Victoria immediately moved toward that car.

She caught a glimpse of someone opening the door, and the first thing to come out was a pair of leather

shoes.

Next came black trousers, straight legs, and then…

Victoria deliberately walked unsteadily, pretending to be drunk, and when the person finally got out of the car, she threw herself at him.

“Ouch…

Victoria let out a soft cry, then collapsed onto the man and rubbed herself against him. “Mr. Horton, I’m sorry, I just sprained my ankle.”

After saying this, she lowered her head, feigning shyness.

She had expected that the person would be a refined and gentle man, but instead, she heard an elderly voice saying, “Young lady, are you alright?”

Victoria stiffened and turned around abruptly to see an old man holding her: she straightened up

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immediately in fright. “Who are you?!”

The driver also got out of the car, and upon hearing this, he immediately scolded. “This is Mr. Horton. Behave yourself!”

Mr. Horton…

He looked to be in his sixties, so could he be Lewis

Horton’s father, Nathan Horton?

Victoria’s complexion turned pale instantly, and she immediately stood up straight. “Mr. Horton, I’m sorry. I was just…”

She glanced at the ground, pointing to the pebbles beneath her feet. “It was an accident.”

Nathan coughed and looked down at his hand.

The woman who had just fallen into his arms had also rubbed against him, letting him grasp the smooth sensation he had longed for, and in that moment, he felt as though he had grown younger!

He looked at the young woman with a smile. “Which family are you from?”

Victoria laughed with her head down. “I’m a foster daughter of the Olsen family.”

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sigh. “Now I live on

own.”

you

biological daughter, and I just didn’t fit in anymore, so I moved out… But it’s okay. I’m

frowned. “Living quite well, yet you’re about to cry? Is it because

not allowing you to stay at

waved her hands. “No, no. It’s not like

was already dissatisfied with Lewis.

all his time away from home, reportedly chasing after

acted as if he was dying over the passing of his late wife, and Nathan had thought Lewis was truly lovestruck.

time, Nathan felt a bit happy, thinking that if Lewis fell apart because of his wife’s

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to the control of the first

branch!

the young man

power!

position as the head of the

arranged marriages.

an engagement was set up with the Olsen family, solidifying Lewis’s position in both the Horton family and

himself

all that previous aloofness was

woman for the sake

feelings for Lewis’s fiancée, whom he had not yet

family. If I had known earlier that

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like you and that Lewis was going to get engaged to that woman, I

agreed to it!”

used to fancy Mr. Horton too… My brother had planned to engage him with me, but unfortunately, someone beat us to it… After my sister came

more she spoke, the angrier Nathan

SO

yet? I want to see Uncle Olsen and ask him how he raised such

here soon. The banquet is about to start, and the Olsen family is one of the most important guests. They won’t be

also stepped forward to hold Nathan’s other arm. “Sir, let me walk with you.”

with a

10:15

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the two entered the living room, they saw that the hall was already bustling

Mrs. Horton rested upstairs and

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