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!”

stood there with

admit that this woman causing

was her mother.

a relationship was

sever.

She felt helpless.

ahead, make a scene. If you

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finished speaking, she walked past Poppy. Poppy was enraged. “Ungrateful wretch! Little

threw the thermos full

“Watch out!”

Then she was tightly enveloped in

surprise, only to see Lewis standing protectively in front of her, shielding her

from his

anxiously, “Are

“I’m fine.”

squinted at Poppy.

She wayed her hands frantically “Mr. Horton,

flustered that she turned to escape,

one paid her any heed as

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to enter their wards.

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

off his suit and white shirt, revealing his sturdy

before her gaze fell onto his

a minor injury. It was

it hurt? Keira,

him…”

the nurse’s hand and thrust it into Keira’s hands. She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the

whispered, “Granddaughter-in-law, it’s

Keira was speechless.

two of them were

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ward.

so awkward.

my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll let

“I’ll do it.”

him and walked

was the twilight hour, and the golden light spilled in through

the window, the halo through the glass illuminating his broad

Keira

into the lake of her heart,

the ointment on her fingertips before

remained silent, his muscles

the moment her fingertips touched his

skin.

onto his back like a flame was

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scorching him.

Keira asked

lifted his eyes, and in the reflection of

could see her

as if she were handling a priceless

antique.

attention was drawn to her, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

on a new shirt and buttoned it up.

Miss Olsen.”

“Don’t mention it.”