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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 meant she didn’t

say more when she heard Keira say, “Sorry,

do mind.”

taken aback,

have no manners, right? So of course, I

speechless, stunned by

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

her crooked cutlery, which

“Auntie,

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

does it have to do with you? An illegitimate daughter

what you just said appropriate for the public? To malign a guest to their face, is that

looked pitifully

Nathan slapped the table hard. “Lewis, who taught

sister-in-law like that?”

remained indifferent, and he

nothing.

Mrs. Horton, nearly eighty-five, smacked her hands on the table. “Enough! Did you 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

taken aback, looking

“Wife?”

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mistook Keira for Mr. Horton’s

it dawned

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 to explain it to

glanced at Keira and said indifferently, “She won’t

old Mrs. Horton turned to her. “I see you’re clearly not her r the meal. Speak up. What’s your real purpose for coming here? Spit it out quickly and leave. Don’t ru the mood for me and my

immediately smiled sheepishly,

Oliver.

“Grandma, here’s the thing. Isla

and now she has made a

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is full of praise for our family’s good values, claiming that we pick our wives for their

Mrs. Horton frowned.

twitched, and he said

at how difficult it was to get her husband to speak, but she had to resume the conversation. “Grandma,

Mrs. Horton didn’t understand. “What

of the shares. Now it’s Isla’s turn. Didn’t you say

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

stunned,

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said, “I don’t like

bowed her head,

The old hag!

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

head, wiping

Jake frowned. “Great-grandma, you…”

glance came sweeping over, scaring him

recklessly, “Grandma, you can’t be so partial! You’ve always favored Lewis since he was young, and we understood because of his age, but

branch?”

and turned to Nathan. “Dad, I didn’t get any

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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

aren’t?”

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 outside is praising her, as

reward!”

immediately approached old Mrs. Horton. “Great-grandma, I know I’ve made a mistake. If you’re still angry, then punish me… I’ll do anything as long as you’re no longer upset. Should I continue

words, Melissa blurted out, “You’re seen

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in the public eye; if news 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

were berating old

message from Josh, and it read #Miss Olsen has never provided any evidence; she

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saw that it was a video

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

After closing in, one could hear the voices of the two people talking, with Isla saying, “Don’t panic. As long as you don’t slip up, the police won’t

was seamless!”

anxiously, “But

all after me…”

Isla yelled out, “Who’s

to look

to the side, capturing the

“What did

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capture?”

a journalist. I have the right to disclose anything

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

“Right. Delete the video, or

carried

“Alright,

His camera went black.

what Connor and Isla might not realize was that the

the footage shot by journalists could be instantly transmitted

storage.

that time, I feigned cooperation and deleted the video. Later, I received an anonymous recording and handed it over to

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credit!”

tweet didn’t attract much attention

post and then made a request. “Ms. S, the voice of one person might not

it?”

had several million

objective, which made them popular, and

water.

lot of trust in her

the years, whenever there were reports that struggled to gain attention, people in the journalist circle liked

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

post she shared would draw

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Josh’s post didn’t need

truth, so she chose to share it right

react.

playing the

see what the

with the story of a Miss Olsen bravely stepping forward and handing in a recording, turns out it’s fake?! Damn! No wonder the police haven’t

the Horton family, as in Oceanion’s riches the Hortons. Would they accept someone with

Keira didn’t look at the comments

her phone and looked at

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continued and she didn’t eat, it would

was thinking about that when a fork suddenly appeared and

Keira was slightly startled.

when she looked up, she met Lewis’s eyes, which

a bit embarrassed and quickly looked around, only to find that everyone’s focus was on the shares, and no one

head, and bit into the croissant. The rich fragrance explode in her mouth, and

and waited for the fiasco on the microblog to ferment,

to seeing the first branch

reaction.

the situation

old Mr Horton

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biased? Over the years, if I hadn’t favored Lewis,

exuded elegance and authority. “Nathan, tell me, they’re both your sons, but you only have eyes for the elder one. Have you ever

Lewis?

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

your newborn baby and went away to

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

so why should I give her 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%

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him? What did

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 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,

snatched a bowl from the table and slammed

to give Isla shares, fine, but you have

Nathan frowned again.

this point, Oliver, who had been quiet, spoke

what

that’s the case,

to say more, but Oliver

look.

moment, Nathan 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 Lewis-2%. Mom, you gave Lewis’s wife 5% of the shares back then, so now you

choked when she heard

had momentarily forgotten

the same!

‘t

able to sit in the CEO’s seat

were to give shares away like this, the first branch of the family’s shares would exceed Lewis’s, and then the Horton Group would

said so much already, so she

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Lewis and asked directly, “Lewis, what do you

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frowned, her gaze flitting

toward Lewis.”

didn’t agree, it would be

within the

Mrs. Horton immediately coughed,

shameless!

was common knowledge, and it was better for her

be criticized.

and was about to speak when Lewis’s voice suddenly

Mrs. Horton was

looking incredulously

turning to Nathan. “I think you’re right. Since

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the shares to… my

their marriage to the public, he would often mention

was only an excuse,

about it.

But today…

he uttered these two

felt too hot on his

subconsciously and saw her eating a croissant with her head lowered, seemingly

felt an inexplicable sense of

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

shadow flickered in the depths

pause slightly as she

“my wife” were

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It was rather sweet.

smile she couldn’t suppress spilled across

frowned. “That’s fine, but the share

“It’s ready.”

and Tom entered with a smile, handing a contract to

Nathan was dumbfounded.

down to

agreement.

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

Lewis.

had no objections

feel comfortable giving them to an

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in the

You haven’t fully taken control of the Horton family yet, and you’re already

accusation was quite

suddenly didn’t taste as good. She looked at Lewis, never expecting that this powerful man

situation.

biased father, a scheming older brother, plus a sister-in-law who could stir up

servile nor

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

prepared for old Mrs. Horton. It listed two

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