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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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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.

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

Keira smiled bitterly.

didn’t expect to have such a dream after so

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

mother…

asked, “What about when

four?”

“Nothing”

didn’t want to talk about the

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her system, all symptoms of anemia

stay on an IV for a couple more days. Taking in too much

her phone and

Twitter.

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

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

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

blessing.”

Keira was perplexed.

puzzling over it, there was a

walked in

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kept his head down,

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

Keira…”

the Hill family members,

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

still courteous toward him,

“I, I came to deliver a letter

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

head. “Keira, I was terrified when

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

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

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

know I shouldn’t say this, but when I saw

Even though I

sobs choked

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Lincoln stiffened but

the

Keira said nothing.

lived a comfortable life, but the truth was, her life hadn’t been

Connor’s.

Hill had never

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

Lincoln

understand.”

you for your letter of forgiveness, but…

killer.”

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

“I know.

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

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

matter?”

criminal case. Even

tightened his jaw and looked at Keira. “Then I

her head. “That’s

Connor lowered his head. “Keira, get some

“Okay.”

money that was found at the scene,

and some of it was stained with

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at

it to you

next month’s living expenses of my

worked part-time before, and they

hard-earned penny.

thousand was bound to cause strain

Keira narrowed her eyes.

a sudden, she

Connor then turned back.

have Samuel give you twenty thousand for your

As soon as the money at the police station is returned, I’ll give it

to you.”

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sent a message

in with twenty thousand in cash and handed it to

Connor’s eyes stung.

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

about it. He is

Keira finished saying that, there was a

click at the door.

thin, unfamiliar man, nervously clutching his

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

a son!”

he turned his

without any signs of anemia. he scoffed. “What’s all

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

his phone and shot a video of Keira. “So, wealthy people have

to Captain Lincoln. “Is this how

“Journalists are not allowed in here.

as he directed

are being broadcast

expose you!”

a move to stop the man. “You are invading other people’s

are not clear enough, many people are getting away with it. As a citizen, I have

journalist

taken his mobile phone, cutting

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name? Which newspaper are you from? I’ll hold

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

these words,

earlier, she was greatly amazed.

young journalist was surprised.

that?”

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clicked into Josh’s homepage,

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

step forward and

every journalist is looking out for their own safety, then many truths

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

know

clichéd speech, she chuckled.

“Yes,

wonder you’re so

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Josh was dumbfounded.

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

Lincoln grabbed his arm. “Enough. This is a

grabbed his

until then that Keira

avoided her gaze. Her pretty face was tense, and she seemed rather uncomfortable. Only then did she say, “Well… I have things to

quickly left

Keira chuckled.

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

didn’t

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

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looked perfectly fine

test for her, which was more than

would do.

Samuel suddenly asked, “Boss, do you know

an eyebrow

“Hey, Josh Josh is

again!”

and looked at

on Twitter

was still on there.

talking to the camera. “My livestream was interrupted earlier. I’m back to say hi to everyone.

transaction…”

left comments below the

collapsed because of

how terrible one’s father is,

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letter of forgiveness to a murderer? No surprise there was

disregard human life? Claiming anemia

must be brought to justice. I don’t understand. The evidence is clear. Why aren’t they

light of himself, and everyone was criticizing

head and saw Holly in her police uniform, walking toward

told me earlier that you are a forensic

“I can.”

looked at

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Olsen really out on bail due to

uniform and

hat.

suffering from severe anemia, which is threatening her life! I signed her

her to say that and sneered.

Holly paused.

upright gaze fixed on the

uniform!”

forcefully. “I can tell everyone here openly that if Miss Olsen’s bail is

stunned by

“Sometimes,

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impressions of human beings can be harmful. Who

Don’t let short-sightedness and narrow-mindedness

irreversible mistakes.”

be talking to Josh and to herself

same time.

said that, Holly turned

looked at her phone and was deeply

police uniform

for bail. Holly made a guarantee with her

although a bit stubborn, is good

His tall figure made

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

She looked at Lewis.

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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

he even picked her up and took her

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

she felt extremely weak. Now that she thought about

felt…

He was so bold!

place was that? Who did he

he was shot dead on the spot by the armed police trying

was even more

lost in thought,

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you.”

wanted to say, “If anything happens to

his

welcome.”

reaction reminded

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

was afraid of

“Were you kidnapped when you

darkening.

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she

about their childhood, especially

then, otherwise, he would have been brought

of such coincidences in

world?

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

bit uncomfortable, but she approached Keira’s bed,

nonchalant.

to Keira, then averted her gaze and awkwardly said, “I misunderstand you. I apologize.

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Lincoln and the others. Everything was due

Lewis, and after seeing him nod, she said,

seemed taken

being wronged like that, no ordinary person

and Captain Lincoln

faintly but

it were someone else, she wouldn’t have put

Holly… She fooled Holly back

seemed to understand something and held her lips tightly. “Don’t worry. I’ll

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

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know who

raised her eyebrows and

and had

Did Lewis also know?

nod, “I’ve already sent someone

Connor Hill.”

a sudden realization. “So, Connor Hill is

murderer?”

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