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.

seemed nice. I never expected

like this…”

I’ve never

stood there with an

to admit

was her mother.

regretfully, such a relationship was impossible

sever.

She felt helpless.

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

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she finished speaking, she walked past Poppy. Poppy was enraged.

abruptly and threw the thermos full of chicken soup roughly at

“Watch out!”

heard a deep voice. Then she was tightly enveloped

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

rising from his black suit.

asked anxiously,

“I’m fine.”

at

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

turned to escape, quickly disappearing from the corridor.

one paid her any heed

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enter their wards.

Lewis’s clothes, “Quickly, take it off and

suit and white shirt, revealing his

away, but not before her gaze fell onto his back which was now bright red and

It was clearly very

it hurt? Keira, apply some ointment

him…”

She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then beckoned to the others to leave the room, “Let’s not crowd

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

Keira was speechless.

the two of them were left in the

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ward.

was so

“This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll let the

“I’ll do it.”

interrupted him and walked behind him.

and the golden light spilled in

the halo through the glass illuminating his broad back, and his fitted trousers outlined his slender

and Keira lowered

as if a tiny stone had been thrown into the lake

before gently applying it

remained silent, his

her fingertips touched

skin.

breath sprayed onto his back like a flame was

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scorching him.

asked

eyes, and in