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.

moment to win Jake

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she take another

Keira. I’m just giving

She heard the ringtone.

Her phone rang again.

up and hung

could say anything,

more.

go of her hand.

her fists, gave Jake an apologetic smile, and answered the phone.

could finish speaking, Connor snapped “What could be more important

tried to calm him down. “There really is

you

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

my dorm door and calling me an ungrateful wretch! Doesn’t she

something, and it was the only time in the past

truly be fed up with

“I’m going to take this call and try to finish it as quickly

she walked out the

and Lewis

immediately pulled out his phone and beg tapping the screen. He then handed Keira a

and Connor was immediately transmitted into

making a fuss. I have something very

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were just criticized a few times, right? Just bear

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

any money, how are we supposed to live?

hearing this, Keira’s eyes narrowed

Isla and Connor would have a fallout, but

have any money, but I can make sure that you can’t continue this life you’re living in Oceanion! Do

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living now is actually

Keira!!”

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103 Arrest

Keira blinked slightly.

Isla

frantically defend herself. “What nonsense are you

hit a

had lost his composure 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 this

“Connor Hill,

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

important? What could

Keira frowned.

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roared, “Shut up!

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 have to elope with me. I’ll work hard to earn

life…”

What I want is the position of

you afraid that I’ll reveal

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

stunned. “What do you

she turned it on, there was first an electric current hiss,

exclaimed, “How could

un in

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on Keira. Isla, I’ve removed these two annoying people for you at once.

The recording abruptly ended.

over to the police! If I lose everything, your ending will be a thousand times worse

you can’t treat

this!!”

Isla’s voice was exuberant as she said quietly, “Connor,

be at peace? I’m surrounded by

suck it up!” Isla’s voice

Connor was frightened by her. “Isla, don’t you care about

me?”

him tactfully anymore. “Are you kidding me? If it wasn’t for your father forcing me to

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

“You never loved

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

“Isla, don’t scare me. If I’m caught by the police, I’ll

this, Connor hung

room, Keira removed her earphones, her

took out her cell phone and sent a message to Holly. “You can arrest Connor Hill

she looked up at

understood her meaning and nodded

interaction made

uncomfortable!

must be something between

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that be? Keira

welling up with tears. “Uncle, wouldn’t Auntie be displeased with Keira living here and being mistaken as jer by

won’t mind.

eyebrow, “That should be the

Horton.”

distant, but it was strangely

anger escalated, and he was about to say something, 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 actually attacked a reporte and even harmed her own mother. Mr. Horton, the

her phone to Jake. Indeed, the public opinion

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

but I can reveal a bit. That person looked a lot like someone from the

H family, the richest

“Yes, them…”

checked the Horton Group’s stocks, and there has been a slight fluctuation. If journalists confirm that Keira is at the Horton’s,

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

“Uncle, you’re in charge of the Horton Group. If there’s a major blunder, Grandpa will definitely not

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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

“Isla, you’re always reliable, not like some murderer. Once they manage to latch onto the Horton

“I was

not a murderer! The police haven’t

long as Keira’s suspicion isn’t cleared, she’ll

stigma…”

“Heh.”

her phone, chuckled,

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by a reporter

from Isla’s

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104 The Truth

expect Connor to be arrested so soon. She didn’t realize that as soon as she named Connor as the murderer, Holly had already asked her colleagues at the police station to

arrived, the

more, due to the presence of

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

of forgiveness to Keira? Do you

retract that letter immediately! I want that ungrateful creature to rot in jail! She must pay for

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“You damn fool!”

surrounded by a crowd of students, he felt unable to

a middle-aged woman with a strong hand, so Connor was left dodging her strikes and covering his head, unable to

the police provided him

out, “Officers, please, take this crazy

up to him. “Hello, you are suspected of murder.

both the surrounding journalists and Poppy were

regained her composure to speak, “Yes, take him away. Make him

it! I want the murderer to

words, a nearby

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are you arresting Connor for murder? Shouldn’t you be arresting

it be because he was paid for the

suspect is out on bail awaiting

by the wealthy family? Is there some kind of

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

actions to the public, but considering the wides d repercussions of this case, the officers applied f permission from their superiors

At the Horton residence…

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

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as she

to mention our family! Soon, people will find out that the wealthy family they’re referring to is the

a somber tone, “Did you ever consider why the

Keira?”

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

fixated nervously on the scene unfolding on her

“We have evidenc that Connor Hill is the murderer. He has made false accusations against Miss Olsen, so we’re

were spoken, the journalists

Everyone began shouting.

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“How is that possible?”

The victim is Connor

a

angrily at the officers.

police officers remained stoic and serious. “We won’t be lenient with any criminals, nor would we

evidence? Unless you show us,

him away!”

continued to block

Being skilled at deception, he portrayed himself as

already issued a letter forgiving Keira. What more

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were

They gathered around Connor.

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