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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

be with Mr.

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her husband home tonight;

said.

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

he gave a nod

headed

to the conversation between the two, narrowing her

going to bring that pauper of a husband to

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make Keira

to come home for dinner too. After all, it’s

our house. We are

brothers-in-law.”

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

help but frown and interjected, “Remind Jake to bring fewer gifts when

comes.”

Isla was taken aback.

clenched her

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

him?!

Olsen’s favoritism

expression,

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to welcome Keira and her husband. His humble

Olsen simply didn’t want to

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

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

as she typed. “Tonight Keira’s husband will visit, so I thought to ask you to join

reply was quick.

“He should arrive around six, so come around

there anything I need

could be arrogant, he was dependable action. The Horton

our certificate today, and it’s kind of like your first time coming to my home, so you shouldn’t skimp on the necessary gifts. But my mom

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expensive, to keep

husband from feeling inferior.”

knew Jake all

Keira’s husband, and he’d

rebelliously.

the next moment, Jake’s message came through. “It’s my first visit, so it wouldn’t be good to appear too shabby. I’ll bring

of Isla’s

I told

face finally

five in the

of a car engine came

unmistakably

a smile flashed in Isla’s

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to welcome their guest, only to see a blue

suit, stepped

a beaming

hundred thousand. Then they saw Jake walk to the front of the

entire vehicle! The Olsen family’s housekeeper immediately went up to help, carrying three to four gift boxes at a

the items in the

three or four trips, the floor of the living roo was covered with over a dozen gift boxes, every ite looking extremely valuable, including high-grade caviar, top-quality wines, and

item was worth several hundred

total value of these gifts was

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the millions.

eyes were

the Hortons were the wealthiest family in Oceanion, their generosity

overwhelming.

turned her head to

a bit off as if she wanted

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

know. I’ve already cut down the usual amount by thirty percent. After all, this is my first time visiting

looked toward Mrs. Olsen ai Taylor, “Taylor, Shirley, you don’t

to outsiders, especially this son-in-law, and she could only

forward “Next time you

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bring anything. You’ve gone to

expense.”

my in-laws? I still feel it’s too modest and that I haven’t properly

Isla.”

with Taylor as the

the house.

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 husband when they

frowned and took a deep

Aunt South came over.

outside for Keira

didn’t match in quality,

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for dinner.

cast another glance

Look, my chat history is here. I think the

know what

breath and gave further instructions to Aunt South. “Tell the staff,

expressions.”

“Yes.”

this, Mrs. Olsen still

sighed and ultimately took out her phone, sg a message to Keira to give her some mental preparation. “Jake and Isla are here too, with quit few gifts. Keira, you should understand one

replied, “Understood, Mrs. Olsen. We’re on our way and will arrive at

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sending the message, Keira looked toward

didn’t seem to have dressed up deliberately

that he had changed into a wrinkle-free shirt,

a suit, and

was very handsome and

attire was very casual. She wore an apricot sweater paired with light-colored jeans,

the two were quite

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

nodded and walked

Mrs. Horton waved and smiled as she sent them off. “Fiona, look

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cute my future great-grandchild

had just walked out of the door and nearly tripped over herself when

made a bit of progress, and the old lady was already

toward Lewis with a mix

his ears turn

Bentley, and

attention to the gifts and simply said, “Mrs. Olsen never judges someone based on their status, nor does

because of their background. So later, she might not speak

Olsen, you might have

Keira paused.

have great respect for my elders, and my upbringing doesn’t

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come I remember someone who absolutely refused to believe we were married and always felt I was pestering him? It seemed like he had the security chase

a loss for words and explained,

at the

“Just killing.”

him off,

the courthouse is very strict. How could a marriage occur without

the Olsen family when I was in junior high and didn’t have living expenses, so I

shocked Tom. “You were still

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I could only do odd jobs, and some that required

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

pressure of being seen as the illegitimate daughter, without Poppy’s constant nagging,

was lonely and poor, it was

sighed. “You must have

really,” Keira said

past struggles: she truly felt

then, she took on many jobs, and later when businesses grew stronger, she started her own company. Afterward, she became

a maintenance service factory, a private kitchen restaurant,

was also

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also carried bricks at a

then!

this and

car.

colder, and unexpectedly,

had never snowed;

drove steadily on

yellow safety helmet, dressed

gloved hands held above his head, he looked the dismal weather helplessly, seemingly trying to from the construction site to the 24-hour conveni store

be turned down by many places for being a minor and had no choice

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even less the heart to take

taxi.

home through

if someone had offered her an

suddenly spoke

baffled, still followed her request and stopped the car at the

got out of

dirt-streaked and unrecognizable face broke into a look of joy. He spoke

her hand and

“Let’s go.”

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car slowly resumed its journey, and Keira’s lips curled

like it was to the young

years ago.

a

bodyguards in black emerged from the vehicle,

o a

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

in his hand and smiled. “In the

fruitful!”

filth he was bringing to the backseat, and pl umbrella down

“Yes.”

g the

he

idea that she

roal ostata tunaan and at

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house, which was

The Olsen family.

kept track of the time. She and Taylor led Isla and Jake in tow and came to

couldn’t help but say, “Shirley, you’re being too polite. They’re the younger generation, and they’re not from a proper family. Do we really need so many

here to welcome them?”

“We cannot

their status.”

car pulled

looking directly into the car.

then, everyone was

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in front of them was

somewhat surprised to

even

uncle come back

frowned, a flicker of panic and concern flashing in

Could Keira’s husband be…

when Keira got out of the car, and everyone immediately turned to see

one else

all peered through the car door, looking inside the car, and

driver.

puzzlement, “Keira,

husband?”

Keira paused

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their car had made a turn and was

the Olsen residence,

rang.

the caller ID, and his expression

once.

other end, Lewis ground his teeth. He looked at Keira apologetically. “I

“Go,” she said.

had never been a sentimental woman; she

“What about

be plenty of other opportunities for acquainted. Let the car stop

th time he looked

two seconds, then

“Stop the car”

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