How I Accidentally Married a Billionaire
Chapter 243 - Chapter 243 Chapter 243

Chapter 243: Chapter 243 Chapter 243: Chapter 243 Lewis Horton was striding toward the car.

He was looking down at his phone.

On the phone was a live broadcast in front of the Olsen family house.

Madeleine Davis’s mother had cornered Keira Olsen into a dead end!

With a sense of urgency, Lewis didn’t really process the Horton family chauffeur’s words; he just got into the car and drove off!

Now, the reporters on the phone were giving Keira a hard time.

“Mrs. Horton, Miss Davis’s mother is begging you, won’t you say anything?”

“That’s a life at stake, how can you be so heartless?”

“Are you and Mr. Horton really planning to ignore Miss Davis’s plight?”

“Since Mr. Horton promised to marry her, why would he regret it? Is it because you intervened? Mrs. Horton, don’t you feel guilty? In the dead of night, don’t you suddenly feel scared?”

“…”

The reporters’ questions were getting more and more tricky.

The live chat was also filled with harsh comments:

—-Damn! The mistress takes over?

—-I think since a promise was made, it should be kept. How can you abandon her when she’s experiencing psychological issues?

—-Isn’t this ingratitude?

—-If Miss Davis knew when she was older that the person she saved would treat her this way, I wonder if her younger self would still save others!

—-A real-life version of the story of The Farmer and the Viper!

—-But that’s not the most important thing, isn’t it? What about Mrs. Horton? Not saying a word, is she planning to play dead?

…

The public’s accusations made Lewis step on the gas involuntarily.

He knew these words couldn’t hurt Keira, as she had always been mentally strong, but even so, he didn’t want her to be hurt even the slightest bit.

He sped through a red light, driving furiously.

He needed to tell the reporters that it wasn’t what it seemed.

And he wanted to clear things up for Keira!

But just as he was taking a turn, Keira’s distinct, serene voice suddenly came from the live broadcast:

“Since you’re all so interested in our private life as husband and wife, I’ll take the time today to explain it all here.”

Lewis furrowed his brows when he heard this.

Keira usually spoke little and was not good at explaining. Was she also annoyed by the pressure today?

As he was pondering, he heard the woman slowly say:

“Have you ever played house?”

All the reporters were slightly stunned, then someone replied, “Yes.”

“And when you played house, did you marry the girl you told you would when you grew up?”

The reporters were suddenly bewildered.

Someone quickly realized it was a setup by the first branch of the Horton family, “You can’t say that. We were playing, but the situation between Mr. Horton and Miss Davis is clearly different. Miss Davis saved Mr. Horton’s life!”

Keira looked at that reporter and smiled, “Right, she saved a life. So, did she get depression because she saved Mr. Horton’s life?”

The reporter was speechless.

Keira then looked down calmly and slowly began to speak, “Five years ago, when Mr. Horton found her, Madeleine Davis was being beaten by her mother and father, who wanted to sell her off as someone else’s bride. Mrs. Davis, your love for your daughter wasn’t as strong as it is today.”

These words caught Madeleine Davis’ mother off guard, and then she continued wailing, “I just wanted her to get married, I didn’t want her life!”

“Do you even know how Madeleine Davis’ mental illness started?”

Keira Olsen looked around at everyone, “You’re all only concerned about whether Mr. Horton abandoned her, but have you ever thought about what caused her illness? It was the abuse from her parents that made her lose hope in life! Lewis Horton could have saved her, but ultimately, he was just her medicine! Since when is the responsibility for a person’s death not on the executioner, but on the medicine instead?”

The reporters were once again caught off-guard.

But Keira Olsen stepped forward, “Madeleine Davis has been suffering from severe depression and autism for the past five years. If she had gotten married, what would her condition be now? Either she’d spend her days in a daze, or she would have already jumped off a building to her death, right? Instead, she can still tell everyone with rationality that without Mr. Horton, she would die!”

The reporters and the viewers watching the live stream all fell silent.

Keira Olsen went on, “Over the years, the cost of Madeleine Davis’ medical treatment at home and abroad was simply too much for an ordinary family to bear! When she chose to return to the country, Mr. Horton established a mental hospital for her here! Throughout these five years, whenever she called, Mr. Horton was always there… Tell me, who could do this much?”

“Now, Madeleine Davis has worsened, she’s attempted suicide, and you’re blaming Mr. Horton because the ‘medicine’ wasn’t delivered in time. Why don’t you ask the perpetrator why they hurt her, turning her into what she is now?!”

Keira Olsen sharply turned her head to look at Madeleine Davis’ mother, “You keep saying it’s for Madeleine Davis’ good, but are you even fit to be a mother?”

Mrs. Davis swallowed hard, “I don’t care. My daughter is about to die now, and it’s because of Mr. Horton. You say I abused my daughter, where’s your evidence? If there’s no evidence, don’t spout nonsense here!”

Keira Olsen scoffed, “The abuse of your child is well known throughout your street, just ask any old person and they’ll know, right? Evidence is something for the police to look for, isn’t it?”

Mrs. Davis was caught off guard again.

“But you reminded me, I’m going to call the police now to report that you abused Madeleine Davis, causing her mental health to deteriorate!”

After saying this, Keira Olsen took out her phone and dialed the police right in front of the reporters.

Holly Sims arrived quickly and formally initiated a case, taking Mrs. Davis into custody.

Mrs. Davis was terrified, yet thinking of the money promised by the first branch of the Horton family, her eyes brightened as she angrily shouted, “Mrs. Horton, are you planning to completely abandon my daughter now? ‘Save someone to the end, send Buddha to the west’–don’t you know this principle? My daughter saved his life, how could he be infatuated with you! You home wrecker!”

The other reporters turned their attention back to Keira Olsen, seeking answers, “Mrs. Horton, what you just said is true, but the problem is that the ‘medicine’ can’t stop. What are you and Mr. Horton planning to do?”

Keira Olsen looked at the reporter who spoke, her gaze resolute.

Meanwhile, Lewis Horton, who was driving, suddenly had an uneasy premonition and abruptly pulled over to the side of the road.

After the screech of the abrupt stop, he heard through the camera the cold voice of a woman:

“Since everyone is here, I’ll clarify this right now. I’m not the other woman, and Mr. Horton and I fell in love freely. He never dated Madeleine Davis after he grew up, he just wanted to help her recover. As for the ‘medicine’ everyone is most concerned about…”

Keira Olsen looked into the camera, her amorous eyes resolute:

“Don’t worry, the ‘medicine’ won’t stop, because Mr. Horton has chosen to divorce me.”

Lewis Horton’s heart clenched tightly, and he could hardly breathe!

She said it…

She said it in front of the reporters.

Lewis Horton punched the steering wheel hard.

She preserved his dignity, making everyone think he was a good man…

But he never wanted to be a good man!

Lewis Horton saw the reporters leaving satisfied, and the comments on the live feed were all praising them…

The live stream ended, and he received her text message: “2 PM at the courthouse. This time, bring all your documents.”

Lewis Horton stared at the message, his eyes bloodshot, yet he still managed to hold back his pain and replied to her: “Okay.”

He didn’t remember how he drove back home.

He parked the car in the parking lot, then saw the Horton family’s driver waiting there: “Mr. Horton, why couldn’t you wait for me to finish speaking?”

The driver wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed, “That package, the old master insisted that I tell you, it’s the package you’ve been most looking forward to, the one you’ve been waiting for, it’s sent to Stubborn Fifth by a person!”

Stubborn Fifth…

Lewis Horton was stunned.

He couldn’t believe it and looked at the driver, “You said… who?”