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.”

around the

smile, “Miss, you have excellent taste. This dress is pure handmade embroidery.

Taylor’s eyes lit up. “Let’s choose this

for your

an indiscernible emotion, “Why should

visit the Hortons, and this is a gift for Old

I have to give it

wear something else? Is she more important

resolute. “I’ll take

mature for once? Must you

that she had her eyes on first become a matter of her

about this? I’ll give you thirty thousand dollars for the dress which is worth one thousand.

you haven’t found a job after graduation. You better take Dad’s offer quickly. Don’t miss out on such a good deal just because you’re angry with

you insist on getting this dress, I’m not going to

his seasoned businessman form, he had resorted to threats and bribes to buy Isla a

good father he

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

none of the others suit

in that case, I don’t want any

all the suitable clothes for this season! All that was left in the store were the ones she

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

Horton…that sounded

Who was she again?

old lady was

didn’t insist. She assured the old woman. “Then let’s not buy

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

a

moments ago, she was all sugar and spice with the elderly woman, now

afford the dress in the

the store employee pack up the dress and then turned to Keira. “Thank you for giving in

mind. She was ready to leave

“Wait!”

the 30,000 I promised you as