How I Accidentally Married a Billionaire-Chapter 159 -
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Lewis Horton casually waved his hand, signaling the butler to step out first: “Please ask them to wait.”
“Yes.”
After the butler left silently, Lewis Horton then turned his attention to Nathan Horton and asked coldly, “Based on what?”
“Based on what?” Nathan Horton exuded a sense of authority. “Her status will only tarnish the Horton Group! Do you believe that if tomorrow the reporters spread the news that your wife is an illegitimate daughter, by how much our Horton Group’s shares will fall?!”
Oliver Horton also said, “Lewis, now that you have taken on the role of CEO of Horton Group, you must bear the corresponding responsibilities, and your marriage is part of it! How could a woman with such a status possibly be worthy of you?!”
Seeing this, Melissa Knight turned her gaze to Kiera Olsen: “Miss Olsen, if you really care about Lewis, you should consciously divorce him!”
Kiera Olsen pursed her lips and did not respond.
She was not foolish, and of course understood that these people were just using this as an excuse to create trouble. Even if today Lewis Horton announced that Madeleine Davis was his wife, this group of people would probably still make trouble because of Madeleine’s lowly origins, claiming she was not good enough for Lewis Horton.
But her status indeed was the “issue” that had been taken advantage of.
She turned her head to look at Lewis Horton, trying to withdraw her hand from his…
She did indeed feel a twinge of guilt in her heart…
The shackle of “illegitimate daughter” had trapped her for over twenty years. She did not want this shackle to entrap Lewis Horton too…
As she was contemplating this, that dry and strong hand grasped hers tightly, and then Lewis Horton’s voice resounded firmly, “Is there any legal stipulation that says a corporate legal person or a company chairman cannot marry an illegitimate daughter as his wife?”
His words made everyone present choke up.
Nathan Horton angrily said, “Do we need regulations for these things? It’s what everyone implicitly understands! You…”
“Since there’s no such regulation…” Lewis Horton cut him off directly, “If you want to remove me from my chairman position, then follow the proper procedure, call a board meeting, and let everyone vote!”
“You control fifty-one percent of the shares; the decision will still be whatever you say! I think you are just running a one-man show in the company!”
Nathan Horton, furious, picked up a teacup and hurled it at Lewis Horton.
“Smash!”
The teacup shattered in front of Lewis Horton, sending shards flying everywhere.
Just as Nathan Horton was about to speak, a walking stick suddenly struck!
“Who allowed you to use violence?!”
Old Mrs. Horton swung her walking stick at Nathan Horton: “What gives you the right to raise your hand against your grandson’s wife and that brat? You unfilial son! Are you trying to anger me to death?”
Nathan Horton frowned at Old Mrs. Horton, revealing a look of helplessness: “Mom, I…”
“Don’t call me mom! If you don’t acknowledge your granddaughter-in-law, then I won’t acknowledge you as my son!”
Old Mrs. Horton became unreasonable: “You even dare to strike your grandson’s wife; what kind of father-in-law are you? Which father-in-law dares to hit his grandson’s wife?”
Nathan Horton dodged her blows, “Mom, stop making a scene. Everything I said was for the company’s benefit. This daughter-in-law he has chosen is worthless and useless. To speak of her would only bring shame to the Horton Group! Now, he has clearly brought such negative impact to the company, yet he still clings to his chairman position. It’s nothing but his selfishness! Even if I let this go today, there are so many other executives in the Horton Group! So many reporters came to the banquet today, and news will come out soon. We, the Horton Family, will become the biggest joke in Oceanion. Let’s see how he explains this to those executives tomorrow!!”
Upon saying this, Oliver Horton had already taken out his phone and opened the financial channel’s Weibo feed, sighing silently, “Dad, you don’t have to wait until tomorrow. The heat has already picked up.”
Old Mrs. Horton stopped her actions, and Nathan Horton immediately looked at his phone.
He saw the headlines “Horton Group CEO’s Wife Is an Illegitimate Daughter” and “Mistress Makes a Scene at Old Mrs. Horton’s Birthday Banquet”… amongst other eye-catching titles, had topped the trending searches.
Among them, the clickbait topic “Shock! Lewis Horton’s Wife Is Actually Her” was ranked first!
Nathan Horton sneered, “Lewis Horton, look at what good things you two have done! Tonight’s hot topics were supposed to be about your grandmother’s birthday party, but it turned out like this! Who knows how they are mocking you in there! What good is an illegitimate daughter? Today, you must give an explanation to the Horton Group!”
Oliver Horton also sighed, “Lewis, this matter concerns the future operations of the entire company. You can’t be capricious, nor can you neglect the company. Even if you don’t give us an explanation today, you’ll still have to give one to those directors in the company tomorrow, you…”
Before he could finish, Kiera interrupted, “Have you seen the first trending topic title?”
This statement momentarily stunned everyone.
Nathan Horton immediately frowned, “How disrespectful, we are in the middle of a conversation, what right does a woman like you have to interrupt?!”
No sooner had he spoken, than the walking stick hit out again, “I am also a woman, do you also want me to shut up?!”
Nathan Horton: …
There was simply no reasoning with her and Old Mrs. Horton.
Oliver Horton then spoke up, “Of course I saw it, the trending heat of the first topic title is so much higher than the rest, you don’t even need to open it to know what’s being said inside, what’s being cursed…”
The reason those trending searches rose so quickly, of course, was because he had just paid someone to do it!
The first trending topic title had the fastest rise in heat, so he purchased five hundred thousand heat index points for it!
By utilizing Kiera Olsen’s identity as an illegitimate daughter to suppress Lewis Horton…
Yet, Kiera Olsen’s lips curved into a smile, “Then why don’t you click on it and take a look…”
Oliver Horton said mockingly, “To see how others are cursing the Horton Group?”
While saying this, he directly clicked on the title.
The next moment, he was stunned.
But what he saw in the trending topic content was: Explosive! You will never guess who Lewis Horton’s wife is, it’s actually Dr. South!! Yes, Dr. South who is leading in the new energy industry’s technology! Horton Group’s move is simply 6666, this is a strong alliance! Predicting that tomorrow, as soon as the Horton Group’s stocks hit the market, they’ll likely see a surge!
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Below were rows of praises.
Oliver Horton was dumbfounded, what was going on?!
Kiera Olsen, however, hooked up the corner of her lips.
No matter what channel’s trending news, she as “Ms. Keira” surely knew the best. Just now, when she learned that someone had paid for trending searches, she immediately contacted “Josh.”
She initially wanted to share it from her own account to counter the illegitimate daughter issue with Dr. South’s identity…
But who would have thought, after Josh’s Weibo post, Oliver Horton mistook it for slander and directly added five hundred thousand heat index points propelling it immediately to the top of the trending search list!
Kiera Olsen hooked her lips, “Big brother, thank you for providing the heat.”
Oliver Horton: !!
He was so angry he almost spat blood!!!
Lewis Horton and Kiera Olsen exchanged glances, a smile curling at the corners of their lips.
Lewis Horton said calmly, “Dad, big brother, whether the Horton Group’s stock will rise or fall tomorrow, let’s wait and see!”
He took Kiera Olsen’s hand, “Mr. and Mrs. Allen are still outside looking for us, we’ll take our leave.”
Hand in hand, the two of them left the living room.
Stepping out the door, they shared a smile before turning to face Mr. and Mrs. Allen, who had come back again.
