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The conference room was dead quiet.
Everyone was stupefied, looking at Samuel incredulously. Their eyes were Sliding back and forth between Keira and Samuel, feeling as if their brains had frozen.
Why would Samuel call Keira, Dr. South?
Could Keira be Dr. South?
Jake shouted, âSamuel, what are you messing around with? Dr. Southâs identity isnât to be taken lightly!â
Samuel chuckled. âI knew youâd all question this.â
He took out his patent proof from his bag and held it up for everyone to see. It was Dr. Southâs identification, and the name written on it was clearly Keira. With the official seals, there was no way to forge this.
Jakeâs pupils contracted, and he stood there in shock as though struck by lightning.
He stared blankly at Keira, suddenly feeling like he was a joke!!
At first, he gave up on her to choose Isla, not only because of Keiraâs illegitimate status but also because Isla could provide him with the connections of Dr. South, helping him secure a strong footing in the Horton Groupâs R&D departmentâ¦
But now, he was being made a fool!
He glared at Isla, his face twisted into fury. âWhat is happening?!â
Isla was shaking uncontrollably.
Originally, implying that Poppy had stolen Keiraâs plan and claiming it was given by Dr. South was a risky move, but everything was going according to her
Everyone had assumed that it was Keira who had stolen the plan, and to avoid angering Dr. South, they would certainly not bring it up in front of him.
Even if Samuel showed up to testify on behalf of Keira, not many people would believe him!
But she never expected that Keira would turn out to be Dr. South!
She bit her lip hard, trying to say something to appease Jakeâs fury, but she didnât know what to sayâ¦
Poppy, seeing this, violently picked herself up from the ground and flung her hand toward Keira. âBastard! How can you be Dr. South? You were always a poor student and barely scraped into college. This is impossible! Samuel must be lying for you! Tell everyone that youâre a fraud, that you stole the plan from your sister!â
Where was the mother-daughter love from just a moment ago?
Keira took a step back to dodge her attack, saying coldly, âHave you forgotten why my grades were poor?â
Poppy was startled.
âWhen I first started school, my very first exam, I ranked first in the class Who was it that made me kneel all night for trying to overshadow Isla? Who was it that made me leave all my exams blank and stop me from learning? Who threatened me, saying if I dared to do well in school, I would be sold to human traffickers?â
Keira looked down, her tone indifferent. âI had to work harder than anyone else. After all, getting just low grades during an entrance exam was hard.â She rarely mentioned her past, but now with Poppy painting a picture of a perfect mother, these words needed to be said to refute her accusations.
Everyone was stunned and looked at Poppy in disbelief.
Who would believe that such a mother existed in this world?
The head of the Administrative Department was frozen in place.
He originally thought that this mother he felt so sorry for was a pitiful person but now he knew the truth.
Lewis stood up, his lips pressed tightly together as he looked at Keira somberly.
Her words were light and seemed like she was talking about someone elseâs story, but he knew that every word she uttered tore at the wounds of her past, presenting to everyone a bloody truth!
He remembered the things he had asked Tom to investigateâ¦
She left the Olsen family in middle school, worked while studying, and barely made it into Oceanion University.
Oceanion Universityâs tuition wasnât cheap, yet she never applied for financial aid. She worked countless jobs outsideâ¦
When he saw Tomâs investigation, he didnât feel sorry for her.
But at this moment, as she let down all her pride and calmly revealed her dark past, he felt a constriction in his chest, so uncomfortable that it was suffocating.
POPPY, listening to all this, showed no remorse and instead shouted angrily, âYou faked your grades? Well, youâre playing me, Keira! How dare you trick me at such a young age! I shouldnât have sent you to school! Youâre nothing but garbage! A bastard! You were so cunning to keep it hidden! You secretly set up this situation, deliberately framing Isla!â
âEnough!â
Lewis couldnât listen any further. He snorted and looked directly at Isla. âMiss
Isla, do you have anything to say?!â
Poppy was Keiraâs mother⦠In this matter, she was clearly just a pawn being used. Lewis didnât want to deal with her and looked directly at the mastermind.
Immediately, Isla clenched her fists, her instincts making her look toward Jake.
Jakeâs face was gloomy as he stared at her. âYou better give me an explanation!â
Islaâs eyes filled with tears, and she cried. âI, I donât know⦠Jake, please believe me. Dr. South really did send me an email⦠Aunt Hill, what the hell is going
Poppy scoffed. âI did all this, it has nothing to do with Isla!â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
She looked at Keira. âYou called the police on me the other day, got me arrested, and thrown in jail for two days. Since getting out of custody, Iâve been thinking of ways to take revenge on you! I heard from Isla in passing about the competition in your R&D department, and thatâs how I came up with this plan! When you visited Mrs. Olsen in the hospital that day, I stole your computer and stole the file! The video you guys saw just now, I wasnât stealing something from Islaâs computer. I was delivering something to her! I was using Dr. South to defeat you, an ungrateful daughter!â
She no longer looked helpless and pitiable as she did before, but instead like a Shrew. With her hands on her hips, she stared at Keira. âIâm your mom. What can you do to me? Plus, Iâm not an employee of the Horton Group, so you canât punish me!â
Keira found her ignorance laughable.
Just as she was about to speak, Lewisâs voice once again rang out. âJalen, take
Dr. South back first. Iâll handle the matter here.â
Keira was slightly startled.
She understood that Lewis was worried that her position would complicate matters if Horton Group decided to hold Poppy accountable, so he deliberately asked her to leave.
She thought for a moment and accepted this gesture of goodwill.
She, Jalen, and Samuel left the conference room together. They took the
elevator down to the R&D department.
Jalen looked stunned, staring at Keira as if he was seeing a ghostâ¦
It wasnât until they got back to the office that he finally came back to his senses.
The moment they returned to the office, their whole team swarmed over.
âWhat happened? What was the final verdict?â
âJalen, why do you look so upset? Is Miss Olsen facing serious consequences?â Everyone was extremely worried, especially Luca, who was pacing nervously.
âKeira, what should we do now? I heard that Dr. Southâs assistant also came.
We can go find him and ask Dr. South to be lenientâ¦â
Right, as long as Dr. South speaks for you, this matter will be over!â
Keira didnât know what to say.
While everyone was talking, Jalen finally snapped back to reality. He pointed at
Keira and stuttered, âYou, are you really⦠Dr.. South?!â