My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

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Keira stared dumbfounded at the marriage certificate

in her hand.

She suddenly realized, that the first time old Mrs. Horton saw her, she called her “granddaughter-in-law”. The old lady had known all along that Keira and Lewis were married!

Keira felt that she had found a clue.

She immediately asked, “Grandma, how did you come by this marriage certificate?”

Old Mrs. Horton was taken aback, her eyes growing a touch bewildered. “I… I can’t really remember.”

Keira continued. “How did Mr. Horton and I come to

be married?”

Old Mrs. Horton just shook her head. “I don’t recall:

Keira grew somewhat anxious. “Grandma, please try to

think back…”

“Enough!”

Lewis said unhappily, his towering figure standing

between the two women. His eyes were cold when he asked, “Miss Olsen, is this certificate real?”

“Of course.”

Lewis’s face darkened. “Are you going to say we don’t need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau now?”

So that was her aim!

She used a legitimate excuse like going to the Civil Affairs Bureau as a setup, then lured his grandma into taking out this fake certificate and tricking him into believing it was true.

If he hadn’t seen how his grandma just did as she was told, he might have believed Keira!

Keira sensed the hostility in the man’s tone and found it baffling. “We don’t have to go today.”

Divorce isn’t something that could be resolved by just stopping by the Civil Affairs Bureau.

For two years, they were legally husband and wife, so there were a lot of property distribution issues to deal with They needed to sign a divorce agreement first

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“No.”

After Lewis spoke, he carefully observed Keira.

She was slightly taken aback, then she said nonchalantly, “Whatever you say.”

too confident in her acting that she wouldn’t give up until the

marriage certificate

marriage certificate and headed out. “I’ll wait for you

at the old lady, then followed Lewis out.

had to trot to

parking lot, they saw Poppy standing there with an ashen-faced Isla, who was shaking and sneezing. Poppy seemed

Keira, Poppy’s eyes lit up.

quickly walked over, cautiously avoiding

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self-righteously, “You must help

an eyebrow.

why the two

in the morning.

they leave last night?

could speak, Poppy was already rambling.

Olsen family didn’t mind your background and raised you. For all the hardship they went through, you should reciprocate for the

has been even better to you. Not only did she let you go to school

didn’t have any milk, so you only survived because you took the milk that was supposed to be for your sister.

the Olsen family hadn’t intended to take us in. Mrs. Olsen and your father only

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because you

were born the same

your sister. You should repay her kindness all

words in ten years.

was little, she believed these lies and worked like a horse for the Olsen

raised her, but parents having to raise a child was a legal obligation. If

of desertion!

on their way to school and back home. She also had to be Olsen’s

cough one day, it was Keira’s fault for not taking good care of her, and

last place

clothes… Her parents never prepared any

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Isla’s hand-me-downs; hence, her clothes were always a bit too small.

it on, it was taken off by Poppy and given to Isla, stating that she wasn’t good enough! She couldn’t

for being

baby wouldn’t be weak after

mockery in Keira’s eyes

saying those things, she immediately added, “Now that you’ve grown up, you finally have a chance to repay

looked down and laughed. “You’re

had convinced Keira, only to hear the girl’s indifferent

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