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.

brows, looking slightly displeased. He

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door behind him. He stood guard outside to prevent

was about to learn some of the Horton family’s secrets. She felt awkward, not knowing whether

all, she wasn’t Lewis’s real wife or lover.

listen to their

as she was caught in this dilemma, Old Mrs. Horton began addressing her, “My

noticed that he was casually eating his bread without any intention of interrupting their conversation. She

family?”

Mrs. Horton let out a sigh without really noticing their subtle interaction and confessed, “She has no

family but with

the brat’s mother is

“Years ago, we wanted to establish a marital

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had divorced once in his youth. When he was just over forty, he 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 older brother.”

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have been Lewis’s mother.

son with his

who was also Jake Horton’s father.

were half-brothers.

were at odds.

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

and went back to the Davis’s. Rightfully

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were severed.”

Mrs. Horton looked somewhat distressed after

recounting this.

lips, looking toward

now become a topic of irrelevance. Regardless, there was no arguing that Miss Davis had every right

so heartless as to abandon her

seven months, with the

after the divorce

more months

was already a seven-month fetus. He was

Horton had once mentioned – that Lewis, as a newborn, was only around one and a half pounds. He had been placed 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

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

be mothers. You can simply treat them as strangers”. Keira

just like her. He was also abandoned

tough as iron, making him