Lewis took note of the address and replied “Sure. Sorry for disturbing you.”

He had to bring a family doctor to check on his grandmother tonight, or else he would be worried.

“Need Iron” didn’t reply again.

He could tell she didn’t like polite formalities.

Lewis quietly made note of her little quirk.

“Mr. Horton, are you messaging Mrs. Horton?”

Someone nearby teased him. “You can’t hide the smile on your face.”

The corner of Lewis’s lips tightened stiffly.

He put away his phone and turned to the one who spoke.

After Lewis became the CEO of the Horton Group, the mysterious Mrs. Horton made people suspect if she even existed.

So, he didn’t deny it.

The person took his silence as admission and flattered him, “Mr. Horton, you really are upright and devoted to Mrs. Horton. You were unmoved even by the attractive chef just now. You are a role model for us all!”

With this, others chimed in, “We’re very curious about Mrs. Horton. What sort of person could capture Mr. Horton’s heart… Old Mrs. Horton must be pleased with her, right?”

Everyone knew vaguely that Lewis didn’t get on well with the Horton family except for Old Mrs. Horton.

Lewis lowered his gaze and simply replied, “Well, yes. Granny quite likes her.”

Outside.

Bored out of her mind, Keira was waiting when a familiar voice rang out.

“Keira!”

She turned to face a familiar, handsome face.

Jake, wearing a black suit, was known for his gentle and caring demeanor, but now he was looking at her with a stormy expression. “So, you’re here.”

Keira bit her lip.

her university years, she was always on her

often stayed with

statuses now made

hesitated. “Is there something you

your background. Why did you keep it from me? I despise mistresses and love children the most, yet I courted you, an outsider

someone clutching her

wondered why Jake, who had promised her a surprise at the

So, this was why.

harmonious relationship and apparently, he had a step-sister who was an illegitimate

true identity, Isla was able to shatter

back from him, widening the distance

a step forward and challenged her. “Don’t you have any

An explanation for what?

she an illegitimate child? Why did she decide

Keira scoffed, “No.”

She turned to leave.

on her background, she was better off not having him

him, a sudden panic seized him, and he grabbed her

at him,

tense. He felt that Keira’s distant, cold

up, mixed with

let go first. So why did it still feel as though he was the

“You’re still working here, which means you are yet to find formal employment. How about working as my assistant? You’ve done it

away from his grasp, coldly rejecting him. “I’m afraid I can’t handle

need for you to do anything. I have an apartment near the company. You only need to live there and take care of my daily needs. I’ll

gaze turned frosty, her tone like ice. “So, you

mistress. You’ve seen it firsthand, so it’s in your blood. I trust

“Slap!”

right across the face. “Jake, enough is

but he laughed. His gaze turning shaded,

husband. You’d only end up as a plaything for others. If that’s the case, why not choose me? At

time to consider. If you change your mind, call me anytime.

these words, Jake

a self-deprecating

standing in the doorway of his

he intended to leave with Tom but didn’t expect to witness the scene in the hallway

perspicuous, revealing

tongue sympathetically at Keira. “I was wondering why you didn’t find a steady job after graduating from college and continued working multiple part-time jobs. So, is

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