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."

Since you've given us a chance, surely you

a smile. "I can tell you all want

Oliver was taken aback.

are genuine in our intentions! You, as the elder, shouldn't

there's sincerity in his eyes. All he sees is me, not my shares. But you, your mistress, and that

"What do

I knew we were never meant to be

him. "You only care about the Horton family's wealth but not about the people. You have no real feelings for your father… Even though he

"Shut up!"

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

didn't divorce because of that. They did it

"Forget about 'incompatible'!"

to his fourteen-year-old

divorce? It was all to clear the way for that woman from

Horton looked at him calmly. "When your mother and father divorced, the Horton family gave her

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