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

sales associate standing nearby immediately said with a smile, “Miss, you have excellent taste. This dress is pure handmade embroidery. It’s

lit up. “Let’s choose

is for your sister. You

flashed with an indiscernible emotion, “Why

and this is a gift for

I have to

your husband’s grandmother just wear something else? Is

remained resolute. “I’ll take this

mature for once? Must

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

“How about this? I’ll give you thirty thousand dollars for the

better take Dad’s

Taylor threatened Keira. “If you insist on getting

form, he had resorted

a good father

dress with her debit card when the old lady who had been silent until

“Grandma, none of

old lady was stubborn. “Well, in that

All that was left in the store

sister

Horton…that

Who was she again?

was

the old woman.

“If only 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

gave a

and spice with the elderly woman, now she was showing her

dress

in to me. Once I marry into the Horton family, I’ll help you and your

mind. She was ready to leave with the

“Wait!”

30,000 I promised you as

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