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Ellis looked at the photo in his hand.
Just as he was about to get a clear view, Lewis suddenly snatched the photo away from his hand and chased
after Keira as she left the room.
Ellis was dumbfounded.
Watching Lewis from behind, Ellis was dumbfounded before he couldn't help but smile. “What was that? He asks
for my help and still acts so arrogantly as if | would bother with other people’s business!”
After finishing his thought, he silently sighed.
Back when he was studying abroad, he had noticed that there was something extraordinary about Lewis.
Lewis had an exceptional IQ and could grasp everything at once. After Ellis told his third uncle about it, his uncle
asked him to mingle with smart people like Lewis and learn from them.
As if Lewis was better than him.
Ellis had always been unconvinced, and when he graduated from his studies abroad, his uncle even told
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him that if he couldn’t becclose friends, or “bros”, with Lewis, then he should consider arranging a marriage
alliance.
Unfortunately, with his third uncle in charge at home, and Ellis’s father and other uncles only having sons, he
had no female cousins to offer for the alliance.
So, Ellis and his uncle searched among the collateral branches and picked out two girls who were both pretty and
competent. They were then adopted under Ellis’s eldest uncle’s name, hoping that Lewis would take a liking to
one of them.
But when Ellis made this suggestion, Lewis outright rejected it!!
Did this damn man not take the Clance Olsen family seriously at all?
Dissatisfied, Ellis took a couple of bites of h ta when his phone vibrated.
He glanced at it and saw a Whatmessage third uncle. “You visited Mrs. Olsen tonight. Ho
she?”
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Ellis didn’t know what to say
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He dared not say that Mrs. Olsen had fainted in front of him from anger. His uncle would scold him for being
useless!
Recalling the direction in which Lewis and Keira had left, Ellis couldn't help but put down his fork and then got up
and walk toward the hospital.
Keira’s expression returned to its usual coldness, her thoughts slowly calmed down.
and
When she briskly entered the hospital, four black-clad bodyguards, handpicked for their loyalty to Lewis, were
already standing at the entrance.
All four had their hands behind their backs, each
looking strong and formidable, not something ordinary security could match.
Upon seeing her, they immediately stood up straight and respectfully said, “Good evening, Mrs. Horton.”
Keira twitched the corners of her mouth and gave a light cough when she heard Lewis's deep voice from behind
her. “All four have a special forces background.
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They'll ensure that Mrs. Olsen has access to whomever
she wishes to see.”
Keira nodded and led the way.
Lewis followed half a step behind her.
The four bodyguards were surprised at this and exchanged glances.
After so many years following their boss, Lewis had always been the man at the top, the one to walk in front.
When had he ever stepped aside for anyone?
This made the four of them immediately understand Keira’s significance to Lewis.
They watched Keira from behind, their eyes filled with even more respect, as they followed closely behind
Lewis.
The six of them made their way mightily to the hospital room.
Lewis had arranged for Mrs. Olsen to stay in the VIP ward, which consisted of a bedroom and a living room.
At that moment, Isla and Jake were sitting in the living room. They had ordered takeout and were having
dinner.
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When Keira entered, Jake was anxiously looking at the bedroom. “Can my father-in-law manage without eating
anything?”
Upon hearing this, Isla sighed. “Dad is too worried about Mom. | guess he won't eat anything until Mom wakes
Whos”
Hearing this, Jake thought of his parents’ relationship at home, of his mother waiting anxiously every day with
the hope that Dad would stay hand not go to
that other woman.
And each night that Dad stayed was a feast for Mom.
Lowering his eyes, he couldn’t help but say, “Taylor loves your mother so much...”
“Yeah,” Isla’s eyes were welled with tears. “Dad is also the most affectionate man I've ever seen.”
Hearing this, a sense of guilt suddenly surged in heart, and he swiftly took her hand. “Isla, don’t w I'll learn from
my father-in-law in the future.”
Perhaps moved by the sight of Taylor, or perhaps finally realizing that it was inappropriate to keep thinking about
Keira, he let out a wry smile. “I was
wrong before | liked Koira for four years and couldn't
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let go for a while...”
Isla then said, “It’s okay, Jake, | don’t mind. Even a man like Dad has made mistakes. As a child, | always felt
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthat my parents were the most loving couple in the world. But whenever | saw Keira and her mom, | knew that
there has always been an insurmountable gulf between my parents, an irreparable crack...”
At this point, Jake wrapped his arm around her shoulders, his eyes showing a hint of hatred. “Illegitimate
daughters and the like are the most
abhorrent and despicable!”
Isla nodded in agreement.
As the two were talking, the door was pushed open,
and Keira walked in.
Upon seeing her, Isla immediately frowned.
Jake also abruptly stood up. Noticing Isla’s complete rejection and the budding guilt within him, he stepped in
front of Isla and rebuked Keira. “Keira, what are you doing here? Haven't you caused enough chaos for the Olsen
family?!”
Isla, with reddened eyes, also cried out, “Uncle, I'm hegging you! | know you want to defend your wife, but
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my mom really can’t be agitated... You all heard what the doctor just said. She had a fit of rage! She's about to
wake up. Can't you stop bothering her?!”
Keira looked at her calmly. “I didn’t mean to disturb Mrs. Olsen. Right before she fainted, she obviously had
something to tell me. If Mrs. Olsen wakes up and says even a word forto leave, | will go right away.”
But Isla scoffed. “We don’t need to wait for my mom to wake up. She’s my mom! What | say goes. | want you to
leave now!”
Jake immediately stood in front of Isla. “That's right, Uncle, Keira, no matter what you do today, you're not
getting through this door!”
Isla instantly looked at him appreciatively, bowing her head she said in a plaintive tone. “Jake, thank you.”
“We are husband and wife; there's no need for such
formalities.”
At that moment, Jake felt full of power in his chest, lik
he was a real man.
Keira, unaccustomed to indulging them, immediately
waved her hand.