34 Nonsense

Isla’s eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at her

mother’s phone.

She wouldn’t mistake that voice!

The voice on the other end of the phone paused

slightly, then it turned colder still. “Isla, what are you doing with Mrs. Olsen’s phone?”

It was her!!

Isla felt as if she had seen a ghost.

No, it couldn’t be…

She glanced at her phone sharply, suddenly thinking of something. She asked, “Is this your phone number?”

Keira said, “What kind of question is that?”

That’s when it dawned on Isla!

She almost forgot that Keira’s nickname was also South, which was what Mrs. Olsen would sometimes

call her.

A tremendous sigh of relief escaped her lips, followed by boundless fury. “You’re such a sycophant! To get my

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mother’s favor, you even put her family name in your nickname. Are you worthy of being called that?”

Keira lowered her eyes.

The name was something she had chosen when she was in elementary school.

“South” indeed came from the surname of Mrs. Olsen,

aka Jodie South.

Keira was young at the time and chose it simply because she liked it, never thinking about whether it

would bother Mrs. Olsen.

She was the daughter of a mistress, yet she adopted the wife’s last name. Keira wondered what Mrs. Olsen

felt at the time. She would never know now.

She said indifferently, “Did you call just to say this?”

want to tell you, even if you’ve charmed Mr. Horton through old Mrs. Horton, you’re nothing more than a mistress and a toy! Mr. Horton is a married man!

family!”

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said, “Then… congratulations?”

about feelings in a wealthy family. I have connections with Dr. South. I’ll always be in an unbeatable

mouth twitched after the

had she become one of Isla’s

a WhatsApp call came in

it was from Mrs. Olsen. She was calling “Dr. South” on

phone, picked it up, and said

was changed

her understand that some things were better kept low-key to

unwelcome relatives.

sorry for the disturbance. I’m Isla Olsen, the daughter of Jodie South. I am

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join their R&D team. My mother also wishes for the

interested,” Keira interrupted her

Keira said, “I only take responsibility for companies under Mrs.

that, she hung

Monday.

her puppy with the old lady and dutifully went

she stepped out of the hospital gate, contemplating. whether to take a taxi

ahead, saying indifferently, “Get

in.”

don’t think I should do that.”

two weren’t on such

“Grandma asked me to drive you

non iust tall her you did that”

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need a photo for proof.”

“Fine…”

and

phone and took a selfie of the

them.

with her two fingers raised and

smile.

and a few strands of hair fluttered across Lewis’s face, leaving him rigid like he

a

passenger seat, Tom hesitated for a moment. He didn’t recall old

before they left.

have

up straight and

reached the underground parking lot of

exclusive elevator and

hand, took the staff elevator up

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the R&D department.

the R&D department were

the R&D department announced a position change. “After the decision of the company’s top management, Jake, the team leader, is promoted to

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