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The driver from the Horton’s old house had been

waiting all day.”

He intended to just hand the delivery to Fiona and leave, but Mr. Horton insisted he deliver it personally

to Lewis!

So he ended up waiting all day long.

Fiona said Lewis usually came back at noon, yet today, of all days, he didn’t come back in time. He arrived by car at midnight the previous night, exhausted out of

his mind.

He even dozed off outside under the sun!

Rubbing his eyes, the driver handed the package to Lewis and immediately went to sleep in the room Fiona had arranged for him!

Lewis was slightly startled.

He looked down at the package in his hand but felt nothing.

The courier had made the delivery directly, so there

was no name written on it.

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Lewis simply wondered what had been sent to the old family home…

He didn’t enter the bedroom with the package but went into his study and sent Tom a message. “Meeting.”

Busy with international affairs in the afternoon, he hadn’t dealt with company business.

That night, he was prepared to work overtime, keeping himself busy.

He didn’t want to leave himself any idle time for unfounded thoughts; only by keeping busy could he feel somewhat better.

It seemed he might avoid those troubling issues…

Lewis despised such behavior from himself.

Yet he couldn’t help but act this way.

After Tom called for an international meeting, five hours later, everyone was astonished.

It was 2 a.m. in the morning!

Lewis was normally very health-conscious, not wanting work reports after midnight, and he always

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fixed time every morning!

what was going

but he didn’t go to sleep. His gaze merely flicked over the package in front of him before he

run.

precise, he hadn’t slept in two nights.

more disheveled, and

somehow less

made him speed up, dashing

at a swift pace!

he step into the shower, as the cold water started flowing, his entire body jolted, and the pain that seemed suppressed deep

water pouring over his face, and his fists tightly

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shower, Lewis glanced outside at

sky.

7 a.m.

an appointment with Keira that day to

divorce.

had just regained. weighed on him

well that

text message she sent made her feel the situation

was suddenly unpredictable.

was that

they want

issues, her melancholy over the impending divorce faded without her noticing,

got dressed and

“Miss, someone outside wants to

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it

They did say they would come to see her

arranged to meet the other party at eleven in the

She went outside.

saw the woman in front of her, she was slightly taken

fifties. She was dressed plainly and probably from the countryside. She stood

had sent her the text

wasn’t right…

the person who sent her the text message last night said their child had just

of her

she thought about this, the woman had

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Looking

over, grabbing her arm. “Mrs. Horton,

Mrs. Horton, right?”

frowned, “Who are you?”

“I’m Madeleine’s mother!”

speaking, Keira immediately

for not sleeping

her mind a half-beat slower,

the woman had already clung

said indifferently, “I don’t have anything to talk about with you…”

three or four reporters suddenly popped out from around the corner, all pointing their

whole internet is following your and Mr. Horton’s situation.

a

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