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.

displeased. He opened his mouth but eventually said nothing.

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He stood guard outside to prevent anyone from barging in

learn some of the Horton family’s

she wasn’t Lewis’s real wife

her to listen to

began addressing her, “My dear, I’ve never spoken to you about my

glanced at Lewis and noticed that he was casually eating his bread without any intention of interrupting their conversation. She went ahead and asked, “Was

family?”

really noticing their subtle interaction and confessed,

Allen family but

brat’s mother is Mrs. Allen’s sister.”

ago, we wanted to

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in his youth. When he was just over forty, he married a girl in her twenties from the

mentally sorting

would have been Lewis’s

father-in-law, Nathan Horton, had a son with his ex-wife. That

who was also Jake Horton’s father.

were half-brothers. No wonder they

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 was a hot-tempered woman and

Rightfully so, the Davis family grew to resent the Horton family, and all communications between

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were severed.”

looked

recounting this.

her lips,

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

could she be so heartless as

seven months, with the Horton

till after the divorce to

child or waited just two more months until he was

fetus.

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

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

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

her. He was

features looked as tough as iron, making him seem distant. That aloof demeanor seemed to carry a sense