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.

seemed nice. I never expected

like this…”

I’ve never

with

admit that this woman

scene was her

such a relationship was

sever.

She felt helpless.

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

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speaking, she walked past Poppy. Poppy

abruptly and threw the thermos full of chicken soup roughly

“Watch out!”

she was tightly enveloped in a sturdy

protectively in front of her, shielding her from the scalding hot chicken

rising from his black

gasped and asked anxiously, “Are

“I’m fine.”

at Poppy.

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

turned to

paid her any heed as everyone

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enter

rushed over, quickly stripping off Lewis’s clothes, “Quickly, take it off and let me see

off his suit and

look away, but not before her gaze fell onto his back which was now

wasn’t a minor injury. It was clearly

Keira, apply some

him…”

behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room,

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

Keira was speechless.

an instant, only the two of them were left in

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ward.

so awkward.

“This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking.

“I’ll do it.”

interrupted him and walked behind

the golden light spilled in

the glass illuminating his broad back, and his

and Keira

thrown into the

her fingertips before gently applying it

silent, his muscles

moment her fingertips touched his

skin.

onto his back

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scorching him.

his discomfort, Keira asked

lifted his eyes, and in the reflection of