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Keira’s eyes shone faintly, her voice soft lest she startle the old lady. “Then, how did we get our marriage certificate?”

Old Mrs. Horton said with a smile. “I remember that day. You wore a red sweater…”

A red sweater?

Keira paused slightly. Indeed, she had a red sweater, which she bought three years ago during New Year. She stayed alone in her rented room. She wanted to dress joyfully, so it wouldn’t feel so lonely.

And sure enough, that was the sweater she was wearing in the marriage certificate photo.

Old Mrs. Horton continued. “That brat was wearing a black suit, and off you two went to get your

certificate!”

Keira frowned.

The courthouse had said that getting married definitely required the presence of both parties. What

old Mrs. Horton said meant Keira had indeed obtained

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a marriage certificate with Lewis two years ago.

Why didn’t she or Lewis know about it?

It couldn’t be something as melodramatic as both of them having amnesia, could it?

Besides, she had a good memory. She clearly remembered everything she had done two years ago!

Keira continued. “How did we meet?”

Old Mrs. Horton looked at her earnestly. “Of course, it was because of me…”

“What did you do?”

Keira asked the question, but old Mrs. Horton yawned, and her gaze went from confused to clear. “Oh my, granddaughter-in-law, what are you doing up so

early?”

Keira hadn’t managed to get the crucial information, but it wasn’t a total loss. At least she now knew their marriage had indeed been orchestrated by the old lady, but what exactly the old lady had done, Keira didn’t

know.

She might as well wait until the clinical medication was ready and cure the old lady’s illness before

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discussing it further.

Keira sighed, “Grandma, it’s time for breakfast.”

After old Mrs. Horton had freshened up, both of them sat in the dining room.

The Horton family’s housekeeper had prepared a very abundant breakfast. Keira and old Mrs. Horton chatted while waiting for Lewis.

“That brat is so tall. I think he might be over six feet three.”

Old Mrs. Horton gestured with her hand, “He’s half a meter taller than me!”

Keira smiled. “Yes, he should be that tall.”

She wasn’t short herself and stood at one five feet si but every time she stood beside Lewis, she still felt petite.

As the two were chatting, a freshly groomed Lewis

came out.

Old Mrs. Horton simply asked, “Brat, how tall are you?”

The man looked puzzled, his gaze falling on Keira.

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“What’s up?”

Keira raised her eyebrows. “Just give it to me.”

Stunned, Lewis pressed his lips together, not speaking.

Old Mrs. Horton then said, “Brat, do as your wife says!”

Lewis lowered his gaze slightly and said to Keira, “Then why don’t you stand up?”

Keira obediently stood up.

She had thought he just wanted to see how much taller he was than her, but to her surprise, the next moment, he stepped forward, wrapping his arm around her waist, and pulling her into an embrace.

Keira was dumbfounded.

Her brain buzzed for a moment.

He must have just finished working out. Even thr her clothes, she could feel the resilience of the muscles on his chest. He had just taken a shower. H hair was still dripping, and his damp skin had the grassy scent of the shower gel.

Keira’s face flushed. Puzzled, she looked up only to see the man looking down at her intently. “Is this okay?”

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Keira blinked, “Huh?”

“Shall I continue?”

Keira was perplexed.

Her brain had crashed for several seconds before she

finally realized what was happening and pushed Lewis away in embarrassment. “I mean give me your height, not this…”

Lewis then realized his blunder, and his ears instantly turned red.

Old Mrs. Horton burst into laughter beside them. “This is better, much better than a number… Hug more when you’re free. I’d like to have a great-grand

soon…”

Keira held back her laughter and hurriedly sat do

Lewis couldn’t help but glance at her. Her smile wa bright, and the tips of her amorous eyes glistened. S reminded him of a dazzling dahlia blooming on the edge of a cliff, radiant and splendid, yet not affected by worldly affairs.

He withdrew his gaze and inst as he was about to sit

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on the other side of old Mrs. Horton, a voice rang out. “You’ve just come home, so we’ve come to join you for breakfast!”

The voice arrived before the people did.

Turning their heads, they saw Jake Horton’s mother, Melissa Knight, walk in with a smile.

Following her came Lewis’s father, Nathan, Jake’s father and Lewis’s older brother, Oliver, Jake, and Isla.

Once they entered, Fiona immediately arranged for the servants to get busy.

New tableware was brought out from the kitchen one after another and placed on the dining table.

Nathan took a seat directly opposite the long dini table from old Mrs. Horton, which was considered secondary position of honor.

Oliver sat in the first seat below him, and Jake naturally sat beside him…

Melissa approached Keira and said with a smile, “Miss Olsen, could you please make some room?”

Keira paused, and before she knew it, Melissa had already moved her cutlery toward the next chair.

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Before old Mrs. Horton could speak up, Melissa was already holding her hand, grinning.

“Granny, I come with good news today!”

Hearing this, Keira glanced subconsciously at Isla’s stomach. Was it this sort of good news?

While pondering, old Mrs. Horton also asked, “What good news?”

Melissa gestured for Isla to come to her side, and Isla moved closer. “Isla has made a big contribution to the police department, and the department wants to give her a public commendation! For the Horton family, this is definitely good news!”

A prestigious family like the Hortons valued reputa

above all.

Having a heroic daughter-in-law with a positive im was hugely beneficial for them.

Isla smiled and said, “I was just doing what I should.”

But Melissa shook her head, “That’s not how you should see it. You’ve done splendidly this time. I’ll have the Horton Group’s PR team promote this matter.

You’ll marry Jake in glory! In the future, you’ll be his

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lawful wife! The hostess of this family!”

Isla’s eyes immediately lit up, and her heart bloomed with joy.

She hadn’t expected that Connor would bring her such

honor!

With a sense of triumph, she glanced at Keira and then chuckled. “Auntie, thank you for your kindness.”

Melissa’s tone suddenly took a turn. “You deserve it. With such a positive image, you’ll represent Jake whenever you step out. It’s a good investment for the family.”

After that, she looked at Keira, smiled, and added, “Lewis, your wife has been studying abroad for th past two years. She doesn’t need to rush back. Le take care of family affairs. The police have given honors, and the public has given good reviews. Sh comes from a decent background, and since she’s presentable, our Horton family will support her…”

Lewis didn’t say a word.

Melissa then made room. “Come, Isla, sit here! Keep your great-grandmother company for the meal.”

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After that, she seemed to remember something and looked toward Keira. “Oh dear, I’m sorry. I’ve overlooked Miss Olsen, our guest. But you wouldn’t mind, right?”

Keira didn’t say anything.

At that moment, her phone chimed.

Keira took a look and discovered it was Josh from Twitter sending her a message. “Ms. S. I’ve discovered a secret! Isla isn’t the hero who exposed Connor. She’s in cahoots with him. I have evidence! I’m going to release it soon!”

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Josh was stubborn and felt that he must uncover the truth behind anything that seemed unreasonable.»

That was the case with Keira before.

And now, it was the same with Isla.

Keira smiled, thinking it was for the best to let it all come out, lest Isla really believed she was some kind of self-proclaimed hero.

No sooner had she put away her phone than she heard Isla’s falsely sympathetic voice. “Auntie, it’s not that

Keira is ignoring you, it’s just her personality. Please don’t take it to heart…”

Keira was perplexed.

She turned her head to find Melissa’s face darkened, retorting upon hearing those words. “Miss Olsen, didn’t your mother teach you to be polite when visiting someone’s home? It’s disrespectful to ignore someone when they’re speaking to you.”

Opposite them, Lewis glanced over with a frown. He was about to speak when that dazzling woman looked

up languidly and said, “What did you just say?”

Melissa simply sneered. “I said, Isla should sit next to Mrs. Horton. She has a lot to tell her after all. You don’t mind, do you?”

At that, Keira just shook her head.

meant she

she heard Keira

do mind.”

taken aback,

no manners, right? So

speechless, stunned

society placed immense value on dignity and appearances, why was Keira not

corrected her crooked cutlery, which Melissa had pushed

then chimed in. “Auntie, please don’t take

She didn’t teach Keira well from the start, and as her sister, I failed to supervise her

you? An illegitimate daughter simply can’t be seen

a coldness. “Is what you just said appropriate for the public?

then looked pitifully at Nathan,

hard. “Lewis,

sister-in-law like that?”

remained indifferent, and

nothing.

all come here to eat, or to pick fights? Keira is Lewis’s wife, and she’s the master of this household! You all will show her the respect she

aback, looking at

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quickly explained, “Great-grandma mistook Keira for Mr. Horton’s

it dawned on

tone. “I was wondering why you were suddenly so nice to a stranger, but some people should have some self-awareness and know exactly what their status is… Lewis, you just silently allow old Mrs. Horton to mistake her identity. How are you going

and said indifferently, “She won’t

“I see you’re clearly not her r the meal. Speak up. What’s your real purpose for coming here? Spit it out quickly

smiled sheepishly,

Oliver.

his throat and said, “Grandma, here’s the thing.

now she has made a great

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wives for their character, and Isla’s assistance with the police case has spread far and

frowned. “You reward

mouth twitched, and he said

get her husband to speak, but she had to resume the conversation. “Grandma, we have given her a reward, but shouldn’t you

“What

wife, you gave her three percent of the shares. Now it’s Isla’s turn. Didn’t you say last time

and glanced at Isla. “I’m

was stunned,

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said, “I don’t like

suddenly bit her lip and bowed her head, a hint of hatred showing

The old hag!

she pleaded. “Great-grandma, I know I made mistakes before, but I’ve changed… How

her head, wiping

Jake frowned. “Great-grandma, you…”

could finish, Lewis’s stern glance came sweeping over,

was young, and we understood because of his age, but what about

branch?”

Nathan. “Dad, I didn’t get any shares when I married

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precedent with Lewis, it was agreed that Jake would get two percent upon marriage. Isla is so excellent, so gifting her the shares would sound so good when mentioned! Why are you so biased, Grandma? Does the first branch still have any standing in this family? Or is it that to you, only Lewis is your grandson, and we from the

aren’t?”

Nathan turned to old Mrs. Horton, “Mom, as the head of the family, you can’t show such favoritism! Previously, you said you disliked Isla and didn’t give her any; that’s fine. But now that Isla has shown excellence and everyone

reward!”

you’re still angry, then punish me… I’ll do anything as long as you’re no longer upset. Should I continue kneeling

Melissa blurted out, “You’re

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of you kneeling in the ancestral hall comes out, what face will the Horton family have left? Is this how you treat a hero who is about to be honored by the police and greatly acknowledged by society? What will we do if the media writes something about it? Grandma, can’t

people were berating old Mrs. Horton,

picked it up and saw a Twitter message from Josh, and it read #Miss Olsen has never provided any evidence;

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and saw that it was a video shot by

and Connor met each other, hiding in a corner. Due to the distance, it was

hear the voices of the two people talking, with Isla saying, “Don’t panic.

was seamless!”

replied anxiously, “But now the journalists

all after me…”

yelled out,

around to

shifted to the side, capturing

“What did you

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capture?”

a journalist. I have the right to disclose

do you want? I can give it to you! Just delete the

saying, “Right. Delete the video, or you won’t be

voice carried a chilling

was clearly nervous. “Alright,

His camera went black.

not realize was that the technology for follow-up filming

footage shot by

storage.

cooperation and deleted the video. Later, I received an anonymous recording and handed it over to the police myself! Yet Miss

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credit!”

didn’t have many followers, so this tweet didn’t attract much attention after it

a request. “Ms. S, the voice of one person might not be heard by

it?”

had several

working part-time as a journalist, her posts were known to be fair and objective, which made

water.

a lot of

reports that struggled to gain attention, people in

have someone investigate the matter thoroughly and, if it turned out to be true, she would

post she shared would

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Josh’s post didn’t

was very clear about the truth, so she chose to share it right away. Almost the instant she

react.

playing

the incident

recording, turns out it’s fake?! Damn! No wonder the police haven’t issued any reward notice! It’s been hyped so much that I actually thought it was

going to marry into the Horton family, as

didn’t look at

phone and looked at the exquisite breakfast on the dining

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eat, it would get cold.

thinking about that when a fork suddenly appeared and

Keira was slightly startled.

up, she met Lewis’s eyes, which were filled with

quickly looked around, only to find that everyone’s focus was on the shares,

the croissant. The rich fragrance explode in her mouth, and it was delicious enough to make on want to bite off their

eyes brightened slightly as she ate and waited for the fiasco

seeing the first branch of the

reaction.

the change in the situation at

old Mr Horton to giva

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what if I’m biased? Over the years, if I hadn’t favored Lewis, he would have been ostracized and lost his status in

and looked withered and frail, her actions still exuded elegance and authority. “Nathan, tell me, they’re

Lewis?

he was so young, he lay in the hospital covered in tubes and was

you left your newborn baby and went away to take care of

neglected him again, revolving solely around the elder son.

any? Who’s rule is that? When Lewis got married and came back to announce it to everyone, didn’t I tell you to take out 2% of

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to him? What did

present well in society, that the shares were yours to do with as you wished, and that no one could force you if you didn’t want to give them up. So

why bring them up now? The current situation is special. Lewis’s wife isn’t so publicly known, but Isla is different. Although the Hortons are the richest in Oceanion, we are still businessmen. Nowadays, everyone likes businessmen with a sense of righteousness and loyalty. Elevating Isla’s status can cast a positive image on the Horton

lady snatched a bowl from the table and

If you wan me to give Isla shares, fine, but you have to give the shares to

Nathan frowned again.

point, Oliver, who had been quiet, spoke

smile. “Dad, what

everyone equally in this family. Since that’s the

say more, but Oliver gave

look.

understood something and immediately smiled, saying, “Okay, I gave Oliver’s wife 2% of the shares back then, so I will give the same to

Horton choked when she heard

had momentarily forgotten

the same!

‘t

to sit in the CEO’s seat

shares of old Mrs. Horton and Lewis amounted to exactly 51%. If she were to give shares away like this, the first branch of the family’s shares would exceed

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now. What should she

asked directly, “Lewis, what do you

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frowned, her gaze flitting

toward Lewis.”

disadvantage. If Lewis didn’t agree, it

the

Mrs. Horton immediately coughed,

shameless!

her illness was common knowledge, and it was

be criticized.

thought about it and was about to speak when Lewis’s voice suddenly rang out. “That’s

Horton was

immediately stunned, looking incredulously at

a reassuring look before turning to Nathan. “I think you’re right.

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in the

transfer the

to the public, he would

it was only an excuse, he

about it.

But today…

he uttered these two words

too hot

with her head lowered, seemingly paying no mind. He breathed a sigh

he felt an

be completely indifferent to this marriage, which made sense since

flickered in the depths

she ate, her cheeks tinting with a faint

“my wife” were spoken so

voice. It was like a

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It was rather sweet.

couldn’t suppress spilled

fine, but the share transfer agreement isn’t

“It’s ready.”

him, waving his hand dismissively, and Tom entered with a smile, handing a contract to

Nathan was dumbfounded.

looked down to find it was a

agreement.

agreement still benefited a member of the Horto family, so the share transfer agreement showed Nathan transferring two

Lewis.

no objections to

feel comfortable giving them to an

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“You’re quite prepared, aren’t you? How come? You haven’t fully

accusation was quite

Keira’s mouth suddenly didn’t taste as good. She looked at

situation.

biased father, a scheming older brother, plus a

was neither servile

to Grandma today asking for shares? I can’t know in advance that you would give

a beaming smile. “This share transfer agreement was originally prepared for old Mrs. Horton. It listed two percent of shares, and now we have simply changed the recipient’s

and promptly signed the

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