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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.

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

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

everyone shows respect in their own

Mrs. Horton took her hand.

do you know what I want

me. As long as I c

realizing what old Mrs. Horton was about to say,

days’ notice, I can’t produce

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to stay by that brat’s side. Can you promise me that if I’m gone, you won’t let him be too

Keira was stunned.

her time with the Horton family, she had begun to understand

master of the

because Lewis’s mother’s divorce years ago made

first branch of the

old Mrs. Horton’s shares in trust. If anything happened to old Mrs. Horton

would decrease, and the first branch would

opportunity to attack…

he was always guarded against by his biological father, plotted against by his elder brother, and

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was only

grandmother, he truly had no one else to

felt a pang of pity for him.

old Mrs. Horton. The old lady’s eyes were clear and bright at that moment. Her

if she was saying that

few more years, but fate wasn’t

felt a pang in her heart and nodded vigorously.

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

then!”

wife would be present at the birthday

to the public.

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but feel amused.

chat, the sound of footsteps approached. Isla, leading a group of people, walked in mightily. “Great-grandma, Melissa asked me to select a

Mrs. Horton waved her hand dismissively. “What I wear doesn’t really matter; it’s all about

bunch of gowns, finally settling on a light blue one. “This color complements your skin tone. Others wouldn’t look as good in it as you do!”

her enthusiasm, Keira nodded.

in Isla’s eyes as

two of them.

watched them select the dress. She then led the

similar

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