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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.”

her acting that she

this marriage certificate

certificate and headed out. “I’ll wait for you in the

at the old lady, then

and she almost had

there with an ashen-faced Isla, who was shaking

eyes lit up.

quickly walked over, cautiously avoiding Lewis.

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and said self-righteously,

an

didn’t understand why the two were

in the morning.

they leave last night?

speak, Poppy was already rambling.

the Olsen family didn’t mind your background and raised you. For all the hardship they went through, you should reciprocate for the Olsen

to you. Not only did she let you

wouldn’t have survived. didn’t have any milk, so you only

the Olsen family hadn’t intended to take us in. Mrs. Olsen and

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because you

your sister were born the same day…

you owe your sister. You should repay her kindness all your

words

little, she believed these lies and worked like a horse for the Olsen family.

a legal obligation. If they hadn’t taken care of

of desertion!

to carry Isla’s school on their

it was Keira’s fault for not taking good care of her, and she would

get the last place in exams because she couldn’t outshine

Her parents never

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hand-me-downs; hence, her clothes were always a bit too small.

was taken off by Poppy and given to Isla, stating

for being weak…

wouldn’t be weak after being starved

in Keira’s eyes grew more

After saying those things, she immediately added, “Now that you’ve grown up, you finally have a chance to repay the Olsen

down and laughed.

Keira, only to hear the girl’s indifferent voice

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