My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

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Poppy was terrified.

Only she and her brother, Finley, knew about her switching the girls!

She had never mentioned it to her real daughter, Isla.

How could Old Mrs. Horton know?

Moreover, she spoke in an assertive tone, not of suspicion, but of certainty!

Seeing Keira and Lewis approaching, Poppy looked even more uneasy in her guilt!

They hadn’t heard what she’d just said, had they?

Old Mrs. Horton huffed out, “I know. You bullied my granddaughter-in-law. You’re a bad woman!”

The old lady rambled on and on. It seemed like something was wrong with her mind…

Poppy breathed a sigh of relief. She approached Keira with the thermos in hand, “Keira dear, I’ve brought you some chicken broth. You must be tired from caring for old Mrs. Horton. You need to eat more to regain some

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strength…”

The aroma of the chicken broth from the thermos wafted into the air, but to Keira, it was nothing more

than irony.

This was the first time Poppy had ever made soup for

her.

She asked in a voice devoid of emotion, “What do you

want?”

Poppy smiled. “I’m still after Isla’s two percent share… Old Mrs. Horton values you a lot. She help you arrange a hospital room for Mrs. Olsen and get you that medicine. She’ll definitely agree if you ask for it. Help out your sister, otherwise, how could she be confident

around Jake?”

Keira’s expression turned ice-cold, the words escaping her lips devoid of warmth, “No.”

Poppy’s face hardened, her façade crumbling. She glared at Keira, “That’s right, huh? I worked so hard to give birth to you. You climb the social ladder, and now you won’t respect me anymore?!”

She plopped down onto the ground, crying out, “If you don’t help me today I won’t get un! Everyone come

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look at this! My daughter is an ungrateful wretch! She’s embarrassed by her mother’s lowly background, so she’s serving Old Mrs. Horton with such dedication! She wants to be their granddaughter now!”

The surrounding medical staff and patients began to whisper among themselves.

“Miss Olsen seemed nice. I never expected her to be

like this…”

“She’s so materialistic. She’s even denying her own mother. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life!”

with an expressionless

didn’t want to admit that

scene was her mother.

regretfully, such a relationship was impossible to

sever.

She felt helpless.

as icy as her expression. “Go ahead, make a scene. If you interrupt anyone’s rest, the security

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past Poppy.

she stood up abruptly and threw the thermos full of

“Watch out!”

was tightly enveloped in a sturdy embrace!

of her, shielding

from his black suit.

and asked anxiously, “Are you

“I’m fine.”

at

was petrified. She wayed her hands frantically “Mr. Horton, I… I didn’t mean to splash you. I… I…..”

was so flustered that she turned to escape, quickly disappearing from the corridor.

paid her any heed as

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enter

“Quickly, take it off and let me see how bad it is!

off his suit and white shirt, revealing his

gaze fell onto his back which was now bright red and

a minor injury. It was clearly very serious!

does it hurt? Keira, apply some ointment

him…”

into Keira’s hands. She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room,

moving closer to Keira, she whispered, “Granddaughter-in-law, it’s up

Keira was speechless.

instant, only the two of

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ward.

was so awkward.

said in a low voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll let the nurse come in…”

“I’ll do it.”

and

twilight hour, and the golden light spilled in through the window, casting long shadows

stood before the window, the halo through the glass illuminating his broad back, and his

look and Keira lowered her

was as if a tiny stone had been thrown into the lake of her heart,

dabbed the ointment on her fingertips before gently applying it to his burned area.

silent, his

her fingertips

skin.

onto his back like a flame was

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scorching him.

his discomfort, Keira asked softly, “Does

and in the

her expression,

focused as if she were handling a

antique.

and the corner of his mouth

the ointment, Lewis put on

Miss Olsen.”

“Don’t mention it.”