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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?”

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

family!”

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“Then… congratulations?”

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. I’ll always be in an unbeatable

after

she become one

pondered, a WhatsApp call came in again…

She

it up, and

changed by a

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

unwelcome relatives.

Isla Olsen, the daughter of Jodie

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mother also wishes for the same. May I ask if you…”

interested,” Keira interrupted her

more, but Keira said, “I only take responsibility for companies

that, she hung

Monday.

her puppy with the old lady and dutifully went to work.

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

looked straight ahead, saying indifferently, “Get

in.”

don’t think I

two weren’t on such good terms

me to drive you to work.”

non iust tall her you

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glanced at her, “I need a photo

“Fine…”

the back door and

took a

them.

fingers raised and a sweet

smile.

of hair fluttered

for a moment.

seat, Tom hesitated for a moment. He

before they left.

must have

the photo, Keira sat up straight and started busying

silent until they reached the

the exclusive elevator and left with

on the other hand, took the

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the R&D department.

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

company’s top management, Jake, the team leader, is promoted to the vice president, who will be

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