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Keira shook her head, struggling.”

She didn’t want to rot there forever!

She didn’t want to live in the filthy ditch either!

So, with the little time she had, she studied hard, striving to work her way up. She was determined to change her own fate!

At the age of four, she had never been to kindergarten. She secretly observed Isla, learning a foreign language. When Isla stumbled over a word, Keira was quick to respond. She thought she would receive praise from her mother. However, she never ever expected that what was about to occur was almost a complete

disaster!

Poppy praised her and unexpectedly, gave her a piece

of cake.

The sweet and rich cream in her mouth gave her a

sense of satisfaction. She was reluctant to swallow it.

She thought her life was going to change. Poppy held her hand with a smile and took her out, only to hand

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her over to a human trafficker.

She didn’t cry or make a fuss. After all, the human traffickers at least gave her tasty candy, showed her kindness, and smiled at her.

Until they locked her in a basement with a bunch of

other children.

There, she met an older boy.

They spent a month together, having a good time…

In the beginning, the boy didn’t talk much. Later, he asked her, “Don’t you want to escape?”

She said happily, “I don’t.”

Although there was no freedom, she got enough to eat, had warm clothes, and didn’t have to see her mother. She felt that was the happiest time in her life.

The boy was puzzled and asked, “Why?”

She said, “Because no one hits me here.”

The boy pondered her words before asking, “What’s

your name?”

She shook her head.

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didn’t have a name and didn’t have a household

registration number…

All the other children would cry and make a fuss, while she smiled every day. The human trafficker was the least guarded against her. So in the end, the boy handed her a bag of sleeping drugs to put in the trafficker’s food.

She did it.

As the children were running haphazardly away, she just stood there.

The boy asked her, “Why don’t you leave?”

She shook her head. “I don’t know where to go.”

“Then, come home with me.”

The boy extended a hand toward her, and she took his

hand.

She didn’t go home with him in the end. Because they were so young, they were rescued by the police as soon as they descended the mountain. Her identity was confirmed, and she was sent back to the Olsen

family.

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Before parting, she held onto the boy’s leg and asked him in confusion, “Didn’t you say you would take me

home?”

A police officer beside them chuckled. “Little girl, you aren’t his kin. You can’t go to his home.”

She had tears in her eyes. “But I don’t want to go home! I want to be with him forever!”

The boy stroked her head and asked her, “Is it because you’ll be beaten when you go home?”

The police officer didn’t take note of this. After all, children of their age often made a big fuss at home, and getting spanked was just a part of life.

However, the boy took her seriously and said, “Wait for me. When we grow up, I’ll come and marry you, and take you to my home.”

Keira woke up abruptly.

The scenes from her dream passed by like a fast-forwarded slideshow, leaving her momentarily confused about what was real and what was a dream…

She didn’t know about others. but she remembered

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clearly everything that happened when she was four.

She remembered that the boy gave her a nickname, Eleven, because she was the eleventh child who was

trafficked there.

She remembered the taste of chocolate.

She remembered the sunlight pouring into the dark

basement, and the dust dancing in the light.

That was the happiest time when she was a kid.

And this year, she turned 22, yet, that boy still hasn’t come to marry her.

A bitter smile emerged on Keira’s face.

It wasn’t that she was really fond of him. A

four-year-old child knew nothing about love, but his existence was the pillar that supported her through countless episodes of abuse and assault.

For other children, their light was Ultraman.

Her Ultraman was that boy…

Unfortunately, the boy was only a kid. He must have long forgotten about her.

Keira blinked and finally realized the strange

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atmosphere in the room.

She turned her head and saw Lewis sitting next to her, asking, “Do you want some water?”

Before Keira could react, Matthew’s voice came from

the other side. “Irrelevant people should leave now. I have to examine the patient.

He picked up the stethoscope and came to the bedside, looking at Lewis.

Lewis’s face was gloomy. “I’m not an irrelevant person.”

Matthew continued. “Apart from the patient and the doctor, everyone else is irrelevant. Moreover, I have to examine the patient, which requires removing her clothes. It’s not appropriate for you to be here.”

Lewis frowned, “It’s appropriate for you to do it?”

Matthew walked to Keira and lifted her blouse. “I’m a

doctor. In my eyes, there is no distinction of gender.”

Lewis wanted to say something more, but when he saw the segment of her slender waist beneath her blouse, he blushed and immediately left the room.

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After leaving the room, Tom, who was waiting outside, subconsciously peeked inside.

Lewis immediately blocked the doorway, shut the door, and scolded, “What are you looking at?”

Tom was perplexed.

He cleared his throat and said, “Boss, Miss Olsen’s

name is a trending topic.”

Then he handed over his mobile phone.

Lewis took it and saw the top trends showing a journalist conducting an interview.

The interviewee was Finley Hill’s son, Connor Hill, who was wearing his school uniform, his face

characteristically filled with discomfort and caution.

The journalist enquired, “About your father’s murder case, what do you have to say?”

Connor seemed somewhat not used to face the

camera, so he faltered. “My cousin…she didn’t do it intentionally. It was an accident…”

“Your father was a gambler. Didn’t you hate him too?”

Connor hesitated for a moment. “Sometimes yes, but

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there’s nothing much to do about it. You can’t change

who you are born to, but I would lik

to say one thing

for my cousin. Over the years, my father has been constantly going to her for money, and what happened was indeed manslaughter. I’m ready to issue a letter of understanding for my cousin, and hope that the police will deal with her leniently.”

This interview was initially unremarkable, but after these words, someone in the crowd shouted, “Did you know that your good cousin has been released on bail for a ridiculous reason? Anemia is said to have affected her health! Is she going to evade the crime?”

With these words, the whole news suddenly heated up.

Hashtags such as

#SecondGenerationRichEligibleForBail#, #RichBratGetsAwayWithMurder#, and #MoneyBuysInnocenceForTheRich# immediately

went onto the trending list.

Everyone questioned Keira’s eligibility for bail.

At a glance, it was clear someone was behind this and paid for the top trends.

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Lewis’s face darkened. “Go find out who paid for it.”

“Yes,”

After that, Tom surveyed the surroundings. “I just discovered that some reporters have sneaked in.”

Lewis’s face suddenly turned cold. “Find some people

and secure the area.”

Keira was physically weak and shouldn’t be disturbed

now.

Inside the ward.

When Lewis left the room, Matthew put the stethoscope aside and sat next to Keira.

Keira asked, “Matthew, why are you teasing him?”

Matthew sneered. “You didn’t even tell me you got married. Am I still your brother?”

Keira said indifferently, “I didn’t want to disturb you.”

Matthew seemed to perceive something and changed the topic. “What dream did you just have? You kept calling someone ‘Brother…”

Keira smiled. “I dreamt of when I was three or four

years old…”

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If it weren’t for this, she wouldn’t have felt anything, but bringing it up like this, she suddenly remembered the conversation in the dream…

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Apart from being abducted by traffickers at the age of four, she also remembered being beaten at three.

In reality, most children at the age of three should have little memory. She vaguely remembered being beaten at that age, but perhaps the memory was too profound that in her dreams, she could clearly hear Poppy’s scolding.

be living a life of luxury, and you, you only deserve to live forever in this filthy gutter, in the stinking

Keira smiled bitterly.

such a

thoughts. She often dreamed of

mother…

about when you were

four?”

“Nothing”

to

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peculiar. After iron was introduced into her system,

store more iron, so she had to stay on an IV for a couple more days. Taking in too much in one day could

phone and found a message on

Twitter.

Twitter username was “Ms. S”, and she was fairly well known in the reporter

sent her the message was named Josh, who had been following her for over two

authority, and brave enough to expose the truth to the

blessing.”

Keira was perplexed.

over it, there was a

walked in with Connor

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down,

glanced at Keira and then

Keira…”

the

sought her out for money over the years. This cousin of hers was quiet and studious.

was still courteous

then spoke, “I, I came to

Keira was taken aback.

at Captain Lincoln, who had com in with him, his eyes teary. “I consulted with a lawyer. By submitting a letter of forgiveness, even if you’re sentenced, it can be reduced to within ten

“Keira, I was terrified when

to… My father wasn’t a good person. He got what he deserved…

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he was a bad person, he should have been punished by the law, not dealt with privately by

police, but after you arrested him, he was only detained for a month, and then released. He continued to gamble. We lost our house, my mom ran off with someone else, and I had no place to live… I had no choice but to work my hardest. He even took my scholarship money! Even his own

but when I saw he was dead, I was confused, but now I only feel

though I have to repay his debt of five million, I see hope…You wouldn’t understand. When he was

sobs choked his

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Lincoln stiffened but remained

in the room

Keira said nothing.

might think she had lived a comfortable life, but the truth was,

Connor’s.

least Finley Hill had never starved

while, Connor finally stopped crying, wiped his tears, and stood up. “I’m sorry.

Captain Lincoln patted his

understand.”

for your letter of forgiveness, but… I don’t need it. As I

killer.”

I, I asked about this. If you plead guilty and show remorse, you’ll at most be sentenced to three years, but

“I know.

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didn’t kill

to ask a stupid question. “As my father’s son, can I choose not to

matter?”

a criminal case. Even if

his jaw and looked at Keira.

her head. “That’s

head. “Keira, get some rest.

“Okay.”

the money that was found at

money was scattered on the ground, and some of it was stained with blood, so it was

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kept at the

head. “The police department has its rules. It’s evidence, and we can’t give it to you for

his head. “But that’s next month’s living expenses of my dorm mates…I promised them that

them had worked part-time before, and they knew

hard-earned penny.

twenty thousand was bound to cause

Keira narrowed her eyes.

sudden, she said,

Connor then turned back.

phone. “I’ll have Samuel give you twenty

lit up. “Thank you, Keira. As soon as the money at the police

to you.”

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sent a message to

with twenty thousand in cash and handed

Connor’s eyes stung.

has borrowed a lot of money from you over the years. Don’t worry. Once I start earning money,

He is he, and

as Keira finished saying that, there

click at the door.

a thin, unfamiliar man, nervously clutching

charged in. “Connor Hill, I knew there must be a financial transaction when you granted forgiveness to the murderer of

a son!”

finished speaking, he

any signs of anemia. he

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Is this

of Keira. “So, wealthy people have privileges, right? They can find a way

“Is this how you guys uphold the

and declared sternly, “Journalists are not allowed

The journalist was very agitated as

are being

expose you!”

immediately made a move to stop the man.

cases are not clear enough, many people are getting away with it. As

young journalist was

taken his mobile

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Which newspaper

and sneered. “Don’t try to scare me. My idol is Ms. S, who bravely reported on a certain company’s pollution discharge

words,

from earlier, she was

journalist was surprised. “How do

that?”

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Josh’s homepage, and

do know my work address and company, and

took a step forward

S once said, if every journalist is looking out for their own safety, then many truths in this world

who

know what to

speech, she chuckled. “You just graduated

“Yes, what

wonder you’re

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Josh was dumbfounded.

couldn’t help but look at Keira. It was as if she didn’t realize he

arm. “Enough. This is

Josh’s phone back to him, then grabbed his

Keira

her gaze. Her pretty face was tense, and she seemed rather uncomfortable. Only then did she say,

quickly left the

Keira chuckled.

was so straightforward in

didn’t blame

rare condition. When she first mentioned it, hardly anyone

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looked perfectly fine when

had anemia, but Holly still ran a routine blood test for her, which was more than

would do.

was pondering, Samuel suddenly asked, “Boss, do you know who the

eyebrow but said

Josh

again!”

was startled and looked at

Twitter just now, and

was still on there.

camera. “My livestream was interrupted earlier. I’m back to say hi to everyone. I’m OK. They haven’t lost all

transaction…”

left comments below the

because of the perseverance of people

matter how terrible one’s father

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letter of forgiveness to a murderer?

disregard human life? Claiming anemia as

The evidence is clear. Why aren’t they arresting anyone? Isn’t this

himself, and everyone was criticizing Keira, a

head and saw Holly in her police uniform, walking toward him authoritatively. “I

that you are a forensic doctor. Can

“I can.”

at the

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Miss Olsen

her uniform

hat.

at the camera, and said, “I can verify that Miss Olsen is indeed suffering from severe anemia, which is threatening her life! I signed her bail application, and I assure you she’s definitely not trying

that and sneered. “Officer Sims, how can you guarantee

Holly paused.

her jaw, her upright gaze fixed on the screen, and

uniform!”

spoke forcefully. “I can tell everyone here openly that if Miss Olsen’s bail is to escape, I’ll take off

was stunned by

“Sometimes, the

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The inherent impressions of human beings can

short-sightedness and narrow-mindedness

irreversible mistakes.”

to be talking to Josh and to herself

same time.

that, Holly

looked at her phone and was

police

Keira would apply for bail. Holly made a guarantee with her uniform. Even though Keira indeed applied for bail now, Holly was still willing to stand up and vouch

bit stubborn, is

point. His tall figure made the room seem rather small. He sat down beside

smile tugged at the corner of

She looked at Lewis.

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police station. After Holly misunderstood her and thought she had fought Poppy, she was going to send Keira to solitary confinement. Keira was filled with despair. In the dark detention center, Lewis arrived like a deity,

picked her up and took

then, she could smell his fresh scent. His tall and burly figure gave her a sense

because she was ill then, she felt extremely weak. Now that she thought about it,

felt…

He was so bold!

that? Who did he

spot by the armed police trying to

more silly than

lost in thought, and

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you.”

thinking, he wanted to say, “If anything happens to you, Granny will be heartbroken.”

his nose, his face

welcome.”

reaction reminded

her memories, the boy she met when she was four would also rub his

was

“Were you kidnapped when you

instantly darkening. “Why would you ask

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question, she felt

wanted to talk about their childhood,

otherwise, he would have been brought back

the chances of

world?

brush it off when the door to her room opened

uncomfortable, but

nonchalant.

water in hand which she handed to Keira, then averted her gaze and awkwardly said,

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Lincoln and the others.

at Lewis, and after seeing him nod, she said, “Don’t worry. Mr. Horton and I won’t press

seemed taken aback,

being wronged like that, no ordinary person would

Lincoln and might even compensate them for their

faintly but

it were someone else, she wouldn’t have put up

Holly… She fooled Holly back in junior high

worry. I’ll help you catch the murderer and clear your

this, however, she noticed that Keira and Lewis’s expressions remained unchanged. There was no sign of surprise on their faces, which surprised

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know who the

raised her eyebrows

suspicions and had

Did Lewis also know?

him nod, “I’ve already sent someone

Connor Hill.”

a sudden realization. “So, Connor

murderer?”

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