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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?”

her mask of decency and said viciously, “I just want to tell you, even if you’ve charmed Mr. Horton through old Mrs. Horton, you’re nothing more than a mistress and a

family!”

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“Then… congratulations?”

punching cotton. She left a threat in the end. “You can’t just talk about feelings in a wealthy family. I have connections with

after the phone call.

had she become

pondered, a WhatsApp call came

from Mrs. Olsen. She was calling “Dr.

operated on her phone, picked it

changed

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

unwelcome relatives.

I’m Isla Olsen, the daughter of Jodie South. I am calling on the Horton Group’s behalf.

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My mother also wishes for the same. May I

Keira interrupted

said, “I only take responsibility for

she

Monday.

her puppy with the old lady and dutifully went

gate, contemplating. whether to take a taxi or the subway, a Bentley slowly stopped

straight ahead, saying indifferently, “Get

in.”

think I

weren’t on such

to drive you

tall her you did

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“I need a

“Fine…”

back door and sat next

phone and took a selfie of

them.

fingers raised and a sweet

smile.

hair fluttered across Lewis’s face, leaving him rigid like

for a

Tom hesitated for a moment. He didn’t recall

before they left.

have missed

straight and started busying herself on

they reached the

took the exclusive elevator and left with Tom.

took the

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the R&D department.

time, the managerial staff of the R&D department were in

decision of the company’s top management, Jake, the team leader,

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