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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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at a fixed time every

today… what was

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

run.

be precise, he hadn’t slept in

disheveled,

less exhilarating.

him

kilometers at a

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

the shower’s water pouring over his face,

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shower, Lewis glanced outside at

sky.

7 a.m. and

appointment with Keira that

divorce.

the calm he had just regained. weighed on him

didn’t sleep well

text message she sent made

was suddenly unpredictable.

that

didn’t they want her to divorce?

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

dressed and

breakfast, the nanny came in. “Miss, someone outside

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it

who sent the text? They

other party at eleven in the

She went outside.

the door and saw the woman in front of her, she was slightly taken aback.

woman in her fifties. She was dressed plainly and probably from the countryside. She stood there

who had sent her the text message?

wasn’t right…

said their child had just fallen asleep and

front of her wasn’t

she thought about this, the

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arm.

Mrs. Horton, right?”

“Who are you?”

“I’m Madeleine’s mother!”

woman finished speaking, Keira immediately realized trouble

not sleeping

her mind a half-beat slower, allowing the woman

retreat and close the door, but the woman had already clung tightly to

don’t have anything to talk about with you…”

she said this than three or four reporters suddenly popped out from around the corner, all pointing their cameras

internet is following

had a girlfriend

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