In the room.

Oliver was helping old Mrs. Horton to the bathroom.

Midway there, she suddenly stopped and looked at him."Do you know why I like Lewis and not you?" she asked.

Oliver was taken aback. "Grandma, what are you talking about? Have you remembered Lewis now?"

Old Mrs. Horton smiled. "How could I ever forget Lewis?"

Oliver stared at her in disbelief. "What do you mean?"

Realization dawned on him, and he became angry. "So, you've been pretending all this time?"

"Ha!"

Old Mrs. Horton chuckled and let go of his arm. She sighed. "I used to question myself whether it was wrong not to give you and the others a chance for Lewis's sake."

She shakily reached for her cane. "So, recently, I gave you all a chance."

been sincere with you. Since you've given us

Mrs. Horton replied with a smile. "I can tell you all want

Oliver was taken aback.

we are genuine in our intentions! You,

Lewis looks at me, there's sincerity in his eyes. All he sees is me, not my shares. But you, your mistress, and that illegitimate daughter of yours, you're all driven

flared. "What do

the moment you entered the house at fourteen, I knew we were never meant to be

about the Horton family's wealth but not about the people. You have no real

"Shut up!"

"What does he care about me? If he cared, he wouldn't have

Horton sighed. "Your parents didn't divorce because of that. They did it because they

"Forget about 'incompatible'!"

her. Hearing her refer to his fourteen-year-old self as

many rich families have had incompatible marriages. Why did they have to divorce? It was all to clear the way for that woman from the Ye family! My mom left feeling so

mother and father divorced, the Horton family gave her

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