Mary heard this and suddenly went silent.
After a long while, she forced a smile. âKeera, youâre quite the joker.â
Keira was perplexed.
She gave a resigned smile. âIâm not jokingâ¦â
Before she could finish, Mary took her by the arm. âYouâve forgotten, right? You already told me aboutyour background long ago!â
Keira was stunned. ââ¦What?â
Keeraâs background?
Without further thought, Mary said, âWhen I asked you back then if you wanted to find your biologicalfather or just live with your foster parents, you told me about
itâ¦â
Saying this, she cautiously glanced at Keira as if afraid that bringing up that matter would touch a rawnerve.
Keira only felt her mind turn into mush. âWhat did I tell you?â
Mary looked at her oddly. âKeera, you donât
remember?â
Keira pursed her lips, pausing before asking, âWhat did
I say?â
Without giving a reason, Mary simply looked at her curiously for a few moments, then continued. âYouâsaid that you werenât a lost child, that you have parents, just thatâ¦â
She bit her lip before continuing. âYouâre too naïve. Your parents didnât like you, so they let your foster
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parents bring you to Clance and told you never to come back home.â
Keiraâs jaw tensed.
Keera was her twin sister, that much was certain; they looked exactly alike, and besides, Taylor hadadmitted to this fact beforeâ¦
Moreover, after âMrs. Hortonâsâ death, Lewis had three consecutive DNA reports done, all proving thedeceased was Mrs. Horton, definitely showing that
Keera and Keira were identical twins.
Why then did Keera say such a thing?
Before his death, Taylor once said that when their mother gave birth to the Keera, she wasnâtabandoned by him, but was âtaken away by the South familyââ¦
During this period, Keira had already investigated the deceased foster parents of her sister. They weresimply running their company honestly and didnât seem to have any significant skills.
Their deaths years ago were also due to a car accident.
But⦠those foster parents seemed to appear out of nowhere, with no other relatives or family inClance.
Keira felt increasingly baffled.
âKeera, does bringing this up make you upset again?â Maryâs voice brought her back to reality.
Keira immediately shook her head, sighing. âPerhaps after this marriage fiasco, I was a bit shocked andnow, I canât remember some things very clearlyâ¦â
Mary showed a look that said, âSee, I knew I guessed right.â She then took Keira by the arm and said,âNot remembering is fine; youâve always had the habit of keeping a diary, and youâve written a lot ofimportant things in there.â
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Keira nodded. âI know that.â
She had read quite a few of Keeraâs diaries recently.
It was through the diaries that she learned about her interactions with Howard and Mary, otherwise, hercover would have been blown long ago.
However, Mary pouted and complained. âBack when we were in school, we could exchange diaries toread each otherâs, but you had one with a lock that you
never let me see.â
A diary with a lock?
Keira had never seen this one.
But she didnât inquire further, afraid Mary might discover something.
With this distraction, she forgot to explain further
about Uncle Olsenâs situation.
Mary left the amusement park with her, and by the time they drove Keira and Amy home, it had gottendark. When they arrived at the front door, Mary suddenly clutched her stomach.
Keira quickly asked, âWhatâs wrong?â
Mary looked a bit pale. âMy stomach hurts a bit, probably got my period. Let me use your bathroom.â
Keira nodded.
Mary got out of the car and entered Keiraâs home. The housekeeper had already prepared dinner forthem, and she was helping Amy eat.
When Mary came back, she looked pale.
Keira asked, âWhatâs wrong?â
Mary gave a wry smile. âMy period is three days late, and my stomach is killing me.
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Upon hearing this, Keira said, âArenât you usually very regular?â
Mary nodded. âYeah, my cycle is like clockwork, 28 days each time. I donât know whatâs going on this
timeâ¦â
Her words stopped there as she suddenly thought about that night she spent with Ellis. Her voice gotstuck in her throat, and a look of panic appeared on
her face!
Keira saw the state she was in and vaguely guessed something. âIâll go buy you a pregnancy test kit.â
Mary looked at her frantically and nodded.
Half an hour later.novelbin
Both of them were deep in thought as they looked at
the two lines on the pregnancy test.
Keira frowned as she looked at Mary.
Mary also looked back at Keira with an expression that was almost on the verge of tears.
Keira rested her chin on her hand and complained, âMary, you didnât even tell me you had a boyfriend.â
It clearly said in the diary that Keera and Mary had agreed they would tell each other immediately ifthey started dating!
Maryâs face turned pale, and she tightly clenche fingers. âI⦠I didnât have a boyfriend. This child w
accident.â
Keira was stunned. âWhat?â
Mary was near tears. âKeera, what⦠what should I do?â
Keira was dumbfounded.
How would she know what to do?
father of the child?â
Mary immediately bit her lip, and her cheeks flushed.
Her demeanor didnât seem angry or panicked, but rather slightly shy.
Keira immediately guessed something. âEllis?â
Mary, frightened, looked up sharply. âHow did you
know?â
Keira was speechless.
This girl had always been exceedingly shy whenever she mentioned Ellis. It was clear to Keira that itwas a case of unrequited love. How could she not see it?
Keira grimaced, âMary, what do you plan to do wit this child? Will you tell Ellis? It just so happens heâsmarried yetâ¦â
âNo,â Mary said firmly.
Ellis didnât have a good impression of her, and it
seemed like telling him would mean she wanted to trap
him into marriage.
Her gaze fell.
Keira then coughed. âThen the childâ¦â
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âI donât want it.â
Mary said resolutely, âIâll make an appointment for an operation tomorrow⦠Keera, youâll come withme, wonât you? Iâm scared. I donât want my parents to find
out.â
â⦠Okay!â
Keira respected her friendâs every choice.
Mary stayed at the villa that night because of her fear.
Keira put Amy to bed, asked the nanny to stay with her, and then returned to the master bedroom.
She needed to save the nighttime hours to do some things on her ownâ¦
Moreover, considering what Mary had said that seemed likely that Keera had other secrets.
While searching in the master bedroom, she sudde heard a noise near the window, and her pupilsnarrowed. Instantly, she moved to the window.
Soon after, someone knocked lightly on the window
and climbed in.
The moment the person came in, Keira immediately
went forward and captured his arm in a grip!
The intruder instinctively tried to fight back.
But he seemed to realize something and stopped his
movements.
Keiraâs guard was up.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Was this person here to kill Keera? Or did he have something to do with Keeraâs secrets? Was he sentby the âSouth familyâ?
She grabbed the manâs shoulder and, grabbing a tie from nearby, she bound his hands with it. Aftersubduing him from behind, Keira then moved to face
the intruder.
And then, she saw a familiar handsome face.
It was⦠Lewis?!
Keira was dumbfounded.