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.

always

outgoing and cheerful and often stayed with her, making him her only

their statuses now made their

hesitated. “Is there

keep it from me? I despise mistresses and love children the most, yet I courted

pain, like someone clutching her

her a surprise at the graduation ceremony, had proposed

So, this was why.

in a harmonious relationship and apparently, he had a step-sister who

her true identity, Isla was able

a step back from him, widening

a step forward and challenged her.

An explanation for what?

did she decide to be born from

Keira scoffed, “No.”

She turned to leave.

their paths diverge, don’t force it. If he looked down on her background, she was better

As he watched her walk further from him, a sudden panic seized

looked back at him,

felt that Keira’s distant, cold demeanor was

mixed with a strange feeling

why did

you are yet to find formal employment. How about working as

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

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

ice. “So, you want me to

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

“Slap!”

right across the face. “Jake, enough

the slap, but he laughed. His gaze turning shaded,

it or not if I don’t want you, no one in Oceanion will dare want you! You won’t be able to find a job or a husband. You’d only end up as a plaything for others. If that’s the case, why not choose me? At least, I might be a

If you change your mind, call me anytime. You

these words, Jake

gave a self-deprecating

saw Lewis standing in the

an excuse, he intended to leave with Tom but didn’t expect to witness the scene in

was perspicuous,

his 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 this

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