Mary looked puzzled at Reba. “Who is he?” ”


    Reba swallowed hard.


    She had spent all of yesterday at the vi trying to please Lewis, but he was just icy cold to her and


    didn’t speak at all.


    Just as she was about to inform Mary who he was, she caught the man giving her a quick nce.


    Immediately, Reba dared not say anything…


    Mary then said, “No matter who he is, he looks young and handsome. Let me tell you. His stamina is


    also really good, way better than that nearly


    thirty-years-older Lewis! Plus, he’s a widower on h second marriage!”


    The more she spoke, the more terrified Reba became, and she quickly exined, “Actually, Mr.


    Horton isn’t that bad…”


    “Tsk tsk.” Mary looked her up and down, “Miss Allen, you don’t still have any improper thoughts about


    him, do you? I’ve heard before that you always wanted to


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    marry him…”


    At this remark, Reba felt the chill around Lewis.


    intensified.


    She immediately waved her hands. “No, I don’t have that idea anymore…”


    “You look down on him now, don’t you? After all, as


    long as you have enough money to spend and your parents can support you for a lifetime, it’s better to


    find yourself a young lover like Keera than to marry a divorced man and potentially sufferter on, isn’t


    it?”


    Reba was shocked.


    She said, “No, it’s not that I look down on him…”


    Mary asked, “You still fancy him? Alright, then go andpete with Victoria! To each their own!”


    Reba was speechless.


    Once more, she carefully and fearfully nced at Lewis, only to see that he looked even more


    displeased, and took Keira’s hand. “You must be ca who you befriend in the future!”


    ??


    Reba felt that she would never be able toe


    clean!


    While they were chatting, Mrs. Jones finally came down the stairs with the two children. She looked at


    Keira with a joyous expression. “Miss South, you’re actually Uncle Olsen’s daughter! No wonder…”


    No wonder she saidst time that if they went to the Horton family, the deal would go through-it really


    did!


    After pondering for a moment, Keira said, “There’s something I’d like to ask of you, which is to keep my


    identity a secret for now.”


    Mary was slightly startled, recalling what Keera said about saving his mother, and her secretive


    demeanor since childhood; she didn’t ask any more questions.


    However, Reba immediately became anxious. “What’s wrong? Doesn’t Uncle Olsen want to


    acknowledge you and take you home? If that’s the case, forget about that home!”


    Mrs. Jones also looked worriedly at her.


    Seeing that everyone had misunderstood, Keira just smiled faintly. “No, it’s just that I still have some


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    to do, and this identity hinders me.”


    “As long as they don’t deny you, that’s good.” Reba patted her chest.


    Maryughed at her. “You’re overthinking it. With Christina and Victoria in the Olsen family, how could


    they not want you, their precious daughter?”


    After saying this, she looked at Keira. “We won’t tell, but you probably have made it clear to Uncle


    Olsen. I can’t guarantee what Christina and Victoria will do, though.”


    Keira wasn’t worried about them and just smiled. “Do you think they would tell anyone?”


    Mary thought for a moment and came to a conclusion: Of course not!


    As long as the Olsen family’s true daughter wasn’t home, they could remain the honored daughters o


    Olsen family. But if the biological daughter came ba the two adopted daughters would lose their


    position


    Realizing this, Mary smirked.


    Mrs. Jones, however, seemed to hesitate, looking at Keira without speaking.


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    Keira understood what she meant and stood up immediately. “The Olsen family has entrusted me with


    the position of kindergarten’s board director. I’ll take you back now and have George’s withdrawal


    canceled!”


    Mrs. Jones was instantly delighted!


    She hadn’t expected Keira to be so perceptive and see right through her intentions,


    She had meant to bring this up just now, worried that if Keira refused to acknowledge her help, she


    wouldn’t be able to arrange the schooling for the child.


    Gratitude appeared in her eyes. “Great!”


    Reba and Mary stayed at home to keep Amypany, while the rest of the group left the house


    with Lewis acting as Keira’s driver.


    Mrs. Jones had her own car.


    The two cars traveled one after the other toward the kindergarten.


    Just as they left the vi’s underground garage, Lewis paused for a moment and took a nce in the


    rearview mirror.


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    In an inconspicuous spot in the distance, three cars were parked.


    A shadow passed through his eyes, and after a moment of contemtion, he looked back just in time


    to hear Keira ask, “Is it Uncle Olsen?”


    Lewis nodded. “It looks like it.”


    After saying this, he nced at Keira again and said indifferently, “Uncle Olsen seems very


    domineering and authoritarian, but in fact, he’s quite righteous. He has a persistent affection for your


    mom and has remained unmarried all these years because of her. By the way…”


    Lewisughed a bit as he added. “Do you know why, initially, I went to the Olsen family on behalf of the


    Horton family to propose a marriage for Jake?


    Keira became momentarily lost in thought upo hearing this.


    At that time, she was forced by Poppy and Taylo shotgun wedding, only to discover at the courtho that


    she was already married to Lewis.


    Thinking back to these events now, they seemed


    almont aurreal


    Back then, she lived a stifling life with the Olsen family, oppressed and brainwashed by Poppy,


    struggling for freedom, and working hard at various jobs.


    Gradually, she established her own courierpany, a repair business, and eventer developed new


    energy sources, bing Nora, and then…


    Perhaps because of herck of a sense of security since childhood, at that time, she was obsessed


    with earning more money, wanting to buy her own houses in various parts of the country.


    Instead of forever living under someone else’s roof, especially in that dark basement of the Olsen


    family.


    Although life was hard back then, it was fulfilling.


    But such a lifested only two short months befe it was shattered.


    The mysterious South family…


    Her sister, who had appeared out of nowhere, die her…


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    It seemed as if an ominous called conspiracy ha suddenly descended from the sky, entangling her


    firmly. She wanted to break free but had no idea


    where to start…


    She could only let things take their course, feeling a profound sense of helplessness.


    Reflecting on her past life, she suddenly found the simplicity of those days more appealing.


    Lost in her memories, Lewis continued to exin. “It was Uncle Olsen who sent me. Over the years,


    the Horton family has been assisting the Olsen family’s business, all because of Uncle Olsen’s care.


    He knew that if the Olsen family tried to help, my mother-inw would never ept it…”


    Mother-inw…


    A surge of warmth passed over Keira’s face.


    Seeing that she didn’t react with aversion, Lewi continued. “When my mother-inw fell ill, Un Olsen


    rushed to Oceanion overnight. It shows h always been concerned about her. In fact, there’s


    misunderstanding between the two of them…”


    Keira immediately asked, “What misunderstanding