My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 13 – The Old Lady’s Trickery

The nearly ninety-year-old woman’s skin was loose and saggy. Her once youthful features were no longer distinguishable. She lay with her wizened hand on her chest as though she could drop dead at any moment.

Taylor thought he was overthinking things.

A person of Old Mrs. Horton’s status would surely never step into a shop like this…

Worried that Isla might cause trouble with the old woman, he said to Keira sternly, “Enough! Your sister only wants what’s best for you. Isn’t making such a fuss and causing a scene here embarrassing for you?”

The old lady immediately turned to Keira. “Dear, is this your father?”

Keira averted her eyes.

The term “father” was foreign to her, and her feelings toward him were complicated.

As a child in the Olsen family, Poppy Hill wouldn’t let her get near Taylor.

The tiny child she once was used to hide in corners, stealing glances at him from afar. She watched him beam at Isla, swinging her around in his arms. His towering figure seemed godlike to her.

So, during those countless days and nights when Poppy beat her and didn’t even allow her to eat, she often daydreamed that her “father” might swoop down to rescue her from the misery, just once.

But he never did.

He never showed any concern for her. Even on the few occasions that they ran into each other, he only reminded her to “listen to your mother”.

The Olsen family dynamics were weird. Everyone seemed resigned to Poppy’s presence, but except for Mrs. Olsen, no one could accept Keira at all…

Keira didn’t respond to the old lady.

She turned her attention back to a few dresses she had just tried on, picked out the best of a bad bunch, and handed it to the sales associate, ready to pay and leave.

Seeing this, Taylor said, “I know you’re broke. Let me pay for this dress. Consider it a present for my mother-in-law.”

just gone around the store. This dress is the best for a

nearby immediately said with a smile, “Miss, you have excellent taste. This dress is pure handmade embroidery. It’s one of a kind in all

hearing this, Taylor’s eyes lit up.

turned to Keira. “This dress is for

with an indiscernible emotion, “Why should

to visit the Hortons, and this is a gift for

to give it to

something else? Is she more important

remained resolute. “I’ll take this

for once?

it laughable. How did a dress that she had her eyes on first become a matter of her fighting with

for the dress which is worth one thousand. Consider it

with a feigned kind-hearted voice. “Keira, you haven’t found a job after graduation. You better take Dad’s offer quickly. Don’t

you insist on getting

form, he had resorted to threats and

good

She was about to pay for the dress with her debit card when the old lady who had been silent until now

at her. “Grandma, none

was stubborn. “Well, in that case, I don’t want any

in the store were the ones

their conversation, was her granddaughter’s sister planning to gift this dress to Old

Mrs. Horton…that

Who was she again?

old lady was

insist. She assured the

you had been so sensible earlier, it would’ve saved us all that talk. Next time, if you can’t afford it, don’t go into stores like this. You wouldn’t want to

a dismissive

sugar and spice with the elderly woman, now she was

the dress in the

store employee pack up the dress and then turned to Keira. “Thank you for giving in to me. Once I marry into the Horton family, I’ll help

pay her any mind. She was

“Wait!”

30,000 I promised you as your dowry. It should help with your living