My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

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Poppy was terrified.

Only she and her brother, Finley, knew about her switching the girls!

She had never mentioned it to her real daughter, Isla.

How could Old Mrs. Horton know?

Moreover, she spoke in an assertive tone, not of suspicion, but of certainty!

Seeing Keira and Lewis approaching, Poppy looked even more uneasy in her guilt!

They hadn’t heard what she’d just said, had they?

Old Mrs. Horton huffed out, “I know. You bullied my granddaughter-in-law. You’re a bad woman!”

The old lady rambled on and on. It seemed like something was wrong with her mind…

Poppy breathed a sigh of relief. She approached Keira with the thermos in hand, “Keira dear, I’ve brought you some chicken broth. You must be tired from caring for old Mrs. Horton. You need to eat more to regain some

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strength…”

The aroma of the chicken broth from the thermos wafted into the air, but to Keira, it was nothing more

than irony.

This was the first time Poppy had ever made soup for

her.

She asked in a voice devoid of emotion, “What do you

want?”

Poppy smiled. “I’m still after Isla’s two percent share… Old Mrs. Horton values you a lot. She help you arrange a hospital room for Mrs. Olsen and get you that medicine. She’ll definitely agree if you ask for it. Help out your sister, otherwise, how could she be confident

around Jake?”

Keira’s expression turned ice-cold, the words escaping her lips devoid of warmth, “No.”

Poppy’s face hardened, her façade crumbling. She glared at Keira, “That’s right, huh? I worked so hard to give birth to you. You climb the social ladder, and now you won’t respect me anymore?!”

She plopped down onto the ground, crying out, “If you don’t help me today I won’t get un! Everyone come

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look at this! My daughter is an ungrateful wretch! She’s embarrassed by her mother’s lowly background, so she’s serving Old Mrs. Horton with such dedication! She wants to be their granddaughter now!”

The surrounding medical staff and patients began to whisper among themselves.

never expected her to

like this…”

her own mother. I’ve never seen anything

with an expressionless

admit

was her mother.

regretfully, such a relationship

sever.

She felt helpless.

her expression. “Go ahead, make a scene. If you interrupt anyone’s rest, the security will escort

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finished speaking, she walked past Poppy. Poppy

the thermos full of

“Watch out!”

she was tightly enveloped in a sturdy

protectively in front of her, shielding her from

rising from his black

anxiously,

“I’m fine.”

squinted at

her hands frantically “Mr. Horton, I… I didn’t mean to splash you. I… I…..”

flustered that she turned to escape, quickly disappearing

any heed as everyone circled

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to enter their

off Lewis’s clothes, “Quickly, take it

suit and white shirt, revealing his

away, but not before her gaze fell onto his

wasn’t a minor injury. It

it hurt? Keira, apply some ointment for

him…”

lady snatched the burn cream from the nurse’s hand and thrust it into Keira’s hands. She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave

she whispered, “Granddaughter-in-law, it’s up to you now!”

Keira was speechless.

the two of them were

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ward.

so awkward.

voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical

“I’ll do it.”

and walked behind

the golden light spilled in through the window,

through the glass illuminating his broad back, and his fitted trousers outlined his slender

Keira

as if a tiny stone had been thrown into the lake of her

the ointment on her fingertips before gently applying it to his

his muscles

the moment her

skin.

sprayed onto his back like a

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scorching him.

asked softly, “Does

in the reflection of the