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Keira didn’t care about those five million.

After all, the money that Finley owed was all thanks to her schemes. This money, eventually, would end up

back in her hands.

Finley lowered his voice, “Then send me the money

now.”

Keira narrowed her eyes. “Tell me the secret first.”

“No way, give me the money first!”

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Keira Olsen knew very well about her uncle’s

character.

He dared to ask for five million from Isla for a single

secret, which meant the secret was worth much more

than that. Keira remembered the last time when she

gave a deposit of two hundred thousand. If she sent the money now, he wouldn’t tell her the truth.

Keira sneered. “If you don’t want to sell, then forget it.”

Having said that, she waited quietly.

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As expected, Finley panicked. “I’ll sell it! I’ll sell it! Keira, please help me! I can’t repay their money, and they are about to kill me! I’m hiding in the suburbs, and I dare not show my face!”

Keira stayed calm. “Didn’t you try to get help from

Isla?”

“Of course I did!” There was anger in Finley’s voice. “But she said she couldn’t give me that much money. The Olsen family is worth billions, so how could she

not have five million? She has climbed that high branch and doesn’t need the Olsen family anymore, so she’s gambling with her luck and isn’t afraid of me revealing the truth. That’s why she refuses to help me!”

Finley was pleading. “Niece, please help me. You won’t regret this. This secret is worth even ten million!”

Keira’s voice remained calm and casual. “Are you saying it’s worth ten million? I still need to assess whether this secret of yours is worth the money!”

The more indifferent she was, the more information Finley would disclose, out of fear that she might not

come.

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Keira was playing a psychological game with him.

Being on the run for the past few days had left Finley neurotic and tense. Upon hearing her words, he

exclaimed, “It is worth it! This matter involves you and the Olsen family!”

“What does it have to do with me and the Olsen

family? I have nothing to do with the Olsen family!”

Keira continued to coax information from him.

Defending himself, Finley said, “I can’t say more unless you give me the money!”

Keira understood. Finley was no fool. With his street smarts, she wouldn’t be able to squeeze any more information out of him. She asked, “Where are you?”

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“I’ll send you my on WhatsApp. Come here with the money.”

“Okay.”

After hanging up, Finley sent her a location on WhatsApp.

Keira had already left the villa complex and was standing on the roadside.

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She touched her swollen cheek and was about to order a cab online when a familiar black Bentley suddenly stopped in front of her.

Keira was slightly stunned, then saw the back door of

the car slowly open. Lewis sat there looking at his computer, participating in an international conference

call.

He was speaking French, his deep voice sounding incredibly pleasant.

He glanced at Keira before quickly turning his head and looking at her cheek.

He paused in his speech, and his voice turned cold when he spoke again. “J’ai quelque chose. Continuez.” (I have something to do, you carry on.)

He took off his headphones, closed the laptop, and pointed to the seat, instructing her to get in.

Then he opened the car refrigerator, took out an ice bag wrapped in a towel, and handed it to her. “Apply this first.”

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Keira looked at him blankly. “Why do you have it in

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your car?”

Lewis’s gaze was indifferent, and he said casually, “Tom often gets injured, so we keep these things handy.”

Tom, who was driving, was dumbfounded.

As Lewis’s personal assistant, why was he not aware that he often got injured?

The truth was, after Keira came here, Lewis felt uneasy and followed her. While holding a meeting and looking outside, he ran into Frankie and heard that Keira had been hit. Immediately, he asked Frankie to find a supermarket and buy these things.

But Tom didn’t dare to expose the truth.

Instead, Keira said, “I see.”

She got into the car, took the ice pack, and applied it to her face. The burning sensation eased somewhat, clearing her head a bit.

However, her gaze fell on a supermarket receipt. Even though she merely glanced at it, she noticed that the items were just bought.

For some reason, the sense of grievance she had just

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suppressed suddenly welled up again, making her want

to cry.

Keira remembered as a child when her deskmate was

injured at school. He appeared strong when

questioned by teachers and classmates, but the

moment school was over and he saw his mother at the

school gate, he would cry his eyes out despite his minor injury.

She had always found it confusing.

But at this moment, she suddenly understood that feeling.

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How pathetic she was, getting weaker as she got older,

Keira turned her head and pressed the towel against her swollen cheek. Her eyes stung.

She tried hard to control herself, but the grievances that had been buried deep in her heart for many years fermented, and in an instant, strong emotions welled up, and she couldn’t suppress them.

She took in a deep breath and suddenly said, “Mr. Horton, can I borrow your shoulder for a minute?”

Lewis stiffened, his face turning pale.

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Only then did Keira abruptly realize her blunder. She wanted to say something to smooth it over but saw him cough a little. He leaned toward her, patted his shoulder, and said, “You can have it for five minutes.”

“…Ok.”

Keira buried her head in his shoulder, and her tears. finally overflowed.

She never knew that someone could shed so many

tears.

After all, since she could remember, she never cried

out loud.

She knew that when others cried, someone would feel sorry for them, but she had no one.

Five minutes later, seeing a large stain on Lewis’s suit, Keira felt a bit embarrassed. Just as she was about to

apologize, Lewis gave her an anti-swelling ointment and an Eronase capsule that could be taken orally.

Keira was dumbfounded.

She didn’t need them for such a minor injury.

But she didn’t want to ruin the mood, so she took them. with a simple “Thank you.”

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“You’re welcome.”

The car became quiet again.

Keira straightened up.

After shedding her tears, she felt much better. Only

then did she realize that the car was heading for a hospital.

Keira remembered the matter at hand and quickly took out her phone. “Can we go here instead?”

“Ok.”

The car changed direction swiftly. and they soon

arrived in the suburbs.

It was an abandoned hospital.

In the dark night, the dim light from the street lam made the dilapidated buildings seem a bit desolate.

Keira took out her phone and texted Finley. “I’m here Where are you?”

Finley responded quickly. “Room 303, come quickly.”

Keira headed straight for the third floor.

Lewis was watching her with a furrowed brow, and he

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They soon arrived at 303.

Keira knocked on the door. “Uncle, it’s me.”

Finley’s voice rang out. “Come in.”

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But Keira didn’t wait for him to speak. She quietly pushed open the door.

She didn’t trust her uncle very much, afraid that he would threaten or coerce her into some trap, so she

was very vigilant.

The room was dark, and the light was not turned on.

Keira slowly entered, and as soon as she walked in, she saw a dark figure rushing toward her. “Niece, if you don’t give me money today, you won’t leave!”

That threatening tone…

Keira squinted, sneered, and swiftly raised her foot to give the figure a heavy kick.

“Thud!”

The figure fell to the ground.

Hearing the noise, Lewis hurriedly pushed the door and entered. He couldn’t see what was happening and asked anxiously, “Is everything okay?”

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“It’s fine.”

As these words fell, Tom, who was following behind, took out a powerful flashlight and directed it toward Keira, illuminating half of the room.

As Keira was alert for any movement from Finley, she glanced at Lewis and noticed that he was staring hard at something behind her, his pupils slightly dilated,

chin tense.

Keira frowned and turned her head involuntarily.

Lewis instinctively took a step forward, trying to block her line of sight.

But Keira shook her head slightly, avoiding his protection, and looked.

The next moment, she stood rooted to the spot in

shock!

his

old steel bar!

with blood, creating a horrifying

heart sank a little. She

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to check.

impatient voice came from outside the door. “Dad, I

in his twenties, who bore a resemblance to Finley,

recognized him. It was Finley’s

year junior to Isla and Keira,

fees when Connor got admitted into the university, but

if she gave him, it would just end

father made Connor a rather gloomy person. He hardly

twenty thousand from a classmate. I have nothing else. If you push me any further, I’ll go abroad and never concern myself with

seeing Finley, Connor froze

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twenty thousand scattered out of

he trembled

father’s nose…

swiftly retreated and squatted on the floor. Then, looking at

for his phone, trembling as he dialed 911. “Hello,

located the power switch for the abandoned building. When they switched it

and the others were being interrogated

he wasn’t crying. He looked somewhat relieved. “My dad sent me a message asking me to get five million for him, or else he’ll be

my friends

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for the time being…

my father was already dead! That’s

“Mr. Horton and I

Miss Olsen entered the room first, then we heard a scuffle inside. Worried that Miss Olsen might be at a disadvantage, we went in… I opened my flashlight and saw

asked, “Was he alive or dead before

Tom subconsciously looked at

sternly, “Bear

a crime.”

Tom remained silent.

room, Miss Olsen

inside, telling her to come

“Was it the victim’s

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honestly,

the police turned to Keira. “Miss Olsen,

here?”

Finley’s body in deep thought. “When I entered, I heard him threatening me and launching

clenched his fists. “So, you didn’t

calmly,

police were puzzled. “What don’t you

room. Miss Olsen merely kicked the pers away.

sound of a weapon penetrating a body, or a knife going

scream?”

who had been reviewing every

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immediately

asked. “No.”

still. “What do you

her

kill him.”

policeman hesitated for a

However, this woman not only maintained a straight face, but she was

and your statements. Miss Olsen, as it stands, you’re the

here for the forensic doctor

examination. If no new evidence is found,

Keira nodded. “Okay.”

and Lewis were also looking for

filled with dust, but Finley spent a

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actually made it difficult to discern

then, a technical criminal police officer reported, “His mobile

see the officer walk over and take the phone, scrolling

been pressing keys haphazardly and landed on a

eyes lit up. “Just an hour ago, he

message. Coming from the phone was Finley’s voice. “Dear niece,

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leaped, and

police officer, wanting to

saying.

was extended from beside that police officer, hastily pressing the pause button. A cold rebuke rang out.

said with a wry smile, “I’m sorry,

in her eyes that reflected the shroud of peace and security

“Yes.”

the forensic doctor turn her gaze to Keira. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, but

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toolbox toward the corpse.

a moment. She didn’t expect

to be her.

Keira’s middle school classmate,

female friend, Holly Sims.

forensic doctors for generations. From middle school, she already had a clear life plan, saying that she was born to uphold justice

naive words of that time

school related to her field during high school and at a young

However…

Keira looked down.

about Keira, and judging from her recent actions, it appeared that Holly still held a

Keira sighed silently.

minutes later, after Dr. Sims

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instantly from a penetrating wound. There

checked the time. “Between

minutes ago.”

officer immediately said, “We received the emergency call exactly thirty minutes ago,

didn’t hear it. Besides, there

at Holly and didn’t resist.

her compliance, the police officer walked her, preparing

up

to

Holly scoffed and said, “Is a murder

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escape? Don’t you even have the basic training of

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was stunned and immediately

cooperative in their investigation, and even assuming that she really was the killer, it would still be

that Dr. Sims was unhappy with this woman, hence

cleared his throat and

Keira.

standing beside them, immediately took a step forward, intending to speak, but Keira subtly shook her head at

the cold handcuffs were put on her, that

started escorting

stairs.

“I’ll hire a lawver

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the lawyer arrives,

right to remain silent.”

going home

“Understood.”

downstairs, Keira got into the police car, and then suddenly felt a heavy presence beside her. She turned her head to see Holly instead of

started, Keira asked calmly, looking straight ahead, “How

were cold and deep. “I’ve been doing very well.

taken aback and

saying, “Back then,

coldly. “You’re a

a word you

Keira was speechless.

heaved a sigh

however, asked, “The man from

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your boyfriend?”

to lie. “He’s my husband, legally

looked noticeably startled.

said slowly,

“You did the right thing.

attended!”

Keira felt silent.

did she realize why Holly was

assumed Keira had

her know.

her head and smiled bitterly. Just as she was about to say something, Holly’s voice rose again. “So, he’s

taken aback for

while, she said in a

get tired of the old and in

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new. You can even abandon that boy, so

tried to explain, “Actually,

think that by bringing up our past friendship, I will help

Keira was speechless.

didn’t say

should think more about your case! This case of yours is very complicated, and all the current evidence points to you. The traces on the body also point

smiled confidently. “Because

of the world. You’ll never let anyone be wronged under your charge,

was slightly taken aback.

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Keira’s firm belief in her, or because she was reminded of her zealous words

sweet-talk me. I do not trust a single

I’ll make

soon arrived at the police

of

personally escorted her to the detention center and placed her in a

stood outside the cell, looking steadily at Keira. “Are you sure you didn’t

“Yes.”

the

replied, “Could it be a recording on the phone? Wasn’t

phone is in the police station.

she

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you want to know what message he

lit up. “Will you

“Of course.”

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slowly said, “It is a voice message left for you,

asked, “What did he

worry, once the trial

Keira was speechless.

little stickler knew how to tease people

Stepping back, Keira sighed.

here and believe in us. We won’t wrong any good

words, she turned around

Holly didn’t leave but

duty officer saw her, he immediately asked, “Dr. Sims, why are you here

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the

of death is figured out, the sooner the suspect

mean is, the suspect didn’t

Holly always had a fierce image, but now she

behind, she went straight

was too plain, and it was uncomfortable to live in. The earlier

glance at the body on the dissection table, and opened a drawer. She took out a small

to work.

had time to eat dinner

detention center, Keira quietly

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death of Finley was indeed a surprise, catching her off

been any of

wouldn’t set her up.

Who was it?

brows, suddenly thinking

silence him. She failed to come up with this five million now, so she ended up taking the desperate measure

Finley had on Isla to make her

No, that wasn’t right.

had already run up

there.

must have had

was confined here, and her cell phone was confiscated, so she couldn’t contact someone outside. Her

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on Holly.

didn’t know how long it had been, but suddenly

policemen stood outside her

arrested her today reported to another officer, “Captain

top to bottom, and then he snapped at the young officer, “With the evidence of this case already being so clear, what are you doing not

the do and asked

stepped out, Captain Lincoln immediately pushed her. “Stop dilly-dallying like this! Do you think you can escape the

bit, slightly knit her brows, then she looked

are you looking

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