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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

she heard Keira say,

do mind.”

taken aback,

no manners, right? So of course, I wouldn’t know what politeness

found herself speechless,

where high society placed immense value on dignity and appearances, why was

her crooked cutlery,

in. “Auntie, please

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

does it have to do with you? An illegitimate daughter simply can’t be seen in

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

looked pitifully at

table hard. “Lewis, who taught

sister-in-law like that?”

remained indifferent,

nothing.

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

was taken aback, looking at

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explained, “Great-grandma mistook

it dawned

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

at Keira and said

when 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

smiled sheepishly, looking

Oliver.

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

now she has

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

Horton frowned. “You reward her,

said nothing, once again looking

to speak, but she had to

understand. “What kind of gesture

Now it’s Isla’s turn. Didn’t you say last

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

was stunned, “Why

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Horton said, “I don’t like

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

bowed her head, wiping

Jake frowned. “Great-grandma, you…”

stern glance came sweeping over, scaring him

actually Melissa who spoke out 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 what about now? The wives all married into the family from the outside. With such favoritism, are you holding

branch?”

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

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so good when mentioned! Why are you so biased, Grandma? Does the first branch still have any standing in

aren’t?”

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 outside is praising her, as the matriarch of the family, if you don’t make

reward!”

then punish me… I’ll do anything as long as you’re

Melissa blurted out, “You’re seen as

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who is about to be honored by the

of people were berating

it up and saw a Twitter message from Josh, and it read #Miss

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Twitter post and saw that it was a

Due to the distance, it was unclear what they were saying; one could only see that Connor was

slowly moved through an inconspicuous corner. After closing in, one could hear the voices of the two people talking,

was seamless!”

anxiously, “But now the

all after me…”

yelled

to

shifted to

followed, “What

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capture?”

“I’m a journalist. I have the right

deep breath. “How much do you want? I

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

voice carried

“Alright, I’ll delete it

His camera went black.

realize was that the technology for follow-up filming

shot by journalists could be instantly transmitted

storage.

together, showing a fierce demeanor. At that time, I feigned cooperation and deleted the video. Later, I received an anonymous recording and handed it over to the police myself! Yet

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credit!”

so this tweet didn’t attract much attention

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

it?”

Twitter account had several

her posts were known to be fair and objective, which made them popular, and she

water.

lot of

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

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

shared would

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Josh’s post didn’t

been a participant all along and was very clear about the truth, so she chose to share it right away. Almost

react.

playing the

see what the incident

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 issued any reward notice! It’s

Horton family, as in Oceanion’s

retweeting, Keira didn’t look at the comments online

looked at the exquisite breakfast

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continued and she didn’t eat, it would get cold.

about that when a fork suddenly appeared and placed a

Keira was slightly startled.

Lewis’s eyes,

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

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

ate and waited for the fiasco

the first branch

reaction.

change in the

old Mr Horton to

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

exuded elegance and authority. “Nathan, tell me, they’re both

Lewis?

hospital covered in tubes and was

elder son just had a little cold, but you left your newborn baby and went away to take care

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

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him? What did you say

didn’t like a daughter-in-law who couldn’t present well in society, that the shares were yours to do with as you wished, and that no

immediately. “Mom, those things are in the past, 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 bowl from the table and slammed it

let’s be fair! If you wan me to give Isla shares, fine, but you

Nathan frowned again.

who had been

smile. “Dad, what Grandma said is

in this family. Since that’s the case,

say more, but Oliver

look.

for 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 back

Horton choked when she heard

had momentarily forgotten that

the same!

‘t

was able to sit in the CEO’s

If she were to give shares away like this, the first

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on her word now. What should she

asked directly, “Lewis,

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Horton frowned, her gaze flitting

toward Lewis.”

a disadvantage. If Lewis didn’t agree, it would be

within the Horton

immediately coughed, deciding to

shameless!

and it was better for her to act shamelessly than for Lewis

be criticized.

about it and was about to speak when Lewis’s

Mrs. Horton

stunned, looking incredulously

Nathan. “I think

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transfer the shares to…

public, he would often mention

only an excuse, he never

about it.

But today…

these two

hot on his

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

he felt an

marriage, which made sense since

in the depths of

see Keira’s movements pause slightly as she ate, her cheeks

wife” were spoken so

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

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It was rather sweet.

smile she couldn’t suppress spilled across her

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

“It’s ready.”

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

Nathan was dumbfounded.

down to

agreement.

still benefited a member of

Lewis.

had no

feel comfortable giving them to

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in the

aren’t you? How come? You haven’t fully

accusation was quite

taste as good. She looked at Lewis, never expecting that this powerful man would

situation.

a scheming older brother, plus a sister-in-law who could

neither servile

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

a beaming smile. “This share transfer agreement was originally prepared for old Mrs. Horton. It listed two

nothing, and promptly signed the agreement that Tom handed

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