My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

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Upon hearing their conversation, Old Mrs. Horton asked curiously, “Which Allen family?”.

Tom instinctively glanced at Lewis, not daring to respond.

Lewis, however, explained, “The Allen family from Clance.”

The moment these words escaped his lips, a semblance of shock washed over Old Mrs. Horton’s face.

Keira, who was acutely perceptive, sensed that the atmosphere in the room had become slightly tense.

Her doe-like eyes subtly surveyed Lewis before discreetly observing Tom.

Tom discreetly signaled her to avoid speaking recklessly.

At this moment, the nurse came in with breakfast.

Keira assisted Old Mrs. Horton towards the table where the food had been arranged.

The three of them usually refrained from talking while

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they were dining.

However, today, after Old Mrs. Horton finished half her

bowl of milk, she set her spoon down, “Brat, isn’t it better for you not to work with the Allen family?”

Keira glanced at Lewis.

The man lowered his gaze. His long eyelashes veiled his thoughts, making them inscrutable.

Seeing this, Tom immediately suggested, “Miss Olsen, if it’s alright, shall we go and ask the doctor about Old

Mrs. Horton’s health status?”

Keira deduced from these words that Tom was trying

to clear the room. The rest of the conversation, she

surmised, wasn’t meant for them to hear.

She picked up the half-eaten sandwich and was abo to leave the room with Tom, when Old Mrs. Horton grabbed her arm, “My dear, you don’t need to leave. You’re one of us, not an outsider. Sooner or later, you’ll know about the mess in this family!”

Tom instinctively looked toward Lewis.

his brows, looking slightly displeased. He opened his mouth but

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closing the door behind him. He stood guard outside to

about to learn some of the Horton family’s secrets. She felt awkward,

wasn’t Lewis’s real wife or lover.

to listen to

addressing her, “My dear,

without any intention of interrupting their conversation. She went ahead and asked, “Was Mr. Horton’s mother related to

family?”

let out a sigh without really noticing their subtle interaction and confessed,

Allen family but

the brat’s mother is

ago, we wanted to establish a marital alliance with

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married a girl in her twenties from the Davis family. After she became pregnant, we discovered that his ex-wife had secretly raised a son – Lewis’s

sorting these relationships.

Miss Davis would have been

father-in-law, Nathan Horton, had a son with his ex-wife. That child was Lewis’s older brother,

was also Jake Horton’s father.

half-brothers. No wonder

were at odds.

Horton continued. “Marrying a man nearly twice her age was hardly an attractive prospect for the young Miss Davis. It was solely a business alliance. She was fairly reluctant, and upon discovering the deceit, she was furious. She was a hot-tempered woman and chose

the brat, she sought a drastic divorce and went back to the Davis’s. Rightfully so, the Davis family grew to resent the Horton family, and all communications

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were severed.”

Mrs. Horton looked somewhat distressed after

recounting this.

lips, looking

existence of his son, and whether he had truly deceived Lewis’s mother had now become a topic of irrelevance. Regardless,

so heartless as to abandon her

months, with

she have waited till after the divorce

months until he

was already a seven-month fetus. He

a newborn, was only around one and a half pounds. He had been placed in a

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old lady ended up nicknaming him “Puppy”…

be mothers. You can simply treat them as strangers”. Keira drew a deep breath. She felt

her. He was also

His handsome features looked as tough as iron, making him seem distant. That aloof demeanor seemed