Chapter 20: Chapter 20

The staff member gave him a strange look, took the marriage certificate, and began entering information into the computer for the inquiry.

Lewis Horton pursed his lips.

Suddenly, he found his own actions ridiculous.

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He was certain he had never married, yet he had bizarrely come here…

Even putting off a very important meeting.

The staff member quickly gave him the answer, “It’s real.”

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Lewis Horton was slightly stunned.

Upon hearing the staff member’s words, Tom Davis exclaimed instinctively, “How is that possible?! Is it possible there’s a mistake in your information registration?”

The staff member glared at him, “What nonsense are you talking about? Marriage is a serious matter. Both parties who come to register must carefully check their identities and sign a guarantee!”

A guarantee…

Keira Olsen spoke up, “Can we take a look at our guarantee?”

“Please fetch the guarantee.”

Lewis Horton spoke at the same time.

The two exchanged glances, then immediately looked away.

The staff member stood up helplessly, “You two as a couple do have some tacit understanding. Fine, I’ll go find it for you.”

He returned quickly, holding their registration materials. He pulled out the guarantee and handed it to them to see.

Keira Olsen discovered that the handwriting on it was indeed hers!

Tom Davis also blustered on the side, “Boss, this is your handwriting!”

After pondering for a moment, Keira Olsen looked around at the surveillance cameras, “Hello, can we take a look at the video from the day we registered?”

The staff member replied, “Sorry, we only keep the recordings for six months.”

…

The staff member repeatedly assured them that the marriage certificate would only be processed when both were present, and there would absolutely be no mistakes in their work.

The three of them eventually walked out of the courthouse, helpless.

Standing at the entrance, Tom Davis said blankly, “Boss, what do we do now?”

Lewis Horton’s eyes darkened.

Keira Olsen, on the other hand, lifted her peach-blossom-like eyes.

“Divorce.”

“Divorce.”

The two again spoke in unison.

Tom Davis was taken aback and then asked, “So we divorce now? Shouldn’t we discuss the divorce terms?”

“I will have my lawyer contact you.”

“Talk to my lawyer.”

Lewis Horton and Keira Olsen once more spoke simultaneously.

After saying this, both couldn’t help but look at each other.

Keira Olsen laughed it off and simply said, “Otherwise, let’s each have our lawyers draft an agreement, look it over first? If there are any issues, then the lawyers can discuss it.”

Tom Davis scoffed, “With the way you are, can you even afford a lawyer?”

Yet Lewis Horton nodded in agreement.

Ignoring Tom Davis, Keira Olsen took out her phone, “Mr. Horton, shall we add each other on WhatsApp? It’ll make communication easier later on.”

Lewis Horton paused for a moment, held out his phone with a meaningful gesture to open the QR code for WhatsApp, and saw Keira Olsen scan it. Then a chat box appeared on her phone, marked with the note: Grandson.

His face instantly darkened.

Keira Olsen: “…”

She had forgotten they had already added each other on WhatsApp!

Withstanding his surly expression, she coughed and said, “The nickname was randomly set, I’ll change it…”

She blocked her phone and deftly changed “Grandson” to “Puppy.”

Then leaving a “See you later,” she hailed a taxi and left.

Watching her receding figure, Tom Davis hesitantly looked towards Lewis Horton, “Boss, you two are actually married, aren’t you?”

The two were just too in sync!!

Lewis Horton glanced at him, “Find the best divorce lawyer, draft an agreement, and protect the ‘outside’ assets.”

Tom Davis stood straight, “Yes!”

After saying this, Tom Davis suddenly realized something, “I get it, the marriage thing must have been that woman’s doing. Now that she can’t win your heart, she’s decided to take a slice of your wealth! No wonder she has the money to hire a lawyer to fight a divorce lawsuit with you. Even just a bit of what she takes will cover a hefty legal fee!”

Tom Davis was so angry he was grinding his teeth:

“Don’t worry, I absolutely won’t let her take a penny from you!”

…

“I absolutely cannot let him take a penny from me.”

In the taxi, Kiera Olsen was also making a call to Samuel Morgan, “Find the best divorce lawyer.”

“No problem.” Samuel Morgan gossiped, “Boss, what’s the deal with your marriage? Neither you nor Lewis Horton remember anything, it can’t be that both of you have amnesia, can it?”

Kiera Olsen said coolly, “Do you think this is a novel?”

Samuel Morgan, “I’m just curious! It’s absurd and thrilling. I wish the courthouse would also send me a wife like that.”

Kiera Olsen sighed silently and after a while said, “There’s someone who must know what’s going on.”

“Who?”

“Old Mrs. Horton.”

“…Isn’t she unable to remember?”

“Is the clinical trial for the Alzheimer’s treatment still in the experimental stage?” asked Kiera Olsen with a frown. “Speed it up, otherwise, it’ll be too late.”

“Too late for what?”

Kiera Olsen looked down and didn’t answer.

She soon returned home.

After entering the familiar room by opening the door, she suddenly noticed that the sixty-square-meter apartment seemed a bit empty.

Just then, the little old lady walked in from the hallway with a suitcase, “My dear daughter-in-law, you’re back? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time! I brought a lot of clothes this time~”

Kiera Olsen paused for a second, then suddenly smiled.

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That day, the most famous divorce attorney’s office in Oceanion received two commissions to draft divorce agreements.

Both parties were anonymous, and the demands were the same, “Neither side can take a penny of my money.”

The terms were quite harsh.

An assistant lawyer complained, “I’ve seen many divorces, but never any this heartless. One client is a man, the other a woman… Men and women are equally ruthless when it comes to money!”

The lawyer was used to seeing loving couples turn into enemies and had seen even crueler cases.

He chuckled, “One contract, earning money twice! Get it ready and send it to our employers!”

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Horton Group, top floor.

Lewis Horton had been busy ever since he returned from the courthouse.

It was nearly the end of the workday when he received a call from home, saying grandma had gone looking for the “granddaughter-in-law” again.

Grandma needed to be tested every day to ensure all her values were good…

He frowned slightly and subconsciously opened WhatsApp, found “Puppy,” thought about saying something, but didn’t know what to say.

It seemed ever since he knew “Puppy” was Kiera Olsen, things had felt awkward.

He casually scrolled through the chat history.

Their previous chats had been very casual, like old friends.

Especially when he helped her insult someone… Wait, the person she insulted at the restaurant that day could possibly be himself?!

Lewis Horton’s face darkened instantly.

At that moment, his phone vibrated with a message from “Puppy,” a divorce contract:[Mr. Horton, the asset division in the agreement is my bottom line. Have a look, does it suit you?]

Asset division…

Was this woman really after the money when she married me?

Just as Lewis Horton opened the contract, the door was pushed open, and Tom Davis walked in:

“Boss, we’ve got the results of the investigation into your marriage!”