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 man’s

giving advice from a PR perspective. The Horton family should clear its name

She heard the ringtone.

Her phone rang again.

quickly picked up and hung

anything, the phone rang

more.

he let go

apologetic smile, and answered

could finish speaking, Connor snapped “What

to calm him down. “There really

I need you to come over right now!

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lashing out at me. Aunt Poppy is also here at

an ungrateful wretch! Doesn’t she always listen to you? Come here and take

Jake. He was expecting her to do something, and it was the only time in the past few days he’d seemed content with

Jake would truly be fed

take this call and try to finish it as

she walked

Keira and Lewis exchanged

out his phone and beg tapping the screen. He

Isla and Connor

a

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times, right?

the canteen, even the people there won’t serve me

lost her patience and snapped back, “Enough! If we leave here, where would we go? Do you have money? Without any money, how are we supposed to live? In Oceanion, I’m Miss Olsen. If I go

hearing this, Keira’s

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

Connor roar on the phone, “I don’t have any money, but I can make sure that you can’t continue this life

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now is actually

Keira!!”

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103 Arrest

Keira blinked slightly.

Isla steal from

heard Isla frantically defend herself. “What nonsense are

I hit

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

“Connor Hill,

you’ve stolen something even more important

more important? What

Keira frowned.

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roared, “Shut up! Shut

her, so he didn’t bring up that topic anymore, “Isla, I can

life…”

said resolutely, “You, a dropout, what can you give me? What I want is the position of the mistress of the Horton family!

I’ll reveal your secret?!” Connor growled

ahead. Connor Hill, do you honestly believe that only you

stunned. “What do

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

“How could you

and un in

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the blame on Keira. Isla, I’ve removed these two annoying people for you at once. Remember, it’s all for your own good. I love

The recording abruptly ended.

over to the police! If I lose everything, your ending

you

this!!”

me first!” Isla’s voice was exuberant as she said quietly, “Connor, we both hold

peace? I’m surrounded by

suck it up!” Isla’s voice

by her. “Isla, don’t you care

me?”

If it wasn’t for your father forcing me to

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see you and your father, I feel sick! You’re parasites and blood-suckers! Connor

“You never

we can continue as before. If you threaten

don’t scare me. If I’m caught

saying this, Connor hung

living room, Keira removed

out her cell phone and sent a message to Holly. “You

the message, she looked

immediately understood her meaning and

interaction made Jake

uncomfortable!

be something between his

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But how could that

Auntie be displeased with Keira living here and being mistaken

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

an eyebrow, “That should be

Horton.”

conversation was polite and distant, but

Isla walked in from outside. “Mr. Horton, the point isn’t Mrs. Horton’s attitude, but that Keira is now deep in a public opinion controversy. I just checked online. She

her phone to Jake. Indeed, the public opinion online

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there? It turns out it’s not

her had his face blurred, but I can reveal a bit.

H family, the

“Yes, them…”

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

his sleeve, a smile still playing on his lips, but

the Horton Group. If there’s a major blunder, Grandpa

will aleg hold you

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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

reliable, not like some murderer. Once they manage to

“I was the one who invited her! Watch your

she’s not a murderer! The police

Keira’s suspicion isn’t cleared,

stigma…”

“Heh.”

her phone, chuckled, her

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photo taken by

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104 The Truth

so soon. She didn’t realize that as soon as she named Connor as the

the message arrived, the arrest happened

due to the presence of journalists nearby,

a fuss, hurling insults and hitting her

could you write a letter of forgiveness

your conscience for a bit of money! I’ll kill you today! You better retract that letter immediately! I want that ungrateful creature

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“You damn fool!”

frail and, surrounded by a crowd

left dodging her strikes and covering his head, unable to pull away

of the police provided him with

take this crazy woman away! She’s assaulting

walked up to him. “Hello, you are suspected of murder. Please coop te with our

surrounding journalists and Poppy were

composure to speak, “Yes, take him away.

I want

words, a nearby journalist

O

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arresting Connor

be because he was paid

out on bail awaiting trial. Why are you

been pressured by the wealthy family? Is there

be arresting Keira Olsen! She’s the murderer! Shoot

wides d repercussions of this case, the officers applied f permission from their superiors before reluctant addressing the

At the Horton residence…

was as pale as a sheet. Looking at the resolve on Keira’s face,

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as she had

are you watching? Even the journalists are starting to mention our family! Soon, people will find out that the wealthy family they’re referring to is the Horton family! Are you really going

“Did you ever

Keira?”

that be? Surely it’s because they need more evidence from Connor Hill, right? I mean, Connor Hill can’t be the

words, her gaze fixated nervously on the scene unfolding on

Hill is the murderer. He has made false

spoken, the journalists

Everyone began shouting.

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“How is that possible?”

victim is Connor Hill’s

Isn’t this a forced confession? Just to

be executed. She abruptly stood in front of him, glaring angrily at the

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

Unless you show

him away!”

continued to

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

issued a letter forgiving Keira. What more do they

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were immediately

They gathered around Connor.

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