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.

He opened his mouth but eventually said nothing.

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quietly, closing the door behind him. He stood guard outside to prevent anyone from barging in and to avert any eavesdropping.

the Horton family’s secrets. She felt awkward, not knowing whether to

Lewis’s real wife

her to listen to their conversation?

in this dilemma, Old Mrs. Horton began addressing her, “My dear, I’ve

any intention of

family?”

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

Allen family but with Mrs.

mother is

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

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

was mentally sorting these

Davis would have been Lewis’s mother.

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

also Jake Horton’s

and Lewis were half-brothers.

were at odds.

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 a C-section while she was seven months

Rightfully so, the Davis family grew

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were severed.”

looked somewhat distressed after

recounting this.

lips, looking toward

the existence of his son, and whether he had truly deceived Lewis’s mother had now become a topic of irrelevance. Regardless, there was no arguing that Miss Davis had every right to demand a divorce.

she be so heartless as

prematurely at seven months, with

she have waited till after the

or waited just two more months until

seven-month fetus.

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

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up nicknaming him

said to comfort her. “Some people don’t deserve to be mothers. You can simply

He was also abandoned

drinking milk with his head lowered. His handsome features looked as tough