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.

I never expected her to be

like this…”

I’ve never

stood there with an expressionless face.

to admit that

was her

such a relationship

sever.

She felt helpless.

sneered, her voice as icy as her expression. “Go ahead, make a scene. If you

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speaking, she walked past Poppy. Poppy was enraged. “Ungrateful wretch!

threw the thermos

“Watch out!”

she was tightly enveloped in a sturdy

see Lewis standing protectively in front of

was rising from

asked anxiously,

“I’m fine.”

at Poppy.

hands frantically “Mr. Horton, I…

flustered that she turned to escape, quickly disappearing from

heed as everyone circled

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to enter their

“Quickly, take it off and

suit and white shirt, revealing his

instinctively wanted to look away, but not before her gaze fell onto his back which was now bright red and full of

a minor injury. It was clearly

Keira,

him…”

old 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 the room, “Let’s not crowd around here. The brat will be embarrassed

to Keira, she whispered,

Keira was speechless.

instant, only the two of them were left in

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ward.

was so awkward.

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

“I’ll do it.”

him and walked behind

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

through the glass illuminating his broad back, and

look and Keira lowered her gaze.

was as if a tiny stone had been thrown into the

her fingertips before gently

silent, his

her fingertips touched his

skin.

his back like

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scorching him.

asked

and in the reflection