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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 eyes wide open, his body twitching slightly. His chest was pierced

old steel bar!

clothes were soaked with

little. She hurriedly went

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to check.

came from outside the door. “Dad,

man in his twenties, who bore a resemblance to Finley,

recognized him. It was Finley’s son,

was one year junior to Isla

Keira for tuition fees when Connor got admitted into the university, but

it would just end up fueling

such a father made Connor a rather gloomy person. He hardly socialized

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

Finley, Connor froze in shock,

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bag he was carrying. The twenty

Finley’s side, he trembled as he

father’s nose…

next moment, he swiftly retreated and squatted on the floor. Then, looking

for his phone, trembling as he dialed 911. “Hello, I want to report a case, My father has been

switch for the abandoned building. When they

others were

me to get five million

to borrow twenty thousand from my friends thinking it would be enough to tide him

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for the time being…

that when I arrived, my father was already dead!

statement. “Mr. Horton and I had accompanied

building was pitch dark. Miss Olsen entered the room first, then we heard a scuffle inside. Worried that Miss Olsen

alive or

subconsciously looked at

sternly, “Bear in mind that

a crime.”

Tom remained silent.

room, Miss Olsen knocked on the door, and a man’s

from inside, telling her to

police asked, “Was it

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honestly, “I

to Keira. “Miss Olsen, whose voice

here?”

on Finley’s body in deep thought. “When I entered, I heard him threatening me and launching at me. I instinctively kicked him away, and then

police could speak, Connor immediately clenched his fists. “So, you didn’t do it intentionally? Was it

calmly, “I don’t

puzzled. “What

could respond, Lewis interjected, “It w dark in the room. Miss Olsen merely kicked the pers away. It’s unclear how

then turned to Keira.” Miss Olsen, think carefully Did you hear the sound of a weapon

scream?”

had been reviewing every detail

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arrival, immediately shook her head

asked. “No.”

“What

police, her tone resolute. “I

kill him.”

policeman hesitated for

witnessing such a ghastly murder scene. However, this woman not only maintained a straight face, but she was also

all the evidence at the scene and your statements. Miss Olsen, as it stands, you’re the prime suspect.

the forensic

new evidence is

Keira nodded. “Okay.”

and Lewis were also looking

was filled with dust, but Finley spent a day hiding there and touched many things,

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presence everywhere. This actually made it difficult to discern any

police officer reported, “His mobile phone has been

and take the phone, scrolling through the chat content

pressing keys haphazardly and landed on a voice

eyes lit up. “Just an

the officer played the voice message. Coming from the phone was Finley’s

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and she quickly

wanting to hear clearly what

saying.

next moment, a hand was extended from beside that police officer, hastily pressing the pause button. A cold rebuke rang out. “The case is unsolved, and no evidence can be revealed in front of the suspect!

with a wry smile, “I’m sorry, Dr.

was a female forensic doctor with a serious expression in her eyes that reflected the shroud

“Yes.”

turn her gaze to Keira. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, but she didn’t say a word. She

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toolbox toward the corpse.

was stunned for a moment. She

to be her.

middle school

female friend, Holly Sims.

a clear life plan, saying that she was

words of that time became her lifelong

field during high school and at a young age,

However…

Keira looked down.

from her recent actions, it appeared that Holly still held

Keira sighed silently.

after

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body, she stood up and pronounced her verdict. “The victim died instantly from a penetrating wound. There are signs of being hit in the chest. The time

checked the time. “Between thirty

minutes ago.”

received the emergency call exactly thirty

just didn’t hear it. Besides, there is a witness who proved that the victim did speak before you entered the room, so you are now the murder suspect. Please come with us to the police station for

Holly and didn’t resist.

compliance, the police officer walked her, preparing

up

to

and said, “Is a murder suspect not supposed to

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Don’t you even have the basic training

www

police officer was stunned and immediately gave

that she really was the killer, it would still be classified as excessive self-defense. It wasn’t intentional, and she wasn’t a violent offender, so

that Dr. Sims was unhappy with this woman, hence

throat and looked

Keira.

who was standing beside them, immediately took a step forward, intending to speak,

the cold handcuffs were put on

police officer started escorting her

stairs.

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lawyer arrives, you have

right to remain silent.”

going home

“Understood.”

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

looking straight ahead, “How have you been these

her. Her eyes were cold and deep. “I’ve been doing very well. Sorry to

and hesitated

“Back then,

up!” Holly blurted out coldly.

word

Keira was speechless.

a

“The man from just now,

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your boyfriend?”

want to lie. “He’s my

noticeably startled.

brute, so she said

away. “You did the right thing. Even if you’d sent me an invitation, I

attended!”

Keira felt silent.

then did she realize

assumed Keira had gotten married without

her know.

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

taken aback for

while, she said in a

get tired of

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new. You can even abandon that boy, so how could

explain,

think that by bringing up our past friendship,

Keira was speechless.

say

chaotic things. You 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 to you, and I won’t help you

confidently. “Because you

that you wanted to uphold the justice of the world. You’ll

slightly taken aback. She didn’t

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because she was reminded

grumbled quietly again, “Don’t sweet-talk me. I do not trust a single word you

the killer, I’ll make sure

at the police

suspected of

the detention center and placed her in a single

looking steadily at Keira. “Are you sure you

“Yes.”

“Then what’s the deal

be a recording on the phone? Wasn’t his phone found? Could

the police station. It

finished speaking, she looked steadily

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up that phone. Don’t you want to know what message

lit up. “Will you

“Of course.”

to say

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left for you,

“What did

worry, once the trial results come out, whether you

Keira was speechless.

knew how to tease people

Stepping back, Keira sighed.

believe in us. We won’t wrong

words, she turned around and

already off work, Holly didn’t leave but went straight to the morgue of the

immediately asked, “Dr. Sims, why are you here

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the body during the day

cause of death is figured out, the sooner the

immediately said, “What you mean is, the suspect didn’t kill this

Keira, Holly always had a fierce image, but now she said, “She’s not that

this sentence behind, she went

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

body on the dissection table, and opened a drawer. She took out a small loaf of bread, took

to work.

hadn’t had time to eat

single cell of the detention center, Keira quietly pondered the

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indeed a surprise, catching her off

any of her subordinates;

wouldn’t set her up.

Who was it?

her brows, suddenly thinking of a person:

Finley’s secret, Isla could spend 150,000 each. month to silence him. She failed to come up with this five million now, so

on Isla

No, that wasn’t right.

had already run

there.

must have had an

thoughts were very clear. However, she was confined here, and her cell phone was confiscated, so she couldn’t

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on Holly.

it had been, but suddenly there were

policemen stood outside her

young officer who arrested her today reported to another officer, “Captain Lincoln, this

Lincoln was a man in his thirties. His piercing eyes scanned her from top to bottom, and then he snapped at the young officer, “With the evidence of this case already being so clear, what are

police officer hurriedly opened the do and asked Keira to

as she stepped out, Captain Lincoln immediately pushed her. “Stop dilly-dallying like this! Do you

staggered a bit, slightly knit her brows, then she looked at Captain Lincoln

you looking

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