Chapter 113: Chapter 113
Old Mrs. Horton furrowed her brows, her gaze shifting to Lewis Horton in panic.
It was over, Nathan Horton had got a hold on her, and if the brat didn’t agree, it would be seen as suppressing his elder brother. How could he keep his standing in the Horton Group after that?
Old Mrs. Horton imdiately coughed, deciding to act shalessly!
After all, she was sick, and everybody knew it. It was better for her to act shalessly than for the brat to be criticized.
Just as Old Mrs. Horton was about to speak, the voice of Lewis Horton suddenly ca: “I can.”
Old Mrs. Horton: ?
She was imdiately shocked and incredulously looked at Lewis Horton, “Brat?”
Lewis Horton gave her a reassuring look before turning to Nathan Horton, “I think you’re right. In that case, why don’t you transfer the shares to … my wife.”
Ever since they announced their marriage to the public, he often ntioned “my wife” at ho.
It was all pretend, so he didn’t feel much about it.
But today…
As he uttered those two words again, they suddenly felt scalding on his tongue.
He glanced at Kiera Olsen subconsciously, seeing her head down eating croissants, seemingly indifferent, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Yet, at the sa ti, he felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
…She seed not to care about this marriage arrangent at all. Well, after all, they had agreed to divorce in the future.
A shadow flickered in the depths of Lewis Horton’s eyes.
He didn’t see that Kiera Olsen’s movents while eating had subtly paused, and a faint blush spread across her cheeks.
“My wife”, Lewis Horton pronounced the words smoothly, his voice deep. These two words were like a slight electric current, sweeping through her heart.
It felt a bit sweet.
A smile she couldn’t suppress curled up her lips.
Then she heard Nathan Horton frown, “It’s fine to transfer first, but the share transfer agreent isn’t ready yet…”
“It’s ready.”
Lewis Horton cut him off, waving his hand breezily as Tom Davis ca in smiling, handing a contract to Nathan Horton, “Mr. Horton, please sign.”
Nathan Horton: ?
His brows furrowed as he looked down, spotting a transfer agreent.
It was declared to the public that Horton Family was transferring shares to a daughter-in-law, but in truth on the contract, it was Nathan Horton transferring two percent of the shares to Lewis Horton.
He didn’t object though.
It was still within the Hortons, after all. He wouldn’t trust an outsider with it.
He looked up at Lewis Horton with a cold sneer, “You sure are well-prepared! What, you haven’t fully taken over the Horton Family yet, and you’re already eyeing my shares?”
His words were quite unreasonable.
The croissant in Kiera Olsen’s mouth suddenly felt less delicious, now seeing the complicated ss in this powerful man’s family.
A biased father, a green-tea elder brother, and a sister-in-law who could stir trouble…
Lewis Horton remained neither servile nor overbearing, his posture still composed and calm, “Wasn’t it you who ca to Great Grandmother for shares first today? I don’t have the ability to predict that you would give shares in advance.”
Tom Davis explained with a smile, “This share transfer docunt was originally prepared for Old Mrs. Horton with two percent of the shares written on it. Now, it’s rely a change of na…”
Nathan Horton snorted but said nothing, quickly signing on the contract that Tom Davis handed him.
He continued, “Since the transfer docunt is already prepared, let’s just change the shares to five percent, and have old Mrs. Horton sign it as well.”
Tom Davis laughed, “No problem, I’ll go make the changes now, it might take a few minutes.”
Lewis Horton said indifferently, “A few minutes shouldn’t be too long to wait, right?”
Nathan Horton remained silent.
However, lissa Knight couldn’t let the atmosphere cool down, so she imdiately smiled brightly, “We can wait, we can wait… Co on, let’s all sit down and have a al. It’s been a long ti since I’ve had breakfast here at Grandma’s, I’ve really missed it!”
She didn’t argue with Keira Olsen over the seating anymore and took a seat next to Nathan Horton, allowing Isla Olsen to sit between her and Keira Olsen.
Tom Davis took the share transfer agreent and went to the study.
The dining table seed to have regained its calm and tranquility.
lissa Knight was very friendly towards Isla Olsen, even serving her so dishes, “Isla, you are now the face of the Horton family. Eat more.”
A hint of pride flashed across Isla’s face.
She subconsciously looked at Jake Horton, only to see his gaze wandering, but always occasionally sweeping over Keira Olsen.
Isla’s expression slightly darkened.
She clenched her fists and lowered her eyes.
Suddenly, she smiled slightly and turned to Keira Olsen, “Keira, are you getting used to living here at ho?”
Keira Olsen was eating her al seriously and looked at her puzzled upon hearing this.
Isla: “Dad asked to remind you that the Horton family has a large estate and a large ho. When you stay here, rember not to wander around or disturb the other mbers of the Horton family. He also said that when you’ve stayed enough, head back ho early since, after all, your husband is also waiting for you at ho!”
After saying this, she suddenly realized sothing, “Keira, I just rembered, your husband doesn’t have a house or a car now, does he? You don’t have a place to stay, right? Jake, I rember you have an apartnt downtown. How about giving it to Keira to thank her for saving Great Grandmother’s life?”
Keira Olsen: “…”
The implication was clear — repay the kindness with money, and then she wouldn’t expect to stay here any longer!
Isla was clearly behaving like the hostess now!
Keira Olsen’s lips curled, “In your heart, does Old Mrs. Horton’s life only worth an apartnt?”
Isla choked, “That’s not what I ant, I’m just concerned about you…”
Keira Olsen lowered her eyes, “Stop being hypocritical here. Wait until you marry into the Horton family, then you can be concerned about .”
Isla’s face turned ugly, “You…”
lissa Knight frowned, “Miss Olsen, Isla is about to receive the shares, and she’s practically married to Jake. As she’s now practically the hostess, is this how you speak to the host when visiting soone’s ho?”
Isla bowed her head in silence.
Jake Horton imdiately spoke up, “Keira Olsen, don’t think that just because the Great Grandmother dotes on you, you can do whatever you want here! Isla is my wife, and showing her disrespect is disrespecting !”
Keira Olsen was about to retort when Lewis Horton spoke calmly, “Who taught you to treat guests of the elders like this? Does the Horton family have such rules?”
Jake Horton was montarily at a loss for words.
lissa Knight then said, “Lewis, this is clearly a matter between Keira and Isla. Isla is our Horton family’s recognized daughter-in-law, and now she has a good reputation too. Are you going to let her be wronged just to side with an outsider?”
Lewis Horton, however, snorted, “Good reputation? Are you sure?”
lissa Knight was stunned by his response.
Lewis Horton then placed his phone on the table, “Before you speak, I suggest you all turn on your phones, look at the trending topics on Weibo, and then talk about whether she is really the good daughter-in-law you think she is!!”
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