My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Erin never expected Keira to react so strongly.

For a moment, she completely forgot what she was going to say and just stood there, staring at Keira in shock.

Keira's sharp eyes locked onto Erin, waiting for her to explain what had happened to her mom. When Erin didn't respond, Keira grew even more anxious. "Say something!"

Erin swallowed hard. "I…"

Before she could get another word out, Lewis walked over and said calmly, "Your mom's probably fine."

That finally seemed to calm Keira down a bit.

She turned to Lewis. "What did you just say?"

Lewis continued, "She said your mom was in trouble, but it was probably just a test. She didn't expect you to get this worked up."

Keira quickly looked back at Erin. "Is that true?"

Erin was on the verge of tears and nodded. "Yes, your mom's fine! Besides, the news I get from the South family only comes in once a month. Even if something really had happened, I wouldn't know about it yet!"

Keira's mind finally started to clear.

She took a deep breath and let go of Erin.

Erin immediately stepped back several paces, putting some distance between them. Her face still showed fear.

a moment to calm herself before looking back at Erin. "Alright, then.

whispering.

think about how you'd feel if something really

I'd do whatever you wanted,

paused, then

off-limits. Whatever

other heiresses. Make sure they get this message, too. I'm not afraid of anyone, but if anyone tries to hurt my mom, I'll

swallowed hard

had no

had looked like a

Erin wasn't

ventured, "Look, if you really don't want your mom to suffer while she's living under the South family's control, there are only two ways out. Either you become the heiress, or you support me in

trying to use her mother's safety as leverage to make

exactly are you asking me to

asked, "Do you know

blinked. "Isn't it someone from the

major families, and Selena had been linked to them, even pretending to have access to medicine from the

rolled her eyes.

said, "She's marrying

"The Cobb family?"

Keira looked confused.

family is very low-profile, so most people don't know much about them. They're not in business, which is why they aren't counted among Clance's five major families. But in reality,

pieces together. "So, that's why Mrs.

given Keira a hard time. It was evident then that

it was because Mr. Gill doted on his wife. As it turned out...