My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

39 Truth

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.

Olsen seemed nice. I never expected her

like this…”

I’ve

stood there with an

want to admit

was her mother.

such a relationship was impossible

sever.

She felt helpless.

expression. “Go ahead, make a scene. If you interrupt

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she walked past Poppy. Poppy was enraged.

up abruptly and threw the thermos full

“Watch out!”

Then she was tightly enveloped in a sturdy

only to see Lewis standing protectively in front of her, shielding her from the scalding hot

rising from

anxiously, “Are

“I’m fine.”

squinted at Poppy.

Horton, I… I didn’t mean to

so flustered that she turned to escape, quickly

paid her any heed as everyone

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enter their wards.

quickly stripping off Lewis’s clothes, “Quickly, take it off and let me see how bad it is!

his suit and white shirt, revealing his

her gaze fell onto his back which

minor injury. It was clearly very serious!

Keira, apply some

him…”

nurse’s hand and thrust it into Keira’s hands. She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room, “Let’s not crowd around

whispered, “Granddaughter-in-law, it’s up to

Keira was speechless.

an instant, only the two of them were left in the

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ward.

was so

voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking.

“I’ll do it.”

him and walked behind him.

light spilled in through the window, casting long shadows of the

his broad back, and his fitted

and Keira lowered her

thrown into the lake of her heart, causing ripples to spread outward.

ointment on her fingertips before gently applying it to

remained silent, his muscles tensing

moment her fingertips touched his

skin.

onto his back like a flame

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scorching him.

discomfort, Keira asked softly, “Does

eyes, and in the reflection of