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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take another man’s

and went on. “Mr. Horton, I’m not against Keira. I’m just giving advice from a PR perspective. The Horton family should clear its name from any

She heard the ringtone.

Her phone rang again.

picked up and hung

could say anything, the

more.

he let go of her hand. “Just

apologetic smile, and answered the phone. “Hey, busy. Can we talk

could finish speaking, Connor snapped “What

to calm him

care. I need you to come

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

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

her lip and looked back at Jake. He was expecting her to do something, and it was the only

would truly be

Jake, “I’m going to take this call

walked out

Keira and

tapping the screen. He then

Isla and Connor

a fuss. I have something very important

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a few times, right? Just bear with it a little

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

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

hearing this, Keira’s eyes narrowed a

least a couple of days before Isla and Connor would have a fallout, but it wasn’t even a full day before Connor

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 think your current

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you’re living now is actually

Keira!!”

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Keira blinked slightly.

Isla steal from

Isla frantically defend

I hit a

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

“Connor Hill,

even more important from her? Do you want

important? What could

Keira frowned.

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roared, “Shut up! Shut

that topic anymore, “Isla, I can

life…”

I want is

you afraid that I’ll reveal your secret?!” Connor growled with

you honestly believe that only you have leverage over me and that have

was stunned. “What do you

have taken out a voice recorder, and after she turned it on, there was first an electric current hiss, followed by Connor’s voice. “Isla, don’t worry. I killed

could you murder

un

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I’ve removed these two annoying people for you at once. Remember, it’s all

The recording abruptly ended.

“Connor, if you dare expose my secret, I’ll hand this over to the police! If I lose

you

this!!”

exuberant as she said quietly, “Connor,

at peace? I’m surrounded by reporters and attacked by my aunt! I’m

it up!” Isla’s voice was

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

me?”

didn’t want to deal with him tactfully anymore. “Are you kidding me? If it wasn’t for

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

stunned. “You never loved

myself! If you obey, we can continue as before. If you threaten me again, don’t blame me

I’m caught by

this,

living room, Keira removed her earphones,

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

message, she looked up at

her meaning and

made

uncomfortable!

be something between

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could that be?

“Uncle, wouldn’t Auntie be displeased with Keira living here and being

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

an eyebrow, “That should be the case,

Horton.”

was polite and distant, but it

deep in a public opinion controversy. I just checked online. She actually attacked a reporte and even harmed her own mother. Mr. Horton, the video of you taking

public opinion online was

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supposed to be a rich second-generation heiress? Why would she live there? It turns

I can reveal a bit. That person looked a lot

H family, the

“Yes, them…”

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

smile still playing on his lips, but

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

will aleg

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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

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

Mrs. Horton immediately became enraged. “I was

she’s not a murderer! The police

immediately said, “Great-grandma, as long as Keira’s suspicion isn’t cleared, she’ll have

stigma…”

“Heh.”

who was playing with her phone, chuckled,

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photo taken by a reporter

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104 The Truth

soon. She didn’t realize that as soon as she named Connor as the murderer, Holly had already asked

when the message arrived, the arrest happened

more, due to the presence of journalists nearby,

dormitory, Poppy was causing a fuss, hurling insults and hitting her nephew repeatedly, all while sobbing and

boy, how could you write a letter of forgiveness to Keira? Do you have any

you sold your conscience for a bit of money! I’ll kill you today! You better retract that letter immediately! I want that ungrateful creature to rot in jail! She

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“You damn fool!”

Connor was rather frail and, surrounded by a

left dodging her strikes and covering

the arrival of the police provided him with

“Officers, please, take this crazy woman away! She’s assaulting

him. “Hello, you are suspected of murder.

both the surrounding journalists and

to speak, “Yes, take him away.

accept it! I want the murderer to die!

a nearby

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we’re confused. Why are you arresting Connor for murder? Shouldn’t

was paid

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

been pressured by the wealthy family? Is there some kind

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

the public, but considering the wides d repercussions of this case, the officers

At the Horton residence…

was as pale as a sheet. Looking at the

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it be as she

“Uncle, 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

you ever consider why the police are arresting Connor

Keira?”

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

even paler at his words, her gaze fixated nervously on the scene

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

words were spoken, the journalists at the scene

Everyone began shouting.

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“How is that possible?”

is Connor

murderer? Isn’t this a forced confession? Just to clear that woman’s

the officers. “What

won’t be lenient with any criminals, nor would we wrongfully accuse anyone.

evidence? Unless you show us,

him away!”

continued to

he portrayed himself as a

him. Aunt, please help me. I’ve already issued a letter forgiving Keira. What more

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journalists were immediately

They gathered around Connor.

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