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Peter wavered.
It wasn't that he truly harbored any resentnt toward "Keera"; it was just that, monts ago, when Susan suggested that "Keera" was willing to lend her wedding dress to Mary but not to them, he suddenly felt a sense of jealousy.
He and Ellis were both "Keera's" brothers. How could she treat them differently?
And the difference was just too significant…
Peter tensed his jaw, his expression softening slightly, when Susan suddenly spoke up. She looked at Keira and said with a pitiful voice, "Keera, family mbers should understand and respect each other. I know you don't like , but could you please not treat Peter like this? He really likes you a lot. The days after you just got back, whenever he and I went shopping, he thought of getting sothing for you… Can't you respect for his sake?"
She lowered her head. "I won't hold a grudge about you hacking into my phone. I just hope to get your blessing to marry Peter. Is that too much to ask?"
Peter then turned his gaze back to Keira.
Upon hearing this, Keira silently sighed.
She knew she had to express her stance today.
Just now, during the dispute between Jas and Peter, she realized that she had actually been weighing the pros and cons, even contemplating at one point whether to reveal the truth to Peter and muddle-headedly agree to this marriage...
But now, she understood.
All of her brothers ant well for her.
Even Peter, who was kept in the dark, was sincere. How could she remain indifferent?!
Keira took a deep breath and said decisively, "No."
Everyone around was stunned, including Peter.
Keira turned to him. "Whether you believe it or not, I saw it in the mall that day. Her relationship with that so-called brother is dubious. What they did was beyond sibling affection. They were being intimate!"
Jas hurried in front of her, tugging at her arm. "Keera, do you have any evidence?"
"No."
Keira said it confidently.
Imdiately, Jas said with a mix of laughter and helplessness, "If you don't have evidence, don't say it so loudly."
Charles also nodded. "Yeah, Keera, without evidence, don't… don't talk nonsense."
Both n now looked at Peter.
Susan was enraged and confronted Keira. "Peter, I can't tolerate this anymore. Keera, I know we've had our issues before, and that's why you won't let marry Peter, no matter what!"
Everyone was taken aback. "What issues?"
Even Keira herself was puzzled.
Susan bit her lip. "Is it because during college, you lost to in the campus beauty contest?"
Keira didn't know what to say.
She was entirely baffled.
That was the real Keera's life, not hers. Keira didn't know that Keera's life intertwined with Susan's once!
Susan bit her lip. "Back then, I won by a few votes, and it was said you were quite unhappy. When we t, the look in your eyes… It just wasn't right. I thought you had forgotten, but are you slandering now because of that? Keera, that was three or four years ago. We've never had any real conflict of interest, so why bother?"
Keira instinctively looked at Lewis.
Lewis had already picked up his phone and handed it to her.
Keira took it and saw that it was Keera's college intranet page. Four years ago, Keera indeed competed with Susan for the title of campus beauty!
It wasn't even an official contest...
Keira was speechless.
This Fox sure ca prepared!
Jas and Charles, who could also see the screen, both glanced at Keira and then said, "We don't think Keera is that kind of person."
"Right, she's married with kids now. Who would be that petty?"
Jas even added, "I had unpleasant confrontations with her when I didn't know her identity. If she held grudges, I would be her least favorite brother. What's your little issue compared to that?"
Susan nodded. "Exactly, what's our little friction compared to all of that? Why can't you just let be happy with Peter? Keera, is it because I am a woman?"
Keira said, "I... "
"I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore!" Peter finally erupted with anger, glaring at Keira. "What more do you want?!"
He was panting as he scanned Keira. "I treated you as my own sister, but what about you? You can't provide any evidence for what you said while Susan has all the evidence. How can I believe you?!"
Keira didn't know what to say.
She clenched her fists.
In the next instant, Mr. Olsen's furious roar ca from upstairs. "Peter, how can you speak to Keera like that? You ungrateful thing! Co up here right now!"
Upon hearing this, Peter scoffed and then glanced at Keira before heading upstairs.
That glance carried disappointnt…
It made Keira's chest tighten slightly.
But before she could reflect on why, her phone suddenly rang, and she answered imdiately. She heard the nanny's sobbing on the other end. "Ma'am, please hurry ho! The South residence… The South residence is on fire!! Amy and I are together. I took her out for a walk, but as soon as we got back, we found the house on fire, so I called the fire departnt. But Miss Mary is still in her room!!"
These words made Keira stand up sharply!!
Mary…
No! She couldn't let anything happen to Mary!
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