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.

seemed nice. I never expected

like this…”

I’ve never seen anything like this

stood there with an expressionless

didn’t want to admit that this woman causing

was her

a relationship was impossible

sever.

She felt helpless.

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

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Poppy. Poppy

and threw the thermos full of chicken soup roughly at

“Watch out!”

voice. Then she was

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

rising from his black suit.

anxiously,

“I’m fine.”

squinted at

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

she turned to

heed as everyone

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to enter their wards.

off Lewis’s clothes, “Quickly, take it off and let me see

his suit and white shirt,

to look away, but not before her gaze fell onto

a minor injury. It

my, does it hurt? Keira, apply some

him…”

from the nurse’s hand and thrust it into Keira’s hands. She pushed Keira behind Lewis, then

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

Keira was speechless.

two of them were left in

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ward.

was so awkward.

low voice, “This is my grandma’s whimsical

“I’ll do it.”

and walked behind

the golden light spilled in

halo through the glass illuminating his broad back,

Keira

thrown into

fingertips before

remained silent, his muscles tensing

moment her fingertips touched

skin.

his back like

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scorching him.

discomfort, Keira asked

eyes, and in the