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Old Mrs. Horton frowned, her gaze flitting anxiously

toward Lewis.”

It was over. Nathan had caught her at a disadvantage. If Lewis didn’t agree, it would be seen as suppressing his brother, and how could he then maintain his

position within the Horton Group?

Old Mrs. Horton immediately coughed, deciding to be

shameless!

After all, her illness was common knowledge, and it was better for her to act shamelessly than for Lewis to

be criticized.

Old Mrs. Horton thought about it and was about to speak when Lewis’s voice suddenly rang out. “That’s fine.”

Old Mrs. Horton was dumbfounded.

She was immediately stunned, looking incredulously at Lewis. “What?”

Lewis gave her a reassuring look before turning to Nathan. “I think you’re right. Since that’s the case, why

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you first transfer the shares to… my wife.”

After announcing their marriage to the public, he would often mention “my wife” at home.

Since it was only an excuse, he never felt anything

about it.

But today…

When he uttered these two words again, they

suddenly felt too hot on his tongue.

He glanced at Keira subconsciously and saw her eating a croissant with her head lowered, seemingly paying no mind. He breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same

time, he felt an inexplicable sense of loss.

She seemed to be completely indifferent to this marriage, which made sense since they had agreed divorce later on.

A shadow flickered in the depths of Lewis’s eyes.

He didn’t see Keira’s movements pause slightly as she ate, her cheeks tinting with a faint blush.

The words “my wife” were spoken so smoothly by

Lewis with his deep voice. It was like a small current of electricity, passing through her veins.

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rather sweet.

suppress spilled across her lips.

frowned. “That’s fine, but the share transfer agreement isn’t

“It’s ready.”

a smile, handing a

Nathan was dumbfounded.

down to find it

agreement.

the daughter-in-law, but in rea the agreement still benefited a member of the Horto family, so the share transfer

Lewis.

had no objections to that

giving them to

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and sneered. “You’re quite prepared, aren’t you? How come? You haven’t fully taken control of the

was quite unreasonable.

at Lewis,

situation.

older brother, plus a

servile

and composed. “Wasn’t it you who first came to Grandma today asking for shares? I can’t know in advance that you would give me

with a beaming smile. “This share transfer agreement was originally prepared for old Mrs. Horton. It listed two percent of shares, and now we

nothing, and promptly signed the agreement that Tom handed over.

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the shares to five percent, and have

make the changes right now.

I suppose we can

Nathan kept silent.

to keep up the mood in the room, so she said with a smile, “We can wait. Of course, we can wait… Come on, let’s all sit down and eat. It’s been so long since I had breakfast at Grandma’s.

missed it!”

Keira over seating anymo and took a seat on the other side of

agreement and went to the

table seemed to have returned to a peaceful and

was very friendly toward Isla

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are now the face of the Horton family. Have some more.”

smug expression flashed across

glanced at Jake but noticed that his gaze was flickering, always sweeping over Keira from time to

time.

darkened

and

a sudden, she smiled slightly and turned her head toward

here?”

her food, looked at her,

“Dad asked me to remind you

members of the family. He also said that if you’ve had enough, go back to your own home. After

finishing her speech, she suddenly realized something. “Keira,

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have

a house or a car now. Do you nowhere to live? Jake,

Keira as a token of

didn’t know what to

implication was clear. After giving her the money, the debt of gratitude would be paid off,

saying this, Isla was completely

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