Nara looked at Austinâs face with tears streaming down her cheeks.
But in the next moment, Austin flung her hand away. He looked at her with annoyance and disgust inhis voice. âWhat are you doing? You stupid mute, youâre filthy!â
Nara stumbled back, looking at him in disbelief.
She stared at Austin, dumbfounded.
Her voice was a bit hoarse, making Austin unable to hear her clearly. After pushing Nara away, hecouldnât help but say, âWhat bad luck! If my clothes get dirty because of your touch, my sister mayignore me whe she sees me. If that happens, I definitely wonât let you off the hook!â
Nara looked at him in disbelief.
The face of the man before her and the brother she remembered from her childhood couldnât merge inher
eyesâ¦
She then looked toward Lady Gillâ¦
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The kind, loving eyes from her childhood were now coldly staring at her. âKeep away from my son!Donât infect him with your muteness! If it werenât for you, how could our family and the Olsens havecome to such a stage?!â
Lady Gill then looked toward the bodyguards. âWhat are you standing around for? Get these two out ofhere, now!â
Then, she pointed to Keira. âRemember her face. From now on, they are both banned from enteringour hospital!â
The bodyguards outside immediately rushed in toward Nara and Keira. âPlease leave.â
Keira said coldly, âWe can leave ourselves.â
She looked toward Nara.
Naraâs eyes were brimming with tears, her express indescribable as she looked toward Austin andLady
Gillâ¦
She bit her lip hard with a look of stubbornness and unwillingness in her eyes.
She clenched her fists, then suddenly let out a cold
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laugh. Holding Keiraâs arm, she turned and walked out.
As she passed by Austin, she didnât glance at him again.
Time seemed to slow down in that momentâ¦
With a mother and a brother like them⦠Good
riddance!
Austin stepped back, casting her a disdainful glance before taking out his phone to redial his sisterâsnumber. âThe phone youâre calling is switched offâ¦â
Austin said, âMom, is my sister living in such poverty that she canât pay her phone bill? Or maybe herphone isnât good enough and ran out of battery!â
With teary eyes, Austin continued. âShe must have suffered a lot.â a
Lady Gill said, âWe must find her as soon as possible We have to make it up to her!â
Austin nodded, âOkay.â â
Lying on the hospital bed, Jackson listened to their conversation and glanced at Nara as she walkedaway. He smirked darkly and gloated inwardly.
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After leaving the hospital, Keira saw Nara in a dejected mood. She walked on the street as if her soulhad been drained, numb to her surroundings.
Her wound wasnât severe and had already begun to scab over. Keira only needed to bandage it up.
Thinking that Nara was worried about not having a job, Keira took her hand and said, âWhy donât yousubmit a resume to the Nora Research Institute?â
Nara was surprised, and then let out a bitter smile.
She thought, âMiss Olsen probably doesnât realize how stringent the Nora Research Instituteâs hiringstandards are,â but she still nodded in compliance.
She never liked to trouble other peopleâ¦
Keira was going to take Nara home.
But Nara took out paper and pen and attempted to write, only to find that her injured hand couldnât.
She lowered her gaze and compliantly let Keira drive her to the alley entrance.
The alley was too narrow for the car to enter, so Nara
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got out to walk the long, winding path at the mouth of the alley.
Keira wanted to accompany her, but Nara refused.
Then, under Keiraâs watchful eye, Nara exited the car and entered the alley.
She walked a long time in the alley, finally stopping by the water pipe, which was a block away from herhouse. She washed her face, then leaned against it, quietly waiting for time to pass.
Only after six in the evening did she turn around, pat her face, and enter her house.
After she entered, Keira and Lewis emerged from around the corner, approaching the wall just in timeto hear Naraâs happy voice, âAh!â
Matias asked, âHow was the internship today?â
Then, seemingly noticing Naraâs wound, he asked, âWhat happened to your hand? Has someoneinjured you?â
Matias understood sign language. Hence, Nara could communicate with him without difficulty.
Separated by a door, Keira saw Nara smiling, gesturing
with her hands. Although Keira didnât understand sign language, she could guess the meaning,
âNo, I got hurt taking care of a patient! How was your day at home? Iâm so tired. Do we have any food?â
Matias then relaxed, hobbling as he spoke. âDinnerâs on the stove. I made sure to save you some. Imade your favorite chicken wings. Nara, are you okay?â
Nara nodded, continuing to gesture. âIâm fine. I have to work tomorrow, and Iâm dead tired. Iâll go tosleep after dinner.â
Matias nodded.
Nara went into her room.
â¦
Keira felt sorry for the girl.
She looked at Lewis, sighing silently.
Lewis said, âWe should arrange for someone to protec
them.â
Keira nodded. âThey must be protected, but I donât want to restrict their freedom, and if the Gill family istargeting them, we canât be around all the time.â
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Lewis pursed his lips. âLetâs protect them for now.â
âYeah.â
The two slowly turned around and returned to the car, driving toward the South residence.
â¦
Meanwhile, in the hospital.
The bodyguards checked all the medical staff and patients one by one. The few young women close toNaraâs age were all proven not to be members of the Gill family; moreover, their phone numbers didnâtmatch the one Austin had.
Austin paced anxiously. âMom, whatâs going on? My sister was here. How could she havedisappeared?â
Lady Gill furrowed her brow, suddenly thinking of something. âCould it beâ¦â 2