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 to be

like this…”

denying her own mother. I’ve never seen anything like this in

stood there with

truly didn’t want to admit that this woman

scene was

such a relationship

sever.

She felt helpless.

make a scene.

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walked past Poppy. Poppy was enraged. “Ungrateful wretch! Little slut!”

up abruptly and threw the thermos full of

“Watch out!”

was

to see Lewis standing protectively in front of

from his

gasped and asked anxiously,

“I’m fine.”

squinted at

petrified. She wayed her hands frantically “Mr. Horton, I… I didn’t mean

that she turned to escape, quickly disappearing from the

one paid her any heed as everyone circled

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enter their wards.

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

his suit and white

before her gaze fell onto his back which was now bright red and full

a minor injury. It was clearly

hurt? Keira,

him…”

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

Keira, she 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.

was so

a low voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll let the nurse come in…”

“I’ll do it.”

interrupted him and walked behind him.

light spilled in through the window, casting long shadows

window, the halo through the glass illuminating his broad back,

and Keira

had been thrown into the

before gently applying

remained silent, his muscles tensing

moment her fingertips touched

skin.

faint breath sprayed onto his back like

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scorching him.

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

in the reflection of