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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.

she didn’t

to say more when she heard

do mind.”

was taken aback,

no manners, right? So of course,

found herself speechless,

value on dignity and

calmly corrected her crooked cutlery, which Melissa had

chimed in. “Auntie, please don’t take

Keira, it’s my fault. Her mother’s background is special. She didn’t teach Keira well from the start, and as

does it have to do with you? An illegitimate

her, his deep eyes flashing a coldness. “Is what you just said appropriate for the public? To malign a

then looked

“Lewis, who

sister-in-law like that?”

remained indifferent,

nothing.

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

looking at Keira in

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mistook Keira

it

were suddenly so nice to a stranger, but some people should have some self-awareness and know exactly what their

glanced at Keira and

say something more when old Mrs. Horton turned to her. “I see you’re clearly not her r the meal. Speak up. What’s your real

immediately smiled sheepishly,

Oliver.

said, “Grandma, here’s the thing. Isla is an excellent

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good values, claiming that we pick our wives for their character, and Isla’s assistance with the

Horton frowned.

he said nothing,

difficult it was to get her husband to speak, but she had to

Horton didn’t understand. “What kind of

the shares. Now it’s Isla’s

Horton took a deep breath and glanced at Isla. “I’m not giving

stunned, “Why

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Mrs. Horton said, “I don’t

lip and bowed her head, a

The old hag!

sense of being wronged, she pleaded. “Great-grandma, I know I made mistakes before, but I’ve changed… How am I supposed to

bowed her head,

Jake frowned. “Great-grandma, you…”

could finish, Lewis’s stern glance came sweeping over, scaring him into

You’ve always favored Lewis since he was young, and we understood because of his age, but what about now? The wives all married into the family from the outside. With such favoritism, are you

branch?”

started crying and turned to Nathan. “Dad, I didn’t get any shares when

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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

aren’t?”

didn’t give her any; that’s fine. But now that Isla has shown excellence and everyone outside is praising

reward!”

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

these words, Melissa blurted out,

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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 you consider the

of people were berating old

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

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opened the Twitter post and saw that it was a video

in a corner. Due to the distance, it was unclear what they were saying; one could only see that Connor was very

closer, and the camera slowly moved through an inconspicuous corner. After closing in, one could hear the voices of the two people talking, with Isla saying, “Don’t panic. As

was seamless!”

“But now the journalists

all after me…”

Isla yelled out,

turned around to look

camera shifted to the

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capture?”

I have the right to disclose

took a deep breath. “How much do you want? I can give it to

the video, or you won’t be leaving here

voice carried a chilling

nervous. “Alright, I’ll delete it

His camera went black.

might not realize was that the technology

At least, the footage shot by journalists

storage.

Olsen and Connor were plotting together, showing a fierce demeanor. At that time, I feigned cooperation and deleted the video. Later,

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credit!”

have many followers, so this tweet didn’t

then made a request. “Ms. S, the voice of

it?”

Twitter account had

as a journalist, her posts were known to be fair and objective, which made them popular,

water.

had a lot of trust in her

to gain attention,

someone investigate the matter thoroughly and, if it turned out

she shared would draw public

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post didn’t

about the truth, so she chose to share it right

react.

playing the hero

the incident

a recording, turns out it’s fake?! Damn! No wonder the police haven’t issued any reward notice! It’s been hyped

Miss Olsen is going to marry into the Horton family, as in Oceanion’s riches the Hortons. Would they accept

Keira didn’t look at

put away her phone and looked at the exquisite breakfast on the dining

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and she didn’t eat, it

fork suddenly

Keira was slightly startled.

met Lewis’s eyes, which were filled

bit embarrassed and quickly looked around, only to find that everyone’s focus

out a sigh of relief, lowered her head, and bit into the croissant. The rich fragrance

and waited for the fiasco on the

the first branch

reaction.

the change in the situation at the

Horton to

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if I’m biased? Over the years, if I

started to shrink in height at her age and looked withered and frail, her actions still exuded elegance and authority. “Nathan, tell me, they’re both your sons, but you only have eyes for the elder one. Have you ever cared

Lewis?

was so young, he lay in the hospital

elder son just had a little cold, but you left your newborn baby and

after coming home you neglected him again, revolving solely around the elder

I give her any? Who’s rule is that? When Lewis got married and

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did you say at that

society, that the shares were yours to do with as you wished, and that no one

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 Group. So, let’s not talk about the past,

old lady snatched a bowl from the table and slammed it down. “You

show favoritism. Then let’s be fair! If you wan me to give Isla shares,

Nathan frowned again.

this point, Oliver, who had been

“Dad, what Grandma said

have to treat everyone equally in this family. Since that’s the case, you

more, but Oliver gave

look.

2% of the shares back then, so I will give the same to Lewis-2%. Mom, you gave Lewis’s wife 5% of the shares back then, so now you should also give Isla

Horton choked when she

had momentarily forgotten that

the same!

‘t

to sit in the

this, the first branch of the family’s shares would

had said so much already, so

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and asked directly,

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Horton frowned, her

toward Lewis.”

Nathan had caught her at a disadvantage. If Lewis didn’t agree, it would be seen as suppressing his brother, and how could he

within the

Horton immediately

shameless!

all, her illness was common knowledge, and it was better for her to act shamelessly than for

be criticized.

to speak when Lewis’s

Mrs. Horton was

was immediately stunned, looking incredulously

gave her a reassuring look before turning to Nathan. “I think you’re right. Since that’s the case,

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the shares to…

he would often mention “my wife”

only an excuse, he never felt

about it.

But today…

these

hot on

with her head lowered, seemingly paying no mind. He breathed a sigh of relief, but at

felt an inexplicable sense of

indifferent to this marriage, which made sense since they had agreed divorce

shadow flickered in the depths of

pause slightly as she ate, her cheeks tinting with a

were spoken so smoothly

with his deep voice. It was like a small current of electricity, passing

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It was rather sweet.

couldn’t suppress spilled across her

“That’s fine, but the share transfer agreement isn’t

“It’s ready.”

entered with a smile, handing a contract

Nathan was dumbfounded.

down to

agreement.

said to be for the daughter-in-law, but in rea the agreement still benefited a member

Lewis.

had no

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in

and sneered. “You’re quite prepared, aren’t you? How come? You haven’t fully taken control of

was quite

in Keira’s mouth suddenly didn’t taste as good. She looked at Lewis, never expecting that this powerful man would also have a

situation.

biased father, a scheming older brother, plus a

was neither servile

“Wasn’t it you who first came to Grandma today asking for shares? I can’t know in

then explained with 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

signed the agreement that Tom

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