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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.

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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 say,

do mind.”

was taken

have no manners, right? So of course, I

speechless,

placed immense value on dignity and appearances, why

cutlery, which Melissa had pushed

chimed in. “Auntie,

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

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

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

choked, then looked pitifully

“Lewis, who taught you to talk

sister-in-law like that?”

indifferent,

nothing.

Did you all come here to eat, or to pick fights? Keira is Lewis’s wife, and she’s the master of this household!

was taken aback, looking at Keira

“Wife?”

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

it dawned

what their status is… Lewis, you just silently allow old Mrs. Horton

at Keira and said indifferently, “She won’t

Horton turned to her. “I see you’re clearly not her r the meal. Speak up. What’s your real purpose

smiled

Oliver.

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

she has made a

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unaware that the internet is full of praise for our family’s good values, claiming that we pick our wives for their character, and Isla’s assistance with the police case has spread

Mrs. Horton frowned. “You reward her,

twitched, and he said nothing, once again looking

but she had to resume the conversation. “Grandma, we have given her a reward, but shouldn’t you also show some

Mrs. Horton didn’t understand. “What kind of gesture should

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

a deep breath and glanced

was stunned,

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Horton said, “I

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

The old hag!

know I made mistakes before, but

head, wiping away

Jake frowned. “Great-grandma, you…”

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

since he was young, and we understood because of his age, but what about now? The

branch?”

she started crying and turned to Nathan. “Dad,

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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

aren’t?”

fine. But now that Isla has shown excellence and everyone outside is praising her, as the matriarch of the family, if

reward!”

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 kneeling in the ancestral

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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

berating old Mrs.

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

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opened the Twitter post and saw that it was a

hiding in a corner. Due to the distance, it was unclear what they

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 long as you don’t

was seamless!”

replied anxiously, “But now

all after me…”

yelled

both turned around to

Josh’s camera shifted to the side, capturing

“What

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capture?”

“I’m a journalist. I have the right

do you want?

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

carried a chilling

“Alright, I’ll delete

His camera went black.

might not realize was that the

least, the footage shot by journalists

storage.

At that time, I feigned cooperation

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credit!”

so this tweet didn’t attract much

Twitter post and then made a request. “Ms. S, the voice of one

it?”

had several

working part-time as a journalist, her posts were known to be fair and objective, which made them popular, and she later went viral for exposing a major corporation for discharging

water.

of trust in her

struggled to gain attention, people in the journalist circle

thoroughly and, if it turned out

post she shared would

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Josh’s post didn’t need any

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

react.

playing

the incident is

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

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

retweeting, Keira didn’t look at the comments online

and looked at the exquisite breakfast

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quarrel continued and she didn’t eat, it

was thinking about that when a fork suddenly appeared

Keira was slightly startled.

looked up, she met Lewis’s eyes,

to find that everyone’s focus was on the shares, and no one was paying attention to their

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

waited for

seeing the first

reaction.

change in the situation

old Mr Horton to giva un

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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 his status in

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

Lewis?

hospital

but you left your

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

got married and came back to announce it to everyone, didn’t I tell you

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What did

wished, and that no one could force you if you didn’t want to

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

old lady snatched a bowl from the table and

you wan me to give Isla shares, fine, but you have to give the shares to your daughter-in-law

Nathan frowned again.

this point, Oliver, who had been

a smile. “Dad, what Grandma

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

wanted to 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 Lewis-2%. Mom, you gave Lewis’s wife 5% of the shares back then, so now you should also give Isla 5%! Only then would

Mrs. Horton choked when she

momentarily forgotten that the shares

the same!

‘t

in

away like this, the first branch of the family’s shares would exceed Lewis’s,

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her word now. What should

Lewis and asked directly,

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Mrs. Horton frowned, her

toward Lewis.”

disadvantage. If Lewis didn’t agree, it would be seen as suppressing his brother, and how

within the Horton

Horton immediately coughed, deciding to

shameless!

and it was better for her to act

be criticized.

Mrs. Horton thought about it and was about to speak

Mrs. Horton was

was immediately stunned, looking incredulously at Lewis.

Nathan. “I think you’re right.

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transfer the shares to… my

marriage to the public, he would often mention “my wife” at

an excuse,

about it.

But today…

he uttered these two words again,

felt too hot on his

saw her eating a croissant with her head lowered, seemingly paying no mind. He breathed a sigh of

an inexplicable sense

to this marriage, which made sense since they had

shadow flickered in the

didn’t see Keira’s movements pause slightly as she ate, her cheeks tinting with

wife” were spoken

voice. It was like a small current of electricity,

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It was rather sweet.

she couldn’t suppress

frowned. “That’s fine, but the

“It’s ready.”

a smile, handing a contract to Nathan. “Mr. Horton,

Nathan was dumbfounded.

looked down to

agreement.

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

Lewis.

had no objections to

feel comfortable giving

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aren’t you? How come? You haven’t fully taken control of the Horton

was

She looked at Lewis, never expecting that

situation.

older brother, plus a sister-in-law

neither servile

remaining calm and composed. “Wasn’t it you who first came to Grandma today asking for shares? I can’t know in advance

old Mrs.

said nothing, and promptly signed the agreement that Tom

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