101 The Stolen Life

Keira’s eyes were cold and sharp. The smirk at the

corner of her mouth was devilishly enticing, carrying a wild vibe.

A sense of alienation from the world engulfed her.

The truth was, she never really felt she belonged to

this world.

When she was little, Isla had her classmates isolate and bully her. After leaving the Olsen family, she kept to herself over the years, making few friends.

The opinions and views of others were irrelevant to

her.

She wasn’t afraid of the invectives on the internet

did she fear the real-life reproaches. The words of journalists and Poppy hadn’t perturbed her at all.

So even if she threw a punch and hit someone, whic caused her name to trend online, she wouldn’t care!

With that thought, she took a step forward. The aura of defiance around her suddenly intensified!

The journalists immediately hoisted up their cameras,

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ready to capture the moment she initiated an attack. Once that happened, she would become the target of public outrage!

But just then!

A deep voice filled with sternness rang out suddenly.

“Stop!”

Surprised, Keira looked downstairs to see a tall figure striding toward them.

Lewis dressed in a tailored suit and was angry when he saw the scene. He waved his hand, and the bodyguards behind him surged forward, isolating Keira and the journalists and filling the narrow staircase.

The bodyguards emitted an intimidating aura, and their fierce appearance intimidated the journalists

Poppy.

Josh swallowed nervously. “Mr. Horton, what’s going

on?”

Lewis’s eyes were dark. “I suspect that you’re illegally infringing on Miss Olsen’s freedom!”

Josh quickly defended himself. “We are just doing a

normal interview…”

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His voice lacked conviction even as he spoke.

“Normal?” Lewis scoffed. “You can discuss that with my legal team.”

Having said that, he walked over to Keira, picked up her suitcase with one hand while grabbing her wrist with the other, and led her down the stairs.

This time, no one dared to obstruct them.

As Keira followed him down and out of the building, the sunlight showered upon her, sweeping away the gloom in her chest.

She looked up at the blinding sunlight, her expression cold and her voice indifferent. “You shouldn’t have come. Those journalists couldn’t have cornered me.”

Lewis replied, “If you hit someone, you’ll be critic

“I’m not afraid of being criticized.”

“But you shouldn’t be criticized.”

Keira was taken aback.

She had become accustomed to being criticized and being incompatible with others. She was used to

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putting up a prickly defense. She never thought she’d hear such words one day.

The coldness around her gradually faded, and the alienation in her eyes slowly vanished.

Suddenly, she let out a soft chuckle.

Lewis asked, “What are you laughing at?”

“I’m just thinking how miserable Connor must be right

now.”

Keira looked up and was back to her old self again. “He’s probably on the verge of collapsing…”

If Connor couldn’t hang in there and go to Isla, the two of them would fall out. Keira could then produce evidence of Connor being the murderer. Once he was arrested, he would expose the secret that Finley t to his grave…

As they talked, they came to Lewis’s Bentley. As the door opened, Keira immediately noticed that old Mrs

Horton was inside.

Old Mrs. Horton’s gaze fell upon their still holding hands… Her eyes lit up. “Well done, my boy!”

Keira had just realized that they were holding hands.

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She instantly withdrew her hand, finding the spot where he’d gripped her wrist was hot.

To change the subject from the old lady’s amused expression, she asked, “Grandma, what are you doing here?”

Old Mrs. Horton promptly replied, “Of course, I came to pick up my granddaughter-in-law and take her home!”

“Home?”

“Yes!” Mrs. Horton seemed hopeful. “I’m sick of the hospital. My dear, since you can’t stay here anymore, why not come home with me?”

Just as Keira was about to refuse, old Mrs. Horton said, “If you don’t come home with me, I’ll just continue stay in the hospital.”

Old Mrs. Horton’s illness had long vanished. She had been pretending to be sick just to make Lewis and Keira stay by her side and spend more time together.

Lewis also said, “Miss Olsen, these reporters can be pretty persistent. Only the Horton family can ensure

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your safety. Please come stay with us for the time

being.”

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Keira said, “Okay.”

“Fantastic, my dear granddaughter-in-law, let’s go

home!”

The car quickly entered House One Manor, winding along the driveway for ten minutes before entering the Horton residence

Despite not being her first visit, Keira still marveled at

the size of the manor.

No wonder Isla was so keen to marry Jake and become

the hostess here.

She was lost in her thoughts when their car pulled

over.

Keira and Lewis helped old Mrs. Horton out of the and into the living room.

As they entered, they saw Isla trying to appease Jake. “Jake, don’t be mad at me. I’ve already apologized to the Allen family. They won’t blame me anymore.”

Jake’s expression was foul. He initially tried to ignore her, but upon hearing the approaching footsteps and

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Keira entering alongside Lewis, he stood up in surprise. “Keira, what are you doing in my house?!”

Before he could continue, old Mrs. Horton snapped. “I invited my granddaughter-in-law here! Got a problem with that?”

Jake was taken aback, “Granddaughter-in-law?”

Isla quickly said, “Jake, it seems like Great-grandma has mistaken Keira for Mr. Horton’s wife…”

Jake immediately glanced at Keira and Lewis, his brows furrowed.

Lewis suddenly emphasized each word. “Miss Olsen is our guest. She’ll be staying with the Hortons for a

while.”

At the sound of these words, Isla clenched her fist even tighter, her eyes glowing with jealousy.

She voiced her disagreement. “Is this a good idea? Keira being labeled as a killer might bring trouble to the Horton family. If a reporter catches wind of her staying here, people might think we’re harboring her. This might even affect the Horton’s stock…”

Before she could say anything else, Lewis cut in with a

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cold voice, “The matters of the Horton family are none of your concern.”

Isla felt insulted and bit her lip in frustration.

Suddenly, Jake grabbed her hand. “Uncle Lewis, Isla is just concerned for the Horton family. After all, she’s my fiancée.”

A wave of happiness washed over Isla!

Despite her efforts to make up for her mistakes recently, Jake had been ignoring her. But now that he suddenly supported her, she realized he was using her to target Keira.

Isla was never one to be blinded by love. She knew what she had to do. Jake wouldn’t let her go because he still found her useful.

Now, what she needed to do was to stay here an

rid of Keira!

With this in mind, she gave Jake a nod and was abo to speak when her phone suddenly rang.

Without thinking, she pulled out her phone and saw “Connor” flashing on the screen.

to win Jake

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she take another

not against Keira. I’m just giving advice from a PR perspective. The Horton

She heard the ringtone.

Her phone rang again.

picked up and hung up

could say anything, the phone

more.

and he let go of

smile, and answered the phone.

speaking, Connor snapped “What could

to calm him down. “There

need you to come over

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me, and they’re all lashing out at me. Aunt Poppy is also here at

door and calling me an ungrateful wretch! Doesn’t she always listen to you? Come

bit her lip and looked back at Jake. He was expecting her to do something, and it was the only time in the past few

would truly be fed up

to take this call and try to finish it as quickly as

walked

and Lewis exchanged

out his phone and beg tapping the screen. He then handed

Isla and Connor was immediately

hear Isla’s every word. “Connor, stop making a fuss. I

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were just criticized a few times, right? Just

Connor yelled angrily. “You don’t know what it feels like. The way my classmates look at me- it’s all disgusted and disdainful looks. When I go to the canteen, even the people there won’t serve me food anymore! Wherever I go, I’m pointed at

you have money? Without any money, how are we supposed to live? In Oceanion, I’m Miss Olsen. If I go with you, could you

Keira’s eyes narrowed a

would have a fallout, but it wasn’t even a full day before

heard Connor roar on the phone, “I don’t have any money, but I can make sure that you can’t continue this life you’re living in Oceanion! Do you

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you’re living now is actually all

Keira!!”

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103 Arrest

Keira blinked slightly.

Isla

deep in thought, she heard Isla frantically defend herself. “What nonsense are

I hit

at school, was taunting Isla relentlessly, using her pain points against her. “Did you not steal Dr. South’s identity from her to win over Jake? Do you really think Jake would love you? He’s just interested in Dr. South! And then there’s the Allen family, you pretended to be Keira again, Isla. You seem quite familiar with

in fury. “Connor Hill, shut

shut up when you’ve stolen something even more important from her? Do you want

What could it

Keira frowned.

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roared, “Shut up! Shut

seemed that Connor still had some expectations for her, so he didn’t bring up that topic anymore, “Isla, I can stay silent, but you

life…”

a deep breath and said resolutely, “You, a dropout, what can you give me? What I want

reveal your secret?!” Connor

chuckled. “Go ahead. Connor Hill, do you honestly believe that only you have leverage over

“What

there was first an electric current hiss, followed by Connor’s voice. “Isla, don’t worry.

exclaimed, “How could you murder someone?

and un

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people for you

The recording abruptly ended.

expose my secret, I’ll hand this over to the police! If I lose everything, your ending will be a thousand times worse

horrified. “Isla, you can’t treat

this!!”

Isla’s voice was exuberant as she said

by reporters and attacked

suck it up!” Isla’s

her. “Isla, don’t you care

me?”

it wasn’t for your father forcing me to tutor you, would

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time I see you and your father, I feel sick!

“You never loved

If you obey, we can continue as before. If you threaten me again,

I’m caught by

saying this,

the living room, Keira removed her earphones, her eyes shining

a message to Holly. “You can arrest

message, she looked up

her meaning and

made Jake

uncomfortable!

be something between his

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could that be?

his eyes welling up with tears. “Uncle, wouldn’t Auntie be displeased with Keira living here and

probably won’t mind. Isn’t that right,

“That should be the

Horton.”

was polite and distant, but it

a public opinion controversy. I just checked online.

phone to Jake. Indeed, the public opinion online

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a rich second-generation heiress? Why would she live there? It turns out it’s not because this murderer is powerful, but because someone

can reveal a bit. That person looked a lot like someone

the richest

“Yes, them…”

and there has been a slight fluctuation. If journalists confirm that Keira is at the Horton’s, it’ll undoubtedly plummet immediately. Mr. Horton, s you wouldn’t jeopardize the Horton Group for a

sleeve, a smile still playing on his lips, but he didn’t say a

echoed. “Uncle, you’re in charge of the Horton Group. If there’s a major

the Horton Crown will aleg hold

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Isla turned towards Keira. “Keira, I know that you can’t stay at your rented house anymore. How about this, come home with me. The Olsen family has already been exposed anyway, so let’s not implicate the Horton family anymore… Old Mrs. Horton and Mr. Horton have been so good to you. You wouldn’t want to put them

like some murderer. Once they manage to

“I was the one who invited her! Watch

a murderer!

said, “Great-grandma, as long as Keira’s suspicion isn’t cleared,

stigma…”

“Heh.”

her phone, chuckled, her voice gentle. “How coincidental.

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a photo taken by a reporter of Connor being

color drained from

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104 The Truth

soon as she named Connor as the murderer, Holly had already asked her colleagues at the police station

arrived,

of journalists nearby, the whole process was

by the journalists, arrived at Connor’s dormitory, Poppy was causing a fuss, hurling insults and hitting her nephew repeatedly, all while sobbing and cursing

you write a letter of forgiveness to Keira?

bit of money! I’ll kill you today! You better retract that letter immediately! I want that ungrateful creature to

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“You damn fool!”

and, surrounded by

dodging her strikes and covering his head, unable to pull

arrival of the police provided

blurted out, “Officers, please, take

the officers simply walked up to him. “Hello, you are suspected of murder. Please coop

this, both the surrounding journalists and

take him away. Make him retract

I want the murderer to

words, a nearby journalist

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arresting Connor for murder? Shouldn’t you

be because he was paid for

Olsen? The murder suspect is out on bail awaiting trial. Why are you here

wealthy family? Is there some kind

should be arresting Keira Olsen!

explain their actions to the public, but considering the wides d repercussions of this case,

At the Horton residence…

a sheet. Looking at the resolve on Keira’s face, she felt a

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as she

out that the wealthy family they’re referring to is the Horton family! Are you really going to protect

ever consider why the police are arresting

Keira?”

be? Surely it’s because they need more evidence from Connor Hill,

at his words, her gaze fixated nervously on the scene unfolding

that Connor Hill is the murderer. He has made false accusations

words were spoken, the journalists at

Everyone began shouting.

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“How is that possible?”

is Connor Hill’s father!

be the murderer? Isn’t this a forced confession?

confronted Connor, couldn’t bear to see her only nephew be executed. She abruptly stood in front of him, glaring angrily at the officers. “What

remained stoic and serious. “We won’t be lenient with any criminals, nor would we wrongfully accuse anyone.

evidence? Unless you show us, you can’t

him away!”

continued to

swallowed hard. Being skilled at deception, he portrayed himself as a victim and

didn’t kill him. Aunt, please help me. I’ve already issued a

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were

They gathered around Connor.

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