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Mrs. Olsen’s gaze was sharp.

She seemed delicate and weak on the outside but was resilient and tough on the inside.

Taylor knew her too well. He immediately said, “I have never considered her as my own daughter. Shirley, I’ve told you before. In my heart, only your daughter is my daughter.”

Mrs. Olsen’s jaw tightened. “Is that so?” she asked.

Taylor sighed. “I was against letting them live with us from the start. You know that, don’t you?”

Only then did Mrs. Olsen nod.

Isla wasn’t there to listen to the couple’s declaration of their true feelings. She cut to the chase. “Mom, Keira has always listened to you. Please go talk to her. She’s now living at the Horton’s, where the nannies look

down on her…”

Mrs. Olsen lowered her gaze

She had always been an open-minded parent.

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Whether it was to Isla or Keira.

That was why she had never intended to intervene in Isla and Keira’s marriages.

Isla had forced her hand. She had to use extreme

measures to help Isla join the Hortons, which had deeply disappointed her.

As for Keira…

When she found out Keira was Dr. South, Mrs. Olsen felt joyous. A sense of achievement swelled in her as though her own daughter had come of age.

Now, one daughter had let her down, and

unexpectedly, the other had also done something

foolish.

Keira had always been a good kid; she couldn’t have been so reckless. Was there perhaps a misunderstanding?

Indeed, Mrs. Olsen was becoming somewhat anxious. She thought for a moment, took out her phone, opened WhatsApp, and sent a message to Keira. “Keira, you’ve been married for so long, and I still haven’t seen your husband. Bring him over for dinner when you

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After sending the message, she lowered her head.

She wanted to see what kind of man Keira’s husband

was.

If he was unreliable, then she would find a way to make them divorce and allow Keira to pursue a new

life.

If he was dependable, then she would persuade Keira to live together with him, as living apart from one’s spouse is never good.

When Keira received the message, she had just

finished lunch with old Mrs. Horton.

After the commotion that morning, her spirits had been somewhat low. After lunch, old Mrs. Horton insisted on not taking a nap but stubbornly turned to

Lewis.

“Brat, why didn’t you explain to everyone today that my granddaughter-in-law is indeed your wife?”

Keira looked up slightly upon hearing that, about to say something, when old Mrs. Horton anxiously asked, “Are you considering divorcing my

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granddaughter-in-law later?”

Lewis paused for a moment. “Of course not, Grandma, don’t worry.”

Old Mrs. Horton then looked at Keira,

“Granddaughter-in-law, what about you?”

Keira hesitated. Realizing that Lewis’s gaze had also fallen on her, she finally spoke, “I won’t either.”

“That’s more like it!”

Old Mrs. Horton grabbed Lewis’s hand with one hand and Keira’s with the other, holding their hands together before speaking earnestly. “In this world, it’s difficult to find someone you like, and it’s equally hard to find someone who likes you. Finding mutual affection is even harder. Therefore, you must take responsibility for your future and not let go of each other easily.”

Upon hearing these words, Keira instinctively looked

at Lewis.

Just as he looked up at her.

For a moment, their eyes met.

Keira sensitively caught a flash of uncertainty darting

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through his eyes.

He still hadn’t decided if he really wanted to be with

her.

This realization made Keira calm down, and she instinctively tried to withdraw her hand, but it was held tightly by his large, warm hand.

Keira looked up at him, only to see him clench his jaw.

She raised an eyebrow, signaling the man to offer an explanation.

Lewis’s gaze flickered slightly before he looked away.

Old Mrs. Horton’s words interrupted the silent questioning between them. “Brat, I’m asking you, do you like my granddaughter-in-law or not?”

Keira turned to look at him.

Lewis hadn’t expected the old lady to suddenly blu out such a question and hesitated, unsure how to respond.

A wave of disappointment suddenly swelled in Keira’s

chest.

Was it all just her wishful thinking?

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She clearly felt that Lewis was fond of her…

She lowered her gaze, about to say something when Lewis’s deep voice rang out. “Yes.”

Keira was slightly stunned.

Her heartbeat raced.

Old Mrs. Horton then turned to her,

“Granddaughter-in-law, do you like…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Keira had already changed the subject. “Grandma, it’s time for your nap.”

Old Mrs. Horton paused mid-speech, then laughed. “Okay, okay, I’ll take my nap. My granddaughter-in-law is shy; I won’t ask you anymore.”

After that, she smiled and walked toward the bedroom, leaning on Fiona’s hand.

Once inside the door, the little old lady’s confused state vanished, and her eyes became sharp. She pee through the peephole in the door. “Fiona, they’ve bot confessed their love to each other; they should be together soon, right?”

Fiona didn’t know what to say.

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The two outside the door still felt somewhat awkward.

Dressed in a suit, Lewis stood tall and commanding, drawing attention wherever he was. His superior appearance, together with his appropriate

conversation, made it difficult for Keira not to like him.

She dared not look into Lewis Horton’s eyes and coughed lightly before asking, “Did you say that just to please Grandma?”

Lewis clenched his jaw slightly, “No.”

Keira nodded, her gaze a little unfocused.

At that moment, her phone rang.

Keira picked it up to see a message from Mrs. Olsen. After reading the content, she raised her eyebrows slightly.

Lewis Horton inquired, “What is it?”

Keira Olsen handed him the message to read. “Isla must have gone home to tattle. Mrs. Olsen is worried I

really became your lover, so she plans to ask me to

come home for a chat!”

Lewis laughed. “So will you go back?”

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As Keira was replying to the message, she said, “I’ll go back and have a look. Mrs. Olsen fainted yesterday, so I’m a little concerned.”

“Alright,” Lewis smiled. “Then I’ll go with you.”

Keira Olsen suddenly looked up, incredulously, “What?”

“I said I would go with you,” Lewis replied with a smile in his eyes. “Didn’t she tell you to introduce your husband to her? What’s the matter, you don’t want to bring one?”

Keira was surprised.

Well, that wasn’t the case!

She took a step back in silence, swallowed hard, and then cleared her throat. “Alright then, I’ll reply to her

message.”

Lewis continued. “Alright, I’ll have someone prepare some gifts. You regard Mrs. Olsen as your mother, so when I visit my mother-in-law, I can’t come empty-handed.”

Mother-in-law…

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head and replied to Mrs. Olsen’s message. “Okay, I’ll

come tonight.”

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Olsen Family.

After receiving Keira’s message, Mrs. Olsen breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been afraid that Keira wouldn’t bring her husband back at all, which would mean she had made

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her husband home tonight;

said.

“If she’s coming, she’s coming. What’s there to prepare? Shirley, you’re just too good

words, he gave a nod to Aunt

then headed to the

conversation between

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would make Keira pay

she said, “Then I’ll get Jake to come home for dinner

are sisters, so their husbands

brothers-in-law.”

this, she took out her phone and sent Jake a WhatsApp message. “Jake, come over for dinner

frown and interjected,

comes.”

Isla was taken aback.

clenched her fists

she understood why Mrs. Olsen would sa such a thing because Keira’s husband came from a poor background, someone not fit for the public eye.

him?!

felt anger, thinking that Mrs. Olsen’s favoritism had had

her displeased expression,

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“Isla, don’t think too much. Tonight is to welcome Keira and her husband. His humble origins

simply didn’t want to embarrass

smile, Isla replied, “Sure! I’ll remind

loud, over WhatsApp, Jake had already replied, “Don’t want to

Keira’s husband will visit,

was quick.

fist. “He should arrive around

“Okay, is there anything I need

dependable action. The Horton family’s good

response, Isla continued. “We got our certificate today, and it’s kind of like your first time coming to my home, so you shouldn’t

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expensive, to

husband from feeling inferior.”

knew Jake all

husband,

rebelliously.

came through. “It’s my first visit, so it wouldn’t be good to appear too shabby. I’ll bring whatever I want, and you don’t need to

corner of Isla’s lips

Jake. I told him not to bring too much stuff; I won’t compete with Keira for

Olsen’s face finally relaxed

half-past five in

humming sound of a car engine came

was unmistakably Jake’s

of a smile flashed in Isla’s eyes

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only to

a high-end tailored suit, stepped out

brought a beaming smile to Isla’s

several hundred thousand. Then they saw Jake walk to the front of the car, open the

gifts were packed tightly, filling the entire vehicle! The Olsen family’s housekeeper immediately went up to help, carrying three to four gift boxes at a time, yet there were still

placed the items in the living room before

the living roo was covered with over a dozen gift boxes, every ite

was worth several hundred

total value of these gifts

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the millions.

were filled

Hortons were the wealthiest family

overwhelming.

head to look

a bit off as if she

just a casual family meal, and Keira’s husband is coming too. There’s no need to

down the usual amount by thirty percent. After all, this is my first time visiting my in-laws’ home,

ai Taylor,

son-in-law, and she could only

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bring anything. You’ve gone to too

expense.”

be too much for my in-laws? I still feel it’s too modest and that I

Isla.”

as the two of

the house.

ought to be placed in the living room until the guests leave, at which point they can be put away; the sight of the gift boxes made Mrs. Olsen imagine how awkward it would be for Keira and her

deep breath before signaling to Aunt

Aunt South came over.

then said, “Prepare some gifts and wait outside for Keira and her husband. If they arrive,

if the gifts didn’t match in quality, they

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for dinner.

another

tell Jake. Look, my chat history is here. I think the Hortons are just

know

and gave further instructions to Aunt South. “Tell the staff, when Keira’s husband arrives

expressions.”

“Yes.”

all this, Mrs.

to Keira to give her some mental preparation. “Jake and Isla are here too, with quit few gifts. Keira, you should understand one thing.

way and will arrive at the Olsen

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sending the message, Keira looked

to have dressed up

had changed into a wrinkle-free shirt, and the

was tall and was very suitable for wearing a suit, and overall,

very

an apricot sweater

two were quite a

prepared the gifts, and once T finished loading them into the car, he came in and “Mr. Horton, Miss Olsen, the car is ready. We

walked toward

waved and smiled as she sent them off. “Fiona, look at this

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cute my future great-grandchild will

and nearly tripped over herself when she heard

had just made a bit of progress, and the old lady was

help but look toward Lewis with a mix of

saw his ears turn

two got into the Bentley, and the car drove

for anything, so she didn’t pay much attention to the gifts and simply said, “Mrs. Olsen never judges someone based on their

later, she might

might have some misunderstanding about

Keira paused.

said, “I have great respect for my elders, and my upbringing

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married and always felt I was

for words and explained,

the time,

“Just killing.”

cut him

too incredible. Nowadays, everything’s online, and the courthouse is very strict. How could a marriage

nodded. “Yes, I moved out of the Olsen family when I was in junior high and didn’t

“You were still

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I could only do odd jobs, and

seemed to recall those tough times, her gaze tinged with nostalgia. “Actually, looking back, I was quite

illegitimate daughter, without Poppy’s constant nagging, and without the

her life was lonely and poor, it was

sighed. “You must have had

really,” Keira said

casually gloss over her past struggles: she truly felt it

many jobs, and later when businesses grew stronger, she started her own company. Afterward, she became Dr. South, and Samuel took care of those

owned a maintenance service factory,

seemed there was also a

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had also carried bricks at a construction site

then!

and turned to look outside

car.

colder, and

city like Oceanion had never snowed; the winter rain carried moisture and

steadily on

Keira caught sight of someone at a construction site ahead wearing a yellow safety helmet, dressed in filthy overalls, and with a dirt-smudged face wet from

the dismal weather helplessly, seemingly trying to from the construction site to the 24-hour conveni store across the street

be turned down by many places for being a minor

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and even

taxi.

through

if someone

thought crossed her mind, Keira suddenly spoke up. “Could you pull over for

still followed her request

the blue umbrella she took when she left the house, got out of the car, ran

face broke into a look of joy. He spoke with an odd accent. “Thank

her hand and hurried back to

“Let’s go.”

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resumed its journey, and Keira’s lips curled into a smile.

like it was to the

years ago.

turned a

bodyguards in black emerged from the vehicle,

o a

the dirty worker. “Sorry, boss, we were held up in traffic and arrived late. How was your

small blue umbrella in his hand and smiled.

fruitful!”

bringing to the backseat, and pl umbrella down carefully. He then said, “Go c me where that

“Yes.”

g the

he

that she had just shown

tunaan and at

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which was just around

The Olsen family.

and came to the living room entrance, ready

you’re being too polite. They’re the younger generation, and they’re not from a proper family. Do we really

here to welcome them?”

frowned. “We cannot judge a

their status.”

car pulled up at

face lit up with joy, and she stepped forward, looking directly into

then, everyone was

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that stopped in front

somewhat surprised to

and Jake even exchanged glances,

uncle come

a flicker of panic and

Could Keira’s husband be…

thought when Keira got out of the car, and everyone immediately

else got

all peered through the car door, looking inside the car, and indeed there was no one else

driver.

puzzlement, “Keira, where is

husband?”

Keira paused for a

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their car had made a turn and was

at the Olsen

rang.

his expression immediately turned grave; he

once.

said on the other end, Lewis ground his teeth. He looked

“Go,” she said.

been a sentimental woman;

hesitated, “What about

opportunities for acquainted. Let the

was usually unreadable in his actions, but th time he

thought for two

“Stop the car”

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