19 She Has Always Known

Keira stared dumbfounded at the marriage certificate

in her hand.

She suddenly realized, that the first time old Mrs. Horton saw her, she called her “granddaughter-in-law”. The old lady had known all along that Keira and Lewis were married!

Keira felt that she had found a clue.

She immediately asked, “Grandma, how did you come by this marriage certificate?”

Old Mrs. Horton was taken aback, her eyes growing a touch bewildered. “I… I can’t really remember.”

Keira continued. “How did Mr. Horton and I come to

be married?”

Old Mrs. Horton just shook her head. “I don’t recall:

Keira grew somewhat anxious. “Grandma, please try to

think back…”

“Enough!”

Lewis said unhappily, his towering figure standing

between the two women. His eyes were cold when he asked, “Miss Olsen, is this certificate real?”

“Of course.”

Lewis’s face darkened. “Are you going to say we don’t need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau now?”

So that was her aim!

She used a legitimate excuse like going to the Civil Affairs Bureau as a setup, then lured his grandma into taking out this fake certificate and tricking him into believing it was true.

If he hadn’t seen how his grandma just did as she was told, he might have believed Keira!

Keira sensed the hostility in the man’s tone and found it baffling. “We don’t have to go today.”

Divorce isn’t something that could be resolved by just stopping by the Civil Affairs Bureau.

For two years, they were legally husband and wife, so there were a lot of property distribution issues to deal with They needed to sign a divorce agreement first

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“No.”

After Lewis spoke, he carefully observed Keira.

She was slightly taken aback, then she said nonchalantly, “Whatever you say.”

confident in her acting that she wouldn’t give up until

marriage

marriage certificate and headed out. “I’ll wait

at the old lady, then followed

and she almost had to trot to keep

saw Poppy standing there with an ashen-faced Isla, who

Keira, Poppy’s eyes

walked over, cautiously

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stood before Keira and said self-righteously, “You must help

raised an

two were

in the morning.

leave

could speak, Poppy

family didn’t mind your background and raised you.

has been even better to you. Not only did she let you go to

when you were born th you wouldn’t have survived. didn’t have any milk,

us in. Mrs. Olsen and your father only decided to keep

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because you

were born the

You should repay her

hadn’t heard those words in ten

and worked like a horse for the Olsen family. She let Isla bully her. How ridiculous!

having to raise a child was a legal obligation. If they hadn’t taken care of her, they would have been guilty

of desertion!

school with Isla Olsen, but she had to carry Isla’s school on their way to

to cough one day, it was Keira’s fault for not taking good care

the last place in

the clothes… Her parents

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could only wear Isla’s hand-me-downs; hence, her clothes were always a bit

a new dress once, but as soon as she put it on, it was taken off by Poppy and given to Isla, stating that she wasn’t good enough! She couldn’t be prettier than Isla!

for being

be weak after being starved for five

Keira’s eyes

finally have a chance to repay the Olsen family. Keira, old Mrs. Horton listens to you right? Ask her to return the

looked down and laughed.

she had convinced Keira, only to hear the girl’s indifferent

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