How I Accidentally Married a Billionaire-Chapter 23 -

Chapter 23: Chapter 23

Jalen Riley blinked with mild surprise, “You can understand this?”

Just as Keira Olsen was about to speak, the introverted male colleague interjected, “Team leader, she really can understand it.”

Jalen Riley shot him a glare, “You know each other?”

The male colleague smiled shyly, “I was a graduate student of Professor Miller at Oceanion University. Last year when I was still studying, Professor Miller brought her with us to work on a project…”

Keira Olsen looked at him seriously, trying to recall, “Luca Barker, senior?”

Luca Barker nodded shyly, explaining to Jalen Riley, “Junior Miss is the only undergraduate student Professor Miller took on for a project. She reads very fast, and she has been exposed to all these fundamental frameworks.”

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Jalen Riley still looked at her disapprovingly, “These are just the basics. There’s nothing to be proud of just because you can understand them! If you’re capable, then solve the core technology!”

Luca Barker immediately said, “Team leader, that’s a bit too much to ask.”

Jalen Riley smirked, “If you don’t have the ability, then just nestle nicely in the team, go to the information library and look up the most basic stuff. It’s not shameful at all!”

He left right after saying that.

Luca Barker sighed and explained to Keira Olsen, “The core technology has always been a stumbling block, and the team leader hasn’t slept well for several days now. He’s in a foul mood. Still, he’s not a bad person, so don’t take his words to heart.”

Keira Olsen didn’t mind at all.

She didn’t join Horton Group to make enemies, found out the information library’s address, and headed straight there.

The information library of Horton Group was located on the 60th floor and was in fact an enormous private library that only allowed employees of the Group to enter.

Books here covered knowledge of various industries, including some scientific research materials that were completely inaccessible outside.

Keira Olsen felt vaguely excited, her intuition telling her that she could find what she was looking for here.

…

At the top floor.

Lewis Horton was handling some backlogged documents when his phone chirped. It was a WhatsApp message from Old Mrs. Horton with the nickname “Blossoms of Wealth and Honor”:

[Brat, remember to have lunch with your daughter-in-law at noon and send me a photo of you two dining intimately.]

Lewis Horton frowned.

Just as he was about to refuse, claiming he had a meeting, the chat box suddenly flashed, and Great Grandmother changed her nickname from “Blossoms of Wealth and Honor” to “Fragile Grandmother That Cannot Be Agitated”.

Lewis Horton: “…”

He stared at the note for a long time, finally sighing helplessly and pressing the call button on the desk beside him.

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Tom Davis quickly entered, “Boss, what can I do for you?”

“Prepare two lunches to be sent up.”

“Sure.”

Lewis Horton then messaged “Lacking in Iron” to come to the top floor for lunch.

But by the time the food was laid out on the adjacent dining table, the girl had yet to respond to the message.

Lewis Horton stood up, “Where is she?”

Tom Davis: “Miss Olsen? She’s in the information library.”

Lewis Horton went down to the 60th floor and began searching slowly behind the rows of bookshelves.

He quickly spotted her… and Jake Horton, who was staring at her.

…

Keira Olsen was so engrossed in searching for books that she didn’t hear her phone vibrating.

This library boasted the most advanced technological materials of today, which made her utterly absorbed.

She lingered by the bookshelves, lost to the world, and accidentally bumped into someone when she stepped back.

“I’m sorry.”

When Keira Olsen turned around, she saw a familiar face.

Jake Horton stared at her with a complex expression, “Kiera Olsen, you’re trying so hard to please Great Grandmother, could it be you’re doing this to get close to your uncle-in-law?”

Kiera Olsen’s face turned cold in an instant, “It has nothing to do with you.”

Yet Jake continued, “The uncle has never been close to women for all these years. Don’t think you can seduce him with that face of yours; he’s not that superficial! Hasn’t he just gotten rid of you by giving you an insignificant job?”

Kiera Olsen sneered, “Are you saying, then, that the reason you chased me for so long was because you’re more superficial?”

Jake Horton was choked up!

Kiera Olsen looked at the young man before her.

He had been her only friend in university.

She had seriously considered him, even when he said he would surprise her at the graduation ceremony, she had pondered whether to accept his pursuit.

She never thought it would come to this.

She sighed, “Jake Horton, can’t we just part on good terms?”

“No!”

Jake Horton’s eyes suddenly reddened, “I know you hate me for proposing to Isla Olsen, but I had no choice, there are many factors to consider in a marriage of convenience! I tried for you before, my mom even agreed to me being with an ordinary person, but your status… no matter what, I could never marry an illegitimate daughter! How would I face myself in the Horton family after, not to mention becoming the laughingstock of Oceanion?”

Kiera Olsen looked at him.

As a child, she also felt humiliated by her status.

But when she left the Olsen family, she understood the importance of self-respect.

She withdrew her gaze, “Thanks for not marrying me.”

As she tried to leave, Jake Horton blocked her again, “I heard you were having trouble in Research and Development Team One; I can arrange for you to come to Team Two. Team Two is under my supervision, and I’ll find capable people to train you… I know you’re strong-minded. You’re so smart, and you will catch on quickly, be independent before you know it, and won’t have to work odd jobs anymore…”

Kiera Olsen cut off his rambling, “What’s the condition?”

“You divorce, and follow me.”

Jake Horton couldn’t allow another man to share her!

The very thought drove him mad!

Kiera Olsen said coldly, “You’re not worthy!”

“Why? Do you love your gangster husband that much? You believe if I offer him a sum of money, or have someone intimidate him, he’d leave you! How could he compare to me?”

Jake Horton, burning with rage, grabbed Kiera Olsen’s wrist and pinned her against the bookshelf.

His eyes rimmed with red, “Or are all you women so cheap, falling for him just because you’ve slept with him? If that’s the case, then you should see who’s better between him and me!”

With that, he harshly bent his head down and fiercely kissed her!

At the right end of the bookshelf, Lewis Horton stood there, having heard everything.

Sensing Jake Horton’s misconduct, his face turned iron blue, ready to step in, yet he saw—

The slender girl suddenly bent her knee and delivered a harsh blow to Jake Horton’s groin!

He stepped back in pain, and without hesitation, she slapped him!

“Smack!”

After hitting Jake Horton, Kiera Olsen, still not satisfied, cast a cold glance at him,

“I didn’t want to hurt your pride, but since you insisted on getting to the bottom of it, I’ll tell you that my husband is taller than you, more handsome than you, and his stamina is countless times better than yours. Unlike you, who can only be ineffectively pushed away; you might want to work on that if you have the time!”

After dropping these words, Kiera Olsen turned to leave only to see Lewis Horton standing at the corner ahead.

Kiera Olsen: “…”

Lewis Horton: “…”

At that moment, Jake Horton, bending over in pain, yelled out frantically, “What good is his stamina? I can play with you in the company as I please, and your husband can’t do anything about it!”

At these words, a male voice came through, “Who says he can’t?”