Chapter 276 - To Clance

To Clance

Lewis’s gaze was so intense that it stunned the few people who got out of the car.

….

Keira stood there holding Amy, silent.

Howard, however, was startled.

He noticed Lewis’s stance, especially with a group of bodyguards as if they were about to encircle them, not allowing anyone to escape…

Was he here to settle accounts?

Or after getting a taste last night, was he looking for Keera?

He swallowed and instinctively looked toward his mother.

His mother also took a step back, suddenly pushing Keira forward, using the latter as a shield.

Then she said, “Mr. Horton, we were deceived by her last night, too. It was all her idea. It has nothing to do with us…”

Hearing these words, Lewis frowned slightly.

Howard immediately nodded. “Yes, yes, it was all her own idea…”

Before he could finish, Lewis took large strides toward them.

Howard’s legs went weak with fear.

He wanted to flee, but the black-suited bodyguards had already surrounded his car, cutting off his escape route.

There was no retreat!

Just as Howard turned pale, Lewis reached Keira. His gaze fixed on her as though he couldn’t bear to look away for even a second.

Keira pursed her lips.

She didn’t know if Lewis would recognize her as she had washed off the iodine from her face and deliberately covered the mole at the corner of her eye with concealer.

Howard and his mother hadn’t noticed anything out of the ordinary these past two days…

Keira feigned nervousness, clutching Amy’s hand a little tighter. Amy immediately cried out, “Mommy, I’m scared!”

Keira then gently patted her. “Don’t be scared, Amy. Don’t be scared. Mommy is here…”

Her eyes looked aggrieved and anxious, with a hint of shyness, just like a normal, delicate girl facing a one-night stand.

On her way back, she had already thought about how she should deal with him.

Lewis would surely investigate her once he woke up.

But Keera’s existence was without question. The more he investigated, the more he would find out that she was Keera.

Indeed, Lewis looked at her with hesitation in his eyes, his fingers clenched tightly. His voice was deep as he said, “You are… Keera?”

The pronunciation of “Keira” and “Keera” was different.

Keira confirmed that he said “Keera,” so she nodded, biting her lip nervously, barely daring to look at him. “Mr. Horton, may I ask if there is something wrong?”

After this, there was a moment of silence.

Lewis continued to look at her.

He stared intently at that face as if he was looking at her, yet it seemed as if he was looking at someone else…

No one knew how long he looked at her before he suddenly averted his gaze. “Sorry, I mistook you for someone else.”

Keira immediately waved her hand. “No, it’s no problem…”

She played the role of a meek housewife to perfection.

Lewis’s eyes were downcast.

He suddenly said, “You are indeed not her.”

Leaving those words behind, he suddenly turned around, instructing someone beside him, “Let’s go home.”

These words allowed Keira to breathe a sigh of relief.

Lewis, after leaving behind those two words, got into the car.

The Bentley’s door slowly closed, and the window rolled down. Lewis appeared there, suddenly glancing at her. “Last night…”

Keira immediately said, “Last night was just a misunderstanding… I entered the wrong room… Sorry, I’m sorry!”

Lewis’s gaze cooled somewhat.

He nodded and then rolled up the car window.

The car slowly started moving, driving past Keira and Howard.

As the car drove away, the remaining bodyguards got into their vehicles and followed behind. The group of more than a dozen people thus departed from the villa. It wasn’t until the last black sedan disappeared around the corner that Howard and his mother finally came out of it.

When Howard saw so many bodyguards, his heart pounded with fear, and he regretted his actions the day before! He had been foolishly bold. How could he have had the audacity to scheme against Lewis Horton?

Yet, when Lewis left nonchalantly, he frowned and said to Keira, “When Mr. Horton mentioned last night’s events, why didn’t you take the opportunity to gain some advantage?”

Howard’s mother smirked and said, “Exactly, how can you be so cheap? You let him sleep with you for nothing! Even prostitutes know to demand payment; what about you?”

Keira’s eyes turned slightly cold. She was just about to retort sarcastically but suddenly realized that perhaps Lewis was still around, so what she intended to say turned into, “I… I was just too scared… Aren’t you afraid? I felt like Mr. Horton was going to eat someone alive… How could you dare scheme against him?”

Howard was speechless. He coughed and said, “That’s disgraceful. After finally establishing such a connection with Mr. Horton, you can’t even seize the opportunity! No wonder our company has come to this!”

Howard’s mother expressed her confusion. “Son, what exactly did Mr. Horton mean just now?”

Howard frowned and felt unsure. “He arrived here earlier than us, which means he should… care, right? But then he didn’t say anything…”

Howard’s mother turned her gaze back to Keira, “It’s all because of this useless woman! She gave me no grandson. You were sent to build a relationship for the company, and you can’t even handle that. I don’t understand what you are good for!”

She entered the house muttering and grumbling with Howard. Keira followed behind them and suddenly turned to look in the direction where Lewis had just disappeared. After a while, a hint of darkness flashed in her eyes.

The black Bentley drove slowly past the entrance of the villa. Tom, sitting in the passenger seat, had been surprised by Keera’s appearance; he looked at Lewis in the back seat.

Seeing his icy facial expression, he couldn’t help but ask, “Boss, doesn’t Keera look too much like Miss Keira? Apart from not having a mole under her eye, she’s virtually identical! Could there really be people so similar in the world? Or are they actually twins?”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Lewis suddenly commanded, “Stop the car.”

The driver immediately pulled over to the side of the road. Lewis turned to look back toward the villa. After an indeterminate length of time, he suddenly ordered, “Keep an eye on the South family.”

Tom blinked in confusion and asked, “Boss, why do you have people watch them? Is it because you think you didn’t remain chaste for Miss Keira and sullied Keera, and you want to seek revenge?”

Lewis was speechless. He gave Tom a frosty look which frightened the latter into immediate silence. After a moment, Lewis said, “Let’s go.”

Tom asked, “Back to Oceanion?”

“No.” Lewis suddenly turned his gaze out the window. “The first branch of the family has been stirring up public opinion in the company, claiming I have no ability to take the Horton family into Clance. If so, let them see that I simply didn’t wish to come to Clance, not that I couldn’t!”

Tom was bewildered. “But boss, that’s not what you said before…”

Lewis had carved out his own niche overseas; how could he possibly be unable to enter the Clance market? The first branch spread rumors, and Tom was so angry at the time that he wanted to request a mission to Clance to prove himself, but Lewis refused. He’d said not to care about others’ opinions.

So why care now? And to personally venture into it? Wasn’t this like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

While he thought this to himself and before he could finish, he met Lewis’s cold gaze and immediately nodded. “Alright, boss.”

“First, secure a residence.”

Tom sighed upon hearing this command. Because of the presence of the Davis family in Clance, they had never established any assets there. That decision was truly abrupt. He ventured to ask, “About how long will we stay?”

The response from Lewis stunned him. “It’s going to be a while before we can leave.”

Tom was perplexed.