My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

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Keira froze for a moment. "Why did this happen? Isn't it because of you?"

Jake wasted no time. "The truth is, she didn't want to go along with the marriage the family arranged for her. She removed her own uterus. They broke her legs for it. And the scars on her face? Those are because of you. Back when you disappeared suddenly in Clance for about a year, the South family thought you betrayed them. That's why they tortured her."

Keira stared at him in disbelief. "How could this…" Her voice faltered.

Jake sighed heavily. "She didn't tell you because she didn't want you carrying the burden of guilt. Even though she stole you away and only raised you for three years, she truly cared for you. Children are rare in the South family, and she… she genuinely adored you."

Keira fell silent.

But no matter how deep that love was, it didn't justify stealing her sister.

If Jessica hadn't taken her sister, maybe she and her sister could have lived happily in Oceanion with Jodie. If her sister were still around, the whole ordeal of being switched by Poppy might never have happened.

As she mulled over these thoughts, Jake seemed to sense what was on her mind. He spoke bluntly. "Do you think your mother and sister stayed hidden in Oceanion for so many years by sheer luck? Jessica was covering for them. It was only when you decided to go see them without permission that they were exposed. Your every move is monitored. How could you be so reckless?"

Keira was stunned.

All those years of safety in Oceanion, even her mother and sister's peace of mind, had been orchestrated by Jessica?

her

time. Even though you never returned, she hasn't missed a single thing about your life. When you married that scumbag, she was so furious she screamed at the walls for three days straight, losing her voice in the process. When you gave birth to Amy, she was ecstatic, staying up all night and day, going through her assets to see what she could leave for the little

finishing, Jake patted her shoulder and

where she was, trapped in a storm

South family had finally made her feel closer to Jodie, her mother. But stepping outside would mean being discovered. If she didn't leave, though, how could she

lowered her gaze in

for a week. No—if she accounted for travel,

those five days, if she couldn't even

took a

her. "Go rest for now. Let's deal

following him upstairs into Keera's old

The space was painted in soft pink tones, looking

to gather information on the South family and to see Jodie but also for another critical

credentials were the only key to securing a claim to the South family's inheritance. While the nature of the final contest and what it entailed were unclear, without that account,

started searching through the

the room seemed large, it didn't actually have many

account information was said to be stored within the house, it was most likely in

she combed through every

time—certainly not journals. Most of what remained were toys and clothes. Keira

Frustration bubbled within her.