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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.

Olsen seemed nice. I never

like this…”

denying her own mother. I’ve never seen anything like this

stood there with an

admit that

scene was her mother.

a relationship

sever.

She felt helpless.

sneered, her voice as icy as her expression. “Go ahead, make a scene. If you interrupt anyone’s rest, the security will

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she walked past Poppy. Poppy was enraged. “Ungrateful wretch!

the thermos full of chicken soup roughly at Keira!

“Watch out!”

a deep voice. Then she was tightly enveloped

in front of her, shielding her from the scalding hot chicken soup with his broad back…

was rising from his black suit.

gasped and asked anxiously,

“I’m fine.”

at Poppy.

frantically “Mr. Horton, I…

was so flustered that she turned to escape, quickly disappearing from

heed

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to enter

take it off and let me see how bad it is! Are

and

not before her gaze fell onto

a minor injury. It was clearly very serious!

does it hurt? Keira, apply some ointment for

him…”

Keira’s hands. She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room, “Let’s not crowd around

whispered, “Granddaughter-in-law, it’s up

Keira was speechless.

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ward.

was so

“This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll let the nurse

“I’ll do it.”

interrupted him and walked behind

light spilled in through the window, casting long shadows of

window, the halo through the glass illuminating his

Keira lowered

tiny stone had been thrown into the lake of her heart, causing ripples

her fingertips before

remained silent, his

moment her fingertips

skin.

faint breath sprayed onto his back like a flame was

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scorching him.

asked softly, “Does

and in the reflection of

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