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Scott glanced at WhatsApp, only to receive a message saying, “I don’t care who you are. Stop saying strange things.”

Scott was slightly taken aback and looked at his assistant in confusion. “Miss Olsen’s tone is a bit weird.

I don’t she’ll give me her parasol.”

The assistant replied, “Maybe it’s because you two aren’t very familiar with each other yet, Boss. You could send Miss Olsen more messages, and it’ll be

better when you’re more acquainted.”

Scott thought for a moment. “What should I write?”

The assistant suggested, “You could talk about everyday stuff, things like what happens around yo how you feel about things.”

Scott appeared contemplative.

The car exited the garage, and Scott turned his head, suddenly spotting a pile of dog poop on the ground. He frowned slightly, took out his phone, and continued messaging Keira.

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Lewis left that Bentley for Keira, and she didn’t hesitate to get in.

On the way back to the Horton mansion, her phone vibrated again. She picked it up and was surprised to find another message from Scott on WhatsApp. “I just saw a pile of dog poop in the garage, totally blew my mind!”

Keira was dumbfounded.

Her mouth twitched, and she thought this guy must

have some serious issues.

With a smirk, she replied, “I suggest you go and see a neurologist.”

The car soon returned to the Horton estate.

In the afternoon, Melissa and Isla got the who Horton family busy.

Old Mrs. Horton was 86 years old this year, and doctors had declared she only had a few months Everyone knew there would be no birthday like thi next year, so they made it a grand affair.

Even from old Mrs. Horton’s courtyard. one could hea

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the commotion from the main house.

Almost every one of the more than a hundred people in the Horton residence was bustling about.

be there. A lot of ingredients needed to

Mrs. Horton grimaced. “They’re making such a big fuss over a banquet. It’d be

everyone shows

Horton took

do you know what I want th

long as I c

old Mrs. Horton was about to say, Keira quickly interjected. “But it can’t be

I can’t

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see, I actually just want you to stay by that brat’s side. Can you promise me that if I’m gone, you

Keira was stunned.

the Horton family,

master of the Horton family

mother’s divorce years ago

first branch of the family, treating them like close

held 51% of the Horton Group’s shares because he was holding old Mrs. Horton’s shares in trust. If anything happened to old Mrs. Horton and h shares

Group would decrease, and the first branch would look for

opportunity to attack…

father, plotted against by his elder brother, and abandoned by his biological

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he was only seven

aside from his grandmother, he truly

felt a pang of pity for him.

Horton. The old lady’s eyes were clear and bright at that moment. Her face was etched with the marks of time, and her eyes were filled with

she was saying that she wanted to

few more years, but fate wasn’t on

in her heart and nodded vigorously. “Okay.”

The brat told me that at this banquet, your identities will be made public! My granddaughter-in-law, you’ll finally stand rightfully by

then!”

wife would be present at the birthday banquet;

to the

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but feel

sound of footsteps approached. Isla, leading a group of people, walked in mightily. “Great-grandma, Melissa

“What I wear doesn’t really matter; it’s all about

gowns, finally settling on a light blue

enthusiasm, Keira

dark light flickered in Isla’s eyes as she watched t

two of them.

said nothing and watched them select the dress. She then led the people

through, Isla suddenly stopped. She turned back to look at the gowns and finally picked out one similar in style to Keira’s light blue dress. Smiling sweetly, she said,

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