My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

95 The Secret

Keira hurriedly stopped her. “Don’t say anything. Don’t go against your professional ethics.”

Holly paused.

Then she coughed to cover up her embarrassment. “Actually, it was okay to tell you about the recording. It had nothing to do with the case. I was just…”

She fell silent before finally admitting it. “I just wanted to make things difficult for you.”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She rubbed her brow in resignation. “Well, then tell

me.”

Holly looked embarrassed. Her face was still serious as she spoke. “The last words were: dear niece, Connor knows the secret too. Please make sure his tuition fee

is covered.”

The room was quiet for a while.

Keira frowned. Even though she had guessed that

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Finley wouldn’t leave a message about any secrets and that Connor surely knew something, she still found the message strange.

She had gone to Finley intending to pay five million to buy the secret.

If she learned the secret from Finley, why would she still have to cover Connor’s tuition?

Or was it that Finley had never planned to sell her the

secret?

Keira shook her head, grateful for her arrangement.

She didn’t accuse Connor of being the murderer right after the crime, otherwise, she might never be able to pry the truth out of him.

Now, she would for Connor to crack under the

criticism!

However, Holly was a bit worried. “Keira, don’t overdo it. If he throws away his phone, you’ll lose the most crucial piece of evidence, and you’ll never turn this

case around!”

At this, Keira frowned.

After the incident, she was taken to the police station

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right away and didn’t get a chance to tell Samuel what needed to be done. She wondered if Connor had

changed his phone…

“No, he won’t.”

interjected. He said calmly, “After the incident, Connor threw away his original phone and switched to an

first one.”

eyes, and she smiled, “Impressive,

had heard countless compliments, but the straightforward praise from Keira made his cheeks slightly

“You flatter me, Miss Olsen.”

“You two are married, yet you call each other ‘Mr. Horton’ and ‘Miss Olsen’. I first thought you weren’t acquainted, but you

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room fell quiet all

looked away from Lewis and seemed to be

others addressed her as Miss Olsen, but Lewis’s deep voice was like a feather

didn’t notice Lewis’s ears

no idea

him.

leaving the hospital, he returned to his college

his roommates the twenty-thousand cash he

about being able to pay back the loan. So, someone was ready to pick up the tab

but

no! I don’t want your

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selling out your own father! Do you have no shame

was stunned. “What do

handed Connor his phone. “Check

spreading on the internet. Everyone was slamming him for being an ungrateful son who

“No, that’s not true. I didn’t take her money. This twenty thousand is what I borrowed from you guys. It was

believe him. “If you say so, we’ll take your word for it.”

and let out

left on the floor by the rich kid. “Don’t throw it away. You can buy us dinner with

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rich kid sneered. “Fine, let’s

to join them, someone stopped him. “Where are

was taken aback. “Aren’t we going to have

If you come with us,

roommates went out, leaving Connor

room.

had a gloomy look

much thought. After all, having a father like that, he was used to

out his phone and

as the call was connected, Isla’s gentle

Connor remained silent.

comments online. Actually, it’s

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to confess sooner, and you’ll

responded with a noncommittal, “Hmm.”

“Connor, you have to live with it. If you can’t bear it, everything will be revealed. You can’t go to jail. If you

Connor’s expression softened.

like that was indeed painful. His neighbors and

was like a beam of light that shone

he didn’t do well in his studies. She told him not to