through her luggage for a clean pair of pants, helped Amy change into them, put her in
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diapers, and then placed Amy in the safety seat next to
her.
Amy sobbed, not daring to make a sound.
Keira felt around in her pocket and pulled out a mobile phone.
She turned on the screen and saw a photo of Keera and Amy together.
This was Keera’s mobile phone…
Keira paused slightly, finally having the time to sort through the events that had happened.
After chatting with Keera in the restaurant’s private room, she was knocked out by a strange fragrance, and when she woke up, she and Keera were on a sunken shin
at time, her and Keera’s luggage seemed not to be the boat.
After that, the two of them struggled desperately, escaped, and finally, when Keera pushed her onto a plank, it was certain that she had no mobile phone on
her!
Later, Keera sank into the depths, a big ship came
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along, and after Keira was saved, she completely passed out.
When she woke up again, she had become Keera.
Her sister’s phone was in her pocket…
Amy mentioned the doctor, who had administered iron
to Keira so she wouldn’t die of iron-deficiency anemia. She also said that Keira had fainted in a swimming pool…
All of this was very strange!
At the time, Keera had said, “It’s them. It must be them
who found us! They want to kill us!”
She also said, “I’m already in such a wretched state. My life is so miserable. Why won’t they let me go? No, no, they want to kill you, Keira, it’s you… It was me who
who brought them here… It was me who
a!”
cam
owned.
it was the “they” mentioned by Keera who wanted kill her? But for some reason, they mistook her for Keera and spared her life!
No, that wasn’t right. If that was the case, then after
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knocking them out, they could have just tied her up on the sunken ship. There was no need to bring Keera as
well!
Moreover, she and Keera had a very distinctive feature on their faces, the mole at the corner of their eyes!
A discerning person could tell they weren’t the same
person.
So, who was behind the scenes?
Who wanted to kill them?
And who saved them?!
How exactly did she end up at Keera’s home?
All of it was like a tangled mess, making Keira’s mind muddled, unable to think clearly.
K
a deep breath and looked at the mobile
her hand.
thought of Keera’s original boot-up password when Keera said, “It’s Amy’s birthday.” Keira immediately turned to Amy. “Amy, when is your birthday?”
Amy said, “Mommy, it’s June 26th.”
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Keira promptly entered “0626” on the lock screen, and sure enough, she unlocked the phone!
She opened Keera’s text messages only to find the inbox empty, not even a single spam message.
But her sister had clearly exchanged messages with
her…
So, her sister would delete each message after sending
one?
Keira then opened her sister’s WhatsApp, but aside from some daily life chats, there were no clues either.
Keira threw the phone aside, disappointed.
Howard was driving and didn’t notice her action.
Howard’s mother, however, was sitting in the
ger seat, looking at her through the rearview r, and upon seeing this, she sneered. “The mpany belongs to you, and Howard is helping you make money. Why do you look so reluctant? Why is it so hard for you to do something when asked?”
Howard gave a snort. “Keera doesn’t like socializing.
She felt it was beneath her!”
“Beneath her? Acting as if she’s some kind of noble
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heiress? She even dared to get you to join her family through marriage, boasting herself so highly, but in the end, it’s just a small company-does it even make two million a year in profit?”
Howard’s mother looked toward Howard. “You marrying into the family was such a loss! She must have deceived you!”
Keira narrowed her eyes, countering sarcastically, “Howard, did Keera really deceive you when you got
married?”
Howard choked, changing the topic. “Enough! Why bring up the past?”
Seeing his reaction, Keira knew she had guessed correctly.
Although she didn’t have much contact with Keera, she
a gentle and kind woman.
The year she took a husband into the family, she surely must have made her family circumstances clear to Howard!
She had already checked; the place they were in was Clance, and although the small villa was in the
suburbs it was still worth twenty million.
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If the company’s annual income was two million, that would be enough to support their family expenses.
Keera had no reason to exaggerate when she wanted to take a husband into the family.
Howard’s mother was relentless. “Keera, when we get to the Horton’s home later, make sure you behave well. Don’t be cold to everyone. Otherwise, what’s the point of Howard taking you out to socialize?! Remember
that!”
Keira looked down.
“Look, there’s that deadpan face again!” Howard’s mother complained to Howard. “Useless in everything! She just knows how to make me angry!”
hi
Howard coffed. “Mom, don’t worry. She comes from a
ckground and has never seen what a real amily is like. She thinks she’s the best. Such a a well! Once she sees the luxury of the Horton ly, she’ll know how to ingratiate herself with thers!”
Howard’s mother heard this and laughed, looking at Keira. “That’s right. She’s always cooped up at home. How could she be worldly?”
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Their ridicule didn’t bother Keira in the slightest.
They soon arrived at the Horton residence.
Outside the Horton residence, white cloth hung everywhere, and many had come to pay their respects.
The car hadn’t even entered yet, as the road outside was already clogged with vehicles.
Howard could only slowly move forward with the flow
of traffic…
Howard’s mother stared enviously at the large estate ahead. “My God, is this entire community owned by the Hortons? Their family is so wealthy!”
Howard’s eyes also shone, “Yeah, it’s also my first time seeing such an illustrious household. Today is a rare opportunity to have a look inside.”
Keir
down, in no mood to admire the scene. She wished she could sprout wings and fly only wanting to know if that body was indeed
ster…
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Seeing that she wasn’t looking around everywhere, but seemed to be making a fuss over nothing, Howard became angry, “Keera, let me tell you, if you don’t behave later, don’t blame me for not being polite to
you!”
No sooner had he spoken than Amy, who had been asleep for most of the trip and had just woken up, immediately said, “Daddy, don’t hit Mommy!”
Keira’s gaze sharpened in an instant upon hearing this.
And thinking back to how, back at home, Howard would casually grab her hair…
So, this scumbag was also domestically abusing her
sis
clenched tightly.
ard snorted. “I won’t hit her if that’s what you want, but then you need to make sure your mother
listens and behaves herself later.”
Amy immediately looked at Keira with a nervous expression. “Mommy, if you listen, Daddy won’t hit
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you…”
Amy had a pair of pretty eyes, very similar to hers, and there was a flash of timidity and panic in them when she spoke, which was especially heart-wrenching.
Keira touched her head. “Don’t worry, Amy, no one will ever hit… Mommy again in the future.”
She didn’t want to tell the little child that her mother
might have already passed away…
Howard’s mother just scoffed. “Oh, that sounds so
scary.”
Howard paid her no attention.
There was a bit of a queue, and Howard’s car was stuck
at the entrance.
A rumbling noise came from Amy’s stomach, clearly
ind
unger.
wned, realizing for the first time that in the six hours since they arrived in Oceanion, she dn’t given Amy anything to eat.
Although she had never raised a child, she understood
that even adults would suffer if they went without food for so long, let alone children.
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Keira asked, “Is there anything to eat?”
“I’m hungry too. There’s some in the luggage, just look for it,” said Howard’s mother
Keira nodded and rummaged through to find a few packets of spicy snacks.
Howard’s mother immediately took them and started
sharing with Howard after opening the bag.
Both loved spicy food because of where they came
from.
Keira watched them devour the snacks, rummaged through the bag again, and found only a can of milk powder and nothing else suitable for a child to eat.
She frowned. “How do you mix the milk powder?”
Howard’
but
her scoffed. “Of course with warm water,
any water in the car!”
ne a little angry. “Then why didn’t you bring er for Amy?”
wasn’t the child’s mother and had no experience in king care of children. She had been rushed into the car by Howard, but Howard’s mother was Amy’s
grandmother!!
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Yet, Howard’s mother defiantly said, “You’re always the one preparing hot water for the child, so how should I know? Besides, if a small child goes hungry, they just go hungry… Missing one méal won’t kill them!”
This response infuriated Keira even more, and she
asked, “When did Amy last eat? Did she have
breakfast?”
This question startled Howard’s mother.
Keira immediately realized something. “Did she not eat? What about last night?”
Howard’s mother guiltily stuffed the snacks in her mouth and quickly retorted. “I’m not the child’s
mother. How would I know!”
Kei was shocked.
dn’t eat last night either?!
one immediately looked toward Amy, only to see the child clutching her stomach, trying hard to suck on her fingers, yet not daring to cry out in hunger.
But her little face was pale, and sweat was beading on her forehead.
That was a symptom of low blood sugar!
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Keira immediately said, “She needs to eat something right away. If there’s only baby formula in the car… I’ll go to Horton’s house to get hot water.”
After saying that, she was about to get out of the car.
But the car door clicked as it locked.
Howard turned his head back and said harshly, “What are you making a fuss about? We’re here to attend Mrs. Horton’s funeral. Bringing the child with you, isn’t that asking for trouble? If the Horton family drives us out, what do we do then?”
Howard’s mother also said urgently, “Exactly, a child won’t die from skipping a couple of meals! Why do you have to cause a scene in front of the Horton
residence? We’re only here to attend the funeral out of
we get kicked out because of you, wouldn’t me for nothing?”
cour
eyes were sharp. “Amy has low blood sugar. Is fe less important to you than a funeral?!”
Howard glanced at her. “It’s just low blood sugar. She won’t die! If she’s really starving, let her eat some chips!”
Howard’s mother also conffed “A girl and a hurdan at
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that, if she’s gone, she’s gone. It’s just as well. She won’t have to compete with Howard’s son for the inheritance in the future!”
Keira was so angry at these words that she was about to explode.
But she didn’t have the energy to fight with them now. She only glanced forward and suddenly shouted, “A
mouse!”
This word indeed startled Howard’s mother. She nearly jumped out of the car. “Where is it? Open the door and let me get out!”
Howard was also spooked and unbuckled his seatbelt, subconsciously opening the car door.
Keira immediately pushed the door open, took the
ottle, and got out of the car, striding toward the ay of the Horton house.
was then that Howard realized he had been tricked. He quickly followed after her and grabbed hold of Keira’s hand. “What are you doing?”
Keira looked at him, “I’m going to get hot water!”
“I told you, no!”
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Howard lowered his voice and roared, “Doing this will make the Horton family think we’re insincere! Are you trying to mess up my opportunity here?!”
Keira said with scorn. “Let go, or else, I’ll start shouting
for help!”
“You…”
Howard was furious, “Keera, don’t force me to get physical with you right here!”
Keira’s gaze grew icy. “You wouldn’t dare!”
Howard stepped forward, grabbing her arm tightly. “What wouldn’t I dare? Do you really think you’re some wealthy heiress? Keera, take a good look at where we are, okay? Stop deluding yourself. This is what a real wealthy family looks like. In front of the Horton family,
you?
ount to nothing! You better behave
y
ying that, he started dragging Keira toward the
eira immediately struggled. “Let me go!”
Her feeble body made her feel stifled. This was the most humiliated she had felt since she left the Olsen
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family!
The commotion caught the attention of Tom, who was at the doorway greeting the guests.
Dressed in a black suit with a white bouquet in the pocket, he strode over. He saw Keira and Howard pulling at each other and immediately furrowed his brows. “What’s going on?!”
Upon hearing this familiar voice, Keira’s face lit up.
She immediately turned her head!
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Vehicles bustled around them.”
When Keira turned her head to look over, Howard had already grabbed her arm, giving her a wary glance.
But Keira didn’t speak; instead, she calmly looked at
Tom.
Seeing her determined attitude, Howard tried to please Tom with a smile. “You must be Mr. Davis, right? Sorry, we came from Clance to pay our respects, and
the child wanted milk, but we had no hot water… The child’s mother here… she was looking to see if you had any water in the house…”
Keira didn’t offer any further explanation, just quietly watching Tom.
To her surprise, Tom glanced at her only briefly before immediately saying, “The Horton family has plenty of hot water. Shall I get someone to bring it over to you?”
Keira frowned slightly.
What did Tom mean by that?
He didn’t recognize her?
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Keira was full of confusion and was about to say something, but then she closed her mouth.
At this moment, countless doubts surged up in her heart, making her exceedingly cautious!
Upon further thought, the truth of her marriage had been suddenly revealed, and out of the blue, she had gained a twin sister.
And soon after Keera met her, they both faced a deadly
threat!
This indicated that the “they” Keera spoke of, who wanted to kill them, had been surveilling her all along.
Did Tom perceive something? Was that why he didn’t dare acknowledge her?
While she was lost in her thoughts, Howard, in fear, immediately gestured with his hands, his posture very humble. “Please don’t bother. I’ll just go with you to get
some!”
After saying that, he snatched the feeding bottle from Keira’s hand, about to have Keira wait in the car when a honking sound came from within the line of cars.
Howard turned around to see that the cars up front
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had moved, but theirs was still stationary.
And the cars they were blocking were all expensive luxury cars. How could Howard dare to delay?
Tom also frowned and asked. “Whose car is that?”
He immediately smiled at Tom in a placating manner. “Mine. It’s mine. I’ll go start it right now…”
Tom said impatiently, “Then let your wife come with me to get the water!”
On hearing this, Howard glanced at Keira.
He was somewhat worried as he said, “Why don’t I have my mother accompany her? She just got injured a couple of days ago…”
Howard’s mother immediately came down from the passenger seat, smiled at Tom in a fawning manner, and then grabbed Keira’s arm. “Mr. Davis, let’s go…”
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ok the two of them to the gatehouse.
ouse had a water dispenser.
ce they arrived, Keira began to fill the bottle, and while Howard’s mother wanted to ingratiate herself with Tom, his serious expression made her hesitate to
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eak.
she busied herself looking around, Keira sird suddenly proached Tom and asked quietly, “What’s tit’s the itation?”
that euestion, she saw Tom frown in confusiónsion,
hehepa puzzled look, “What?”
wasps perplexed.
id
ras momomentarily taken aback and was about toit to ›methinging else when Howard’s mother came overover ptly, seizedzed her arm, and said in a cautious tone,one, t are you doidoing? Don’t speak nonsense!””
>ing Keira’s hanand, she said to Tom, “Mr. Davis, we, we appreciate yourour help. We’ll head back to the car car
stared at Tom but savsaw him merely nod at them.m. ize then turned blablank as he looked ahead, his tched with deep painain.
felt confused as she wasvas dragged out of the ity guard’s lounge by Howard’s mother, while still ng back to look at Tomom.
s she was utterly confused and dd didn’t understand
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why Tom didn’t recognize her, Howard’s mother sneered. “What were you just doing? You were trying to cozy up to Mr. Davis, and not even looking at the time! Didn’t Howard tell you on the way here? I heard Mr. Davis and Mrs. Horton are very close, friends even. He’s in pain right now, so why are you shamelessly butting in?”
After speaking, Howard’s mother released her arm and scoffed. “Howard said you pretend to be aloof and dislike socializing, but it seems you’re not averse to mingling. You just haven’t seen a real affluent family before, have you? When you finally do, you still fawn over them.
“You should take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Have you seen what you look like right now? You still have the nerve to approach people! At least wash your face clean, won’t you? Aren’t you embarrassed?”
Disdainfully curling her lip, Howard’s mother returned to the car with Keira.
On the contrary, Keira was slightly taken aback when she heard this.
“Wash my face?”
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Subconsciously, she pulled out her cell phone, using the black screen as a mirror to take a quick look, and then froze on the spot.
No wonder Tom didn’t recognize her. Her face was
entirely purple, obviously coated with a thick layer of gentian violet, making her face nearly
unrecognizable…
Only then did she remember, when she had escaped from the underwater boat, floating debris had struck her body, and there were some cuts on her face, so the solution was applied for disinfection.
Keira was dumbfounded.
Had she been overthinking things all this while, pondering so much, only for it to come to this?
“What are you standing there for? Get in the car!”
After ”
the car, Howard’s mother
ed at Keira, and when she approached,
s mother tossed her a wet wipe, “Wipe that
ce of yours clean! Don’t embarrass yourself here any longer!”
didn’t refuse.
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After getting in the car, she first mixed some formula
milk for Amy and handed it to her, then using the phone, wiped the solution off her face.
The purple solution must have been applied by a nurse in the hospital two days ago
Having been comatose for the past two days with no one to clean her face, it took her a long while to wipe off, leaving some traces, but she could at least make out her original appearance somewhat.
As she was doing this, Howard had already driven into the Horton estate.
Security was directing them to park their car in the parking lot, and following Howard, Keira walked toward the main house where the funeral hall was set
up…
The fur
I was arranged inside the main house.
es were clerks handling the matters related
ral contributions.
Everyone queued to donate condolence money before going to the funeral hall to mourn…
aving been fed, Amy soon fell asleep, and Howard
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asked his mother to stay with her in the car without coming down. He and Keira approached the
accountant’s desk.
Handling the ledger for the Horton family was the
household’s butler.
The butler’s eyes were also slightly red as he buried his head in the accounting, and Keira and Howard quickly queued up in front of him.
Howard was a bit nervous and coughed before saying to Keira, “Keera, you’ve never seen this kind of thing before, right? Don’t be nervous. Just say you’re a classmate of Mrs. Horton’s when it’s our turn…”
He whispered instructions, and finally, it was their
turn.
The butler asked, “May I know who you are?”
Toward immediately nudged Keira.
ira gave him a glance and said softly, “Keera.”
When the butler heard the name, he was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked up. Seeing Keira, the butler became utterly bewildered, staring at Keira in disbelief, “You, you… Mrs. Horton?”
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Keira’s face still had iodine that hadn’t been
completely wiped off, giving her skin a dark, sallow
tone.
But seeing her facial features, the butler felt he couldn’t have possibly mistaken them!
While he was still shocked, Howard had already handed over a bundle of condolence money and said guiltily, “My wife, Keera, was a high school classmate of
Horton. Hearing of Mrs. Horton’s tragic passing, insisted on coming to pay her respects.”
After that, he dragged Keira toward the mourning hall.
The butler stood there dumbfounded. He then looked
down at the money handed over by Howard, which
bore the wo
school classmate Keera”.
sn’t Mrs. Horton but her high school
ne butler rubbed his eyes, wondering if he could have
taken.
urned around wanting to look closer, only to see
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that woman had already blended into the crowd and disappeared into the mourning hall.
The butler decided he definitely must have been
mistaken.
The mourning hall was set up in the middle of the main house, a spacious area that made it convenient for everyone to view the body and offer incense to the deceased.
No sooner had Keira entered with Howard than her gaze fell upon the coffin.
The coffin was placed at the front, with people blocking the way, not allowing anyone to approach.
A person nearby explained, “Mrs. Horton fell into the sea and
bloated from the soaking. Her face decayed beyond recognition, so they’re anyone see her face… they decided not to
Se
an open casket.”
Hearing this, Keira staggered.
Ploated?
clenched her fists.
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Her gaze swept over the crowd in the mourning hall.
She saw Oliver and Melissa from the first branch of the family greeting outsiders, their faces displaying sorrow, but their eyes betrayed a gleam of something else.
Next to them, Jake looked genuinely grieving, his eyes vacant, seemingly truly heartbroken for her.
Keira withdrew her gaze, attempting to find other
familiar faces.
She didn’t see Mrs. Olsen…
With Mrs. Olsen’s health condition, she must not have been able to withstand the pain of losing a daughter. Had she fainted again?
But where was Lewis?
Just as she thought of this, she heard Melissa explaining to the mourners. Alas, Lewis was so grief-stricken that he refused to acknowledge that the deceased was his wife. Now, he’s hiding in his room, refusing to come out and give his wife her final
send-off…”
Upon these words, the people around started-
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whispering among themselves.
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“Mr. Horton really loved his wife deeply, and he’s going to such lengths for Mrs. Horton…”
“But I really feel that’s not right. Mrs. Horton’s body is
in such a state that it would be better to bury her sooner rather than later. His sentimentality is getting in the way…”
“I always thought Mr. Horton was a rational man, but I ard that he hasn’t even been to the Horton Group ese past couple of days. Everything’s being arranged by Mr. Davis…”
Listening to these conversations, Keira lowered her
gaze.
Howard, next+
011
as already schmoozing with cing her.
turned around and walked out of the
ing hall.
re an earthy hue, like a country woman ned in the countryside, with the iodine ully washed off.
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Wearing clothes that weren’t her usual style, all in the gentle styles of Keera, barely anyone recognized Keira on her way here.
She quickly turned into old Mrs. Horton’s courtyard.
Most of the servants were over at the main house helping out.
At the moment, Fiona was chatting with another
nanny.
Fiona, with a dolorous expression, asked, “Has the master not eaten yet?”
The other nodded, “Yeah, ever since the lady’s body was fished up, Mr. Horton has been beside himself…”
Fiona wiped away her tears. “He’s deeply emotional. Old Mrs. Horton is also sick with sorrow. Gosh!”
As they talked, they walked away.
Keira thought for a moment. She then headed to the small building in the backyard and went straight up to the second floor, jumping onto the balcony of Lewis’s bedroom.
Through the glass window, she saw the man curled up,
leaning on the couch.
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he room was thick with the smell of smoke, and the oor littered with cigarette butts.
ewis clenched his fists, his eyes vacant.
e was reminded yet again of two days before, how he iotically waited at the courthouse until 2 p.m., 3
m….
eira was late, yet he somehow felt relief.
eira’s absence meant she couldn’t bear to divorce im, right?
ut what he never expected was to eventually receive ews of her death!
He couldn’t believe it and rushed to the seaside, only o see Mrs. Olsen standing there, flanked by Uncle Olsen and Taylor.
The salvage crew kept searching back and forth in the
water.
At that instant, he felt his legs go weak!
Every time the salvage crew surfaced, he hoped for news yet feared it at the same time.
It had been over ten hours since the shipwreck… No
one could survive at sea for that long!
Keira must have been swept away by the current to
another shore… She could swim!
But a sentence from Samuel shattered his last
defenses.
Samuel, pacing anxiously beside him, muttered to himself, “It’s over. My boss is supposed to have her infusion today… She was meant to have it yesterday, but because of the divorce scheduled for that afternoon, it was postponed to tonight…”
Divorce…
Lewis staggered!
If only he hadn’t been stubborn on the first day and if
the divorce h
ceeded smoothly, would Keira have
gotter
she had fallen into the sea, there could
een a chance for her to survive…
Just as Lewis thought about this, the salvage crew had
wollen corpse, unrecognizable, was brought to the surface…
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As Lewis thought about this, his heart felt as if it had been pierced by thousands of arrows, pain spreading
from his chest.
But these past two days, he had grown accustomed to the pain.
Holding his chest, he lit another cigarette.
Fiona’s knock came from outside the door. “Sir, Madam’s body is being taken to the funeral home. Aren’t you coming out to see it off?”
The always refined and gentlemanly man suddenly looked up.
Lewis’s eyes reddened. He grabbed the ashtray from the coffee table and hurled it toward the door.
“Bang!”
to the floor.
ad!!”
ared, “Get out! That’s not Keira! Keira isn’t
na heard this, she let out a silent sigh. “Sir,
the door. Old Mrs. Horton has arrived.”
Lewis still didn’t move.
Old Mrs. Horton’s trembling voice came from outside. “Brat, your wife always cared for her dignity while she was alive. She valued propriety. Now, look at her, bloated and decomposing at home, do you understand how unsightly that is? Do you really want her to leave this world so disgracefully?!”
That somehow struck a chord with Lewis.
The usually composed man buried his head in his knees. He hugged his head with both hands, and a muffled voice came out. “Grandmother, that’s not Keira. My gut tells me, that’s not her!”
Old Mrs. Horton sighed, “I know it doesn’t look like herself anymore, but the police have taken her DNA and done the tests. Brat, face the reality!”
These words caused Keira, standing on the balcony, to feel a sudden twinge in her chest.
When she heard people couldn’t recognize the body, she held onto a sliver of hope, but now reality crushed
Her sister looked so much like her; they must have been identical twins, hence the DNA would be 99.9%
similar!
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So, the corpse was truly her sister?
Keira, coming to this conclusion, saw Lewis clenching his fist and slamming it onto the marble floor…
“Bang!”
Blood seeped out, staining the ground.
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In agony, Lewis said, “Grandmother, stop… that’s not
her!”
There was a pause from outside before old Mrs.
Horton spoke again, “Brat, one must learn to let go and face reality in life. Running away like this disrespects your wife. Open the door, come out, and properly see off your wife on her last journey!”
These words made Lewis’s fists tremble.
Bowing his head, he slowly knelt to the ground.
Watchin him, Keira felt her heart break into pieces.
ed out of the shadows and gently tapped the
door of the balcony.
“Lewis, don’t be sad. I’m not dead.”
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The room was very quiet, so Keira’s knocking became very distinct. @
Lewis paused for a moment.
He seemed to have heard Keira’s voice…
Although he knew it was wishful thinking, perhaps even a fantasy, since he had experienced this several times over the past few days.
Yet, he still looked up happily toward the balcony.
Indeed, through the glass door, the balcony was
empty.
Lewis furrowed his brows and slowly straightened up,
toward the balcony.
ne balcony.
at that moment, Keira’s mouth was covered by someone, and she was hiding to the side, struggling with all her might but unable to exert any strength!
Just then, she caught a glimpse of Lewis, who seemed to walk toward her. Keira’s eyes brightened slightly.
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She stretched out her foot, ready to kick the flowerpot
next to her.
As long as she made a noise, Lewis would definitely come out and see her!
But just as her foot touched the flowerpot, the person behind her suddenly lowered their voice and said, “I mean no harm. I just want to remind you of something. Keira was killed by you, and if you still want to kill Lewis, then go ahead and meet him!”
Keira stiffened upon hearing these words!
The foot she had extended remained suspended in
mid-air.
What did they mean Keira was killed by her… did they mistake her for Keera?
S lled Keera waking up on the boat, crying as d, “…Keira, it was I who came looking for you,
them here… It was I who exposed you!”
sed…
, the danger wasn’t brought by Keera. It had always been there!
Keera once explained that the reason she
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impersonated her and registered the marriage with
Lewis was to protect her… saying someone wanted to kill them…
At the time, she didn’t believe it.
This was a society governed by laws; how could it be possible?
But now, Keera was truly dead!
Keira herself had almost died!
An unknown danger had always existed, only she hadn’t known…
Keira felt that the person behind her had no malicious intent; otherwise, they could have easily stabbed her with the state her body was in right now. There was no
or them to say these things.
stopped struggling, and the person behind her owly let go of her.
Neither of them spoke. They could feel Lewis watching from the room toward the balcony for a long, long time. Finally, Lewis turned around and went back to where he had been.
The person behind her breathed a sigh of relief, and
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then, in the instant Keira turned her head, the jumped down from the balcony.
person
Keira only saw a figure in a black cap and black mask blending into the crowd that had come from the main hall…
Keira didn’t chase after the person.
She looked once more toward the balcony door.
Even though that person had said those words, she still decided to clarify things with Lewis. She couldn’t let him continue to suffer in the pain of her supposed death…
But before she could take action, another knock came from Lewis’s room, and Tom spoke from outside. “Boss, Miss Davis called again, saying she wants to see you, or
else she won’t eat…”
“Then let her starve to death!”
Lewis’s tone was deliberate, the cold hardness of his voice carried a ruthless finality!
There was a pause outside the door, where no one dared to speak again.
Keira also stood frozen in place.
Ta had happenpened so suddenly; bly gained a sister, and and then, just as at sister was murdered!red!
es happened too fast, wit, with too many er, who had gone throughagra brush with etely forget her original sial situation. She I to meet Lewis as soon as pas possible…
about Madeleine’s existencence.
en that before she was kidnappepped, she been on their way to get a divorcarce…
bitter smile, feeling as if a bucket of cof cold poured over her, jerking her abruptlyptly
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memorial hall.
She was now very familiar with the path from old Mrs. Horton’s courtyard to the main hall.
Surrounded by the familiar scenery, Keira’s eyes were heavy with reflections.
She had made her decision.
She would temporarily live as Keera because only Keera would know so many secrets; she had to stay in Oceanion to uncover the kidnapper and the murderer of her sister!
She had never been one to flee from problems, nor was she one to sit by and wait for doom.
She would gradually uncover the hidden dangers and swiftly eliminate them!
Keira’s gaze became firmer, her eyes filled with a determined edge.
Instead of going to the memorial hall, she found herself in the parking lot.
Howard’s mother was engrossed in short videos on her cellphone, laughing gleefully paying no attention to
Amy.
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Amy had finished her milk and was now bored. She was playing with her fingers in the safety seat, appearing obedient and sensible.
Keira picked up the two-year-old Amy and walked toward the memorial hall.
Only then did Howard’s mother notice her presence and follow her with a mobile phone in hand. “Keera, where are you taking the child? The memorial hall is a solemn place. If this child starts crying and causing a scene, ruining Howard’s good fortune, I won’t let you off easily!”
Keira ignored the threat and quickened her pace.
She a
b
arrived at the entrance of the memorial ed at the coffin from a distance.
wered her eyes and set Amy down, telling the ‘Good girl, bow to the coffin.”
ny, not understanding what was happening but Always well-behaved, obediently knelt and knocked her head against the ground twice.
The small figure’s eyes inexplicably reddened, tears
welling up, and as Amy stood up, she said, “Mommy, I
auddenly fool like arving ”
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intending to leave.
Mrs. Olsen hadn’t attended her funeral; she must have
been unwell, and Keira needed to check on her
mother.
But the moment she turned around, she saw Uncle Olsen standing right behind her, staring at her in
astonishment.
Keira instinctively called out, “Handsome Uncle?!”
Uncle Olsen immediately stepped forward. “Kid, it
really is you!”
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Uncle Olsen’s gaze swept over her before settling back on the coffin.”
He hesitated as he observed Keira, his brows slightly furrowing.
Keira was still unaware of his identity and asked, “Handsome Uncle, what’s wrong?”
Uncle Olsen was still frowning.
They had originally made plans to dine together, but then Jodie South arrived, followed by the news that her daughter had been kidnapped, out at sea.
He immediately arranged to mobilize all the manpower he could in Oceanion, even calling people from Clance, to search the sea, and eventually, they pulled up a bloated corpse.
The face of the corpse was swollen from being in the water, rendering it unrecognizable.
Jodie South took one look and said it wasn’t her daughter.
However, the police immediately conducted a DNA
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comparison, confirming the identity of the deceased.
Jodie was overcome with shock at the revelation and fainted, remaining unconscious until now.
That old scoundrel Taylor had been by Jodie’s side the
whole time.
Uncle Olsen was there today to represent Jodie and to see her daughter off on her last journey.
It simply wasn’t right for someone to be buried without any kin by their side.
But he had never expected to encounter his young friend in such a place.
He looked at Keira again. “You know Mrs. Horton…?”
Keira pursed her lips, looking down as she lied, “Yes, I’m her high school classmate.”
Uncle Olsen nodded and apologized. “Sorry that I didn’t show up as we planned that day. I had to leave early due to an urgent matter…”
Only now did Keira realize that she also hadn’t made it
to the meal with Uncle Olsen that day.
Her throat tightened as she waved her hand
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dismissively. “I happened to have something urgent
that day too.”
It was a matter of life and death.
Seeing a flicker of pain in her eyes, Uncle Olsen broached another subject. “You know Mrs. Horton, so do you also know her mother Mrs. Olsen?”
eira was taken aback. “What about her?”
Uncle Olsen looked down, sighing silently. “I’ve heard she’s not doing well. If you’re Mrs. Horton’s classmate, perhaps you could visit Mrs. Olsen sometime.”
At this, Keira grew anxious. “Mrs. Olsen is not doing well?”
Uncle Olsen nodded.
Immediately, Keira said, “I’ll go see her right away!”
She turned to leave, but Howard grabbed her arm. “Keera, where have you just been? Don’t wander around at the Horton’s place!”
Keira frowned and after a moment’s thought, she said, “I heard that Mrs. Horton’s mother, Mrs. Olsen, isn’t well. I was planning to pay her a visit.”
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Howard’s eyes lit up at her words. “You’ve finally learned to mingle? I’ve heard that Mr. Horton is deeply committed to Mrs. Horton. If you can win over Mrs.
Olsen, it’ll be very beneficial to our company down the line!”
But he hesitated. “But I’m not done here yet…”
Anv
who could pay their respects at the Horton
was a major figure in their industry. He had e the acquaintance of several such people and ready to leave.
eira immediately said, “You stay here. I’ll go alone. We’ll meet up at the hotel in the evening.”
“Fine.”
Keira turned and left the room.
Howard was ready to mingle with the others when he heard a voice. “Is that your wife?”
Turning to Uncle Olsen, who exuded an extraordinary presence, Howard smiled and said, “Yes, that’s my wife, Keera South. She’s a high school classmate of Mrs. Horton, and they were especially close. So, when we heard about what happened to Mrs. Horton, she came
right ou47″
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But Uncle Olsen seemed taken aback, his keen senses picking up on something. “Your wife’s surname is South?”
Howard was surprised. “Yes, that’s right!”
Uncle Olsen’s brows knitted together. “That surname is
uncommon.”
deed, you don’t see that often…”
cle Olsen suddenly asked, “Did she inherit that last name from her father?”
Howard immediately frowned, afraid of slipping up. “Who are you? Why are you prying into other people’s privacy?”
Uncle Olsen paused momentarily, then suddenly extended his hand. “I’m Sam Olsen.”
Howard was stunned and immediately overjoyed. “You’re Uncle Olsen?! Forgive my rudeness. I didn’t recognize you!”
Keira left the house, wearing a mask.
But when she got outside, she found that there were
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too many cars lined up. Many people had come to offer their condolences and, like Howard, they were trying to get to know more people, so they moved slowly.
This meant the exit was clear, but the entrance was completely blocked. Even if she called a cab now, she feared the vehicle wouldn’t be able to squeeze in.
Keira was getting anxious.
At that moment, she saw a car entering nearby. It had just stopped at the entrance, ready to turn and get out.
Among the horde of vehicles, it stood out
conspicuously-it was Samuel’s ostentatious yellow sports car!
Keira walked straight to it and saw Samuel on the phone.
Samuel’s eyes were swollen from crying, seemingly having wept for quite a while.
He was still crying on the phone. “Our boss is dead. I’m not in the mood for a meeting! Cancel, cancel, cancel! I know this document is important, but today is my boss’s funeral. I have to be here to say the final
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ell toth her! Postpone all meetings for me!!”
lrubbed his eyes, glanced at the cars aheachdarand 1. “Theseseadamn people, coming just for show.w. nany of them truly came to mourn our boss?!?! e blockingghthe road, and it’s so frustrating!”!”
ung the sporosts car door open and got out.t
n cursed angrgrily at Tom. “What’s going on here?e? an you let just stranyone in?! Among all these , how many arersisincere about my boss?!”
ghed. “Listen to yoyourself. Never mind, I knoww upset, so I won’t hidiold it against you today!”
I wanted to say more but Keira was already in his driver’s seat andddflooring the accelerator. rned the car around, inimeediately heading for
g the car’s noise, Samuelnimmediately rushed ›ut could only get into the passssenger seat.
lowed, “Who the hell are you? How dare you ny sports car?!”
gnored his angry shouting, starteteththe car, and
toward the hospital.
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Sitting in the passenger seat. Samuel’s heart was heavy with grief. He cried and cursed. “Why am I so unlucky? Losing my boss was bad enough, and now you’re stealing my beloved sports car in broad daylight?
“Damn you, car thief! Stop the car on the side of the road right now! I’m not in a good mood today, and I might not hold it against you…
“My poor boss… Why did you have to leave like this? I was going to bid my boss the last farewell. Can’t
you pick a better time for stealing my care? Don’t you have any conscience? Among all these people, I’m the only one truly here to mourn. How can you steal my car?!”
Keira said, “…Shut up!”
Hearing this familiar voice, Samuel instinctively closed his mouth, but the next moment he suddenly realized something, and started crying even harder. “Your voice, it’s so similar to my boss’s! If my boss were still alive, I would never let her get upset again. I’d have her focus on retiring…”
Unable to stand his noise anymore, Keira silently removed her mask and looked at him.
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Samuel immediately yelled. “Great, now the car thief dares to take off the mask! I’ll definitely take a picture of you and hand you over to the police!”
His crying eyes had swelled into slits.
Bi
ter saying this, he got a clear look at Keira’s face.
oment he saw her, Samuel’s crying came to an ot halt.
What…”
His eyes widened in shock, and he pointed at her, “You,
you, you…”
He thought he had seen a ghost!!
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Keira glanced at Samuel, then put her mask back on.
Then she saw Samuel staring at her. After looking at her for a very long time, he finally asked cautiously, “Boss, have you come back from the dead?”
Keira was speechless.
Samuel continued. “Your face looks sallow and patchy. Is this what happens to people after they die? That’s way too ugly, isn’t it?”
Keira stared at him.
She rolled her eyes.
That made Samuel cry even more violently. “Boss, you’re really alive! You scared the life out of me. You have no idea what these past couple of days have been like for me! I’ve cried all my tears for you! Even more sincerely than Lewis!”
He tried to smile through his tears, but they continued to flow uncontrollably.
Seeing him like this, Keira sighed silently and handed him a tissue. “Wipe it off, you’re a mess!”
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Her disdain only made Samuel’s feelings more genuine.
“It’s so good that my boss isn’t dead!”
Keira saw that he had finally calmed down and was about to ask him something, but suddenly she heard the sound of a car speeding up. Then, Lewis’s Bentley whizzed past her!
יד
was only a fleeting glimpse, Keira and
early saw that the person in the driver’s seat
wis!
nuel’s pupils shrank, and his emotions surged as he ursed angrily, “Fuck! What’s Lewis up to now? Doesn’t he know you’re being buried today? Leaving the house at this time? Not even there to send you off on your last journey?!”
Keira was slightly startled.
She remembered what Tom had said, that Madeleine
wanted to see him, or else she would go on a hunger
strike…
Although Lewis had yelled, “let her die”, in the end, he couldn’t bear it, could he? Was he rushing over to see
her now?
M
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She knew that, in Lewis’s eyes, she had already passed away, so he should cherish the person still alive.
She also understood that, as Lewis, that was the right thing to do.
But her chest tightened slightly, and a sharp sting of pain washed over her…
Seeing the loss in her eyes, Samuel reacted and said incredulously, “He’s not going to see that lunatic again, is he? Boss, how could he do this to you!”
Samuel was so angry that his eyes reddened, and he clenched his fists tightly.
Keira drove steadily with her eyes downcast. “I’m already dead. I can’t let another die as well.”
Samuel was stunned. “Boss, what exactly is going on? If you’re not dead, then who’s in the coffin? Although the body was decomposed, I couldn’t believe it when I heard the news; I even had a DNA comparison done for you both…”
Keira had just heard old Mrs. Horton mention that a DNA test was done, and now Samuel was saying the same, her grip on the steering wheel tightened. “And
the romlt wog?”
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Samuel scratched his head. “The result said it was you!”
Keira’s last hope that her only sister was still alive
shattered.
There could have been a mistake on old Mrs. Horton’s
part, but Samuel wouldn’t make one.
The body had been decomposed beyond recognition,
they could only rely on DNA for
ar
ster.”
tion.
ghtened her jaw. “That wasn’t me; it was my twin
Upon hearing this, Samuel was dumbfounded. “What? Aren’t you Mrs. Olsen’s biological daughter? Didn’t Mrs. Olsen give birth to just one daughter back then?
How could there be twins!”
Keira said indifferently. “I am just as puzzled.”
She was determined to temporarily use her sister’s identity to slowly lure out the net that was cast over her, which she herself couldn’t comprehend.
But she wasn’t foolish enough to not seek help from anyone. She would trust a few people, and she would
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still need Samuel to help her out.
Although when she thought of asking for help, the first person who came to her mind was Lewis…
Samuel had been by her side for many years and was long accustomed to her ways, so he didn’t ask why she didn’t reveal her identity and simply asked, “What can I do for you?”
Keira narrowed her eyes and let out a cold laugh. “Help me find out who drugged me and Keera at the restaurant and threw me onto the ship!”
Since the culprit had made a move against her in Oceanion, there was surely evidence left behind.
Her years in Oceanion weren’t spent in vain. Her delivery company was meant for gathering information!
First, she would find out who the culprit was. After that, she would slowly unravel the web to discover the secret and truth that Keera was hiding!
Samuel immediately said, “You don’t need to instruct me. I’ve already had people looking into it! But the restaurant’s surveillance footage was deleted, so we’re
going door to door looking for leads to see if any
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nearby surveillance captured anything…”
After saying this, he paused before adding, “We’ve found out that the Horton family is also investigating
this matter, but the culprit was clever and didn’t leave any traces.”
Keira fell silent upon hearing this, then said, “Let’s
change our approach.”
you suggest?”
range scent that knocked me and Keera
onscious is an uncommon anesthetic sold on the
arket, and there should be records for purchasing
such a substance. Check the black market to see who
has bought it recently.”
Samuel said, “Got it!”
“Also help me look into the family and social circle of
Keera South from Clance.”
Since she had to pretend to be Keera, she would do it thoroughly.
Without any more unnecessary chit-chat, Keira asked Samuel for Mrs. Olsen’s hospital address and drove to the hospital.
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When she got out of the car, she put on a black cap and a black mask.
Upon entering the hospital’s main entrance and seeing her reflection in the glass door, Keira froze for a
moment.
This had been exactly Keera’s attire when she first
visi
in Oceanion.
ner gaze down, hiding the complex emotions eyes, and quickly headed upstairs to the
atient department.
She overheard two nurses discussing Mrs. Olsen’s
condition.
“It’s so pitiful. Her newly acknowledged daughter just died, and now the patient is devastated, nearly without
the will to live…”
“Being in a coma like this might actually be a blessing for her, right?”
“It’s like being forced to take a proper rest…”
The two nurses walked away chatting, making Keira’s heart tighten with concern.
She quickly reached Mrs. Olsen’s ward and as soon as
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she saw Taylor step out to fetch water, she pushed open the door and slipped inside.
She didn’t trust Taylor.
She had hardly any affection for this father of hers since childhood.
She tread lightly, silently closing the door behind her
urning to look at Mrs. Olsen on the hospital
b
e was shocked as soon as she looked, because ere was an unexpected visitor in the room.
Lewis was standing by Mrs. Olsen’s bedside, seemingly examining the medical records.
At that moment, he turned his head and gazed quietly at Keira, having clearly seen her sneaking around just
now.
A question mark slowly crossed Keira’s mind.
Wasn’t this man supposed to be visiting Madeleine?
What was he doing here?
As she was internally complaining, Lewis had already fixed a sharp gaze on her.
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Lewis frowned as he looked at the person in front of
him.
She was sneaky, dressed in a woolen sweater that
oncealed her figure.
ut he felt at a glance that she was very familiar… very
much like Keira!
Lewis stared blankly at her, his eyebrows slightly furrowing, and he asked slowly, “Keira? Is that you?”
Keira’s eyelashes trembled, and suddenly she said, “It’s
me.”
Lewis froze completely.
In disbelief, he stared at the person in front of him… only to see Keira lower her head, timidly saying, “Who are you? How do you know my name is Keera?”
As she spoke, she tried hard to imitate her sister’s gentle tone.
Lewis paused. “…What?”
Keira then looked at him. Her face was still bruised,
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and the iodine wasn’t cleaned off properly, making the skin that was exposed very yellow.
Wearing a hat and a mask, not even her biological mother would recognize her
Keira continued timidly, “I, I was Keira’s high school classmate, and everyone calls me Keera. I heard the tragic news about Keira, so I came to visit Mrs. Olsen.
u Keira’s friend too?”
ing these words, Lewis looked somewhat dejected nd even scoffed at himself with a mocking smile.
He clenched his fists tightly.
He felt he was utterly ridiculous.
He didn’t understand why, even though the body that had been retrieved was unrecognizable, and DNA analysis had confirmed it was Keira.
He just didn’t believe it and personally oversaw the comparisons again and again…
But each time, it was Keira.
Even with the evidence in front of him, he still couldn’t accept that Keira had drowned…
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Even just now, when he saw that woman, he thought she was Keira…
But his Keira was always a carefree, spirited woman. How could she possibly be sneaky and subservient?
What on earth had he been thinking a moment ago?
Lewis lowered his gaze, answering her earlier question,
“I’m her… husband.”
His voice choked slightly on the last two words.
A pang of pain went through Keira’s heart as she looked at his face, which had become gaunt enough that the cheekbones were protruding after only two days. Her eyes suddenly welling up with tears, and she hastily turned her head, “Condolences.”
Lewis didn’t pay her any more attention.
Keira thought for a moment, went straight to the bedside, and looked at the medical record beside it.
Acute stress… excessive mourning… but no
life-threatening danger.
Keira breathed a sigh of relief.
She leaned close to Mrs. Olsen and whispered in a
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volume only the two of them could hear. “Mom, I’m not dead. You have to take good care of yourself and get well. I’ll come to see you another day.”
Keira knew that if she stayed any longer, Lewis might start to suspect something.
She stood up and was ready to leave, not noticing that Mrs. Olsen’s fingers twitched.
After Keira left, Lewis stayed there for a while, and before long, Taylor came back.
This time Taylor looked much better than the last time Mrs. Olsen fainted; he seemed very normal, without the previous dejection.
Lewis advised, “Take good care of yourself so you can take care of my mother-in-law.”
Taylor nodded. “Don’t worry, I know. There’s no one else at home now. I’ll definitely stay strong.”
Lewis didn’t say anything more, he lowered his gaze and said, “I’ll help arrange for the best doctors to come for a consultation, and the people from Clance should
arrive tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
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After Lewis left, Mrs. Olsen suddenly opened her eyes. She propped herself up with both hands and shouted,
“Keira!”
Taylor immediately approached her and took her hand. “Shirley, you’re awake? How are you feeling?”
But Mrs. Olsen struggled to look around. “Where’s Keira? I heard her voice, where is she?!”
T
d…”
Shirley, you heard wrong… Keira was
ay…
seemed that only then did Mrs. Olsen remember what had happened before she fainted. When she saw the ocean swaying precariously, she knew Keira had no hope of survival.
After that swollen body was recovered from the water, she had fainted at just one glance.
Mrs. Olsen clenched her fists tightly, tears streaming down!
She looked at Taylor. “No, Keira isn’t dead! I’m going to find her!”
She threw off the covers to get out of bed but
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suddenly her legs gave way, and she collapsed.
Fortunately, Taylor caught her in time. “Shirley, calm down. If Keira were still here, she definitely wouldn’t want to see you like this!”
Mrs. Olsen cried out, “I can’t calm down! I have to find
Keira!”
Taylor ed deeply, holding Mrs. Olsen tightly, gently
ack,
P
Olsen still cried. “My Keira, she isn’t dead! She
ely isn’t dead! She was just talking in my ear. She d me she was still alive!!”
Taylor continued to gently stroke her back, soothing her emotions. “Okay, she’s not dead, Shirley, she’s not
dead, don’t worry…”
Mrs. Olsen gradually calmed down.
She said, “Taylor, Keira really was just here. I heard her talk to me, and that’s why I woke up…”
Taylor gave a wry smile. “Shirley, aside from Mr. Horton, no one was in the room just now…”
Mrs. Olsen was stunned. “Is, is that so?”
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Taylor nodded. “Yes, that’s right!”
Mrs. Olsen immediately became disconsolate.
She murmured to herself, “How could this be… I clearly heard her… I really did hear her. Taylor, where’s my phone? I’m going to call Lewis and ask if anyone came
in!”
Taylor tried to stop her. “Shirley, Mr. Horton is already
so can we not make a fuss, please?”
Ve
Olsen shook her head. “I’m not making a fuss!
Keira really came! She was speaking into my
I heard her…”
She gripped Taylor’s hand tightly. “We don’t have to find Mr. Horton. Just help me check the surveillance, someone definitely came in, and it was Keira!”
Seeing her insistence, Taylor sighed silently but reassured her. “Okay, I’ll go and check for you… Can- you calm down for now?”
Only then did Mrs. Olsen nod. “Okay.”
Taylor pressed the call button and summoned a nurse, asking her to help retrieve the surveillance footage for
this ward.
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The nurse quickly went to security and sent the past half hour of surveillance footage to Taylor’s phone.
There definitely wouldn’t be any inside the room, only
in the corridor outside.
But for Mrs. Olsen, that was enough.
Taylor opened the footage from half an hour before,
sped it
tog
handed it to Mrs. Olsen. They watched
come, and Taylor had stepped out to get
lor said, “Shirley, do you see? I was only gone for a it, and Mr. Horton was here with you. It was impossible for someone to have come…”
But almost as soon as he finished speaking, they saw a girl wearing a cap and a mask sneaking into the ward!
Mrs. Olsen’s eyes welled up with tears. “Keira, it’s
Keira!”
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Mrs. Olsen spoke in an agitated jumble, pointing at the phone as she burst into tears.
Taylor was slightly taken aback, put down his phone, and patted her back. “The person in the video is completely unrecognizable; it might not be her, so don’t get worked up. I’ll help you check!”
“Good, hurry up…”
Mrs. Olsen urged Taylor, pushing him toward the door.
Taylor furrowed his brow and stepped outside.
Mrs. Olsen thought it over and felt that given Taylor’s capabilities, he might not be able to identify the girl, especially since she was wearing a cap and a mask.
Her daughter had clearly returned but didn’t acknowledge her… It must be because Keira knew that the murderer was somewhere nearby!
Mrs. Olsen clenched her fist and reached for her own
phone from the nightstand.
She opened WhatsApp, where she added Uncle Olsen two days prior.
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Having kept a low profile over the years, she didn’t have much power to protect herself in Oceanion, so even though she never wanted to see Sam again, she could still prioritize what was more urgent.
She sent a message to Sam. “Can you do me a favor?”
Sam replied instantly. “Consider it done. What do you
need?”
Looking at those words, Mrs. Olsen paused for a
moment.
She pursed her lips with a mix of emotions.
She had buried the past deep in her heart and never wanted anything to do with him again in this lifetime, but for her daughter…
Mrs. Olsen took a deep breath and began to type slowly. “I’ve got some information about my daughter, and I’d like to ask you to help me…”
While she was typing, the door to the room suddenly opened.
Mrs. Olsen was slightly startled and looked up to see Taylor walking in.
Mrs. Olsen casually asked. “Tavlor did you find
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anything?”
Taylor approached her, frowning as he said, “I’ve had people look into it. Shirley, don’t worry…”
He stopped mid-sentence and looked at Mrs. Olsen’s phone. “Who are you messaging?”
Mrs. Olsen was open and honest with Taylor and didn’t hide anything. She handed him her phone, “I thought our combined influence might not be enough, so I wanted to ask Sam for help, given that it concerns
Keira’s life.”
She let Taylor glance at the chat screen before taking her phone back, intending to continue typing. “With him stepping in, we should be able to find Keira more quickly…”
She had barely spoken when suddenly her phone was
snatched from her hand.
Surprised, Mrs. Olsen looked up to see that Taylor had taken her phone, his eyes filled with sorrow. “Shirley, don’t you trust me?”
Mrs. Olsen paused, sensing that Taylor’s emotions
were off at the moment.
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After a moment of silence, she said, “Taylor, that’s not what I meant. It’s just that someone wants to kill Keira, and I want to protect her, which is why I sought help from Sam…”
“And then?” Taylor sat down by her bed, his gaze filled with sadness. “After Sam helps you find Keira and sees Keira’s face, which looks so much like her mother’s, he’d immediately realize that Keira is his child. Given his character, he’d take you and the child away right away… I’m not powerful enough, Shirley, I can’t compete with him for you…”
Mrs. Olsen fell silent for a moment, then laughed bitterly. “I won’t go with him
“But he is domineering in his actions. Once he knows about Keira, he’ll definitely take you away!”
Taylor began to speak hesitantly.
Mrs. Olsen sensed his lack of security and took his hand. “I’m not the young woman I once was, and the foolish things from my youth wouldn’t happen again.
Taylor, you’re overthinking it…”
“I’m not!”
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you have always been beautiful, like a fairy,. You’re unattainably, and I can’t even touch you! The way Sam looked at you that day was the same; he has remained single all these years, clearly because he still has feelings for you!”
Mrs. Olsen furrowed her brows and clenched her fists
tightly.
Seeing her like this, Taylor couldn’t help but want to cry. “Shirley, I want to ask you a question.”
Mrs. Olsen said gently, “Go ahead.”
“We’ve been together for twenty-two years. Shirley, even though you never let me touch you, in my heart, you’re my wife, and I love you more than myself. But what about you? Shirley, have you ever loved me?”
Mrs. Olsen was taken aback.
Taylor continued to stare at her. “Back when we got together, you said you just wanted to give the child a father. I also said I wouldn’t expect any emotional response from you, that just being with you would make me happy… But the heart is reassuring. Shirley, tell me, over all these years, haven’t you even a little
bit loved me?”
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Mrs. Olsen sighed. “Taylor, we are already at this age. Why bother to talk about whether we love each other
or not?”
“But I do love you! All these years, my love for you has never decreased by a fraction. I’ve always felt that it’s fine to continue living like this. Even if my daughter was locked up, I really didn’t care, as long as you were by my side…”
Taylor raked his fingers through his hair and paced around the room restlessly. “But everything changed when Sam arrived! Shirley, you changed! Ever since you woke up last time, you’ve been often staring out the window in a daze, looking at your phone, wanting to call Sam! Even… your gaze is different when you look at him. The fleeting glance you gave him that day, exposed too much…”
Suddenly, Taylor rushed up to Mrs. Olsen. “The situation was so abrupt that day, and the way you looked at him didn’t have a hint of hatred. That intense longing looked as if you were about to be with him the
next moment!!”
Taylor’s eyes reddened, and he trembled nervously.
“Now that you’ve encountered a problem, the first
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person you think of is him. Do you still want to tell him that Keira is his daughter? Shirley, I have protected you for 22 years, 4 months, and 3 days. Haven’t all these days and nights warmed your heart even a little bit?! Have you, even for a moment, ever loved me?!”
He looked very sad, like someone who was abandoned.
Mrs. Olsen was stunned. She clenched her jaw tightly, yet she was not moved by his words.
Her eyes gradually grew colder. “Taylor, I had agreed with Keira to meet a stranger, and I had no idea it was
Sam. How could you know how I looked when I saw
Sam?”
Taylor was speechless.
But Mrs. Olsen suddenly realized something. “Have you been monitoring me?”
She thought back to when she first saw Sam, and they had planned to introduce themselves to each other, but the kidnapping call that interrupted them came at such an opportune time…
Mrs. Olsen’s pupils contracted, and she looked at him in disbelief, “Are you the… Mmm!”
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Taylor moved forward abruptly, covering Mrs. Olsen’s mouth with his hand. “Shirley, don’t say it!”
However, Mrs. Olsen’s eyes widened in shock as she struggled to push Taylor away, but he wouldn’t budge. She bit down on his fingers, finally making Taylor to let
Taylor gasped, looking at the bite marks and
bloodstains on the back of his hand, just about to say something when he heard Mrs. Olsen’s certain tone.
“It was you! you killed Keira!”
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