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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

was going

morning that Lewis stopped working, but he didn’t go to sleep. His

run.

sleepless night… To be precise, he

seemed somewhat more disheveled, and his run

less

him speed up,

at a

sweat did he step into the shower, as the cold water started flowing, his entire

suddenly looked up, the shower’s water pouring over his face,

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taking a shower, Lewis glanced

sky.

already 7 a.m. and broad

Keira that

divorce.

about this, the calm he had just regained.

didn’t sleep well that night

message she sent made her feel

was suddenly unpredictable.

that

didn’t they want her to divorce?

the impending divorce faded without her noticing, leaving her in

got dressed and went

came in. “Miss, someone outside wants

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could it be?

person who sent the text? They did say they would come to see

to meet the other party at eleven in the morning. Had

She went outside.

door and saw the woman in front of

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

who had sent her the text message?

that wasn’t right…

their child had just fallen asleep and needed to be quiet,

front of her wasn’t

thought about this, the

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arm. “Mrs. Horton, you’re

Mrs. Horton, right?”

“Who are

“I’m Madeleine’s mother!”

woman finished speaking, Keira

herself for not sleeping well the last

a half-beat slower, allowing the woman to seize

retreat and close the door, but the woman had already clung tightly to her clothes, “Mrs.

anything to talk

popped out from around the

and the whole internet is following your and Mr. Horton’s situation. We want to know, what

he had a girlfriend

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