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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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Looking

at a fixed

today… what was going

working, but he didn’t go to sleep. His gaze merely flicked over the package in front of him before he changed his clothes and went out for a

run.

sleepless night… To be precise, he hadn’t

somewhat more disheveled, and his

somehow less

him speed up, dashing

at a

started flowing,

looked up, the shower’s water pouring over

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taking a shower, Lewis glanced

sky.

was already 7 a.m. and broad

had an appointment with Keira that

divorce.

had just regained. weighed on him once

well that night either.

she sent made her feel

was suddenly unpredictable.

was that

want her to divorce?

divorce faded without her noticing,

dressed and

nanny came in. “Miss, someone outside wants to

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could it

They did say they would

arranged to meet the other party at eleven

She went outside.

in front of her, she was

a slender woman in her fifties. She was dressed plainly and probably from the

had sent

wasn’t

the person who sent her the text message last night said their child had just fallen asleep and needed to be quiet, meaning that the child was still young.

front of her wasn’t that

about this, the woman had already

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her arm. “Mrs. Horton, you’re

Mrs. Horton, right?”

frowned, “Who are you?”

“I’m Madeleine’s mother!”

finished speaking, Keira immediately realized trouble was brewing!

blamed herself for not sleeping well the

mind a half-beat slower, allowing the

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

said indifferently, “I don’t have anything to talk about

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

them said, “Mrs. Horton, I’m live streaming, and the whole internet is following your and Mr. Horton’s

had a girlfriend when you were

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