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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.

after next, probably every notable figure in Oceanion would be there. A lot of ingredients needed to be prepared, and

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

everyone shows

Horton took

what I want th

answered, “Tell me. As long as I c do it,

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

With just two days’ notice, I can’t

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laughed. “It’s alright if there’s no great-grandson. You see, I actually just want you to stay by that brat’s side. Can you promise me that if

Keira was stunned.

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

the Horton

ago made him view

biased toward the first branch of

shares because he was holding old Mrs. Horton’s shares in

Lewis’s stake in Horton Group would decrease, and the

opportunity to attack…

was so outstanding, yet he was always guarded against by his biological father, plotted against by his elder brother,

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was only seven

he truly had no one else to care

a pang of

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

was as if she was

a few more years,

a pang in her heart and nodded vigorously. “Okay.”

me that at this banquet, your identities will be made public!

then!”

wife would be present at the birthday banquet; it was something Lewis and old

to the

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but feel amused.

their chat, the sound of footsteps approached. Isla, leading a group of people, walked in mightily. “Great-grandma, Melissa asked me to select a gown for you to wear that day. What do

“What I wear doesn’t

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

her enthusiasm, Keira nodded.

Isla’s eyes as

two of them.

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

similar in style to Keira’s light blue dress.

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