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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.”

too confident in her acting that she wouldn’t

this marriage certificate genuine?

He simply picked up the marriage certificate and headed out. “I’ll wait for you in the parking

old lady, then followed

walked quickly, and she almost had to trot to keep

the parking lot, they saw Poppy standing there with an

Keira, Poppy’s eyes lit up.

over, cautiously

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stood before Keira and said self-righteously, “You must help your sister!”

raised an

why the two

in the morning.

leave last

Poppy

background and raised you. For all the hardship they went through, you

better to you. Not only did she let you go

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

take us in. Mrs. Olsen and your father

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because you

born the same

You should repay her kindness all your life…”

heard those words

she was little, she believed these lies and worked like a horse for

raised her, but parents having to raise a child was a legal obligation. If they

of desertion!

their way to school and back home. She also had

not taking good care of her, and she

could only get the last place in

parents never prepared

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Isla’s hand-me-downs; hence, her clothes

it was taken off by Poppy and given to Isla, stating that she wasn’t

for being

baby wouldn’t be weak after being starved for five

in Keira’s eyes grew more

up, you finally have a chance to repay the Olsen family. Keira, old

looked down and laughed. “You’re

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

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