It seemed to have been in the water for a full 20 hours!”

“What a pity, to finally marry into a wealthy family only to have such a short life. Howard, can our family attend this kind of funeral? We don’t really know the

No, it couldn’t be…

It wasn’t like that!

“My sister, she couldn’t possibly be dead!”

Keira looked straight at Howard, her voice trembling. “Mrs. Horton passed away?”

Howard glanced at her and sneered. “Why are you so worked up? It’s as if you knew Mrs. Horton…”

Howard’s mother immediately asked, “The Horton family? The number one prestigious family in Oceanion? Weren’t they saying the family head is quite young? How could she just die?”

ard immediately said, “I heard she was kidnapped, own into the sea, and drowned alive. I also heard that when the body was recovered, it was all bloated! It seemed to have been in the water for a full 20 hours!”

“What a pity, to finally marry into a wealthy family only to have such a short life. Howard, can our family attend this kind of funeral? We don’t really know the

Horton family, do we?”

Howard immediately said, “Mom, you’re silly. There’s

no reason to turn away visitors at a funeral. I heard that Mrs. Horton was from an ordinary background, so at that time, we could just say Keera was her classmate, and we came to offer our condolences upon hearing the news. Wouldn’t we be able to get in then?” Howard’s mother immediately got excited. “I was wondering why you insisted on bringing this jinx; so that’s the reason. But why say Keera was her

classmate? Wouldn’t it be more convenient to say you were her classmate to get closer?”

“Keera and Mrs. Horton are the same age. I’m three years older than them!”

After sayi

t, Howard looked at Keira. “What are

Hurry up!”

you w

H

Keira’s wrist.

wned and dodged, “Don’t touch me!”

ard sneered. “Keera, you’re my wife, and you won’t me touch you?!”

Keira looked steadily at him, “I’m not Keera.”

Howard immediately started sizing her up, but after a look, he sneered, “Keera, what tricks are you playing now? If you’re not Keera, then who could you be?! Get up!”

After saying that, he stepped forward again, grabbed Keira’s hair, and jerked it forcefully!

Keira subconsciously tried to strike back, grabbing his wrist to throw him over her shoulder, but suddenly realized she hadn’t regained her strength; her hands couldn’t muster any force.

She was dragged down from the bed by Howard and fell straight to the ground.

“Mommy, Mommy!” Amy immediately rushed over. She

front of her, stretched out her arms toward

and shouted, “Daddy is a bad man! Don’t you touch Mommy!”

Howard sneered but ignored her and said to the middle-aged woman. “Mom, hurry up and help her get ready. I’ll go start the car!”

Howard’s mother cursed as she opened the wardrobe,

carolasalu arahhing a four alothan and throwing them

251 She’s Not Keera

on the bed. “Elsewhere, having a daughter-in-law means blessings, but Howard married you! What a misery indeed! I have to serve you, this jinx, and that little loser too!”

…marrying into a family…

Keira keenly caught those words, but her fingers were held by a soft little hand; she looked up to meet Amy’s gaze, “Mommy, does it hurt? I’ll blow on it and it won’t hurt…”

The little one puffed up her cheeks and blew on her head.

This gesture made Keira sad.

She hurried to her feet.

At this moment, Howard’s mother came over,

inten

fo

open the other side of the wardrobe, but was somewhat in the way.

ediately kicked Amy in the buttocks. “Move

You costly good-for-nothing! Can’t you see I’m

ng to get some clothes?!”

my stumbled and fell to the ground.

Keira immediately helped the child up, only to see a

251 She’s Not Keera

bruise forming on her arm. The little one’s eyes welled úp with tears, but she dared not let them fall.

Keira immediately glared at Howard’s mother.

Howard’s mother sneered. “What are you looking at? Who hasn’t fallen down when they were little?”

Leaving that comment, she then turned to Amy. “Cry, cry, cry! That’s all you know how to do. If you dare cry again, you’ll see how I beat you!”

Those words frightened Amy into hiccupping sobs, as

she stammered, “Amy won’t cry, won’t cry…”

Then the tiny figure trembled slightly, widened her eyes, and slowly lowered her head.

Keira followed her gaze and realized that a two-year-old child couldn’t control their bladder yet, s her pants slowly became wet and dampened the floor beneath her.

Keira had never cared for children before, and just as she was about to say something comforting, Howard’s mother’s roaring voice came over/ “Who let you wet yourself?! You useless trash! How shameless can you

be!”

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251 She’s Not Keera

Amy’s face twitched as large tears rolled down.

Howard’s mother immediately extended her hand to slap her. “Swallow those tears! Who allowed you to cry? Do you feel wronged? What do you have to feel sad about? This jinx has been lying in bed for two days now, and it’s all been me taking care of you. Even a dog knows not to pee indoors, how are you worse than a dog!”

“Smack!”

Keira grabbed her wrist to stop her from hitting the child, feeling full of rage.

Amy was only two, still a child who understood nothing!

‘s mother-in-law was simply terrible!

yes dark and menacing, she stared at Howard’s

ther. “Don’t hit the child!”

Howard’s mother, however, effortlessly threw her off

and angrily said, “Jinx, you think you can control me? Believe it or not, I’ll beat you too!”

Keira’s gaze grew icy. “You wouldn’t dare!”

Howard’s mother sneered. “Why wouldn’t I dare?

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251 She’s Not Keera

You’re my daughter-in-law, so what if I hit you?”

She seemed brazen and careless, appearing as if this

wasn’t the first time she had been violent!

Shaking with anger, Keira hadn’t expected her sister to

be bullied to this extent by a loutish man and his

mother!

She took a deep breath, “I’ve said it, I’m not Keera! If you dare touch me, I’ll make you regret it!”

Howard’s mother sneered, “Keera, have you lost your mind? To come out with such nonsense, if you’re not

Keera, then tell me, who are you?!”

Keira was about to state her name when the door was pushed open again, and Howard appeared outside,

patient. “What’s wrong now? All this crying and

motion! Are you ready to go? Hurry up and get in he car. Today, they’re sending the body for cremation! Any slower, and we’ll miss it!”

Howard’s mother cursed. “Isn’t it all because of this

jinx? She’s saying she’s not Keera, and then there’s this

liability who wets her pants again!”

Howard then sneered at Keira. “You don’t want to help,

do you? Keera do you think I can’t deal with

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you?”

After saying that, he picked up Amy and quickly walked out. “Follow me if you still want your daughter!”

Keira was shocked.

Narrowing her eyes, she glared at Howard from behind.

After a moment of hesitation, she followed.

Since they didn’t believe what she said, then she would go to the Horton family, let Lewis teach this mother and son a lesson!

She would take the chance to see Mrs. Horton’s…

body.

Sh refused to believe that her sister had died just like

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Keira followed behind Howard and only realized it was a small villa after they exited the door.”

There was a seven-seater van parked in front of the villa, worth about a hundred thousand.

With no family driver, Howard tossed Amy onto the back seat before taking his place behind the wheel.

From this, it could be inferred that the Keera family belonged to the middle class, with a stable income, but not much. They had a slightly above-average lifestyle.

But they were not from a wealthy family.

As she pondered, she saw Howard’s mother catch up.

he threw her luggage in the back and sat down in the

assenger seat.

Howard looked at Keira impatiently. “Aren’t you getting in the car yet?”

Keira looked down quietly, got in the car, and sat in the back, holding the terrified and trembling Amy.

She rummaged through her luggage for a clean pair of pants, helped Amy change into them, put her in

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diapers, and then placed Amy in the safety seat next to

her.

Amy sobbed, not daring to make a sound.

Keira felt around in her pocket and pulled out a mobile phone.

She turned on the screen and saw a photo of Keera and Amy together.

This was Keera’s mobile phone…

Keira paused slightly, finally having the time to sort through the events that had happened.

After chatting with Keera in the restaurant’s private room, she was knocked out by a strange fragrance, and when she woke up, she and Keera were on a sunken shin

at time, her and Keera’s luggage seemed not to be the boat.

After that, the two of them struggled desperately, escaped, and finally, when Keera pushed her onto a plank, it was certain that she had no mobile phone on

her!

Later, Keera sank into the depths, a big ship came

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along, and after Keira was saved, she completely passed out.

When she woke up again, she had become Keera.

Her sister’s phone was in her pocket…

Amy mentioned the doctor, who had administered iron

to Keira so she wouldn’t die of iron-deficiency anemia. She also said that Keira had fainted in a swimming pool…

All of this was very strange!

At the time, Keera had said, “It’s them. It must be them

who found us! They want to kill us!”

She also said, “I’m already in such a wretched state. My life is so miserable. Why won’t they let me go? No, no, they want to kill you, Keira, it’s you… It was me who

who brought them here… It was me who

a!”

cam

owned.

it was the “they” mentioned by Keera who wanted kill her? But for some reason, they mistook her for Keera and spared her life!

No, that wasn’t right. If that was the case, then after

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knocking them out, they could have just tied her up on the sunken ship. There was no need to bring Keera as

well!

Moreover, she and Keera had a very distinctive feature on their faces, the mole at the corner of their eyes!

A discerning person could tell they weren’t the same

person.

So, who was behind the scenes?

Who wanted to kill them?

And who saved them?!

How exactly did she end up at Keera’s home?

All of it was like a tangled mess, making Keira’s mind muddled, unable to think clearly.

K

a deep breath and looked at the mobile

her hand.

thought of Keera’s original boot-up password when Keera said, “It’s Amy’s birthday.” Keira immediately turned to Amy. “Amy, when is your birthday?”

Amy said, “Mommy, it’s June 26th.”

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Keira promptly entered “0626” on the lock screen, and sure enough, she unlocked the phone!

She opened Keera’s text messages only to find the inbox empty, not even a single spam message.

But her sister had clearly exchanged messages with

her…

So, her sister would delete each message after sending

one?

Keira then opened her sister’s WhatsApp, but aside from some daily life chats, there were no clues either.

Keira threw the phone aside, disappointed.

Howard was driving and didn’t notice her action.

Howard’s mother, however, was sitting in the

ger seat, looking at her through the rearview r, and upon seeing this, she sneered. “The mpany belongs to you, and Howard is helping you make money. Why do you look so reluctant? Why is it so hard for you to do something when asked?”

Howard gave a snort. “Keera doesn’t like socializing.

She felt it was beneath her!”

“Beneath her? Acting as if she’s some kind of noble

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heiress? She even dared to get you to join her family through marriage, boasting herself so highly, but in the end, it’s just a small company-does it even make two million a year in profit?”

Howard’s mother looked toward Howard. “You marrying into the family was such a loss! She must have deceived you!”

Keira narrowed her eyes, countering sarcastically, “Howard, did Keera really deceive you when you got

married?”

Howard choked, changing the topic. “Enough! Why bring up the past?”

Seeing his reaction, Keira knew she had guessed correctly.

she didn’t have much

and

year she took a husband into the family, she surely must have made her family

they were in was Clance, and although the

was still worth twenty

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the company’s annual income was two million, that would be

reason to exaggerate when she wanted

you behave well. Don’t be cold to everyone. Otherwise, what’s the point

that!”

Keira looked down.

there’s that deadpan face again!” Howard’s mother complained to Howard. “Useless in everything! She just knows how to make

hi

worry. She comes

the best. Such a a

Keira. “That’s right. She’s always cooped up at home. How could she

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didn’t bother Keira in

arrived at the Horton

residence, white cloth hung everywhere, and many had come to

hadn’t even entered yet, as the road outside was already

only slowly move forward with

of traffic…

is this entire community owned by the Hortons?

seeing such an illustrious

Keir

no mood to admire the scene. She wished she could sprout wings and fly

ster…

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253 Meeting Tom

angry,

you!”

been asleep for most of the trip and had just woken up, immediately said, “Daddy, don’t

in an instant

back to how, back at home, Howard would

was also domestically abusing

sis

clenched tightly.

if that’s what you want, but

and behaves

a nervous expression. “Mommy, if you listen, Daddy

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253 Meeting Tom

you…”

was a flash of timidity

worry, Amy, no one will

the little child that her

have already

mother just scoffed. “Oh, that

scary.”

her

a bit of a queue,

at the entrance.

noise came from Amy’s

ind

unger.

hours since they arrived in Oceanion, she dn’t

had never raised a child,

if they went

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there anything to

some in the luggage, just look

nodded and rummaged through to find a

mother immediately took them

with Howard after

food because of where

from.

found only a can of milk powder and nothing else suitable for a child to

frowned. “How do you mix the

Howard’

but

course

water in the

why didn’t you bring er for

of children. She had been rushed into the

grandmother!!

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should I know? Besides,

response infuriated Keira even more,

Amy last eat? Did

breakfast?”

question startled Howard’s

“Did she

stuffed the snacks in her mouth

How would I

Kei was shocked.

last night

toward Amy, only to see the child clutching her stomach, trying hard to suck on her fingers, yet not daring

face was pale, and sweat

a symptom

253 Meeting Tom

to eat something right away. If there’s only baby formula in the car… I’ll go

saying that, she was about to get out

the car door clicked as

We’re here to attend Mrs. Horton’s funeral. Bringing the child with you, isn’t that asking for trouble? If

also said urgently, “Exactly, a child won’t die from skipping a couple of meals!

here to attend

of you, wouldn’t me

cour

has low blood sugar. Is fe less important to

won’t die!

also conffed “A girl and a

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253 Meeting Tom

gone, she’s gone. It’s just as well. She won’t have to compete with Howard’s son for the inheritance in the

angry at these words that she

to fight with them now. She only glanced forward and suddenly

mouse!”

the car. “Where is it? Open the door and let me

unbuckled his seatbelt, subconsciously opening

the door open,

of the car, striding

He quickly followed after her and grabbed hold of Keira’s hand. “What are

at him, “I’m going to

“I told you, no!”

253 Meeting Tom

lowered his voice and roared, “Doing this will make the Horton family think we’re insincere! Are

“Let go, or else, I’ll start

for help!”

“You…”

me to get physical with

gaze grew icy.

Keera, take a good look at where we are, okay? Stop deluding yourself. This

you?

nothing! You

y

he started dragging Keira toward

struggled. “Let me

body made her feel stifled. This was the most humiliated she had felt since she left the

253 Meeting Tom

family!

the attention of Tom, who was at

a white bouquet in the pocket, he strode over. He saw Keira and Howard pulling at each other and

this familiar voice, Keira’s face lit

immediately turned her

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254 Mrs. Horton?

Vehicles bustled around them.”

turned her head to look over, Howard had already grabbed her arm, giving her a

Keira didn’t speak; instead, she calmly looked

Tom.

determined attitude, Howard tried to please Tom with a smile. “You must be Mr. Davis, right? Sorry, we came from Clance to pay our

here… she was looking to see if you had any

further explanation, just quietly

briefly before immediately saying, “The Horton family has plenty of hot water. Shall I get someone to bring it over

Keira frowned slightly.

Tom

He didn’t recognize her?

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254 Mrs. Horton?

full of confusion and was about to say something,

moment, countless doubts surged up in her

truth of her marriage had been suddenly revealed, and out of the blue, she

soon after Keera met her, they both

threat!

of, who wanted to kill them, had been surveilling

perceive something? Was that why he didn’t dare acknowledge

fear, immediately gestured with his hands, his posture very humble.

some!”

snatched the feeding bottle from Keira’s hand, about to have Keira wait in the car when a honking sound

see that the cars up

254 Mrs. Horton?

theirs

were blocking were all expensive luxury cars. How could Howard dare

and asked.

placating manner. “Mine. It’s mine. I’ll go start it

impatiently, “Then let your wife come

hearing this, Howard glanced at

he said, “Why don’t I have my mother accompany her? She just got injured a

passenger seat, smiled at Tom in a fawning

Tom +1

of them

a

while Howard’s mother wanted

254 Mrs. Horton?

eak.

herself looking around, Keira sird suddenly proached Tom

saw Tom frown in

hehepa puzzled look, “What?”

wasps perplexed.

id

and was about toit to ›methinging else when Howard’s mother came overover ptly, seizedzed her arm, and

to Tom, “Mr. Davis, we, we appreciate yourour

Tom but savsaw him merely nod at them.m. ize then turned blablank as he looked ahead, his tched

out of the ity guard’s lounge by Howard’s mother, while still ng back to look at

was utterly confused

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254 Mrs. Horton?

time! Didn’t Howard tell you on the way here? I heard Mr. Davis and Mrs. Horton are very close, friends even. He’s in pain right now, so why are

released her arm and scoffed. “Howard said you pretend to be aloof and dislike socializing, but it seems you’re not averse to mingling. You just haven’t seen a real affluent family before, have you? When you

you look like right now? You still have the nerve

curling her lip, Howard’s mother returned to the

contrary, Keira was slightly taken aback

“Wash my face?”

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254 Mrs. Horton?

she pulled out her cell phone, using the black screen as a mirror to take a quick

wonder Tom didn’t recognize

purple, obviously coated with a thick layer

unrecognizable…

the underwater boat, floating debris had struck her body, and there were some cuts

Keira was dumbfounded.

pondering

you standing there for? Get in

After ”

the car, Howard’s mother

and when

mother tossed her a wet wipe,

of yours clean! Don’t embarrass yourself here

didn’t refuse.

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254 Mrs. Horton?

getting in the car, she

handed it to her, then using the phone, wiped the solution off

applied by a nurse in the

no one to clean her face, it took her a long while to wipe off, leaving some traces, but

was doing this, Howard had already driven into

lot, and following Howard, Keira walked toward the main house where the

up…

The fur

arranged inside the

handling the matters

ral contributions.

before going to the funeral

fed, Amy soon fell asleep,

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mother to stay with her in the

accountant’s desk.

the ledger for the Horton family was

household’s butler.

were also slightly red as he buried his head in the accounting, and Keira and Howard

this kind of thing before, right? Don’t be nervous. Just say you’re a classmate of Mrs. Horton’s

whispered instructions, and finally, it was

turn.

asked, “May I know who you

Toward immediately nudged Keira.

glance and

looked up. Seeing Keira, the butler became utterly bewildered,

254 Mrs. Horton?

I’m Not

still had iodine that hadn’t

her skin a dark,

tone.

her facial features, the butler felt he

Howard had already handed over a bundle of condolence money and said guiltily, “My wife,

of Mrs. Horton’s tragic passing, insisted on coming to

that, he dragged Keira toward the mourning

there dumbfounded. He

handed over by

bore the wo

school classmate Keera”.

but

his eyes, wondering if

taken.

to look

I’m

had already blended into the crowd

decided he definitely must have

mistaken.

of the main house, a spacious area that made it

Howard

front, with people blocking the way, not allowing anyone

“Mrs. Horton

recognition, so they’re anyone see her face… they decided not

Se

an open casket.”

Hearing this, Keira staggered.

Ploated?

clenched her fists.

Lewis, I’m Not

gaze swept over the crowd in the mourning

of the family greeting outsiders, their faces displaying sorrow,

them, Jake looked genuinely grieving, his

gaze, attempting to find

familiar faces.

didn’t see Mrs.

must not have been able to withstand the pain of losing a daughter. Had she

But where was Lewis?

she heard Melissa explaining to the mourners. Alas, Lewis was so grief-stricken that he refused to acknowledge that the deceased was his wife. Now,

send-off…”

these words, the people around

I’m Not

whispering among themselves.

+35

and he’s going to

I really feel that’s not right. Mrs. Horton’s

her sooner rather than later. His

he hasn’t even

to these conversations, Keira

gaze.

Howard, next+

011

schmoozing with

walked out

ing hall.

a country woman ned in the countryside,

I’m

her usual style, all in the gentle styles of

turned into old Mrs.

of the servants were over at

Fiona was chatting with

nanny.

a dolorous expression, asked, “Has the master not eaten

nodded, “Yeah, ever since the lady’s body was fished up, Mr. Horton has

away her tears. “He’s deeply emotional. Old Mrs. Horton is

talked,

for a moment. She then headed to the small building in the backyard and went straight up to the second floor, jumping onto

the glass window, she saw

leaning on the couch.

+35

I’m

room was thick with the smell of smoke, and the oor littered with

fists,

reminded yet again of two days before, how he iotically waited at the courthouse until

m….

yet

she couldn’t bear to divorce im,

what he never expected was to eventually receive ews

and rushed to the seaside, only o see

salvage crew kept searching back and

water.

felt his legs go

time the salvage crew surfaced, he hoped for news yet feared it

been over ten hours since

could survive at sea for that

have been swept away

shore… She

sentence from Samuel shattered his

defenses.

have her infusion today… She was meant to have it yesterday, but

Divorce…

Lewis staggered!

stubborn on the first

the divorce h

smoothly, would Keira

gotter

had fallen into the

for her

as Lewis thought about

unrecognizable, was brought to the

I’m

felt as if it

from his chest.

days, he had grown accustomed to the

he

the door. “Sir, Madam’s body is being taken to the funeral home. Aren’t

always refined and gentlemanly man suddenly looked

eyes reddened. He grabbed the ashtray from the coffee table and hurled it

“Bang!”

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