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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 expected her to

like this…”

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

with

admit that this woman causing

was her mother.

regretfully, such a relationship was

sever.

She felt helpless.

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

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past Poppy. Poppy was enraged.

abruptly and threw the thermos full of chicken soup roughly

“Watch out!”

was tightly enveloped

see Lewis standing protectively in front of her, shielding her from the scalding hot chicken soup with his broad

was rising from his black suit.

and asked anxiously, “Are you

“I’m fine.”

squinted at

She wayed her hands frantically “Mr. Horton, I… I didn’t mean to splash you. I…

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

one paid her any heed

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enter their

clothes, “Quickly, take it off and let me see how bad it is! Are there any

calmly took off his suit and white shirt,

but not before her gaze fell onto his back which

minor injury. It was clearly very

my, does it hurt? Keira, apply some

him…”

the burn cream from the nurse’s hand and thrust it into Keira’s hands. She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room, “Let’s not crowd around here. The brat will be

Keira, she whispered,

Keira was speechless.

only the two of them were

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ward.

was so awkward.

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

“I’ll do it.”

interrupted him and walked behind

twilight hour, and the golden light spilled in through the window, casting long shadows of the two.

stood before the window, the halo through the glass illuminating his broad back, and his fitted trousers outlined

look and Keira

into the lake of her heart, causing ripples to

her fingertips before

remained silent, his

moment her

skin.

faint breath sprayed onto his back like a flame

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scorching him.

asked softly, “Does

lifted his eyes, and in the reflection

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