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.

looking slightly displeased. He

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left the room quietly, closing the door behind him. He stood guard

learn some of the Horton family’s secrets. She felt

Lewis’s real wife or lover. Was it

her to listen to their conversation?

Mrs. Horton began addressing her, “My dear, I’ve never spoken to you about

any intention of interrupting their conversation. She went ahead and asked, “Was Mr. Horton’s mother related to the Allen

family?”

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

family but with

mother is Mrs. Allen’s

the past, “Years ago, we wanted to establish a

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twenties from the Davis family. After she became pregnant, we discovered that his ex-wife had

was mentally sorting these relationships.

would have been

son with his ex-wife. That child was Lewis’s older brother,

was also Jake Horton’s father.

half-brothers. No wonder they

were at odds.

a business alliance. She was fairly reluctant, and upon discovering the deceit, she was furious. She was a hot-tempered woman and chose a C-section while she

the Davis’s. Rightfully so, the Davis family grew to resent the Horton family, and all communications between the two

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were severed.”

Mrs. Horton looked somewhat distressed after

recounting this.

lips, looking toward

father, Nathan Horton, knew about the existence of his son, and whether he had truly deceived Lewis’s mother had now become a topic

so heartless as

at seven months, with the Horton

she have waited till after the divorce to have

months until

was already a seven-month fetus.

in a neonatal intensive care unit for three months, with tubes fitted across his body. His condition had been so severe that several times he had nearly

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the old lady ended up nicknaming him “Puppy”… So that was how it

comfort her. “Some people don’t deserve to be mothers. You can simply treat them as strangers”. Keira drew a deep breath. She

truth was, Lewis was just like her. He was also abandoned by

with his head lowered. His handsome features looked as tough as iron, making him seem distant. That aloof demeanor seemed to carry