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!”

there with

to admit that this woman causing

was

relationship was

sever.

She felt helpless.

icy as her expression. “Go ahead, make a scene. If you

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finished speaking, she walked past Poppy. Poppy was

of spite, she stood up abruptly and threw the thermos full

“Watch out!”

a deep voice. Then she was tightly enveloped in a sturdy embrace!

in front of

from his

gasped and asked anxiously, “Are

“I’m fine.”

squinted at

her hands frantically “Mr. Horton, I… I didn’t mean to

to escape, quickly

heed as everyone circled around

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enter their wards.

lady immediately rushed over, quickly stripping off Lewis’s clothes, “Quickly, take it off and let me see how bad it is! Are there any

took off his suit and

look away, but not before her gaze fell onto his back which was now

a minor injury. It was clearly

does it hurt? Keira, apply some ointment for

him…”

snatched the burn cream from the nurse’s hand and thrust it into Keira’s hands. She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room, “Let’s not crowd around

she whispered,

Keira was speechless.

only the two of them were left

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ward.

was so awkward.

voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll let the nurse

“I’ll do it.”

him and walked behind him.

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

halo through the glass illuminating his broad back, and his fitted

Keira lowered her gaze.

into the

before gently applying it

his muscles tensing

moment her fingertips

skin.

onto his back like

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scorching him.

asked softly, “Does

his eyes, and in the reflection

see her expression, which

if she were handling

antique.

was drawn to her, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. “No, it

having applied the ointment, Lewis put on a

Miss Olsen.”

“Don’t mention it.”