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?”

said viciously, “I just want to tell you, even if you’ve charmed Mr. Horton through old Mrs. Horton, you’re

family!”

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“Then…

in the end. “You can’t just talk about

mouth twitched after

had she become one of

WhatsApp call came in

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

her phone, picked it up, and said casually,

changed by a

some things

unwelcome relatives.

“Hello, Dr. South, sorry for the disturbance. I’m Isla Olsen, the daughter of Jodie South. I am calling on the Horton Group’s behalf.

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

Keira interrupted her

said, “I only take responsibility

that, she

Monday.

old

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

ahead, saying

in.”

think I

weren’t on such good terms

asked me to drive you to

non iust tall her you did that”

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glanced at her, “I need a photo for

“Fine…”

door and sat next

a selfie of the

them.

two fingers raised

smile.

fluttered across Lewis’s face,

a

the passenger seat, Tom hesitated for a moment. He

before they left.

have

the photo, Keira sat up straight and started busying herself on her

remained silent until they reached the underground parking lot of the Horton Group.

elevator and

on the other hand, took the staff elevator

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the R&D department.

of the R&D department were

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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