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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.

thought she meant she

she

do mind.”

was taken

right? So of course, I wouldn’t

speechless,

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

her crooked cutlery, which Melissa

chimed in. “Auntie,

She didn’t teach Keira well from the start, and as her

it have to do with you? An

her, his deep eyes flashing a coldness. “Is what you just said appropriate for the public? To malign a guest to their face, is that the Knight family’s

looked pitifully

table hard. “Lewis, who taught you to

sister-in-law like that?”

indifferent, and he

nothing.

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

looking at Keira in

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quickly explained, “Great-grandma mistook Keira

it

have some self-awareness and know exactly what their status is… Lewis, you just silently allow old Mrs. Horton to mistake her identity. How

and said indifferently, “She won’t

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

immediately smiled sheepishly, looking

Oliver.

throat and said, “Grandma, here’s the thing. Isla is an excellent graduate of

she has made

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for their character, and Isla’s assistance with the police case

Horton frowned.

mouth twitched, and he said nothing, once again looking at

to get her husband to speak, but she had to resume the conversation. “Grandma, we have given

“What kind of gesture

it’s Isla’s turn. Didn’t you say last time that you

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

was stunned,

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Mrs. Horton said, “I don’t

head, a hint of hatred showing in

The old hag!

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

her head, wiping

Jake frowned. “Great-grandma, you…”

stern glance came sweeping over, scaring him

was young, and we understood because of his age,

branch?”

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

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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?”

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 the

reward!”

then punish me… I’ll do anything as long

these words, Melissa blurted out,

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have left? Is this how you treat a hero who is about to be honored by

people were berating old Mrs. Horton, Keira’s phone

message from Josh, and it read #Miss Olsen

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post and saw that it

in a corner. Due to the distance, it was unclear what they were saying; one could

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 long

was seamless!”

anxiously, “But

all after me…”

Isla yelled out, “Who’s

turned around to look at the

Josh’s camera shifted to the side, capturing

“What did you

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capture?”

have the right to disclose anything I

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

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

voice carried a

nervous. “Alright,

His camera went black.

might not realize was that the

the footage shot by journalists could

storage.

showing a fierce demeanor. At that time, I feigned cooperation and deleted the video. Later, I received an

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credit!”

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

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

it?”

had

when she was working part-time as a journalist, her posts were known to be fair and objective, which made them popular, and she later went viral

water.

lot of

were reports that struggled to gain attention, people in the journalist circle liked to seek her

investigate the matter thoroughly and, if it turned out to be

she shared would draw

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Josh’s post didn’t

very clear about the truth, so she chose to share

react.

playing the hero

see what the incident is

Miss Olsen bravely stepping forward and handing in a 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

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

Keira didn’t look

leisurely put away her phone and looked at the exquisite breakfast

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she didn’t eat, it would get cold. What

about that when a fork suddenly appeared and placed

Keira was slightly startled.

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

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

bit into the croissant. The rich fragrance explode in her

and waited for the fiasco on the

first

reaction.

the situation at the moment

old Mr Horton

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lady was indignant, slamming her hand on the table and shouting, “So what if I’m biased? Over the years, if I hadn’t favored Lewis, he would have been ostracized and lost

had started to shrink in height at her age and looked withered and frail, her actions still exuded elegance and authority.

Lewis?

lay in the hospital covered in tubes

your newborn baby and went away to

after coming home you neglected him again, revolving solely around the elder son. If I, as their grandmother, didn’t favor him, I’m afraid you would’ve

I don’t like Isla, so why should I give her any? Who’s rule is that? When Lewis got married and

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to him? What did

shares were yours to do with as you wished, and that no one could force you if you

Isla is different. Although the Hortons are the richest in Oceanion, we are still businessmen. Nowadays, everyone likes businessmen with

table and slammed it down. “You don’t allow me to

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

Nathan frowned again.

who had been quiet,

smile. “Dad, what

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

wanted to say more,

look.

a 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

Horton choked

forgotten that

the same!

‘t

to sit in the CEO’s seat

like this, the first branch of the family’s shares would exceed Lewis’s, and then the Horton Group would fall into the hands

much already, so she

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looked toward Lewis and asked directly, “Lewis, what

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frowned,

toward Lewis.”

Lewis didn’t agree, it would be seen as suppressing his

the

Mrs. Horton immediately coughed, deciding to

shameless!

it was better for her to act shamelessly than for Lewis

be criticized.

and was about to speak when Lewis’s

Horton was

stunned, looking incredulously at Lewis.

Nathan. “I think you’re

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in

first transfer the shares

their marriage to the public, he would often

an excuse, he

about it.

But today…

uttered these two words again,

hot on his

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

felt an inexplicable

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

flickered in the depths

pause slightly as she ate, her cheeks tinting with a faint

words “my wife” were spoken

deep voice. It was like a small current of electricity, passing through her

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It was rather sweet.

suppress

frowned. “That’s fine, but the share

“It’s ready.”

his hand dismissively, and Tom entered with a smile, handing

Nathan was dumbfounded.

frowned and looked down to

agreement.

public it was said to be for the daughter-in-law, but in rea the agreement still benefited a member of the Horto family, so the share transfer agreement showed Nathan transferring two

Lewis.

had no

feel comfortable giving them to an

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come? You

was quite

looked at Lewis, never expecting that this powerful man would

situation.

biased father, a scheming older brother, plus

neither servile nor

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

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

promptly signed the agreement that Tom handed

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