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Keira hurriedly said, “I…”

Before she could finish speaking, Holly had already turned around and left.

Keira could only hear her speaking to Captain Lincoln outside the door. “Her condition isn’t very good. Even if we must interrogate her throughout the night, can we do it without using the light?”

“Alright, out of respect for Dr. Sims.”

Keira sighed quietly.

Holly had vouched for her, saying that she wouldn’t released on bail. Samuel immediately rebutted Holly was no wonder she was so angry.

Never mind.

She should be able to keep up with the demands that her condition put on her body for another two days. If Holly could find evidence to prove her innocence within those two days, perhaps she shouldn’t apply for bail after all.

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Upstairs.

Holly entered the equipment room and placed the blood sample she had drawn from Keira’s finger into the machine.

Now all she could do was wait for the machine to analyze the various elements in the blood. This would take twenty minutes.

At this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang.

The call was from a detention center. She picked up and heard a voice from the other side. “Dr. Sims, we heard you’re at the station and decided to give you a call. We have a patient here who isn’t feeling well. Could you come and take a look?”

Holly immediately stood up. “I’ll be right there.”

Even though a forensic doctor and a medical doctor weren’t the same, she could still diagnose minor

illnesses.

She put on her coat and left.

She soon arrived at the detention center.

This place held suspects who hadn’t been tried by the court and some prisoners with sentences of less than

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three months.

Keira had just been placed in a solitary cell here.

Holly took a few steps forward and arrived at the cell door indicated by the guard who had called. She then put on a mask and gloves, stepped inside the cell, and coldly asked, “Who’s not feeling well?”

“It’s me…”

An unfamiliar yet familiar voice made Holly slightly frown. She turned her head and saw a middle-aged woman in a prison uniform, sitting there with her hands on her belly and an expression of pain on her face. “Doctor, my belly hurts so bad. Can you help

me…”

Holly was taken aback.

Wasn’t this woman Poppy Hill, Keira’s mother?

She had once attended a parents’ meeting for Keira in middle school!

Holly immediately walked over and asked with concern, “Auntie, what’s the matter?”

Poppy was suspected of perjury, but as the case wasn’t severe, she had been sentenced to fifteen days in

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detention.

She grabbed Holly’s hand and said, “My belly hurts so badly…”

Holly immediately reached out to touch her belly, not daring to underestimate the situation. “Is it here? I’ll take you to the hospital!”

“Oh, don’t touch me! It hurts so much…” But Poppy looked around with a pained expression and said, “There’s no need to go to the hospital. I just have a cold. Officer, can you take me to a solitary cell? My moaning and groaning here is disturbing everyone’s

rest…”

Holly immediately nodded, “Okay.”

Just as she was about to help Poppy out, someone el in the room suddenly yelled out, “Oh, my belly also hurts so bad. Officer, could you also take me to the solitary cell?”

The rest of the inmates immediately laughed.

“My belly hurts as well…”

“Hey, but I’m different. I have a headache. Can I go to the single ward, too?”

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Holly was speechless.

She frowned, about to say something, when someone looked over at Poppy and said, “We all eat the same food, but how come you’re the only one who got sick? It’s been five days inside, but you’ve been sick for four of them. Are you more delicate than the rest of us?”

“How come in our ward, you’re in such pain, but the moment you get to a single cell, you’re fine and snoring away?”

Holly frowned, realizing what was going on. Instantly, she looked at Poppy.

Poppy’s face instantly turned stiff, and then she wailed in despair, “I really don’t feel well!”

Holly clenched her jaw. “I’ll take you to the hospital then. If the tests show that you’re okay and it’s all an act, I’m afraid you’ll have to stay here a few more days

At these words, Poppy suddenly became nervous.

She didn’t want to be locked up here at all.

In here, the cellmates either farted or picked their feet every night. They also slept in all kinds of crazy

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positions. On her first night, she couldn’t sleep at all

due to the noise.

So she thought of a solution.

But wouldn’t it expose her if she went to the hospital?

Poppy gave Holly a pleading smile. “I don’t need to go to the hospital. It’s just a minor illness. I can take it. I’ll

live…”

Holly knew it. “Aunt, are you faking it?”

Poppy ran to her bed, lifted the blanket, and crawled in. “Hey, what kind of language is that for a little cop? How was I pretending? I just had a stomach ache, and now I’m better. What’s wrong with that? You won’t let me recover from an illness?”

Holly was frustrated!

The female prisoner next to her cursed, “You really have thick skin, you old rogue. You’re tricking people!”

However, Poppy retorted, “What was that compared to my daughter? I’m nothing compared to her! That little slut cheated me so badly! She’ll die in misery!”

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Just thinking of Keira made Poppy grind her teeth in hatred.

Who would have thought that the girl she tried to turn

into a good-for-nothing was Dr. South?!

Holly only found these words irritating.

With her jaw set, she closed the jail door and quickly went upstairs.

Soon, she had in her hands the latest blood test report. Upon seeing the data on it, her face darkened!

The iron content was normal!

Keira wasn’t anemic at all!

Liar!

In that instant, Holly trembled in anger. She wen straight to the interrogation room downstairs and threw the blood report at Keira. “Keira, do you enj tricking me time and time again?!”

Keira didn’t look at the test results. Instead, she sighed. “I’m not anemic now, but give it a few days.”

She had wanted to say that earlier, but Holly left without even hearing her out.

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The anemia Keira experienced was strange.

Each time her period came, a large amount of iron was lost, so iron supplements needed to be taken every month in advance.

As long as she didn’t bleed on a regular day, her iron content was normal.

After visiting many hospitals, she was finally diagnosed with a rare genetic disease.

Holly clearly hadn’t heard of such a thing and found it laughable. “Do you think I’ll believe the crap you’re saying? Keira, can’t you at least come up with a better excuse when lying to me?!”

Keira tried to explain weakly. “…I didn’t lie to you.”

“You didn’t lie to me? I’ve studied medicine for year and never came across a case like yours!”

Keira clenched her jaw and fell silent.

Her disease situation was indeed odd, and it was

normal for Holly to be skeptical.

Any further explanation would be pointless.

Seeing that Keira had fallen silent, anger surged within

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Holly.

Captain Lincoln by her side sighed. “Dr. Sims, she’s been like this all night, not saying a word. Let it go. I’ll have someone take her back to jail. Otherwise, our people will have to stay overnight, and we won’t get anything out of her anyway…”

Before he’d even finished speaking, Holly yelled angrily, “You guys go! I’ll stay up with her! I want to see how many more preposterous lies she will tell!!”

Captain Lincoln fell silent.

He cleared his throat. “Alright, we’ll go get some sleep. If she confesses to anything, call us immediately.”

After the group left, only Keira and Holly were l the interrogation room.

Holly sat across from her, staring at her. “Why did lie? Why did you apply for bail? Is it because all tho doubts you mentioned don’t exist at all? You’re just using me, hoping I’d testify that you’re not the murderer!”

Keira said, “Don’t worry. I won’t agree to bail within the next two days.”

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After that, she would need treatment.

Holly was taken aback, her eyes brimmed with tears. “Do you think saying that will make me forgive you?!”

She turned away, wiping the corner of her eye.

Keira didn’t speak anymore.

The night had deepened. Whether it was the impending menstrual period or the lack of rest late at night, Keira felt a dull ache in her head and a mild pain in her lower abdomen.

She stayed up all night like this.

By the next morning, Keira began to feel increasingly dizzy…

Damn it.

Lack of rest accelerated her period, and she started

become anemic!

Holly hadn’t slept all night, and her mind was in chaos

As dawn broke, she glared fiercely at Keira. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed Keira’s pale face, devoid of any color…

Holly stood up abruptly, panic stricken. “Keira, what’s

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Keira felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen, but it was bearable.

She grabbed Holly’s wrist and said, “I need to go to the bathroom.”

“I’ll give you a hand.”

Holly supported Keira’s arm and guided her to the bathroom, quietly waiting outside.

However, she couldn’t help but feel worried.

She noticed how pale Keira’s face looked and her cold sweat. Could she really be anemic?

Meanwhile, in the visitation room at the detention

center.

Poppy came over with a smile on her face and flattered her daughter. “Isla, how come you have time to see

me?”

come This isn’t a good place. It could bring

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a faint smile from Isla, followed by a

wrong?

it Keira again? Did she disrespect you

bitter smile. “Yes, it’s about Keira, but she hasn’t been disrespectful She has gotten into

devil-may-care disposition, it’s only a matter of time she gets herself into trouble. Who did

delight came over

Kiera’s misfortune.

and found

foolish.

everything on her sleeve, completely oblivious to the need

her emotions.

managed to swap

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stroke of

flicker in them. “It’s not that

Poppy immediately brightened up. “Will that reprobate be sentenced to

Isla was speechless.

sympathy, then coughed slightly. “She

who

table, her emotional state drastically

brother. Even though he used to mess things around, Poppy

demanded five million from her. When she refused, during the tug

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be very rich, but five million is still no small sum. It’s only normal for her

eyeballs bloodshot. She stood up abruptly. “That ungrateful creature! She killed Finley over five million?! I shouldn’t have raised her up, I should have drowned her as soon as she was born! Where is she? I am gonna kill her!

reaction prompted an immediate warning from a

Poppy calmed down a bit, but the fun her eyes showed

your close relatives. I think

streaming down from he reddened eyes. She

then did Isla speak, “Alright, you should go back. I…I’ll go and see

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“Wh

her? A death-row inmate! I can’t

Hill, Keira is charged with manslaughter. The maximum sentence

That’s letting her

Poppy completely missed the point of her statement, Isla sighed. “Aunt Hill, Keira didn’t do it on purpose, and she must be scared as well. If you happen to see her in the detention center,

comfort her.”

finally processed what

“She’s also held here?!”

in a single room. It should be close to where you are,

wards and single

place.

eyes,

“That’s good.”

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“Aunt Hill, it’s about time. I need to

settle down with the Horton family happily. Take care of yourself, and

left the

to leave the police station when she saw her old classmate Holly anxiously standing near the

the lawyer of the suspect, Keira, came early in the morning again, asking about our decision on her pre-trial releas to

or not?”

upon

frailty. She was

also heard the

once “Alrandy protonding to

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retorted. “She’s not

Sims, have you forgotten how she fooled you yesterday? You believe this? I remember you made an oath last night that if she gets

jaw. “Captain Lincoln,

Lincoln wasn’t convinced.

just one day, and she’s already not feeling well. The delicate little miss can’t take a bit of

about to reply, Isla stepped forward “Hello,

looked

frowned slightly. “What are you

anxious as she pulled Holly aside, “Dr. Sims,

knew that Isla was Keira’s sister. In middle school, aft Isla found out about their real identity,

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smarter and stopped bullying

wasn’t aware

with Isla and asked

her period. Every month during this time,

women. You understand.”

Holly immediately relaxed.

as

were classmates back in middle school. Can you help Kei? Agree to her

Holly’s face suddenly darkened.

month. We look pale and anemic. We’re all old

pulled her hand away. “You’re dreaming This is a law enforcement agency! You can’t

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Captain Lincoln. “She doesn’t qualify for pre-trial release. Send her straight back to the detention

Captain Lincoln look satisfied.

stay any longer and immediately walked away, up the stairs toward the

was a policewoman waiting for her. As soon as she saw Keira, she scoffed. “Miss Olsen,

she was hurried back the

everything before her eye

Holly was getting more and more

still couldn’t get over the image

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kindness, she

her flask and walked to

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up. What’s wrong

noticed Keira’s condition

opened her

woman was trembling from weakness. “Please help me to the

“Alright.”

assisted her to the bed and

said, “I’m anemic. Get Ho Sims

scrutinizing Keira. “Dr. Sims was

again.”

“Then you can draw my blood and

said, “Fine, I’ll get someone from

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forensic department.”

that, she

leaving, she was suddenly stopped

policewoman turned to

where Keira was. “That’s my daughter. Is she unwell? Can I go look

taken

sharing prison cells

that’s my daughter. You check our

took out her phone, logged into system, and verified their identities. They were inde

for a moment, recalling Keira’s condition,

single bed,

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door was opened

forensic doctor come so

see a figure walking in, followed by a chilling voice, “Keira, don’t be afraid. Mom is

Keira stiffened.

to her weakness, memories of when she was five years old flooded into

young age, without enough warm clothes in winter, she often caught

not letting her go outside. Whenever Mrs. Olsen out, she would always come

medication.

moment Mrs. Olsen left, Poppy would rush over to her, grab her throat, and force her to throw the medicine she had just

berated her in her ear. “You don’t deserve medicine! Just

bitch! Aren’t

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you dared to

you…”

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overlapped with the real-time murmur from the woman, causing Keira to instinctively huddle, just like

was back to being a five-year-old

was

to distinguish betweer reality and memory, with pleas for mercy from her dreams escaping her

a five-year-old, she pleaded in a soft whisper. “Mom, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten

pain still coursed through

woman in front of her still pinched her

pressed her lips

seven, she understood that pleading was useless, and

The pain persisted.

Die! You killed my brother! You’ll pay

Keira was nine years old, she learned to resist, even trying to push away the woman forcefully, but

years old, eleven years old, twelve years

she was thirteen and had moved onto

school.

still lean, she had surpassed Poppy’s height. She pushed the woman away, saying, “Since you despise

clothes and without

was no home for her in the world, but

was vast and boundless. Everywhere but

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family could

and

abruptly opened her eyes, waking up from

at Poppy, who

her.

pinching her waist, faltered and immediately reached for Keira’s throat, “Bitch, what are you looking at? You should die! You have to

strength, Keira grabbed Poppy’s wrist and forcefully

about to charge again, a

see Holly, wide-eyed, standing at the door. She then unhurriedly entered

swept across Poppy and Keira,

she hallucinating? Were these

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to be mother

exhausted all her strength. She was sprawled out on the bed again without

just in time. I’m anemic…even if you don’t release

infusion, and give

floor. “You’re anemic? With the strength you’ve shown? You pushed me! I say you’re

The ruthlessness in

her fists and declared, “Keira, I won’t be deceived by

over the prison guard, “They were fighting. Immediately

confinement!!”

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entrance of

he said helplessly, “Mr. Horton, if we want to appeal, we would have to

at this, looking at

“We can wait another day, but the day after is definitely the last

nodded, clearly feeling

I think Keira looks really unwell. Women do tend to get anemic during

about to leave stopped in his

darkened,

pacing anxiously. “If Keira doesn’t get her iron supplements on time, she must have severe anemia now! But what do we do now

“What do we do?”

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hesitation, Lewis turned

the holding area!!

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Samuel was stunned.

he hurried to Lewis’s side. “Mr. Horton, are you planning on…

walked straight from the lobby to the detention center at

with his actions.

“You are quite bold! Surely, this

can I

“Definitely not!”

followed him. “She can’t last until tomorrow. There was this time when iron wasn’t administered in time,

resuscitate her…”

he got anxious and added angrily, “Her illness is indeed strange. Anyone else would think we’re lying to them.

let’s risk it!”

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Lewis had already rushed toward the detention

is a prison. Unauthorized personnel

and made

something was

drew his gun at

shoot!”

around and glanced at

was trembling with fear. Looking at the dark entrance, he felt his legs

It was so terrifying!

halt, Captain

in charge of the Horton family couldn’t be arrested so lightly.

was about to say

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Lewis stopped him. “I was looking for the bathroom, but

Samuel was dumbfounded.

looked at Lewis in shock,

the marriage of Keira

with a gun, it made sense that Lewis didn’t want to risk his

Samuel couldn’t

Lewis turned and began to walk away, Samuel stayed where he

“Mr. Morgan, aren’t you

but he took a deep breath.

not…”

finish saying

Captain Lincoln, suddenly took action. He quickly moved to the captain, grasping

Lewis’s hand.

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back and reclaim his gun, but the next moment, he suddenly felt an icy sensation

the gun

Captain Lincoln was shocked.

He was completely dumbfounded!

mistake, but Lewis and Samuel were notable businessmen from Oceanion. They

expected that Lewis would

also stunned, watching Lewis in a

ground and refuse to move, forcing these people to draw blood

Lewis to

against

Horton, if you put down the gun now, I won’t

Captain Lincoln held

was experienced and

but I’m