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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34 Nonsense

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?”

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

family!”

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“Then… congratulations?”

left a threat in the end. “You can’t just talk about feelings in a

twitched after the

she become

she pondered, a WhatsApp call came in

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

phone, picked it up, and said casually,

was changed

understand that some things were better kept low-key

unwelcome relatives.

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

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

interrupted her coldly.

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

she

Monday.

the old lady and dutifully went

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

ahead, saying indifferently, “Get

in.”

think I should do

two weren’t on such good terms yet.

me to

iust tall her you did

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glanced at her, “I need a

“Fine…”

door and sat next

phone and took a selfie of the two

them.

posed with her two fingers

smile.

a few strands of hair fluttered

a

hesitated for a moment. He didn’t recall old Mrs. Horton

before they left.

must have missed it.

up straight and started busying herself

remained silent until they reached the underground parking lot

exclusive elevator

hand, took the staff

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the R&D department.

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

company’s top management, Jake, the

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