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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.

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

Keira smiled bitterly.

didn’t expect to have such

thoughts. She often dreamed

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

store more iron, so she had to stay on an IV for a

and

Twitter.

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

person who sent her the message was named Josh, who had been

this time! I want to be like you, fearless in the face of authority, and brave enough to expose

blessing.”

Keira was perplexed.

over it, there was

walked in with

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head down,

he first glanced at Keira and then immediately lowered

Keira…”

the Hill family

This cousin of hers was quiet

was still courteous toward him, “What’s

spoke, “I, I came to deliver a letter of

Keira was taken aback.

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

“Keira, I was

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

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frowned. “Even if he was a bad person, he should have been punished by the

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 son was treated

when I saw he

his face 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.

sobs choked

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stiffened but

only sound in the

Keira said nothing.

had lived a comfortable life, but

Connor’s.

Finley Hill had never starved

stopped crying, wiped his tears, and

ok,” Captain Lincoln patted his shoulder.

understand.”

your letter of forgiveness,

killer.”

I, I asked about 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

“I know.

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didn’t kill them, I can’t admit to

turned toward Captain Lincoln to ask a stupid question. “As my

matter?”

Even if you

at Keira.

her head. “That’s

“Keira, get some rest. I…

“Okay.”

to Captain Lincoln. “Captain Lincoln, about the money that was found at the scene, could you

it was stained with blood, so it was used

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at

its rules. It’s evidence, and we can’t give it to you for now. Only after

of my dorm mates…I promised them that I would return it as

of them had worked part-time before, and they knew that the students

hard-earned penny.

was bound to cause strain among

Keira narrowed her eyes.

of a sudden, she

Connor then turned back.

her phone. “I’ll have Samuel give you twenty thousand for your

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

to you.”

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a message

with twenty thousand in cash and

Connor’s eyes stung.

borrowed a lot of money from you over the years. Don’t

about it. He is

saying that, there was a

click at the door.

turned their heads to see a thin, unfamiliar man, nervously

“Connor Hill, I knew there must be a financial transaction

a son!”

he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to

without any signs of anemia.

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a near-death condition? Is this what

people have privileges, right?

“Is this how you guys

“Journalists are not allowed in

agitated as he directed his camera

procedures are being broadcast live, and

expose you!”

immediately made a move to stop the

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

journalist

had already taken his mobile

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your name? Which newspaper

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 the strong power at the time. I’m afraid of nothing but only

words, Keira

her Twitter from earlier, she

was surprised. “How

that?”

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Twitter, clicked into Josh’s homepage, and sure enough, she saw his

but even if you do know my work address and company, and

took a step forward and

for their own safety, then many truths in

I can’t be a journalist anymore, there are millions of journalists who will stand out! Don’t think that you can

know what to

to his clichéd speech, she chuckled. “You just graduated from college, didn’t

nodded, “Yes, what about

you’re

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Josh was dumbfounded.

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

“Enough. This

grabbed

that Keira

was tense, and she seemed rather uncomfortable. Only then did she say, “Well…

left the

Keira chuckled.

Holly was so straightforward

she didn’t

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

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She looked perfectly fine

but Holly still ran a routine blood test for her,

would do.

asked, “Boss, do you know who

an eyebrow but

chuckled. “Hey, Josh Josh is live

again!”

startled and looked

on Twitter just now, and

was still on there.

was standing outside the hospital, talking to the camera. “My livestream was interrupted earlier. I’m back to say hi to everyone. I’m OK. They haven’t lost all conscience. They didn’t kill me because I saw

transaction…”

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hasn’t collapsed because of the perseverance of people

knew it. No matter how terrible

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How could a son provide a letter of forgiveness to a murderer? No

of capital! Can money disregard human life? Claiming anemia as grounds for bail. It’s utterly

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

light of himself, and everyone

turned his head and saw Holly in her police uniform, walking toward

delighted. “Officer Sims, they told me earlier that you are a forensic doctor. Can you assure the fairness in front of the

“I can.”

looked at

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“Then may I ask, is the murder suspect Miss Olsen really out on bail

uniform and also straightened

hat.

Olsen is indeed suffering from severe anemia, which is threatening her life! I signed her bail application, and

expect her to say that and sneered. “Officer Sims, how can you guarantee

Holly paused.

her jaw, her upright gaze fixed on the screen, and she said word by word, “Because of

uniform!”

that if Miss Olsen’s

was stunned by her

“Sometimes, the truth

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human beings can be

short-sightedness and narrow-mindedness affect

irreversible mistakes.”

to be talking to Josh and to herself

same time.

said that, Holly turned and

phone

police uniform

bail. Holly made a guarantee with her uniform. Even though Keira indeed

a bit stubborn, is good to

tall figure made

nodded, a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. “Yes,

She looked at Lewis.

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Poppy, she

he even picked her up and took her to the

smell his fresh scent. His tall and burly figure gave her

then, she felt extremely weak. Now that

felt…

He was so bold!

that? Who

was shot dead on the spot by the armed police

more

in thought, and suddenly said,

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you.”

thinking, he wanted to say, “If anything happens to you, Granny

nose, his

welcome.”

reaction reminded Keira of

met when she was four would also rub his nose

that boy was afraid

asked: “Were you kidnapped when you

eyes instantly darkening. “Why would

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question, she felt

about their childhood,

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

the chances of

world?

about to brush it off when the door to her room opened again. Holly walked in, and Keira and Lewis quickly dropped the

still looked a bit uncomfortable, but

nonchalant.

then averted her gaze and

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against Captain Lincoln and the others. Everything was

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

taken aback,

ordinary person would let them off the

definitely punish her and Captain Lincoln and might even compensate them

just smiled faintly but didn’t

else, she

Holly back in

held her lips tightly. “Don’t worry. I’ll help you catch the murderer and clear your name as

this, however, she noticed that Keira and Lewis’s expressions remained unchanged. There was

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know who the

eyebrows and looked

had her suspicions and had

Did Lewis also know?

“I’ve already

Connor Hill.”

realization.

murderer?”

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