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 opened his mouth but eventually

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behind him. He stood guard outside to prevent anyone from barging in and to

to learn some of the Horton family’s secrets. She felt awkward, not knowing whether to stay or to leave.

real wife or lover. Was it

her to listen

was caught in this dilemma, Old Mrs. Horton began addressing her, “My dear, I’ve never

casually eating his bread without any intention of interrupting their conversation. She went ahead and asked, “Was Mr.

family?”

sigh without really noticing their subtle interaction and confessed, “She has no

family

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

we wanted to

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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

sorting these

have been Lewis’s

Nathan Horton, had a son with his ex-wife.

was also

and Lewis were half-brothers. No wonder they

were at odds.

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

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

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were severed.”

looked somewhat distressed after

recounting this.

her lips,

he had truly deceived Lewis’s mother had now

so heartless as to abandon her

prematurely at seven months, with the

she have waited till after the

more months until he

a seven-month fetus. He was

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

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

was reminded of what Lewis had said to comfort her. “Some people don’t deserve to be mothers. You can simply treat them

just like her. He

features looked as tough as iron, making him seem distant.