Lewisâs gaze was fixed on that last sentence, on the name and phone number.
âMy name is Keira Olsenâ¦â
His eyes widened as he suddenly remembered what Keira had said to him in the hospital, that whenshe was young, she also saved a big brotherâ¦
How had he not thought of it?
Perhaps that big brother was himself!
At that moment, Lewis suddenly wanted to laugh, but he couldnât control the tears welling up in hiseyes, feeling as if he had finally seen the way out of a hopeless situation.
There was no need for divorce now.
He and Keira could finally be together!
He took out his cell phone, about to call Keira, but he
hesitated for a moment.
He wanted to prepare a surprise for Keira.
Although both had acknowledged their relationship,
he had never actually proposed to herâ¦
Even the photo on their marriage certificate wasnât actually her.
So, he still had to go to the courthouse that afternoon, not to divorce but to change the marriagecertificate.
He wanted to officially register with Keira and to become lifelong partners.
He called Tom instead. âHelp me prepare some thingsâ¦â
After he had everything prepared, Tom couldnât help but hesitate before asking, âBoss, this looks like amarriage proposal. It doesnât seem like youâre getting a divorce⦠Are you planning to leave Miss Olsenwith a memorable impression even in divorce?â
Lewisâs response was very short. âGet lost.â
âAlright then.â
âWait.â
Tom, about to hang up, brought the phone to his ear again. âBoss, any other orders?â
By now, Lewis had calmed down.
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He trusted Keira, knowing she wouldnât joke with him about something like this.
But he also wondered that if Keira were to ask, how
should he respond? How did he mistake Madeleine for
her?
Lewis frowned, his expression turning serious. âHelp me find out exactly how Madeleine fooled us!â
Initially, when Madeleine lost the token, Lewis suspected whether she was genuine.
But later, Madeleine not only recounted the details of his time spent with that little girl, but even the liedetector showed no fluctuations.
That lie detector was among the worldâs most advanced devices, which under normal circumstanceswouldnât make mistakes unless the person had
undergone espionage training.
Madeleine was a mental patient, so how could she
have received such training?
So, what was really going on?
Upon hearing this, Tom was taken aback. âBoss, what do you mean she fooled us?â
He suddenly understood. âYou mean to sayâ¦â
âRight.â
Lewisâs voice trembled with excitement. âThe person who saved me back then wasnât her; it was Keira.â
He had spent the last several days obsessing, pondering over the key to breaking the impasse.
But he never expected it to be her.
Thank goodness it was her.
Half an hour later, Tom relayed the investigation results to Lewis. âI just talked to the attending doctorand had Madeleine undergo another EEG and so on,
and we found that she hasnât deceived us at all.ânovelbin
Lewis scoffed. âYou mean to say that Madeleine was the person from back then? Keira is lying?â
The chilly foreboding that seeped through the voi made Tom so scared that he immediately said, âIt islike that. After a few psychiatrists put the whole thin together, they reached a conclusion.â
âWhat?â
âMadeleine didnât deceive us, she deceived herself.â
Lewis was stunned. âWhat do you mean?â
Tom sighed. âThe doctors said that they had monitored Madeleineâs mental state for many years, andthey found that her mental health was already not normal since she was young. Over the years, thereason she could always pass the lie detector test is that⦠she
believes she hasnât lied.â
âWhen she was young, she was frequently abused by her parents, so by the time she was trafficked,she was already mentally disturbed.
âIndeed, Madeleine was kidnapped together with you.
âAmong the group of children, she silently witnessed your interactions with Miss Olsen, saw the mutualredemption between you two and everything Miss Olsen did to help you. She heard the promises youmade to Miss Olsen.
âWhen she was rescued and returned home, only to be abused by her parents again, she always feltthat you would come to save her.
âOver time, she put herself in Miss Olsenâs place, truly believing that it was she who saved you backthen and began to see you as her only salvation. Thatâs why,
despite years of treatment, there was no
improvement.â
Hearing the results of Tomâs investigation, Lewis was slightly taken aback.
The anger that was originally there suddenly couldnât find an outlet.
He had thought that everything was Madeleineâs deception, that he was foolish, and had been trickedfor five years without recognizing that she was an imposter.
But he didnât expect that it was like thisâ¦
However, this seemed to make everything fall into place.
Lewisâs expression changed.
He rememberedâ¦
Among the kidnapped children, there was indeed a dirty little child, and her small face was alwayshidden under her hair. She always watched him and the little girl in silenceâ¦
Keira was different.
No matter how bad the environment, every day when Keira woke up, she would wash her face cleanâ¦
The personalities of these two people were completely different, which was why when he first foundMadeleine, he sensed something was off.
Thatâs why he used the lie detector.
Only at that time, he thought Madeleineâs mental abnormality was due to her condition.
Now, he just wanted to slap himself. How could he have mixed up the two people?! How could he havemistaken her for someone else? If no mistake was made, if they had found Keira sooner, then maybeKeira wouldnât have had to suffer so much later in her
life.
What was Keira doing five years ago? She left the Olsen family and was working part-time to put herthrough schoolâ¦
Thinking of her numerous part-time jobs, Lewis suddenly clutched his chest, feeling heartbroken.
Tom cautiously asked, âBoss, what should we do about
Miss Davisâs situation now?â
It seemed somewhat inhumane to abandon someone with mental illness just like that.
Lewis was silent for a long time, then finally let out a cold laugh. âWhen she wakes up, tell her the truth.From now on, her affairs are your responsibility. Her treatment costs should not be interrupted, but Iwonât see her again.â
âYes.â
Tom said nothing more, for this was already the best
outcome.
Elsewhere.
Keira sent away the reporters and then received another text message. It was from the person fro stnight. âKeira, meet me at Fairy Groove Café at 11.
Keira rushed there immediately.
As soon as she entered and found a seat, a person appeared in front of her.
Keira looked up, her pupils slightly constricting. âItâs you.â