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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?”

that, she added, “You shouldn’t have come This isn’t a good place.

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she only received a faint smile from Isla,

concern. “What’s wrong? You look so dreadful. Did something

Keira again? Did she

“Yes, it’s about Keira, but she hasn’t been disrespectful She

disposition, it’s only a matter of time she gets herself into trouble. Who did she offend this time? Did she

of delight came over

Kiera’s misfortune.

found Poppy more

foolish.

wearing everything on her sleeve, completely oblivious

her emotions.

to swap her place with Keira.

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in them. “It’s not that she offended someone. She… she committed murder and

immediately brightened up. “Will that reprobate be sentenced to death? She won’t

Isla was speechless.

Poppy with sympathy, then coughed slightly. “She killed Finley

Isla, who did you say? Finley?

lunged at the table, her emotional state

used to mess

Keira. I heard that Finley demanded five million from her. When she refused, during the tug of war, Finley accidentally fell onto a steel bar and was pierced through the chest… He died on the

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all, Dr. South and your daughter. She should indeed be very rich, but five million is still no small sum. It’s only

out, 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

prompted an immediate warning

while, Poppy calmed down a bit, but

your close relatives. I think you

down from he reddened eyes. She reassured Isla. “Don’t worry, Isla, I’m

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 wait

stared at her in disbelief. “Aunt Hill, Keira is charged with

That’s

“Aunt Hill, Keira didn’t do it on purpose, and she must be scared as well. If you happen to see her in

comfort her.”

what she

“She’s also held here?!”

“Yes, she hasn’t been sentenced yet, so she’s temporarily detained in a single room. It should be close to where you are,

single rooms

place.

narrowed her eyes, revealing a ferocious

“That’s good.”

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it’s about time. I need

to see her leave. ” Isla, you should marry Jake and settle down with the Horton family happily. Take care of yourself, and don’t concern yourself with

the visiting

room and was preparing to leave the police station when she saw

policewoman nearby asked, “Dr. Sims, the lawyer of the suspect, Keira, came early in the morning again, asking about our decision on her pre-trial releas to medical reasons. Judging by the suspect’s look now, she seems to be

or not?”

frowned upon hearing

the restroom and remembered Keira’s frailty. She was about

heard the

at once “Alrandy

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retorted. “She’s not

fooled you yesterday? You believe this? I remember you made an oath last night that if she gets a pre-trial

Lincoln, she

Captain Lincoln wasn’t

for just one day, and she’s already not feeling well. The

to reply, Isla stepped forward “Hello,

all looked

“What are

as she pulled Holly aside, “Dr. Sims,

was Keira’s sister. In middle school, aft Isla

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smarter and stopped

wasn’t aware of the bad

sisters. She moved aside with Isla and asked with concern, “What’s wrong with

got her period. Every month during this time, she suffers,

women. You understand.”

Holly immediately relaxed.

as Keira

classmates back in middle

Holly’s face suddenly darkened.

to notice but continued. “We wome all go through this every month. We look pale and anemic. We’re all old classmates. Let’s sign the papers We

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

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

then did Captain Lincoln look satisfied.

and immediately walked

her. As soon as she saw Keira, she scoffed. “Miss Olsen, is it just your period? We’re all women

seemed weak as she was hurried

her eye turned black as

Holly was getting more and

get over the image of

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wake up. What’s wrong

Keira’s condition and nudged

Keira opened

from weakness. “Please

“Alright.”

quickly assisted her to the bed

poor condition, and she wouldn’t pre even for Holly’s sake. She said,

the policewoman frowned, scrutinizing Keira. “Dr. Sims was angry.

again.”

you can draw my

said, “Fine, I’ll

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forensic department.”

she

she was leaving, she was suddenly stopped by Poppy Hill,

turned to her, “What is

the ward where Keira was. “That’s my daughter. Is she unwell? Can

policewoman was taken aback. “She’s

mothers and daughters sharing prison cells

my daughter. You

policewoman took out her phone, logged into system, and verified

thought for a moment, recalling Keira’s condition,

bed,

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door was opened

forensic doctor come

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

Keira stiffened.

to her weakness, memories of when she was five years

enough warm

outside. Whenever Mrs. Olsen out, she would always come to

medication.

over to her, grab her throat, and force her

she furiously berated her in her ear.

deserve this, bitch! Aren’t you mighty? How

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You’ve hit her several times, and you dared to defy me, throwing me

you…”

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from the woman, causing Keira to instinctively huddle, just like when she was a child, wishing she could reduce herself to as small as possible to fend off the outside

was like she was back to being a five-year-old in that

room was

her unable to distinguish betweer reality and memory, with pleas for mercy

in a soft whisper. “Mom, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten sick. Please stop hitting

sharp pain still coursed through

still pinched

her lips together

seven, she understood that pleading was useless, and she could only

The pain persisted.

unabated. “Die! Die! You killed my brother! You’ll pay with your

away the woman forcefully, but

toleration at ten years old, eleven

was thirteen and

school.

surpassed Poppy’s height. She pushed the woman away, saying, “Since you despise me

worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left the Olsen

was no home for her

was vast and boundless. Everywhere

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could be her

and she could

her eyes, waking

sharply at Poppy, who

her.

reached for Keira’s throat, “Bitch, what are

Poppy’s wrist

two steps, falling hard onto the ground. Just as she was about to charge again, a voic

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

swept across Poppy

hallucinating? Were these two

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claim to be mother

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

“You’re just in time. I’m anemic…even if you don’t release me on

infusion, and give me iron

the floor. “You’re anemic? With the strength you’ve shown? You pushed me! I say you’re faking it! You fought in here, and you’ll be

and push Poppy away. The ruthlessness in Keira’s ey made

she clenched her fists and declared,

called over the prison guard, “They were fighting. Immediately take them to

confinement!!”

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the entrance of the

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

this, looking at

another day, but the day after

nodded, clearly

Lincoln, I think Keira looks really unwell. Women

Samuel, who was about to leave stopped in his tracks, turning panicked, “Did Keira’s

darkened,

supplements on time, she must have severe anemia

“What do we do?”

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Samuel was stunned.

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

a word, Lewis walked straight from the lobby

with his actions.

are quite bold! Surely,

asked coldly, “What else can I do? Can your

“Definitely not!”

can’t last until tomorrow. There was this time when iron wasn’t administered in time, and she fell into

resuscitate her…”

said that, he got anxious and added angrily, “Her illness is indeed strange. Anyone else would think we’re lying to them. We can’t wait

let’s risk it!”

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himself, Lewis had already rushed toward the

the entrance. “This is a prison. Unauthorized personnel are

ignored them and made his

sensed something was wrong

Lincoln followed them and drew his gun at Lewis. “Mr. Horton,

shoot!”

around and glanced at him,

was trembling with fear. Looking at the

It was so terrifying!

the two of them halt, Captain Lincoln breathed

knew Lewis’s position. The person in charge of the Horton family couldn’t be arrested so lightly. He asked, “Mr. Horton, what brings you

as Samuel was about to say

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looking for the bathroom, but I

Samuel was dumbfounded.

Lewis in shock,

marriage of Keira

Faced with a gun, it made sense

couldn’t abandon

walk away, Samuel stayed where

“Mr. Morgan,

but he took a deep

not…”

finish saying “going,”

was standing next to Captain Lincoln, suddenly took action. He quickly moved to the captain, grasping the latter’s trigger hand. The captain’s hand went

Lewis’s hand.

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his gun, but the next moment, he

the

Captain Lincoln was shocked.

He was completely dumbfounded!

with vicious criminals, he would never make such a mistake, but Lewis and Samuel were notable businessmen from

that Lewis

stunned, watching Lewis in

the ground and

didn’t expect Lewis to

against the

if you put down the

held up both

experienced and

said, “Sorry, but I’m desperate to