15 Going to the Horton Residence
Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
House One Manor of Oceanion was quite legendary.
It sat halfway up a hill with the whole community sprawling across three thousand acres, and Hortonâs old house bathed in over two thousand acres.
The rest were a few dozen small villas that dotted around the Horton property.
It was the most famous rich district in Oceanion.
Keira assumed the elderly lady lived in one of those small villas; it never crossed her mind that this could be the Horton house.
She replied to a message. âThatâs alright. Weâre already in a taxi.â
The elderly lady looked tired and was dozing off as soon as she got into the car.
The taxi winded its way on a broad and well-maintained mountain road before entering House One Manor and dropped them at the location specified by the GPS.
Keira looked up at a grandeur black gate, which was carved with antique patterns, and hesitated. âGrandma, is this your home?â
The elderly lady, still half-asleep, looked dazed. âGranddaughter-in-law, I canât remember.â
Keira was speechless.
She messaged âGrandsonâ. âI think we might have taken the wrong turn.â
âGrandsonâ replied, âStay put. Iâll be right there.â
As they drove in, Keira noticed that even the nearest house was a five-minute drive away; it wasnât wise to wander around.
She helped the elderly lady to a stone bench nearby to sit.
Suddenly, a BMW X7 pulled up in front of them.
Isla and Poppy got out of the back seat and marched toward them.
Poppyâs brows furrowed in anger, and she cried out, âKeira? It really is you! What are you doing here?â
She was here today as Islaâs nanny. She spotted a young woman lingering in front of Hortonâs house from afar, never expecting it to be Keira!
Isla glanced at the tightly closed gate of the Horton house. âKeira, are you back to pestering Mr. Horton?â
At that, Poppy rebuked fiercely. âYou bitch! Donât you know what the occasion is? Leave immediately! If you ruin Islaâs family reunion, youâll regret it!â
Keira was really sick of them.
But the elderly woman was there, and she didnât want a conflict, so she swallowed her impatience and tried to explain, âIâm here to take the old lady home. We just took the wrong turn.â
Isla responded instinctively, âIsnât this your husbandâs grandma? She canât possibly live in this community!â
Keira retorted sarcastically, âWhy canât she? Did your family build this community?â
Isla was speechless.
But Poppy sneered. âWhat are you pretending for? Can your poor husbandâs grandma afford a house here?â
She then turned to the elderly woman, âOld thing, tell me, which villa do you live in?â
Just as Keira was about to say something, the elderly woman suddenly stood up. âI remembered! I live here! Granddaughter-in-law, letâs go home!â
She grabbed Keiraâs hand and began to head toward the grand gate of the Horton house.
The gate was still a hundred meters away.
But they only took a few steps when Isla spoke. âKeira, after all that, youâre using the old lady as an excuse to get into the Horton house, arenât you?â
Keira paused and fixed her gaze ahead of her. The Horton house?
Even though she had a vague suspicion upon seeing the grandeur gateâ¦
But how could she possibly connect the polite âGrandsonâ from WhatsApp, with the ruthless Lewisâ¦
Maybe the old woman remembered wrong?
Just as she was about to double-check, Poppy lunged over, reaching out to grab the old woman. âYou shameless old hag, how dare you try to get in with this excuse! I wonât let you create chaos in the Horton house!â
Keira was taken aback. She managed to shield the elderly woman, and with one hand grabbing Poppy, she pushed her away forcefully, shouting, âWhat do you think youâre doing?â
The elderly lady was old and frail and could not stand any form of rough action!
Poppy staggered backward from the force of the push. Once she regained her balance, she cursed Keira. âYou ungrateful wretch, to think that you would hurt your own mother for this old woman! Iâll call the police and have you charged with unfilial conduct!â
Keira ignored her, but the elderly woman retorted instantly, âMy granddaughter-in-law is not unfilial. Youâre lying!â
Poppy chuckled. âOld hag, you must be really desperate to allow your granddaughter-in-law to be with another man, arenât you? Is it because she gives you a cut? Or is your family just naturally into this kind of stuff? You must have served a lot of men in your youth, you old hussy!ââ¦
âShut up!!â
Keira blurted out, hurriedly checking the old lady.
Never having been insulted like this, the elderly woman was visibly shaken.
She clutched at her chest, her body beginning to shake uncontrollably, and she collapsed to the ground.
Keira quickly helped her up, âGrandma, whatâs wrong?â
The elderly lady was gasping for breath and couldnât form a single word.
Keira immediately took out the nitroglycerin from her pocket, but upon opening the bottle, she realized that it was empty!!
Her pupils contracted.
The elderly lady was weak; CPR wouldnât be suitable unless absolutely necessary. It would be best to give her medication.
She cast a dire look at the grand gate. The Horton House must have medication!
Even if the elderly lady wasnât part of the Horton family, they were neighbors, and they wouldnât just stand by and let her die, would they?
Carrying the old lady in her arms, Keira comforted her, âDonât worry, Grandma, Iâll take you inside to get some medicine!â
But Isla grabbed her arm forcefully. âKeira, stop it! It was tolerable when you acted pitiful to buy clothes, but how could you deliberately provoke the Horton family? They wonât let you inâ¦â
She looked over at the elderly woman, an unsettling gleam in her eyes.
The old woman looked pretty sick and seemed to be about to pass away any moment.
If she were to die, Keiraâs husband would surely blame her! After that, Keira wouldnât dare to mess with other men!
At this moment, Keira felt like she was about to explode in frustration!
Her beautiful eyes were filled with towering rage, and she lifted her foot to kick Isla.
âGet Lost!â
Her voice was hoarse with anger.
But the next moment, her leg was tightly hugged by someone.
Poppy was sitting on the ground, her arms wrapped tightly around Keiraâs legs with no regard for her image,
âYou think youâre the only one who can deliberately provoke others? Youâre wrong! Iâm also dying! Iâve been beaten up by my own daughter!
âMy chest hurts so bad, I canât take it anymore!
âEven if Iâm going to die today, I wonât let this old hag deliberately provoke the Horton family!â
Keira was so incensed that she was trembling all over, her eyes darkening.
She kicked Poppy off and rammed her elbow into Islaâs stomach, then strode forward!
Isla bent over in pain, breaking into a cold sweat.
Ignoring her own aches and pains, Poppy once again lunged at Keira, latching onto her legs and yelling hysterically, âHelp! Sheâs trying to murder me!â
Being cautious of the elderly woman in her arms, Keira found herself unable to shake Poppy off!
Just as things started to escalate, a black Bentley slowly made its way over.
Lewis got out of the car, demanding sharply, âWhat the hell are you doing?!â
Isla immediately said, âMr. Horton, itâs Keira. Sheâs trying to force her way into the Horton family house with a dying old woman. I tried to stop her butâ¦â
Hearing this, Keira slowly turned around.
Upon seeing the elderly woman in her arms, Lewisâs pupils contracted!