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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?”

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avid enthusiasm, she only received a faint smile from Isla,

wrong?

face darkened. “Is it Keira

but she hasn’t been disrespectful She

that’s nothing,” Poppy scoffed. “With her devil-may-care disposition, it’s only a matter of time she gets herself into trouble. Who

came over her

Kiera’s misfortune.

choked and found

foolish.

everything on her

her emotions.

on earth Poppy had managed to swap her place with Keira. It had to

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astounding stroke of

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

reprobate

Isla was speechless.

glanced at Poppy with sympathy, then coughed slightly. “She

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

lunged at the table, her emotional state

used to mess things around, Poppy loved him

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…

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

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

prompted an immediate warning from a nearby

Poppy calmed down a bit, but

both your close relatives. I think you have the right

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

you should go back. I…I’ll

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“Wh

inmate! I can’t wait to see her

stared at her in disbelief. “Aunt Hill, Keira is charged with manslaughter. The maximum sentence

that be?! That’s letting

Hill, Keira didn’t do it on purpose, and she must be scared

comfort her.”

processed what she had

“She’s also held here?!”

“Yes, she hasn’t been sentenced yet, so she’s temporarily detained in a single room. It

and single rooms were

place.

eyes,

“That’s good.”

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up. “Aunt Hill, it’s about time.

settle down with the Horton family happily. Take care of yourself, and don’t concern yourself

Isla had already left the visiting room,

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

the morning again, asking about our decision on her pre-trial releas to medical reasons. Judging by the suspect’s look now,

or not?”

frowned upon

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

had also heard the

at once “Alrandy

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“She’s

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

jaw. “Captain Lincoln, she really isn’t

Captain Lincoln wasn’t convinced.

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

to reply, Isla stepped forward “Hello, are you discussing my sister

all looked

“What are you

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

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

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behave smarter and stopped bullying

Holly wasn’t aware

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

probably got her period. Every month during this time, she suffers, and it’s

women. You understand.”

Holly immediately relaxed.

long as Keira

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

Holly’s face suddenly darkened.

every month. We look pale and anemic. We’re all old classmates. Let’s sign the

This is a

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Lincoln. “She doesn’t qualify

did Captain Lincoln look satisfied.

to stay any longer and immediately walked away, up the

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 act!

she

her eye

getting more and more

over the image of Keira’s pale bloodless face from

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kindness, she poured a cup

flask

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Olsen, wake up. What’s wrong

policewoman noticed Keira’s

opened

strong-willed woman was trembling from weakness. “Please help

“Alright.”

to the bed and asked, “How do

condition, and she wouldn’t pre even for Holly’s sake. She said, “I’m anemic. Get Ho Sims to do another

policewoman frowned, scrutinizing Keira. “Dr. Sims

again.”

lips. “Then you can draw my blood and

said, “Fine, I’ll get

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forensic department.”

that, she left

leaving, she was suddenly

to her, “What

“That’s my daughter. Is she unwell? Can I

policewoman was taken aback. “She’s your

mothers and daughters sharing prison cells

my daughter. You

system, and verified their identities. They were

moment, recalling Keira’s

on the single bed, had just closed her

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the door was opened

doctor come

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

Keira stiffened.

memories of when she was five years

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

away, not letting her go outside. Whenever

medication.

rush over to her, grab her throat, and

defenseless five-year-old child, she furiously berated her in her ear. “You don’t deserve medicine! Just live with your fever! Why don’t

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

you…”

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

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

room was

by anemia, which made her unable to distinguish betweer reality and memory,

I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have

sharp pain still coursed through

still pinched her arms, abdomen, and thighs

pressed her lips together

pleading was useless, and she

The pain persisted.

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

push away the woman forcefully, but she

ten years old, eleven

and

school.

height. She pushed the woman away, saying, “Since you despise me as

worn-out clothes and without hesitation, left

her in the

was vast and boundless. Everywhere but

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family could

and she

opened her eyes, waking up from her

Poppy, who was right

her.

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

all her strength, Keira grabbed Poppy’s wrist and forcefully

two steps, falling hard onto the ground. Just as she was about to charge again, a voic came from the doorway, “What are you

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

gaze swept across

hallucinating? Were these two women

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they claim to

She was sprawled out on the bed again without the energy to even move

anemic…even if

infusion, and

strength you’ve shown? You pushed

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

Isla’s words, she clenched her fists and declared, “Keira, I

called over the prison guard, “They were

confinement!!”

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the entrance of the police

the news that bail had been denied, and he said helplessly, “Mr. Horton, if we want to appeal, we would have to wait

at this, looking

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

nodded, clearly feeling

over and said to Captain Lincoln, “Captain Lincoln, I

was about to leave stopped in his tracks, turning panicked,

darkened,

time, she must have severe anemia now! But what do we do

“What do we do?”

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Samuel was stunned.

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

Lewis walked straight from the lobby to the detention center

with his actions.

are quite bold! Surely, this isn’t

pausing, Lewis asked coldly, “What else can I do? Can your boss wait until

“Definitely not!”

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

resuscitate her…”

Anyone else would think we’re lying to them. We can’t wait any longer! For

let’s risk it!”

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himself, Lewis had

blocked the entrance. “This is a prison. Unauthorized

ignored them and

something was

drew his gun at Lewis. “Mr. Horton, stop immediately,

shoot!”

turned around and glanced at him, his

trembling with fear. Looking at the dark entrance,

It was so terrifying!

Captain

Lewis’s position. The person in charge of the Horton family couldn’t

Samuel was about to say that

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for the bathroom, but I ended up here

Samuel was dumbfounded.

Lewis in shock, his

marriage of Keira and Lewis was like

sense that

couldn’t abandon his

Lewis turned and began to walk away, Samuel stayed

him. “Mr. Morgan, aren’t you leaving with

he took a

not…”

finish saying “going,” disaster

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 limp involuntarily,

Lewis’s hand.

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but the next moment, he suddenly felt an icy sensation on

pointing the gun at

Captain Lincoln was shocked.

He was completely dumbfounded!

a mistake, but Lewis and Samuel were notable

that Lewis would attack

was also stunned, watching Lewis

could lie on the ground and

he didn’t expect Lewis to resort to

against

down the gun

Captain Lincoln held up

experienced and remained

“Sorry, but I’m desperate to