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Lewis waved his hand dismissively, letting the butler exit first. “Please ask them to wait.”

“Yes.”

After the butler quietly left, Lewis finally turned to Nathan, asking coldly, “On what grounds?”

“On what grounds?” Nathan exuded a sense of authority. “With her status, she’ll only bring shame to the Horton Group! Do you know that if the reporters spread the word tomorrow that your wife is an illegitimate daughter, how much our shares will plummet?!”

Oliver also said, “Lewis, since you have taken the role of CEO of the Horton Group, you must take on the corresponding responsibilities, including your

marriage! How could a woman of such status be worthy of you?!”

Seeing this, Melissa turned her gaze directly to Keira, “Miss Olsen, if you really care about Lewis, you should conscientiously divorce him!”

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Keira pressed her lips together, offering no response.

She wasn’t foolish and certainly understood that these

people were just seizing the opportunity to make trouble. Even if today Lewis announced that Madeleine was his wife, they would probably criticize Madeleine for her humble origins, deeming her unworthy of

Lewis.

Yet, her own status was indeed the “issue.”

She turned her head to look at Lewis, trying to pull her hand out of his…

With a twinge of guilt indeed forming in her heart…

The “illegitimate daughter” label had imprisoned her for over twenty years, and she didn’t want the same

shackles to bind Lewis…

Lost in thought, the strong, dry hand suddenly gripped hers tightly. Lewis’s voice then resolutely rang out. “Are there any legal stipulations that a corporation’s legal person, or a chairman, cannot marry an illegitimate daughter as a wife?”

His words made everyone speechless.

Nathan retorted angrily, “Do we need rules for that?

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It’s an unspoken consensus! You…”

“Since there are no stipulations…” Lewis cut him off directly. “If you wish to remove me from the

chairman’s position, then go through the proper

procedure, call a board meeting, and let everyone vote!”

“Your control of fifty-one percent of the shares makes the vote decision basically whatever you say! I think you’re just running a dictatorial regime in the company!”

infuriated Nathan picked up a teacup

at Lewis.

“Crash!”

front of Lewis, shards scattering everywhere.

as Nathan was about to speak, a walking stick suddenly struck

you to

Mrs. Horton, wielding her walking stick, struck at Nathan. “How dare you lay a hand on Lewis and his wife? You’re a disobedient son! Are you trying

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me?”

in

Nathan looked at old

a helpless expression, “Mom, I…”

mom! If you don’t recognize your grandson’s wife, then

her temper. “You even dare to hit your grandson’s wife. What

disgrace upon the Horton Group! Now he’s already caused such a negative impact on the company, yet he still clings to the chairman’s seat. He’s just being selfish! Even if I let it go today, there are still so many executives in the

how he’ll explain himself to those

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in the

out his phone, opened the financial news channel’s feed, and heaved a silent sigh. “Dad, we don’t need tomorrow. The buzz

Nathan immediately turned to

and #Mistress causes a scene at Old Mrs. Horton’s birthday banquet#

them, the clickbait topic #Shocking: Lewis’s wife is actually her# was

into this! God knows how they’re mocking you inside! What’s

can’t act on a whim, nor can you

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an explanation today, you’ll have to give

you…”

suddenly said, “Did you see the title of the

everyone pause

a conversation, and there

soon as he finished speaking, the cane struck again. “I am also a woman. Are you

Nathan was speechless.

simply no reasoning

then said. “Of course, I saw it. The heat of

than the others. Without even opening it, I know

risen so quickly, naturally, because he had

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heat the fastest, so he spent five hundred thousand

the illegitimate daughter,

take a

a sneer, “To see

criticizing Horton Group?”

clicked on the title.

he was

read, “Explosive! You’ll never guess who Lewis’s wife is-it turns out to be Dr. South! Yes, Dr. South, the person is at the forefront of cutting-edge technology in the new energy industry! Horton Group’s move is simply awesome, a powerful alliance! Once Horton Group’s stocks

was a row of

dumbfounded. What was

un in a smile.

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