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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.”

acting that she wouldn’t give up until the last

was this marriage certificate

certificate and headed

old

man walked quickly, and she almost had to trot to keep up with

arrived at the parking lot, they saw Poppy standing there with an ashen-faced Isla, who was shaking and sneezing.

Keira, Poppy’s eyes

quickly walked over, cautiously avoiding

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self-righteously, “You must help your

an eyebrow.

understand why the two

in the morning.

they leave

Poppy

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

better to you. Not only did she let you go

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

take us in. Mrs. Olsen

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because you

born the

owe your sister. You should repay her kindness all

those words in ten years.

like a horse for the

having to raise a child was a legal obligation. If

of desertion!

had to carry Isla’s school on their way to school and back home.

Isla happened to cough one day, it was Keira’s fault for not taking good care of her, and

get the last place in exams because she

the clothes… Her parents never

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

buy her 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

for being weak…

baby wouldn’t be weak after

in Keira’s eyes grew more

you finally have a chance to repay the Olsen family. Keira, old Mrs. Horton listens to you

down and laughed.

only to hear the girl’s indifferent voice a

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