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 expected her to

like this…”

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

there with an

truly didn’t want to admit that this

scene was

relationship was

sever.

She felt helpless.

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

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

threw the thermos

“Watch out!”

she was tightly enveloped

of her, shielding her from the scalding hot chicken soup with his

from his

asked anxiously, “Are

“I’m fine.”

at Poppy.

hands frantically “Mr. Horton, I…

turned to escape, quickly disappearing from the corridor.

paid her any heed

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to enter their wards.

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

suit and white shirt, revealing his sturdy

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

minor injury. It was clearly very serious!

my, does it hurt? Keira, apply some

him…”

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 be naked!”

closer to Keira, she whispered, “Granddaughter-in-law,

Keira was speechless.

instant, only the two of them were left

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ward.

so

voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical thinking. I’ll let the nurse come

“I’ll do it.”

interrupted him and walked behind him.

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

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

look and Keira

been thrown into the lake of

her fingertips before gently applying it to his

his muscles

moment her fingertips touched

skin.

his

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scorching him.

Keira asked

in the reflection of