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.”

wondered if she was too confident in her acting that she wouldn’t give up

this marriage

suddenly unsure. He simply picked up the marriage certificate and headed out. “I’ll wait for you in the parking

at the old lady, then

and she almost had to trot to keep

they saw Poppy standing there with an

Keira, Poppy’s eyes lit up. “Keira!”

walked over, cautiously avoiding Lewis.

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stood before Keira and said self-righteously, “You must help your sister!”

an

didn’t understand why the two were out so

in the morning.

leave last night?

Poppy

you’re an illegitimate child, but the Olsen family didn’t mind your background and raised you.

you. Not only did she let you go to school with

when you were born th you wouldn’t have survived. didn’t have any milk, so you only survived because you took

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

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because you

born the same day…

You should repay

those words

these lies and worked like a horse for

family had raised her, but parents having to raise a child was a legal obligation. If they hadn’t taken care of her, they would have

of desertion!

go to school with Isla Olsen, but she had to carry Isla’s school on their way to school and back home. She also had

happened to cough one day, it was Keira’s fault for not

could only get the last place in exams because she couldn’t outshine Isla!

parents never prepared

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She could only wear Isla’s hand-me-downs; hence, her clothes were always a bit

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

being weak…

be weak after being starved for five days?

mockery in Keira’s eyes

After saying those things, she immediately added, “Now that you’ve grown up, you finally have a chance to repay the Olsen family. Keira, old

looked down and laughed.

only to hear the girl’s

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