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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.

in Oceanion would be there. A lot of ingredients needed to be prepared, and nonperishable items were already being brought in by

fuss over a banquet. It’d be better to show me a

shows respect in their own

Horton took

I want th most for

long as I c

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

just two days’ notice, I

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that

Keira was stunned.

Horton family, she had begun to understand

the Horton family was

years ago made

especially biased toward the first branch of the family, treating them like close relatives.

holding old Mrs. Horton’s shares in trust. If

decrease, and the first branch would

opportunity to attack…

guarded against by his biological father, plotted

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only seven

aside from his grandmother, he truly had

felt a pang of

lady’s eyes were clear and bright at that moment. Her face was etched with

was saying that she

years, but fate wasn’t on her side…

in her heart

Horton then smiled. “I’m glad. The brat told me that at this banquet, your identities will be made public! My

then!”

Isla had said that Lewis’s wife would be present at the birthday banquet; it was something Lewis and

to the public.

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couldn’t help but feel amused. “Okay!”

of people, walked in mightily. “Great-grandma, Melissa asked me to select a gown for you to wear that

dismissively. “What I wear doesn’t really matter; it’s

on a light blue one. “This color complements your skin tone. Others wouldn’t look as good in it as you

Keira

flickered in Isla’s eyes as she watched t

two of them.

nothing and watched them select the dress.

gowns and finally picked out one similar in style

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