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?”

if you’ve charmed Mr. Horton through old Mrs. Horton, you’re

family!”

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“Then… congratulations?”

“You can’t just talk about feelings in a wealthy family. I have

after the phone

become one of Isla’s

WhatsApp call

She was

operated on her phone, picked it up, and said

changed by

Finley made her understand that some things were better kept

unwelcome relatives.

Olsen, the daughter of Jodie South. I am calling on the

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

interrupted her coldly.

but Keira said, “I only take responsibility for companies under Mrs. Olsen’s

that, she hung up.

Monday.

puppy with the old lady

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

straight ahead, saying indifferently, “Get

in.”

“I don’t think I should

weren’t on such good

asked me to drive you

iust tall her you

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glanced at her, “I need a photo

“Fine…”

and

phone and took a selfie of the two of

them.

with her two fingers raised and a sweet

smile.

strands of hair fluttered across Lewis’s face, leaving him rigid like he was

a

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

before they left.

have

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

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

the exclusive elevator and

other hand, took the

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the R&D department.

managerial staff of the R&D department were in a tense meeting.

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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