The na Stubborn Five was one that only Mr. Horton would call him, and there was only one other
person
who would use that na.
That was the little girl from back then!
After being abducted by traffickers, he realized they were planning to kill him, so he was extrely
secretive about his own na, never even telling that girl.
He rely said that he was the fifth child at ho, and Grandpa called him Stubborn Five.
But wasn’t the little girl Madeleine?
When had Madeleine ever sent him a package?
Lewis looked at the old family’s driver with confusion and asked, “When was this package sent? Did
Grandpa forget to give it to ?”
The driver scratched his head. “No, it arrived the night before last. The old master asked to rush
back here overnight to give it to you personally, saying you
ntioned before that this package was very
important to you.”
Arrived the night before last…
Could it be sothing Madeleine sent to him before
she jumped?
Lewis’s mood suddenly weighed down.
He lowered his eyes and took a deep sigh,
“Understood.”
He entered the study again, his gaze falling on the package… then he walked over and picked up the
box.
He saw that inside was another box, which was tightly and securely wrapped in foam.
Alongside it was a letter.
What would Madeleine say in the letter?
This must be her last words, right?
Lewis scoffed ironically and threw the letter back on the table. He leaned back in his chair and looked
at the marriage certificate on the table.
In the live broadcast, Keira had said it with such
determination.
His reluctance would be futila nouT
He picked up the marriage certificate and looked at the photo on it.
The girl was shyly smiling at the cara, the mole at the corner of her eye exactly like Keira’s…
But Lewis suddenly sat upright.
The girl in the photo wasn’t her!
Keira’s gaze was always resolute; she had never been this shy and timid. This person could change
her appearance to look like Keira, but she couldn’t replicate her essence.
Lewis clenched his jaw.
Even if this woman was a fake, legally, this marriage certificate was real…
As Lewis pondered, the door was knocked.
He looked up and saw old Mrs. Horton, supported by Fiona, walking in shakily.
Lewis imdiately stood up. “Grandma…”
Old Mrs. Horton sighed. “Brat, is your wife going to divorce you?”
Lewis didn’t speak.
Old Mrs. Horton said, “Brat, so things you must be able to take up and let go. If you can’t resolve
Madeleine’s issue, then you can’t drag your wife down.
Otherwise, what will she do? How awkward is her
current situation?”
Lewis clenched his jaw.
He had never expected that even his grandmother, who would feign illness at just the ntion of
divorce before, wasn’t supporting him now…
His mouth opened and closed, wanting to say sothing, yet not knowing what to say…
The struggle and pain within his heart were like a monster viciously clawing at his lungs and heart…
He clenched his fists tightly, his voice hoarse. “Grandma, besides you, I have no blood relatives in th
life. She’s the only one I wanted to hold onto. I don’t want to let go…”
As he finished speaking, old Mrs. Horton had already arrived in front of him, gently patting his shoulder.
“Brat, I agree with your wife’s approach. You’re too sentintal. If the person who saved your life were
to die like that, you’d never recover for the rest of your
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life. It might even beco an insurmountable barrier between you and your wife in the future. It’s better
to divorce now, set her free, and also give you enough ti to deal with Madeleine.
She smiled faintly. “Don’t be so pessimistic. If you and my granddaughter-in-law are destined to be
together, I believe you’ll reunite in the future…”
Lewis’s expression was cold. “But Grandma, what if she never gives another chance? What if, after
the divorce, she falls in love with soone else?”
Old Mrs. Horton fell silent for a mont before finally sighing. “That would an you are fated but not
destined to be together. Think it over carefully.”
She left these words behind and turned to leave.
The mont the study door closed, Lewis suddenly punched the wall fiercely.
“Bang!”
A bloodstain remained on the wall.
It was then that Lewis turned back to look at the
marriage certificate on the desk…
Eventually, he strode over, putting the marriage
.
certificate and ID card all into his pocket.
There were three hours left until two o’clock in the
afternoon.
And in three hours, Keira would no longer be Mrs.
Horton…
Lewis chuckled.
The sound of his laugh was chilling, yet it carried sorrow and helplessness, along with a sense of
inevitable despair.
He leaned back in his chair, suddenly sweeping everything from the desk onto the floor!!
Then he tightly embraced his head.
His fists were trembling.
As luck would have it, the box fell to the ground and suddenly opened, and the jade ring leaped out,
rolling on the floor.
Lewis was slightly startled.
Following the sound, he looked over and saw the jade ring rolling a few tis on the floor before
coming to a
stop…
Upon seeing the jade ring, Lewis’s pupils tightened sharply.
That jade ring… Wasn’t it said to have been sold by Madeleine’s mother?
How co it’s here?!
This jade ring was an heirloom of old Mrs. Horton, considered a family treasure, so when Madeleine
said it was sold, he had Tom searched for it over the years.
If possible, he wanted to buy it back for Grandma.
After all, Grandma wanted to give this ring to her granddaughter-in-law…
So how could the object suddenly appear?
Had Tom found it?
…No, that wasn’t right!
The ring was sent to the old house along with the
letter!
Could it be…
Lewis’s pupils shrank. He quickly pushed back the chair, squatted on the floor, removed the
docunts, and finally saw the letter he had tossed aside.
With trembling hands, he slowly opened the letter…
The handwriting wasn’t Madeleine’s but held a strangely familiar feeling.
That sense of familiarity gave Lewis an incredible
idea…
He hastily read through the letter…
Then upon seeing the signature, he was completely stunned.
For the letter read:
“By the way, I had no na when I was little, but now I do. My na is Keira Olsen, and my phone
number is 555-xxx-xxx. If you co to Oceanion, I’ll buy you
lunch.”
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