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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.

laughing mattor Sho at the ara af four atill

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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.

a life of luxury, and you, you only deserve to live forever

Keira smiled bitterly.

to have such a

dreams revealed one’s thoughts. She often dreamed of being Isla and

mother…

about when you were three

four?”

“Nothing”

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was peculiar. After iron was introduced into her system, all symptoms of anemia gradually disappeared, and she was

she had to stay on an IV for a couple

picked up her phone and found a message on

Twitter.

and she was fairly well known in the reporter

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

in the face of authority, and brave enough to expose the truth to the public! If you can see this message, I

blessing.”

Keira was perplexed.

puzzling over it, there was a

in with Connor

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head down,

the ward, he first glanced at Keira and then immediately lowered his head

Keira…”

to the

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

was still courteous toward him, “What’s

came to deliver a letter of

Keira was taken aback.

then looked 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

I

He got what he deserved… It was my

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should have been

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

I shouldn’t say this, but when I saw

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

sobs choked his

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stiffened but remained

in the room

Keira said nothing.

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

Connor’s.

Hill

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

ok,” Captain Lincoln patted his

understand.”

slowly said, “Thank you for your letter of forgiveness,

killer.”

about this. If you plead guilty and show remorse, you’ll

“I know.

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If I didn’t kill them, I

After a moment, he turned toward Captain Lincoln to ask a stupid question.

matter?”

case. Even if you don’t pursue it, we

looked at Keira. “Then I can’t help

her head. “That’s

some rest. I… I have

“Okay.”

that was found

on the ground, and some of it was

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kept at the police

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

my dorm mates…I promised them that I would

worked part-time before, and they knew that

hard-earned penny.

twenty thousand was bound to

Keira narrowed her eyes.

of a sudden,

Connor then turned back.

“I’ll have Samuel give you twenty thousand

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

to you.”

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a message to

with twenty thousand in

Connor’s eyes stung.

money from you over the years. Don’t worry. Once I start earning money, I’ll

it. He is he,

finished saying

click at the door.

a thin, unfamiliar man, nervously

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 father! You are not worthy to

a son!”

finished speaking, he turned his gaze

without any signs of anemia. he scoffed. “What’s all this about being on

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near-death condition? Is this what a near-death

video of Keira. “So, wealthy people have privileges,

this

Lincoln frowned, and declared sternly, “Journalists are not allowed in here.

not leaving!” The journalist was very agitated as

procedures are being

expose you!”

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

clear enough, many people are getting away with it. As a citizen, I have the right

journalist was

his mobile phone, cutting

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newspaper are you from? I’ll hold

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

words, Keira was

Twitter from earlier, she

surprised. “How do

that?”

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

if you do know my work address and company, and try to use power to pressure the company

step forward and

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

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

know what to

she chuckled. “You just graduated from

nodded, “Yes,

you’re

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Josh was dumbfounded.

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

“Enough. This

Josh’s phone back to him, then grabbed his arm, and took him

until then that Keira turned to look

pretty face was tense, and she seemed rather uncomfortable. Only then did she

left

Keira chuckled.

same old stick in the mud. Holly was so straightforward in character

she didn’t blame

condition.

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perfectly fine when

still ran a routine blood test for her, which was more

would do.

suddenly asked, “Boss, do

eyebrow

chuckled. “Hey, Josh Josh is live

again!”

and looked at Samuel’s

was live-streaming on Twitter just

was still on there.

was standing outside the hospital, talking to the camera. “My livestream was interrupted earlier. I’m back to say

transaction…”

left comments below

because of the

it. No matter how terrible one’s father is,

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a letter of forgiveness to a

money disregard human life? Claiming anemia as grounds for

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

of himself, and everyone was criticizing Keira, a voice rang

saw Holly in her police uniform, walking toward him authoritatively. “I can accept your live

a forensic doctor. Can you assure the fairness in front

“I can.”

at

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suspect Miss Olsen really out on bail due to anemia?

her uniform and also

hat.

she stood straight, looking 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

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

Holly paused.

fixed on the screen, and she said

uniform!”

can tell everyone here openly that if Miss Olsen’s bail is to escape, I’ll take

was stunned

Josh. “Sometimes, the truth isn’t

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impressions of human beings can be harmful. Who says

let short-sightedness and narrow-mindedness

irreversible mistakes.”

to Josh

same time.

Holly turned

phone and was

her police uniform

a guarantee with her uniform. Even though Keira indeed applied for bail now, Holly was still willing to

bit

tall figure made the room seem rather small. He sat

at the corner of her

She looked at Lewis.

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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,

her up and took her to

scent. His tall and burly figure gave her a sense of

was ill then, she felt extremely weak. Now

felt…

He was so bold!

kind of place was that? Who did he

the spot by the armed

more silly

was lost in thought,

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you.”

suddenly made Lewis feel a bit uncomfortable. Without thinking, he wanted to say, “If anything happens to you, Granny will be

nose, his face

welcome.”

reaction reminded Keira of

boy she met when she was

was

you kidnapped when

darkening.

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Keira asked the question, she felt

about their childhood, especially not

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

chances of such coincidences in

world?

when the door to her room opened again.

still looked a bit uncomfortable, but she approached

nonchalant.

handed to Keira, then averted her gaze and awkwardly

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the others. Everything

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

taken aback,

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

punish her and Captain Lincoln and might even compensate them

faintly

it were someone else, she

She fooled Holly back in

“Don’t worry. I’ll help

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

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know who

eyebrows

her suspicions and had just

Did Lewis also know?

nod, “I’ve already sent

Connor Hill.”

sudden realization.

murderer?”

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