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.

was a critical moment to win

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take

Horton, I’m not against Keira. I’m just 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 up

say anything, the phone

more.

he let go of her hand. “Just

fists, gave Jake an apologetic smile, and answered

finish speaking, Connor snapped “What could be

tried to calm him down. “There really

need you to come over right

C

at me. Aunt Poppy is also

an ungrateful wretch! Doesn’t she always listen

something, and it was the

truly be fed up

going to take this call and try

walked out

Keira and

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

between Isla and Connor

“Connor, stop making a fuss.

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were just criticized a few times, right? Just bear with it a little

classmates look at me- it’s all disgusted and disdainful looks. When I go to the canteen, even the

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 with you,

this, Keira’s eyes narrowed

a couple of days before Isla and Connor would have a fallout, but

but I can make sure that

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103 Arrest

Keira blinked slightly.

did Isla

she heard Isla frantically defend

hit

steal Dr. South’s identity from her to win over Jake? Do you really think Jake would love you? He’s just interested in

exploded in fury. “Connor Hill, shut your

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

more important? What could

Keira frowned.

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“Shut up! Shut

for her, so he didn’t bring up that topic anymore, “Isla, I can stay silent, but you have to elope with

life…”

took a deep breath and said resolutely, “You, a dropout, what can you give me? What I want is the position of the mistress of the Horton family! Connor Hill, I’m not

I’ll reveal your secret?!”

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

“What do

was first an electric current hiss, followed by

exclaimed, “How could

and un in

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removed these two annoying people for you at once.

The recording abruptly ended.

to the

sounded horrified. “Isla, you can’t treat

this!!”

father forced me first!” Isla’s voice was exuberant as she said quietly, “Connor, we both hold each other’s secrets, so let’s be

surrounded by reporters

suck it up!”

“Isla, don’t you care about my feelings at all? Don’t

me?”

him tactfully anymore. “Are you kidding me? If it

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you and your father, I feel sick!

“You never loved

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

don’t scare me. If I’m caught by the police, I’ll expose your

saying this,

removed

phone and sent a message to Holly. “You can arrest Connor

the message, she

understood her meaning and

interaction made Jake feel

uncomfortable!

something between

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could that

welling up with tears. “Uncle, wouldn’t Auntie be

“She probably won’t mind. Isn’t that

raised an eyebrow, “That

Horton.”

distant, but it

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

handed her phone to Jake. Indeed, the public opinion online was

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

save her had his face blurred, but I can reveal a bit. That person looked a

family, the

“Yes, them…”

Keira is at the Horton’s, it’ll undoubtedly plummet immediately. Mr. Horton, s you wouldn’t jeopardize the Horton Group

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

you’re in charge of the Horton Group. If there’s a major blunder, Grandpa will definitely not let you off! Moreover, the

the Horton Crown will aleg hold you

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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

said, “Isla, you’re always reliable, not like some murderer. Once

Horton immediately became enraged. “I was the

murderer!

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

stigma…”

“Heh.”

was playing with her phone, chuckled, her voice gentle. “How coincidental. It’s

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104 The Truth

named Connor as the murderer, Holly had already asked her colleagues at the

message arrived, the

the presence of journalists nearby, the whole process was

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

forgiveness to Keira? Do you have any respect for

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

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“You damn fool!”

was rather frail and, surrounded by a crowd of students, he felt unable to fight

woman with a strong hand, so Connor was left dodging her strikes and covering his head, unable to pull away from

police provided him with a

“Officers, please, take this crazy woman away!

“Hello, you are suspected of murder. Please

both the surrounding journalists and

speak, “Yes, take him away. Make him

accept it! I want the

a nearby journalist

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Why are you arresting Connor for murder?

he was paid for the letter of

murder suspect is out on bail awaiting trial. Why are you here arresting the victim? What’s the

family? Is there some kind

be arresting Keira Olsen! She’s the

but considering the wides d repercussions of this

At the Horton residence…

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

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be as

“Uncle, are you watching? Even the journalists are starting to mention our family! Soon, people will find out that

you ever consider why the police

Keira?”

need more evidence from Connor Hill, right? I

her gaze fixated nervously on the scene

the police officer spoke. “We have evidenc that Connor Hill is the murderer. He has made

were spoken, the journalists at the scene were

Everyone began shouting.

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“How is that possible?”

The victim is

a forced confession? Just

at the officers. “What nonsense are you speaking? How could Connor kill my brother?! Is this

with any criminals, nor would we wrongfully accuse anyone. We have substantial

you show

him away!”

to block

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

I’ve already issued a letter forgiving Keira. What more do they want

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journalists were immediately

They gathered around Connor.

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