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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

she couldn’t suppress spilled across

the share transfer

“It’s ready.”

with a smile, handing a

Nathan was dumbfounded.

and looked down to find it was

agreement.

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

Lewis.

objections

wouldn’t feel comfortable giving them to

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aren’t you? How come? You haven’t

was quite

Keira’s mouth suddenly didn’t taste as good. She looked at Lewis,

situation.

plus a

servile nor overbearing, his

today asking for shares? I can’t know in advance that you would give

originally prepared for old Mrs. Horton.

nothing, and promptly signed the

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here, let’s just amend the shares to five percent,

“No problem. I’ll go make the changes right now. It might

“A few minutes? I suppose we

Nathan kept silent.

the room, so she said with a smile, “We can wait. Of course, we can wait…

missed it!”

a seat on the other side of Nathan, allowing Isla

the share transfer agreement and went to the

table seemed to have returned to a

toward Isla Olsen

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the face of the Horton

smug expression flashed

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

time.

expression darkened

her fists and lowered her

slightly and turned her head toward

here?”

food, looked at her, puzzled.

said, “Dad asked me to remind you that the Ho

you’re staying with the Hortons, remember not to wander off, and don’t disturb the other members of the family. He also said that if you’ve had enough, go back to your own home. After all, your husband is waiting for you at

she suddenly realized something. “Keira,

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have

now. Do you nowhere to live? Jake, I recall you have

give it to Keira as

didn’t know what

the money, the debt of gratitude would be paid off, and then she wouldn’t expect to live

this, Isla was completely acting as if she were

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