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.

nice. I never

like this…”

her own mother. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life!”

stood there with an expressionless

admit

scene was her mother.

relationship was impossible

sever.

She felt helpless.

make a scene. If you interrupt

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Poppy. Poppy was enraged. “Ungrateful

abruptly and threw the thermos full of chicken soup

“Watch out!”

heard a deep voice. Then she was tightly

protectively in front of her, shielding her from

was rising from his black

and asked anxiously, “Are you

“I’m fine.”

squinted at Poppy.

her hands frantically “Mr. Horton, I… I didn’t

so flustered that she turned to escape, quickly disappearing from the corridor.

her any heed as

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enter their

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

took off his suit and white

wanted to look away, but not before her gaze fell onto his

minor injury. It was clearly very serious!

Keira, apply some

him…”

Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room, “Let’s not crowd around here. The brat will

whispered,

Keira was speechless.

instant, only the two of them were left in the

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ward.

was so

my grandma’s whimsical thinking.

“I’ll do it.”

interrupted him and walked behind

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

through the glass illuminating his broad back, and

look and Keira

as if a tiny stone had been thrown into the lake of her heart, causing ripples to spread

ointment on her fingertips before gently applying it to his burned

his muscles

her fingertips touched

skin.

his back

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scorching him.

discomfort, Keira asked softly, “Does it hurt?”

in the reflection