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?”

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 toy! Mr. Horton is a married man! I’m different though. I’ll marry Jake and become a legitimate daughter-in-law of

family!”

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“Then… congratulations?”

felt as if she was punching cotton. She left a threat in the end. “You can’t just talk about feelings in a wealthy family. I have connections with Dr. South.

after the phone

had she become one of Isla’s

WhatsApp call came in

Mrs. Olsen. She was

her phone, picked it up, and

changed by a

made her understand that some things

unwelcome relatives.

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

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their R&D team. My mother also wishes for the same. May I ask

Keira interrupted her coldly.

wanted to say something more, but Keira said, “I only take responsibility

she

Monday.

old lady and dutifully

out of the hospital gate, contemplating. whether to take a taxi or the subway, a Bentley slowly

looked straight ahead,

in.”

don’t think

on such good

asked me to drive you to work.”

non iust tall her you did

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at her, “I need a

“Fine…”

back door and sat next to

his phone and took a selfie of the two

them.

her two fingers

smile.

and a few strands of hair fluttered across Lewis’s face,

for a

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

before they left.

must have missed

up straight and started

silent until they reached the

took the exclusive elevator and

on the other hand, took

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the R&D department.

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

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

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