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Keira hurriedly said, “I…”
Before she could finish speaking, Holly had already turned around and left.
Keira could only hear her speaking to Captain Lincoln outside the door. “Her condition isn’t very good. Even if we must interrogate her throughout the night, can we do it without using the light?”
“Alright, out of respect for Dr. Sims.”
Keira sighed quietly.
Holly had vouched for her, saying that she wouldn’t released on bail. Samuel immediately rebutted Holly was no wonder she was so angry.
Never mind.
She should be able to keep up with the demands that her condition put on her body for another two days. If Holly could find evidence to prove her innocence within those two days, perhaps she shouldn’t apply for bail after all.
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Upstairs.
Holly entered the equipment room and placed the blood sample she had drawn from Keira’s finger into the machine.
Now all she could do was wait for the machine to analyze the various elements in the blood. This would take twenty minutes.
At this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang.
The call was from a detention center. She picked up and heard a voice from the other side. “Dr. Sims, we heard you’re at the station and decided to give you a call. We have a patient here who isn’t feeling well. Could you come and take a look?”
Holly immediately stood up. “I’ll be right there.”
Even though a forensic doctor and a medical doctor weren’t the same, she could still diagnose minor
illnesses.
She put on her coat and left.
She soon arrived at the detention center.
This place held suspects who hadn’t been tried by the court and some prisoners with sentences of less than
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three months.
Keira had just been placed in a solitary cell here.
Holly took a few steps forward and arrived at the cell door indicated by the guard who had called. She then put on a mask and gloves, stepped inside the cell, and coldly asked, “Who’s not feeling well?”
“It’s me…”
An unfamiliar yet familiar voice made Holly slightly frown. She turned her head and saw a middle-aged woman in a prison uniform, sitting there with her hands on her belly and an expression of pain on her face. “Doctor, my belly hurts so bad. Can you help
me…”
Holly was taken aback.
Wasn’t this woman Poppy Hill, Keira’s mother?
She had once attended a parents’ meeting for Keira in middle school!
Holly immediately walked over and asked with concern, “Auntie, what’s the matter?”
Poppy was suspected of perjury, but as the case wasn’t severe, she had been sentenced to fifteen days in
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detention.
She grabbed Holly’s hand and said, “My belly hurts so badly…”
Holly immediately reached out to touch her belly, not daring to underestimate the situation. “Is it here? I’ll take you to the hospital!”
“Oh, don’t touch me! It hurts so much…” But Poppy looked around with a pained expression and said, “There’s no need to go to the hospital. I just have a cold. Officer, can you take me to a solitary cell? My moaning and groaning here is disturbing everyone’s
rest…”
Holly immediately nodded, “Okay.”
Just as she was about to help Poppy out, someone el in the room suddenly yelled out, “Oh, my belly also hurts so bad. Officer, could you also take me to the solitary cell?”
The rest of the inmates immediately laughed.
“My belly hurts as well…”
“Hey, but I’m different. I have a headache. Can I go to the single ward, too?”
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Holly was speechless.
She frowned, about to say something, when someone looked over at Poppy and said, “We all eat the same food, but how come you’re the only one who got sick? It’s been five days inside, but you’ve been sick for four of them. Are you more delicate than the rest of us?”
“How come in our ward, you’re in such pain, but the moment you get to a single cell, you’re fine and snoring away?”
Holly frowned, realizing what was going on. Instantly, she looked at Poppy.
Poppy’s face instantly turned stiff, and then she wailed in despair, “I really don’t feel well!”
Holly clenched her jaw. “I’ll take you to the hospital then. If the tests show that you’re okay and it’s all an act, I’m afraid you’ll have to stay here a few more days
At these words, Poppy suddenly became nervous.
She didn’t want to be locked up here at all.
In here, the cellmates either farted or picked their feet every night. They also slept in all kinds of crazy
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positions. On her first night, she couldn’t sleep at all
due to the noise.
So she thought of a solution.
But wouldn’t it expose her if she went to the hospital?
Poppy gave Holly a pleading smile. “I don’t need to go to the hospital. It’s just a minor illness. I can take it. I’ll
live…”
Holly knew it. “Aunt, are you faking it?”
Poppy ran to her bed, lifted the blanket, and crawled in. “Hey, what kind of language is that for a little cop? How was I pretending? I just had a stomach ache, and now I’m better. What’s wrong with that? You won’t let me recover from an illness?”
Holly was frustrated!
The female prisoner next to her cursed, “You really have thick skin, you old rogue. You’re tricking people!”
However, Poppy retorted, “What was that compared to my daughter? I’m nothing compared to her! That little slut cheated me so badly! She’ll die in misery!”
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Just thinking of Keira made Poppy grind her teeth in hatred.
Who would have thought that the girl she tried to turn
into a good-for-nothing was Dr. South?!
Holly only found these words irritating.
With her jaw set, she closed the jail door and quickly went upstairs.
Soon, she had in her hands the latest blood test report. Upon seeing the data on it, her face darkened!
The iron content was normal!
Keira wasn’t anemic at all!
Liar!
In that instant, Holly trembled in anger. She wen straight to the interrogation room downstairs and threw the blood report at Keira. “Keira, do you enj tricking me time and time again?!”
Keira didn’t look at the test results. Instead, she sighed. “I’m not anemic now, but give it a few days.”
She had wanted to say that earlier, but Holly left without even hearing her out.
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The anemia Keira experienced was strange.
Each time her period came, a large amount of iron was lost, so iron supplements needed to be taken every month in advance.
As long as she didn’t bleed on a regular day, her iron content was normal.
After visiting many hospitals, she was finally diagnosed with a rare genetic disease.
Holly clearly hadn’t heard of such a thing and found it laughable. “Do you think I’ll believe the crap you’re saying? Keira, can’t you at least come up with a better excuse when lying to me?!”
Keira tried to explain weakly. “…I didn’t lie to you.”
“You didn’t lie to me? I’ve studied medicine for year and never came across a case like yours!”
Keira clenched her jaw and fell silent.
Her disease situation was indeed odd, and it was
normal for Holly to be skeptical.
Any further explanation would be pointless.
Seeing that Keira had fallen silent, anger surged within
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Holly.
Captain Lincoln by her side sighed. “Dr. Sims, she’s been like this all night, not saying a word. Let it go. I’ll have someone take her back to jail. Otherwise, our people will have to stay overnight, and we won’t get anything out of her anyway…”
Before he’d even finished speaking, Holly yelled angrily, “You guys go! I’ll stay up with her! I want to see how many more preposterous lies she will tell!!”
Captain Lincoln fell silent.
He cleared his throat. “Alright, we’ll go get some sleep. If she confesses to anything, call us immediately.”
After the group left, only Keira and Holly were l the interrogation room.
Holly sat across from her, staring at her. “Why did lie? Why did you apply for bail? Is it because all tho doubts you mentioned don’t exist at all? You’re just using me, hoping I’d testify that you’re not the murderer!”
Keira said, “Don’t worry. I won’t agree to bail within the next two days.”
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After that, she would need treatment.
Holly was taken aback, her eyes brimmed with tears. “Do you think saying that will make me forgive you?!”
She turned away, wiping the corner of her eye.
Keira didn’t speak anymore.
The night had deepened. Whether it was the impending menstrual period or the lack of rest late at night, Keira felt a dull ache in her head and a mild pain in her lower abdomen.
She stayed up all night like this.
By the next morning, Keira began to feel increasingly dizzy…
Damn it.
Lack of rest accelerated her period, and she started
become anemic!
Holly hadn’t slept all night, and her mind was in chaos
As dawn broke, she glared fiercely at Keira. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed Keira’s pale face, devoid of any color…
Holly stood up abruptly, panic stricken. “Keira, what’s
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Keira felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen, but it was bearable.
She grabbed Holly’s wrist and said, “I need to go to the bathroom.”
“I’ll give you a hand.”
Holly supported Keira’s arm and guided her to the bathroom, quietly waiting outside.
However, she couldn’t help but feel worried.
She noticed how pale Keira’s face looked and her cold sweat. Could she really be anemic?
Meanwhile, in the visitation room at the detention
center.
Poppy came over with a smile on her face and flattered her daughter. “Isla, how come you have time to see
me?”
After saying that, she added, “You shouldn’t have come This isn’t a good place. It could bring bad luck.”
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Despite her avid enthusiasm, she only received a faint smile from Isla, followed by a hesitating gesture.
Poppy immediately expressed her concern. “What’s wrong? You look so dreadful. Did something happen?”
Her face darkened. “Is it Keira again? Did she disrespect you again?”
Isla gave a bitter smile. “Yes, it’s about Keira, but she hasn’t been disrespectful She has gotten into trouble.”
“Oh, that’s nothing,” Poppy scoffed. “With her devil-may-care disposition, it’s only a matter of time she gets herself into trouble. Who did she offend this time? Did she get a lesson?”
A smirk of delight came over her face at the thoug
Kiera’s misfortune.
Isla was choked and found Poppy more and more
foolish.
She had always been like this, wearing everything on her sleeve, completely oblivious to the need to conceal
her emotions.
Isla couldn’t figure out how on earth Poppy had managed to swap her place with Keira. It had to be by
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some astounding stroke of luck.
Isla cast her eyes down after a brief flicker in them. “It’s not that she offended someone. She… she committed murder and is now in police custody.”
“What great news!” Poppy immediately brightened up. “Will that reprobate be sentenced to death? She won’t bother you anymore!”
Isla was speechless.
She glanced at Poppy with sympathy, then coughed slightly. “She killed Finley Hill.”
“Why should I care who she… Who?! Isla, who did you say? Finley? Did I hear you wrong?!”
Poppy lunged at the table, her emotional state drastically heightened.
She only had one brother. Even though he used to mess things around, Poppy loved him dearly.
Isla sighed. “Actually, you can’t really blame Keira. I heard that Finley demanded five million from her. When she refused, during the tug of war, Finley accidentally fell onto a steel bar and was pierced through the chest… He died on the spot. Aunt Hill,
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please don’t get over-excited. Keira is, after all, Dr. South and your daughter. She should indeed be very rich, but five million is still no small sum. It’s only normal for her to not want to give it.”
Nonetheless, Poppy’s eyes bulged out, her eyeballs bloodshot. She stood up abruptly. “That ungrateful creature! She killed Finley over five million?! I shouldn’t have raised her up, I should have drowned her as soon as she was born! Where is she? I am gonna kill her! I’ll take revenge for Finley!!
Her excessive emotional reaction prompted an immediate warning from a nearby police officer.
After a while, Poppy calmed down a bit, but the fun her eyes showed no sign of abating.
Isla said, “Aunt Hill, the two involved are both your close relatives. I think you have the right to know, s told you. Please don’t do anything rash.”
Poppy appeared dazed, tears streaming down from he reddened eyes. She reassured Isla. “Don’t worry, Isla, I’m fine… I’m fine…”
Only then did Isla speak, “Alright, you should go back. I…I’ll go and see Keira…”
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“Wh
bother visiting her? A death-row inmate! I can’t wait to see her executed!” Poppy uttered venomously.
Isla stared at her in disbelief. “Aunt Hill, Keira is charged with manslaughter. The maximum sentence is ten years…”
“How could that be?! That’s letting her off too easily!”
Seeing how Poppy completely missed the point of her statement, Isla sighed. “Aunt Hill, Keira didn’t do it on purpose, and she must be scared as well. If you happen to see her in the detention center, remember to
comfort her.”
Poppy finally processed what she had heard.
“She’s also held here?!”
Isla nodded. “Yes, she hasn’t been sentenced yet, so she’s temporarily detained in a single room. It should be close to where you are, right?”
The multi-bed wards and single rooms were all in one
place.
Poppy narrowed her eyes, revealing a ferocious look.
“That’s good.”
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Isla stood up. “Aunt Hill, it’s about time. I need to go.”
Poppy was reluctant to see her leave. ” Isla, you should marry Jake and settle down with the Horton family happily. Take care of yourself, and don’t concern yourself with me…”
But Isla had already left the visiting room, completely disregarding her words.
She left the visiting room and was preparing to leave the police station when she saw her old classmate Holly anxiously standing near the restroom door.
A policewoman nearby asked, “Dr. Sims, the lawyer of the suspect, Keira, came early in the morning again, asking about our decision on her pre-trial releas to medical reasons. Judging by the suspect’s look now, she seems to be really anemic. So, is it appro
or not?”
Holly frowned upon hearing this.
She anxiously looked into the restroom and remembered Keira’s frailty. She was about to say “I agree” when Captain Lincoln walked over.
Captain Lincoln had also heard the conversation, so h
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Holly retorted. “She’s not pretending.”
Captain Lincoln snorted coldly. “Dr. Sims, have you forgotten how she fooled you yesterday? You believe this? I remember you made an oath last night that if she gets a pre-trial release, you would quit the police force. You didn’t forget that, did you?”
Holly clenched her jaw. “Captain Lincoln, she really isn’t feeling well…”
But Captain Lincoln wasn’t convinced. “Very
interesting. She’s been detained for just one day, and she’s already not feeling well. The delicate little miss can’t take a bit of suffering huh…”
As Holly was about to reply, Isla stepped forward “Hello, are you discussing my sister Keira?”
They all looked at her.
Holly frowned slightly. “What are you doing here?”
Isla looked somewhat anxious as she pulled Holly aside, “Dr. Sims, about my sister’s health…”
Holly immediately took on a serious expression. She knew that Isla was Keira’s sister. In middle school, aft Isla found out about their real identity, she
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started to behave smarter and stopped bullying Keira in school.
Hence, Holly wasn’t aware of the bad relationship
between the two sisters. She moved aside with Isla and asked with concern, “What’s wrong with Keira?”
Isla sighed. “She probably got her period. Every month during this time, she suffers, and it’s natural for
women. You understand.”
Holly immediately relaxed.
As long as Keira wasn’t ill.
Right afterward, Isla grabbed her hand. “Holly, we were classmates back in middle school. Can you help Kei? Agree to her pretrial release, will you?”
Holly’s face suddenly darkened.
Isla didn’t seem to notice but continued. “We wome all go through this every month. We look pale and anemic. We’re all old classmates. Let’s sign the papers We promise not to leave…”
Holly abruptly pulled her hand away. “You’re dreaming This is a law enforcement agency! You can’t negotiate prices here!”
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She looked at the restroom forcefully then at Captain Lincoln. “She doesn’t qualify for pre-trial release. Send her straight back to the detention center!”
Only then did Captain Lincoln look satisfied. “Good. You understand.”
Holly didn’t want to stay any longer and immediately walked away, up the stairs toward the forensic department.
When Keira emerged from the washroom, looking pale, there was a policewoman waiting for her. As soon as she saw Keira, she scoffed. “Miss Olsen, is it just your period? We’re all women here. Stop the act! Get back and wait for the next trial!”
Keira’s legs seemed weak as she was hurried back the single-person cell.
The moment she entered, everything before her eye turned black as she collapsed…
Upstairs, Holly was getting more and more frustrated.
But she still couldn’t get over the image of Keira’s pale bloodless face from her mind…
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Unable to suppress her kindness, she poured a cup of
honey water from her flask and walked to the
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“Keira Olsen, wake up. What’s wrong with you?”
The policewoman noticed Keira’s condition and nudged her.
Dazed, Keira opened her eyes.
The usually strong-willed woman was trembling from weakness. “Please help me to the bed.”
“Alright.”
The policewoman quickly assisted her to the bed and asked, “How do you feel now?”
Keira was in poor condition, and she wouldn’t pre even for Holly’s sake. She said, “I’m anemic. Get Ho Sims to do another blood test. It should show up no
At her words, the policewoman frowned, scrutinizing Keira. “Dr. Sims was angry. She probably won’t come
again.”
Keira pursed her lips. “Then you can draw my blood and send it for testing.”
The policewoman said, “Fine, I’ll get someone from the
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forensic department.”
Having said that, she left the cell.
As she was leaving, she was suddenly stopped by Poppy Hill, “Excuse me, Officer.”
The policewoman turned to her, “What is it?”
Poppy pointed to the ward where Keira was. “That’s my daughter. Is she unwell? Can I go look after her?”
The policewoman was taken aback. “She’s your daughter?”
Were mothers and daughters sharing prison cells these days?
Poppy nodded, “Yes, yes, that’s my daughter. You check our relationship.”
The policewoman took out her phone, logged into system, and verified their identities. They were inde mother and daughter.
The policewoman thought for a moment, recalling Keira’s condition, and said, “Alright.”
Keira, lying on the single bed, had just closed her eyes
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when the door was opened again.
Did the forensic doctor come so soon?
She barely lifted her eyelids to see a figure walking in, followed by a chilling voice, “Keira, don’t be afraid. Mom is here…”
Keira stiffened.
Perhaps due to her weakness, memories of when she was five years old flooded into her head.
At such a young age, without enough warm clothes in winter, she often caught colds.
Every time she got sick, Poppy would lock her away, not letting her go outside. Whenever Mrs. Olsen out, she would always come to see her and give h
medication.
But the moment Mrs. Olsen left, Poppy would rush over to her, grab her throat, and force her to throw the medicine she had just taken.
While beating the defenseless five-year-old child, she furiously berated her in her ear. “You don’t deserve medicine! Just live with your fever! Why don’t you die
“You deserve this, bitch! Aren’t you mighty? How dare
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you touch Isla? You’ve hit her several times, and you dared to defy me, throwing me into this jail. I’ll choke
you…”
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The malicious voice from her memory overlapped with the real-time murmur from the woman, causing Keira to instinctively huddle, just like when she was a child, wishing she could reduce herself to as small as possible to fend off the outside pressure.
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