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Poppy was terrified.

Only she and her brother, Finley, knew about her switching the girls!

She had never mentioned it to her real daughter, Isla.

How could Old Mrs. Horton know?

Moreover, she spoke in an assertive tone, not of suspicion, but of certainty!

Seeing Keira and Lewis approaching, Poppy looked even more uneasy in her guilt!

They hadn’t heard what she’d just said, had they?

Old Mrs. Horton huffed out, “I know. You bullied my granddaughter-in-law. You’re a bad woman!”

The old lady rambled on and on. It seemed like something was wrong with her mind…

Poppy breathed a sigh of relief. She approached Keira with the thermos in hand, “Keira dear, I’ve brought you some chicken broth. You must be tired from caring for old Mrs. Horton. You need to eat more to regain some

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strength…”

The aroma of the chicken broth from the thermos wafted into the air, but to Keira, it was nothing more

than irony.

This was the first time Poppy had ever made soup for

her.

She asked in a voice devoid of emotion, “What do you

want?”

Poppy smiled. “I’m still after Isla’s two percent share… Old Mrs. Horton values you a lot. She help you arrange a hospital room for Mrs. Olsen and get you that medicine. She’ll definitely agree if you ask for it. Help out your sister, otherwise, how could she be confident

around Jake?”

Keira’s expression turned ice-cold, the words escaping her lips devoid of warmth, “No.”

Poppy’s face hardened, her façade crumbling. She glared at Keira, “That’s right, huh? I worked so hard to give birth to you. You climb the social ladder, and now you won’t respect me anymore?!”

She plopped down onto the ground, crying out, “If you don’t help me today I won’t get un! Everyone come

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look at this! My daughter is an ungrateful wretch! She’s embarrassed by her mother’s lowly background, so she’s serving Old Mrs. Horton with such dedication! She wants to be their granddaughter now!”

The surrounding medical staff and patients began to whisper among themselves.

never expected her to

like this…”

so materialistic. She’s even denying her own mother. I’ve never seen anything like this in my

there with an expressionless

truly didn’t want to admit that this woman

scene was her

a relationship was impossible to

sever.

She felt helpless.

a scene. If

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speaking, she walked past Poppy. Poppy was enraged. “Ungrateful wretch! Little slut!”

of spite, she stood up abruptly and threw the thermos full

“Watch out!”

was tightly enveloped

to see Lewis standing protectively in front of her, shielding her from the scalding

rising from

gasped and asked anxiously, “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

squinted at Poppy.

Horton,

turned to escape, quickly

one paid her any heed as everyone circled around

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to enter their

immediately rushed over, quickly stripping off Lewis’s clothes, “Quickly, take it off and let me see how bad

took off his suit and white shirt, revealing his sturdy chest.

wanted to look away, but not before her gaze fell onto his back which was

wasn’t a minor injury. It was

my, does it hurt? Keira,

him…”

behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room, “Let’s

whispered, “Granddaughter-in-law, it’s up to you now!”

Keira was speechless.

the two of them were

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ward.

so awkward.

low voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll

“I’ll do it.”

him and walked behind

the golden light spilled in through the window,

his

Keira lowered her gaze.

had been thrown into the lake of her

before

remained silent, his muscles tensing

moment her

skin.

onto his back like a

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scorching him.

his discomfort, Keira asked softly, “Does it hurt?”

in the reflection of the

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