Lewis instinctively looked toward Keira, asking with his eyes: can I tell her?
After a night of unreserved conversation, Keira told Lewis about Keeraâs cause of death andincidentally mentioned her motherâs situation.
Lewis had said at the time, âIâve been helping out with Mrs. Olsenâs issue, but so far, thereâs no news.â
Setting aside the cordial relationship between Lewis and Uncle Olsen, the fact that Mrs. Olsen wasKeiraâs mother meant that Lewis had always taken the matte seriously.
However, he hadnât understood the reasons before,
but now he did.
After sharing information, they realized that, given the backgrounds of both the Horton and the Olsen
families, the fact that they couldnât find the âSouth familyâ indicated just how mysterious the Southfamily actually was.
The only way to save her mother was to lure the
snakes out of their hole!
www
The South family would be in touch with Keera, so Keira couldnât resume her identity for the moment;she had to continue posing as Keera to entice them to
make contact.
Lewis, wanting to avoid his appearance linking Keera with Keira, decided after some thought to concealhis identity and stay by Keiraâs side.
He coughed and was about to conjure up a name or something when Mary laughed. âNo way? Keera,have you finally turned things around? Your little boyfriend, heâs really under your thumb, isnât he? Hedoesnât dare utter his name?â
Lewis was speechless.
He said nothing.
Mary didnât fuss over this and instead felt happy for
Keira.
At that moment, her phone buzzed again.
She glanced down at it, and her brows knitted together, âDamn it!â
Keira asked casually, âWhatâs wrong?â
Mary sighed. âMy uncle is really something⦠Hearing that Lewis came to Clance, he told me to find anopportunity to âbump intoâ him, to tryâ¦â
âAhem!â
Keira instinctively glanced at Lewis.
Mary said indignantly, âCan you believe it? Does he think I canât get married? He wants me to seduce
Lewis? Iâve heard he just lost his wife! Heâs a widower!!â
âPfft!â
Keira couldnât help but spit out a mouthful of water again!
Then she looked at Mary with an expression tha hard to describe⦠and behind her, Lewis with asimilarly indescribable expression.
Keira coughed. âWell, Mary, Lewis is actually quite a rightâ¦â
Mary huffed. âHis background isnât bad, and marrying him would make someone a family headâs wife,on par with the top five families, but what if this Lewis is old and ugly? Heâs almost thirty⦠However,Iâm not
interested in him. As for those unmarried girls in
11:
Clance, who knows!â
Keira was dumbfounded.
She coughed and pointed at Lewis. âWhat do
of him?â
you think
Mary said, âOf course, heâs a cute little puppy. Looks as
if heâs just in his early twenties, right?â
Lewis, who was âin his early twenties,â had by now gone completely expressionless.
Struggling to keep a straight face, Keira said, âAlright, arenât we supposed to go to the hospital? Iâllchange my clothes and be right there!â
Hearing that, Mary was slightly startled and nodd
Keira then went inside.
Lewis followed her like a little tail.
At that moment, he was severely lacking in a sense of security, worried that in the blink of an eye, Keiramight disappear againâ¦
Seeing him like this, Keira couldnât help but say, âCan you stop following me?â
Lewis said, âYouâre in a dangerous situation right now.
I get worried if I donât follow you.â
In fact, he had secretly been following her for a month!
Keira, feeling helpless, said, âBut with what identity will
you
follow me around? If someone recognizes you, itâs easy to link me with Keira.â
Lewis looked down. âShall I be your bodyguard?â
Keira was dumbfounded.
She turned around, wrapped her arm around his neck, leaned in close, and whispered, âJust now, Marysaid,
many women in Clance are eyeing you⦠Are you sure about being a bodyguard for a twice-marriedwoman with a child?â
Lewis immediately tightened his embrace arou waist and said outright, âAs your friend said, Iâm old andugly widower, a perfect match for you!â
Keira didnât know what to say.
She said in resignation, âThen suit yourself, but still be careful not to reveal your identity.â
âOkay.â
Keira changed her clothes and handed a black cap to
Lewis.
Lewis, wearing a white T-shirt and white cotton pants, topped off with the black cap, radiated a youthfulvibe that made Keira feel refreshed.novelbin
When they left and were going downstairs, Mary came
up to them. âWhatâs going on? Canât bear to part?â
Keira coughed and said, âHe wants to be our driver.â
âThatâs fine then.â
Mary tossed her car keys to Lewis and then took a seat in the back with Keira.
On the way to the hospital, Mary started looking up information online. âKeera, it seems that aborting ababy requires at least 42 days into pregnancyâ¦â
Keira said, âFor medication abortion, there shouldnât be a time limit, I think.â
âReally?â
Mary continued. âDo you think the baby feels anything right now? Would it hurt if I had an abortion?â
Keira said, âIt shouldnât because itâs only a fertilized
egg at this point.â
Mary didnât know what to say.
She couldnât help looking at Keira. âKeera, how come youâre not persuading me to keep the baby?â
Keira smiled, looking straight at her. âDo you want to keep it?â
âOf course not.â
âThen thereâs nothing to persuade. Donât be afraid, Iâve heard from people that an abortion is quick.Just lie down and sleep, and when you wake up, the baby will be gone.â
Mary fell silent.
Although Keira knew Mary was reluctant to go thro with it, she still deliberately said those wordsbecaus she understood the more she spoke like that, the harder it would be for Mary to let go.
Sure enough, when they reached the hospital entrance, Mary stared at the sign and couldnât bringherself to step inside.
Outside the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital.
Keira helped Mary get a number and then waited with her on a bench for their number to be called.
Mary was very nervous, her palms sweating.
Outside the hospital.
When Ellis walked out of the hospital, he happened to see Lewis and was surprised, âLewis? It really isyou! What are you doing dressed like that, and here of all places?!â
Lewis lazily looked up at him.
The listless expression on his face was swept away. âAnd what brings you here?â
Ellis replied, âA friend of mine is sick, so I came to visit⦠What are you doing at an obstetrics andgynecology hospital? Is itâ¦â
His gaze swept over Lewisâs groin. âYou have some kind of hidden condition?â
Lewis was speechless.
Watching Ellisâs smug expression, remembering when he had come to offer a few words of sympathyduring his own moments of deep sorrow, and then thinking of
Marv on her way to get an abortionâ¦
From the snippets of conversations between Mary and Keira, he had figured out that the child waslikely
Ellisâs.
And here was this guy, leisurely enjoying the showâ¦
Lewis suddenly took on a teasing smile. âI donât need to prove anything to you, but I think you shouldbe more concerned about yourself.â
Ellis immediately jumped. âConcerned about myself for what? Iâm absolutely fine!â
âReally?â
Lewis smiled. âI just thought I saw Miss Mary Davis heading upstairs to the obstetrics and gynecologydepartmentâ¦â
Ellis was suddenly taken aback. âWhat?!â