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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.

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received a faint smile from Isla, followed by

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

darkened. “Is it Keira again?

but she hasn’t been disrespectful She has gotten into

she gets herself into trouble. Who did she offend this time? Did she get a

came over her

Kiera’s misfortune.

was choked and found

foolish.

always been like this, wearing everything on her sleeve, completely

her emotions.

out how on earth Poppy had managed to

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

Poppy immediately brightened up. “Will that reprobate

Isla was speechless.

glanced at Poppy with sympathy, then coughed slightly.

she… Who?! Isla, who did you say? Finley? Did I

at the table, her emotional state drastically

he used to mess things around, Poppy loved him

from her. When she refused, during the tug of war, Finley accidentally fell onto a steel bar and was

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your daughter. She should indeed be very rich, but

have raised her up, I should have

excessive emotional reaction prompted an immediate warning

but

Hill, the two involved are both your close relatives. I think you have the right to know, s told you. Please don’t do anything

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

speak, “Alright, you should go back. I…I’ll

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“Wh

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

Hill, Keira is charged with manslaughter. The maximum sentence

could that be?! That’s

missed the point of her statement, Isla sighed. “Aunt Hill, Keira didn’t do it on purpose, and

comfort her.”

finally processed what she had

“She’s also held here?!”

so she’s temporarily detained in a

multi-bed wards and single

place.

her eyes,

“That’s good.”

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Hill, it’s about time. I

” Isla, you should marry Jake and settle down with the Horton family

left the visiting room, completely disregarding her

the police station when she saw her old classmate

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

or not?”

upon hearing

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

Lincoln had also heard

once “Alrandy protonding to he

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“She’s

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

her jaw. “Captain Lincoln,

Captain Lincoln

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

stepped forward “Hello, are

all looked at

“What

anxious as she pulled Holly aside, “Dr. Sims, about my sister’s

was Keira’s sister. In

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and stopped bullying Keira in

wasn’t aware

sisters. She moved aside with Isla and

her period. Every month

women. You understand.”

Holly immediately relaxed.

as Keira wasn’t

hand. “Holly, we were classmates back in middle

Holly’s face suddenly darkened.

continued. “We wome all go through this every month. We look pale and anemic. We’re all old

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

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restroom forcefully then at Captain Lincoln. “She doesn’t qualify for pre-trial release. Send her

Captain Lincoln look satisfied. “Good. You

immediately

from the washroom, looking pale, there was a policewoman waiting for her. As soon as she saw Keira, she scoffed. “Miss Olsen, is it just your period? We’re all women here. Stop the

as she was hurried

before her eye turned

getting more and more

get over the image of

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kindness, she poured a

from her flask and

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Olsen, wake up.

policewoman noticed Keira’s

opened her

was trembling from weakness. “Please help me to the

“Alright.”

to the bed

for Holly’s sake. She said, “I’m anemic. Get Ho Sims to

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

again.”

you can draw my blood and send it

said, “Fine, I’ll get someone from

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forensic department.”

that, she

was suddenly stopped by Poppy

to

was. “That’s my daughter. Is she unwell?

taken aback.

sharing prison

that’s my daughter. You check

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

policewoman thought for a moment, recalling Keira’s

the single bed,

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door was opened

forensic doctor

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

Keira stiffened.

due to her weakness, memories of when she

without enough warm clothes in winter, she

got sick, Poppy would lock her away, not letting her go outside. Whenever Mrs.

medication.

rush over to her, grab her throat, and force her to

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

bitch! Aren’t you mighty?

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touch Isla? You’ve hit her several times, and you dared to defy me, throwing me into this jail.

you…”

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memory overlapped with the real-time murmur from the woman, causing Keira to instinctively huddle, just like when she was a

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

was dimly

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

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

still coursed

front of her still pinched her arms, abdomen, and

pressed her lips together

pleading was useless, and she

The pain persisted.

“Die! Die! You killed my brother! You’ll

resist, even trying to push away the woman forcefully,

ten years old,

was thirteen and

school.

the woman away, saying, “Since you

and

was no home for her in the

and boundless. Everywhere

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family could

grew up, and she

her eyes, waking up from

sharply at Poppy, who was right in front

her.

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

Keira grabbed Poppy’s

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

swept across Poppy and

Were these two women

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claim to be

She was sprawled out on the bed

anemic…even if you

intravenous infusion, and

Holly could speak, Poppy sat down on 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

had seen Keira open her ey and push Poppy away. The ruthlessness in Keira’s ey made Holly feel as if she didn’t know her

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

and called over the prison guard, “They were fighting. Immediately

confinement!!”

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of

bail had been denied, and he said helplessly, “Mr. Horton,

frowned at this,

wait another day, but the

clearly

over and said to Captain Lincoln, “Captain Lincoln, I think Keira looks really unwell. Women do tend to get anemic during their

to leave stopped in his tracks, turning panicked, “Did Keira’s cycle star We’re doomed,

expression darkened, “What’s

anxiously. “If Keira doesn’t get her iron supplements on time, she

“What do we do?”

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turned and rushed

the holding area!!

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Samuel was stunned.

senses, he hurried to Lewis’s

a word, Lewis walked straight from the lobby to the detention center at the

with his actions.

said, “You are quite bold! Surely,

pausing, Lewis asked coldly, “What else can I do?

“Definitely not!”

until tomorrow. There was this time when iron

resuscitate her…”

angrily, “Her illness is indeed strange. Anyone

let’s risk it!”

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spoke to himself, Lewis had already rushed

“This is a prison. Unauthorized personnel

and made

sensed something was

them and drew his gun at Lewis.

shoot!”

glanced

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

It was so terrifying!

of them halt, Captain Lincoln breathed

the Horton family couldn’t be arrested so lightly. He asked, “Mr. Horton,

was about to say that he was

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the bathroom, but I ended up

Samuel was dumbfounded.

at Lewis in shock, his heart

the marriage of Keira and

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

Samuel couldn’t abandon his

and began to walk away, Samuel stayed where

“Mr. Morgan,

but he

not…”

finish saying

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

was pointing the gun

Captain Lincoln was shocked.

He was completely dumbfounded!

Samuel were notable businessmen from Oceanion. They were the type who were always accompanied by bodyguards when they were

never expected that Lewis would attack a

stunned, watching

he could lie on the ground and refuse to move, forcing these people to draw

expect Lewis to resort to

was against

if you put down the gun now, I won’t

held up both

was experienced and

said, “Sorry, but