My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 241-250

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?”

Howard immediately said, “I heard she was kidnapped, thrown 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

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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

251 She’s Not Keera

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

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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

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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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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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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.

Although she didn’t have much contact with Keera, she

a gentle and kind woman.

The year she took a husband into the family, she surely must have made her family circumstances clear to Howard!

She had already checked; the place they were in was Clance, and although the small villa was in the

suburbs it was still worth twenty million.

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If the company’s annual income was two million, that would be enough to support their family expenses.

Keera had no reason to exaggerate when she wanted to take a husband into the family.

Howard’s mother was relentless. “Keera, when we get to the Horton’s home later, make sure you behave well. Don’t be cold to everyone. Otherwise, what’s the point of Howard taking you out to socialize?! Remember

that!”

Keira looked down.

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

hi

Howard coffed. “Mom, don’t worry. She comes from a

ckground and has never seen what a real amily is like. She thinks she’s the best. Such a a well! Once she sees the luxury of the Horton ly, she’ll know how to ingratiate herself with thers!”

Howard’s mother heard this and laughed, looking at Keira. “That’s right. She’s always cooped up at home. How could she be worldly?”

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Their ridicule didn’t bother Keira in the slightest.

They soon arrived at the Horton residence.

Outside the Horton residence, white cloth hung everywhere, and many had come to pay their respects.

The car hadn’t even entered yet, as the road outside was already clogged with vehicles.

Howard could only slowly move forward with the flow

of traffic…

Howard’s mother stared enviously at the large estate ahead. “My God, is this entire community owned by the Hortons? Their family is so wealthy!”

Howard’s eyes also shone, “Yeah, it’s also my first time seeing such an illustrious household. Today is a rare opportunity to have a look inside.”

Keir

down, in no mood to admire the scene. She wished she could sprout wings and fly only wanting to know if that body was indeed

ster…

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253 Meeting Tom

Seeing that she wasn’t looking around everywhere, but seemed to be making a fuss over nothing, Howard became angry, “Keera, let me tell you, if you don’t behave later, don’t blame me for not being polite to

you!”

No sooner had he spoken than Amy, who had been asleep for most of the trip and had just woken up, immediately said, “Daddy, don’t hit Mommy!”

Keira’s gaze sharpened in an instant upon hearing this.

And thinking back to how, back at home, Howard would casually grab her hair…

So, this scumbag was also domestically abusing her

sis

clenched tightly.

ard snorted. “I won’t hit her if that’s what you want, but then you need to make sure your mother

listens and behaves herself later.”

Amy immediately looked at Keira with a nervous expression. “Mommy, if you listen, Daddy won’t hit

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you…”

Amy had a pair of pretty eyes, very similar to hers, and there was a flash of timidity and panic in them when she spoke, which was especially heart-wrenching.

Keira touched her head. “Don’t worry, Amy, no one will ever hit… Mommy again in the future.”

She didn’t want to tell the little child that her mother

might have already passed away…

Howard’s mother just scoffed. “Oh, that sounds so

scary.”

Howard paid her no attention.

There was a bit of a queue, and Howard’s car was stuck

at the entrance.

A rumbling noise came from Amy’s stomach, clearly

ind

unger.

wned, realizing for the first time that in the six hours since they arrived in Oceanion, she dn’t given Amy anything to eat.

Although she had never raised a child, she understood

that even adults would suffer if they went without food for so long, let alone children.

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Keira asked, “Is there anything to eat?”

“I’m hungry too. There’s some in the luggage, just look for it,” said Howard’s mother

Keira nodded and rummaged through to find a few packets of spicy snacks.

Howard’s mother immediately took them and started

sharing with Howard after opening the bag.

Both loved spicy food because of where they came

from.

bag again, and found only a can of milk powder and nothing else suitable

do you mix

Howard’

but

“Of course

water in

angry. “Then why didn’t you

in king care of children. She had been rushed into

grandmother!!

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should I know? Besides, if a small child goes hungry, they just go hungry… Missing one méal won’t

Keira even more, and

Amy last eat? Did

breakfast?”

question startled Howard’s

realized something. “Did she not eat?

her mouth and quickly retorted.

would I

Kei was shocked.

eat last

see the child clutching her stomach, trying hard to suck on her fingers, yet

pale, and sweat was beading on

symptom of

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only baby formula in the car… I’ll go to Horton’s house to get hot

saying that, she was about to get

the car door clicked as

“What are you making a fuss about? We’re here to attend Mrs. Horton’s funeral. Bringing the child with

won’t die from skipping a couple of meals! Why

here to attend the funeral

because of you, wouldn’t me for

cour

sugar. Is fe less important to you than

glanced at her. “It’s just low blood sugar. She won’t die! If she’s really starving, let her eat

also conffed “A

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253 Meeting Tom

She won’t have to compete with Howard’s

was so angry at these words

them now. She only glanced forward and

mouse!”

out of the car. “Where is it? Open the door and

and unbuckled his seatbelt,

the door open,

the car, striding toward the ay of the Horton

He quickly followed after her

at him, “I’m going to

“I told you, no!”

253 Meeting Tom

make the Horton family think we’re

go, or

for help!”

“You…”

furious, “Keera, don’t force me to get physical with

icy.

Do you really think you’re some wealthy heiress? Keera, take a good look at where we are, okay? Stop deluding yourself.

you?

nothing! You better

y

started

immediately struggled.

her feel stifled. This was the

253 Meeting Tom

family!

of Tom, who was at the doorway greeting the

over. He saw Keira and

voice, Keira’s face lit

immediately turned

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254 Mrs. Horton?

Vehicles bustled around them.”

to look over, Howard had already grabbed her arm, giving her

speak; instead, she calmly

Tom.

“You must be Mr.

had no hot water… The child’s mother here… she was

offer any further explanation, just quietly watching

“The Horton family has plenty of hot

Keira frowned slightly.

did Tom mean

He didn’t recognize her?

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254 Mrs. Horton?

was full of confusion and was about to say something, but then

doubts surged up in her heart, making her

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

soon after Keera met her, they both faced

threat!

wanted to kill them, had been surveilling her

something? Was that why he didn’t dare

was lost in her thoughts, Howard, in fear, immediately gestured with his hands, his posture very humble. “Please don’t bother. I’ll

some!”

to have Keira wait in the car when a honking sound came from

to see that

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but theirs

were all expensive luxury cars. How could Howard dare to

and asked. “Whose car

immediately smiled at Tom in a placating manner. “Mine. It’s mine. I’ll

“Then let your wife come with me to get

this, Howard

I have my mother accompany

seat, smiled at Tom in a fawning manner,

Tom +1

two of them

had a

Keira began to fill the bottle, and while Howard’s mother wanted to

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eak.

herself looking around, Keira sird suddenly proached Tom and asked quietly,

she saw Tom frown

hehepa puzzled look, “What?”

wasps perplexed.

id

when Howard’s mother came overover ptly,

Davis, we, we appreciate yourour help. We’ll head

merely nod at them.m. ize then turned

guard’s lounge by Howard’s mother, while

confused and dd didn’t

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254 Mrs. Horton?

you just doing? You were trying to cozy up to Mr. Davis, and not even looking at the time! Didn’t Howard tell you on the

it seems you’re not averse to mingling. You just haven’t seen a real affluent family

a good look at yourself in the mirror. Have you seen what you look like right now? You

Howard’s mother

Keira was slightly taken

“Wash my face?”

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254 Mrs. Horton?

black screen as a mirror to

didn’t recognize her. Her face

thick layer of gentian violet, making her

unrecognizable…

boat, floating debris had struck her body, and there were some cuts on her face, so the solution was applied for

Keira was dumbfounded.

all this while, pondering so much, only for it to

standing there for?

After ”

the car, Howard’s mother

and

mother tossed her a wet wipe, “Wipe

of yours clean! Don’t embarrass

didn’t refuse.

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car, she

it to her, then using

must have been applied by a nurse in the hospital

the past two days with no one to clean her face, it took her a long while to wipe off,

she was doing this, Howard had already driven

park their car in the parking lot, and following Howard, Keira walked toward the main house

up…

The fur

inside

handling the

ral contributions.

queued to donate condolence money before going to

fed, Amy soon fell asleep,

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stay with her in the

accountant’s desk.

the Horton

household’s butler.

buried his head in the accounting, and Keira and

saying to Keira, “Keera, you’ve never seen this kind of thing before, right? Don’t be nervous. Just say you’re a classmate of

whispered instructions, and finally,

turn.

I

Toward immediately nudged Keira.

gave him a glance and said

butler heard the name, he was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked up. Seeing Keira, the butler became utterly bewildered, staring at

254 Mrs. Horton?

Lewis, I’m

still had iodine that

wiped off, giving her

tone.

her facial features, the butler felt he couldn’t have

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

tragic passing, insisted

dragged Keira toward the mourning

butler stood there

handed over by

bore the wo

school classmate Keera”.

Horton but her

his eyes, wondering if

taken.

to look

Lewis, I’m

already blended into the crowd

butler decided he definitely must have

mistaken.

the middle of the main house, a spacious area

Keira entered with Howard

front, with people blocking the way, not allowing anyone

“Mrs. Horton fell into the sea

recognition, so they’re anyone

Se

an open casket.”

Hearing this, Keira staggered.

Ploated?

clenched her fists.

I’m Not

over the crowd in the

the family greeting outsiders, their faces displaying sorrow, but their eyes

genuinely grieving, his eyes

her gaze, attempting to

familiar faces.

didn’t see Mrs.

Olsen’s health condition, she must not have been able to withstand the pain of losing a

But where was Lewis?

the mourners. Alas, Lewis was so grief-stricken that he refused to acknowledge that the deceased was his wife. Now, he’s hiding in his room, refusing to come out and give his

send-off…”

the people

Lewis. I’m

whispering among themselves.

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really loved his wife deeply, and

that’s not right.

be better to bury her sooner rather than later. His sentimentality is getting in

a rational man, but I ard that he hasn’t even been to

conversations,

gaze.

Howard, next+

011

already schmoozing with cing

walked out

ing hall.

a country woman ned

I’m

her usual style, all in the gentle styles of Keera, barely anyone recognized Keira

into old Mrs.

servants were over at the main

the moment, Fiona

nanny.

asked, “Has the master not eaten

other nodded, “Yeah, ever since the lady’s body was fished up,

tears. “He’s deeply emotional. Old

they talked, they walked

in the backyard and went straight up to the second floor, jumping onto the balcony of Lewis’s

glass window, she saw

leaning on the couch.

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I’m Not

room was thick with the smell of smoke,

fists,

of two days before, how he iotically

m….

yet he somehow felt

she couldn’t bear to divorce im,

expected was to eventually receive ews of

o see Mrs. Olsen standing there, flanked

searching back

water.

felt his

hoped for news yet feared it at the

been over ten hours

at sea for that

swept away by the

She

a sentence from

defenses.

over. My boss is supposed to have her infusion today… She was meant to have it yesterday, but because of

Divorce…

Lewis staggered!

he hadn’t been stubborn on the first day

the divorce h

smoothly, would

gotter

had fallen into the

a chance for her to

Lewis thought about this, the salvage

unrecognizable, was brought to the

Lewis I’m

Lewis thought about this, his heart felt as if it had

from his chest.

these past two days, he had grown

he lit another

came from outside the door. “Sir, Madam’s body is being taken to the funeral home. Aren’t you coming out to see

refined and gentlemanly man suddenly

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

“Bang!”

to the floor.

ad!!”

out! That’s not

she let out a silent

door. Old Mrs. Horton has

Lewis still didn’t move.

from outside. “Brat, your wife always cared for her dignity while she was alive. She valued propriety. Now, look at her, bloated and decomposing at home, do you understand how unsightly that is? Do you really want her to leave this

a chord with

his head with both hands, and a muffled voice came out. “Grandmother, that’s not Keira. My gut tells me,

“I know it doesn’t look like herself anymore, but the police have taken her DNA and done

on the balcony, to feel a sudden twinge in her

recognize the body, she held onto

like her; they must have

similar!

I’m Not

corpse was

this conclusion, saw Lewis clenching his fist and slamming it onto

“Bang!”

seeped out, staining

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agony, Lewis said, “Grandmother, stop… that’s

her!”

from outside before old

go and face reality in life. Running away like this

made Lewis’s

head, he slowly knelt to the

her heart break

the shadows and gently

door of the balcony.

don’t be sad. I’m

Lewis, I’m

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very quiet, so Keira’s knocking became very

paused for a

to have heard Keira’s

perhaps even a fantasy, since he had experienced

looked up happily toward the

glass

empty.

furrowed his brows

toward the balcony.

ne balcony.

covered by someone, and she was hiding to the side, struggling with all her

caught a glimpse of Lewis, who seemed to walk

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out her foot, ready to kick

next to her.

noise, Lewis would

just as her foot touched the flowerpot, the person behind her suddenly lowered their voice and said, “I mean no harm. I just want to remind you of something. Keira

stiffened upon hearing these

foot she had extended remained suspended

mid-air.

Keira was killed by her… did they mistake her

Keera waking up on the boat, crying as d, “…Keira, it was I who came looking for

here… It was I

sed…

brought by Keera. It had always been

explained that

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her and registered the

was to protect her… saying someone

she didn’t believe

society governed by laws; how

now, Keera was

herself had

danger had always existed, only she

felt that the person behind her had no malicious intent; otherwise, they could have easily stabbed her with the

them to say these

struggling, and the person behind her owly let go

them spoke. They could feel Lewis watching from the room toward the balcony for a long, long time. Finally,

behind her breathed a sigh of relief,

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instant Keira turned her head, the jumped down from the

person

cap and black mask blending into the crowd that had come

chase

once more toward the

had said those words, she still decided to clarify things with Lewis. She couldn’t let him continue to suffer in the

Lewis’s room, and Tom spoke from outside. “Boss, Miss

else she won’t eat…”

her starve to

was deliberate, the cold hardness of his voice

door, where

also stood frozen

sister, and and then, just as at sister

many er, who had gone throughagra brush with etely forget her original

about Madeleine’s existencence.

before she was kidnappepped, she been on their way to get a

a bucket of cof cold poured over

old Mrs.

es were

only

o stay in

nurderer

ems, nor

hawhat then?

langers and

Lewis

chloichoice.

abandon

ine?ine?

with a

found

to others?ers?

videos on her

her gaze and

the balconi duy heading toward

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memorial hall.

the path from

scenery, Keira’s eyes were heavy with

had made her

would know so many secrets; she had to stay in Oceanion to uncover the

been one to flee from problems, nor was she one to sit by

hidden

her eyes

the memorial hall,

was engrossed in short videos on her cellphone, laughing

Amy.

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and was now bored. She was playing with her fingers in the safety seat, appearing

the two-year-old Amy and

presence and follow her with a mobile phone in hand. “Keera, where are you taking the child? The memorial hall is a solemn

the threat and quickened

She a

b

the memorial

down, telling the ‘Good

understanding what was happening but Always well-behaved, obediently knelt and knocked her head against the

small figure’s eyes inexplicably

and as Amy stood up, she said,

like

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intending to leave.

Olsen hadn’t attended her funeral;

and Keira needed to check

mother.

around, she saw Uncle Olsen standing right behind

astonishment.

instinctively called out, “Handsome

Olsen immediately stepped forward.

really is you!”

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Olsen’s gaze swept over her before settling back on the

as he observed

of his identity and asked, “Handsome Uncle,

was still

then Jodie South arrived, followed by the news that her daughter had been kidnapped, out at

in Oceanion, even calling people from Clance, to

was swollen from being in the water, rendering it

look and said it wasn’t her

the police immediately

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confirming the identity

overcome with shock at the

Taylor had been by

whole time.

to represent Jodie and

someone to be buried without any kin by their

had never expected to encounter his young friend in such

looked at Keira again. “You know Mrs.

pursed her lips, looking down as she lied,

nodded and apologized. “Sorry that I didn’t show up as we planned that day.

realize that she

meal with

as she

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to have something

that day too.”

was a matter of

of pain in her eyes, Uncle Olsen broached another subject. “You know Mrs. Horton, so do you also know

taken aback. “What

down, sighing silently. “I’ve heard she’s not doing well. If you’re Mrs. Horton’s classmate, perhaps you could visit Mrs. Olsen

grew anxious. “Mrs.

Uncle Olsen nodded.

go

leave, but Howard grabbed her arm. “Keera, where have you just been? Don’t

a moment’s thought, she said, “I heard that Mrs. Horton’s mother, Mrs. Olsen, isn’t well. I was planning to pay her

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“You’ve finally learned to mingle? I’ve heard that Mr. Horton is deeply committed

to our

“But I’m

Anv

their respects

major figure in their industry. He had e the acquaintance of several such people

immediately said, “You stay here. I’ll go alone. We’ll meet up

“Fine.”

and left the

was ready to mingle with the others when he heard a

Keera South. She’s a high school classmate of Mrs. Horton, and they were especially close. So, when we heard about what happened to

right ou47″

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keen senses picking up

was surprised. “Yes,

knitted together.

uncommon.”

you don’t see that

she inherit that last

are you? Why are you prying into

paused momentarily, then suddenly extended his

“You’re Uncle Olsen?! Forgive my rudeness.

left the house, wearing

outside, she found

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come to offer their condolences and, like

meant the exit was clear, but the entrance was completely blocked. Even if she called a cab now,

Keira was getting anxious.

moment, she saw a car entering nearby. It had just stopped at the entrance, ready to turn and

the horde of vehicles, it stood

ostentatious yellow sports

to it and saw Samuel on the

crying, seemingly having wept for quite

cancel, cancel! I know this document is important, but today is my boss’s funeral. I have to

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toth her! Postpone all meetings

show.w. nany of

the sporosts car door open and got

let just stranyone in?! Among all these

I knoww upset, so I won’t hidiold

Keira was already in his driver’s seat andddflooring the accelerator. rned the car around, inimeediately heading

›ut could only

the hell are you?

his angry shouting,

toward the hospital.

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I so unlucky? Losing my boss

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