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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.

you, you only deserve to live forever

Keira smiled bitterly.

to have such

often dreamed of being Isla and Mrs.

mother…

about when

four?”

“Nothing”

didn’t want to talk about

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into her system, all symptoms of anemia gradually disappeared,

she had to stay on an IV for a couple more days. Taking in too much in one day

up her phone and found a

Twitter.

and she was fairly

person who sent her the message was named Josh,

like you, fearless in the face of authority, and brave enough to expose the truth to

blessing.”

Keira was perplexed.

puzzling over it, there was a knock

walked in with

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down, looking as timid

the ward, he first glanced at Keira and then immediately

Keira…”

to the Hill family members,

for money over the years. This cousin of hers was quiet and studious. He managed to earn a spot at the prestigious Oceanion University

was still courteous toward

spoke, “I, I came to deliver a letter

Keira was taken aback.

Lincoln, who had com in with him, his eyes teary. “I consulted with a lawyer. By submitting a letter of

his head. “Keira, I was terrified when

good person. He got what he deserved… It was my fault that you ended

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a bad person, he should have been punished by the

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.

tears. “I know I shouldn’t say this, but when I saw he was dead, I was confused, but now I

and squatted down slowly. “I’m such a jerk. My dad’s dead, and I can finally breathe. Even though I have to repay his debt of five million, I see hope…You wouldn’t understand. When he was alive, he was greedy like a bottomless

choked

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Lincoln stiffened but

in the room was

Keira said nothing.

had lived a comfortable life, but the truth

Connor’s.

least Finley Hill

his tears, and stood up. “I’m sorry. I, I

Lincoln patted

understand.”

of forgiveness, but… I don’t

killer.”

this. If you plead guilty and show remorse, you’ll at most be sentenced to three years, but if you insist on being innocent, you might be sentenced to over ten

“I know.

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kill them, I can’t admit to anything,”

moment, he turned toward Captain Lincoln to ask a stupid question. “As my father’s son,

matter?”

“This is a criminal case. Even if you don’t pursue

at Keira. “Then I can’t help

her

some rest.

“Okay.”

and suddenly turned to Captain Lincoln. “Captain Lincoln, about the money that was found at the

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

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at the police

“The police department has its rules. It’s evidence, and we can’t give it to you for now. Only after we have confirmed

next month’s living expenses of my dorm

part-time before, and they knew that the students needed

hard-earned penny.

twenty thousand was bound to cause strain

Keira narrowed her eyes.

a sudden, she

Connor then turned back.

picked up her phone. “I’ll have Samuel give

you, Keira. As soon as the money at the police station

to you.”

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sent a message

Samuel walked in with twenty thousand in

Connor’s eyes stung.

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

it. He is he, and

finished saying that, there was

click at the door.

heads to see a thin, unfamiliar man, nervously clutching

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

a son!”

speaking, he turned his gaze to

anemia. he scoffed. “What’s all this about being

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near-death condition? Is

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

“Is this how

“Journalists are not

as

being broadcast live, and

expose you!”

immediately made a move to stop the man. “You are invading

away with it. As a citizen, I have the right to know the truth

young journalist

Captain Lincoln had already taken his mobile phone,

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Which newspaper are you from? I’ll hold

S, who bravely reported on a certain company’s pollution discharge despite the

words, Keira was

message on her Twitter from earlier, she was greatly amazed.

young journalist was surprised. “How

that?”

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her phone, found Twitter, clicked into Josh’s homepage, and sure enough,

Josh misunderstood her. “I didn’t expect you to know who I am, but even if you do know my work address and company, and try to use power to pressure the company to fire me, I won’t

step

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

who will stand out! Don’t think that you can hide what you’ve

know what to

clichéd speech, she chuckled. “You

nodded, “Yes,

you’re

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Josh was dumbfounded.

Keira. It was as if she didn’t realize he was

his arm. “Enough. This is a hospital.

phone back to him, then grabbed

that Keira turned to

when she did, Holly immediately avoided her gaze. Her pretty face was tense, and she seemed rather uncomfortable. Only then

quickly left

Keira chuckled.

mud. Holly was so straightforward in character

didn’t

deficiency anemia was indeed a rare condition. When she first mentioned it, hardly

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perfectly fine when

a routine blood test for her, which was more

would do.

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

an eyebrow

chuckled. “Hey, Josh Josh is live

again!”

and looked

on Twitter just now, and

was still on there.

I’m back to say hi to everyone. I’m OK. They haven’t lost all

transaction…”

left comments

collapsed because of the perseverance of

matter how terrible one’s father is,

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family. How could a son provide a letter of forgiveness

life? Claiming

I don’t understand. The evidence is clear. Why aren’t

and everyone was criticizing Keira, a voice

police uniform, walking toward him authoritatively. “I can

told me earlier that you are a forensic doctor.

“I can.”

at

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is the murder suspect Miss Olsen really out on bail due to

adjusted her uniform and

hat.

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

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

Holly paused.

upright gaze fixed on the screen,

uniform!”

if Miss Olsen’s bail is to escape, I’ll take off this uniform for

was stunned by her

looked at Josh. “Sometimes,

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impressions of human beings can be harmful. Who says anemia

let short-sightedness and narrow-mindedness

irreversible mistakes.”

to be talking to Josh

same time.

that, Holly turned and

at her phone and

her police

Holly made a guarantee with

friend, although a bit stubborn,

figure made the room seem rather small. He sat down

the corner of her mouth.

She looked at Lewis.

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of when she was at the 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,

up and took her to the

she could smell his fresh scent. His tall

felt extremely weak. Now that she thought about

felt…

He was so bold!

that?

if he was shot dead on the spot by the armed police trying to rescue

was even more silly

in thought,

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you.”

wanted to say, “If anything happens to you, Granny will be heartbroken.” But he swallowed the words

nose, his

welcome.”

reaction reminded Keira of

when she was four would also rub his nose

boy was

suddenly asked: “Were you

eyes instantly darkening.

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Keira asked the question, she felt

wanted to talk about their

boy wasn’t from Oceanion back then, otherwise, he would have been brought

of such

world?

about to brush it off when the door to her room opened again.

but she approached Keira’s bed, still

nonchalant.

to Keira, then

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a complaint against Captain Lincoln and the others. Everything was due to

and after seeing him nod, she said, “Don’t worry. Mr. Horton

taken

being wronged like that, no ordinary person would let them off

would definitely punish her and Captain Lincoln and might even

faintly but

she wouldn’t have put

fooled Holly back in junior

tightly. “Don’t worry. I’ll help you catch the murderer and clear

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

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know who the murderer

eyebrows and looked at

suspicions and had just confirmed

Did Lewis also know?

nod, “I’ve already sent someone

Connor Hill.”

sudden realization. “So, Connor Hill

murderer?”

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