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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. It could

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received a faint smile from Isla, followed by a

“What’s wrong? You look so dreadful.

face darkened. “Is it Keira again? Did

a bitter smile. “Yes, it’s about Keira, but she hasn’t

a matter of time she gets herself into trouble. Who did she

smirk of delight came over her face

Kiera’s misfortune.

was choked and found Poppy more and

foolish.

wearing everything on her

her emotions.

figure out how on earth Poppy had managed to swap her place with Keira.

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astounding stroke

her eyes down after a brief flicker in them. “It’s not that she offended someone. She…

news!” Poppy immediately brightened up. “Will that reprobate

Isla was speechless.

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

care who she… Who?! Isla, who

lunged at the table, her emotional

he used to mess things around, Poppy loved

“Actually, you can’t really blame 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

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your daughter. She should indeed be very rich, but five million is still no small sum. It’s only normal for her to not want to

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

reaction prompted an immediate warning from a nearby police

bit, but the

are both your close relatives. I think you

dazed, tears streaming down from he reddened eyes. She reassured Isla. “Don’t

should go back. I…I’ll

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“Wh

death-row inmate! I can’t wait to see her executed!” Poppy uttered

is charged with manslaughter. The maximum sentence

could that be?! That’s letting her off

how 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

comfort her.”

what

“She’s also held here?!”

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

multi-bed wards and single rooms were

place.

her eyes, revealing a

“That’s good.”

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it’s about

was reluctant to see her leave. ” Isla, you should marry Jake and settle down with the Horton

already left the visiting room,

station

again, asking about our decision on her pre-trial releas to medical reasons. Judging

or not?”

upon hearing

anxiously looked into the restroom and remembered Keira’s frailty. She was about to say “I agree” when Captain

also heard the conversation, so

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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 release, you would quit the police force.

“Captain Lincoln, she really

Captain Lincoln wasn’t convinced.

she’s already not feeling well. The delicate little miss can’t

reply, Isla stepped forward “Hello, are you

looked

“What are

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

immediately took on a serious expression. She knew that Isla was Keira’s sister. In middle school, aft Isla found out about

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to behave smarter and

aware of

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

“She probably got her period. Every month during this time,

women. You understand.”

Holly immediately relaxed.

as Keira wasn’t

hand. “Holly, we were classmates back in middle school. Can you help Kei? Agree to her

Holly’s face suddenly darkened.

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 promise not

This is a law enforcement agency! You can’t

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forcefully then at Captain Lincoln. “She doesn’t qualify for

did Captain Lincoln look

want to stay any longer and immediately walked away, up

she saw Keira, she scoffed. “Miss Olsen,

legs seemed weak as she was hurried back the single-person

before her eye turned black

was getting more

she still couldn’t get over the image of Keira’s pale

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kindness, she

from her flask and walked to

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up. What’s

Keira’s

opened

trembling from

“Alright.”

assisted her to the bed and

Holly’s sake. She said, “I’m anemic. Get Ho Sims to do another blood test. It should

frowned, scrutinizing Keira. “Dr.

again.”

you can draw my

“Fine, I’ll

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forensic department.”

she

she was leaving, she was suddenly stopped

policewoman turned to her, “What is

pointed to the ward where Keira was. “That’s my daughter. Is she unwell? Can I go look after

policewoman was taken

sharing prison cells

that’s my daughter. You check

into system, and verified

policewoman thought for a moment, recalling Keira’s condition, and said,

on the single bed, had just

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the door

doctor come so

to see a figure walking in, followed by a chilling voice, “Keira,

Keira stiffened.

when she was five years old flooded into her

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

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

medication.

over to her, grab her throat, and force

the defenseless five-year-old child, she furiously berated her in her ear. “You

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you dared to defy me, throwing me

you…”

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to instinctively huddle, just like when she was a child, wishing she could reduce herself

back to being a five-year-old in that

room was

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

“Mom, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have

sharp pain still

her still pinched her

her lips

understood that pleading was useless, and she could only

The pain persisted.

unabated. “Die! Die! You killed my

away the woman forcefully, but she wasn’t strong enough, and it only brought

at ten years old,

she was thirteen and had moved

school.

the woman

clothes and without hesitation, left

for her

vast and boundless. Everywhere

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could be her

up, and she could protect

opened her eyes, waking up from her

at Poppy, who

her.

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

strength, Keira grabbed Poppy’s wrist

hard onto the ground. Just as she was about to charge again, a voic came from the doorway,

Holly, wide-eyed, standing at the

gaze swept across

hallucinating? Were

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to be

had exhausted all her strength. She was sprawled out on the

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

me for intravenous infusion, and give me iron

With the strength you’ve shown? You pushed me! I say you’re faking

who just entered, had seen Keira open her ey and push Poppy away. The ruthlessness in Keira’s ey made Holly feel as

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

prison guard, “They were fighting.

confinement!!”

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of the police

bail had been denied, and he said helplessly, “Mr. Horton, if we want to appeal, we

this,

said, “We can wait another day, but the day

clearly feeling

then, the policewoman who was just inside came over and said to Captain Lincoln, “Captain Lincoln, I think Keira looks really unwell. Women do tend to get anemic during

in his tracks, turning panicked,

darkened,

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

“What do we do?”

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Samuel was stunned.

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

Lewis walked straight from the lobby to the detention center at the

with his actions.

quite bold! Surely, this

Lewis asked coldly, “What else can I

“Definitely not!”

There was this time when iron

resuscitate her…”

added angrily, “Her illness is indeed strange. Anyone else would think we’re lying to

let’s risk it!”

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himself, Lewis had already rushed toward the detention

prison guards blocked the entrance. “This is a prison.

ignored them and made

was wrong

his gun at Lewis. “Mr. Horton,

shoot!”

turned around and glanced at him, his expression

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

It was so terrifying!

two of them halt, Captain Lincoln breathed

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

about to

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the bathroom, but I ended up here

Samuel was dumbfounded.

at Lewis in shock, his

of Keira and Lewis was

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

Samuel couldn’t abandon his

turned and began to walk away, Samuel

frowned at him. “Mr. Morgan, aren’t you

terrified, but he took a deep breath.

not…”

finish

suddenly took action. He quickly moved to the captain, grasping the latter’s trigger hand. The captain’s hand went limp involuntarily, and the gun

Lewis’s hand.

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

the

Captain Lincoln was shocked.

He was completely dumbfounded!

criminals, he would never make such a mistake, but Lewis and Samuel were notable businessmen from Oceanion. They were the type who were always accompanied by bodyguards when they were

that Lewis would attack a

was also stunned, watching Lewis in

the ground and refuse to move, forcing these people to

Lewis

against the

you put down the gun now, I

Lincoln held

experienced and

but I’m