How I Accidentally Married a Billionaire

Chapter 34: Chapter 34

Isla Olsen’s eyes widened in shock, disbelieving what she saw on the phone.

That voice, she could never mistake it!

There was a slight pause on the other end of the line, then the voice grew colder, “Isla, what are you doing with Mrs. Olsen’s phone?”

It was her!!

Isla felt as though she had seen a ghost.

No, this couldn’t be possible…

...

She looked fiercely at the phone, then suddenly thought of something and asked, “Is this your cell number?”

Keira Olsen: “…What nonsense are you talking about?”

That’s when Isla finally realized!

She had almost forgotten that there was a ‘South’ in Keira Olsen’s name, and Mrs. Olsen would occasionally call her South too.

She immediately breathed a huge sigh of relief, then her anger surged, “You really are a bootlicker, using my mom’s surname in your name to curry favor with her. Do you think you deserve the name South?”

Downstairs, Keira Olsen lowered her gaze.

She had chosen that name for herself when she was in elementary school.

This ‘South’ was indeed the surname of Mrs. Olsen, Jodie South.

Back then, being young, she simply did it out of affection, never considering whether it would cause Mrs. Olsen any inconvenience.

The daughter of a mistress, yet carrying the surname as her own name, Keira had no way of knowing how Mrs. Olsen felt about it at the time.

She said indifferently, “Did you call just to say this?”

“Of course not!” The veil of pretense dropped from the voice on the phone, and Isla spoke viciously, “I just wanted to tell you, even if you made it onto Mr. Horton’s list through Old Mrs. Horton, at best you’re just a mistress, a toy! Mr. Horton has a wife! But I’m different. I’ll marry Jake someday and become the legitimate lady of the Horton Family!”

Keira Olsen: “Then… congratulations?”

“…”

Isla felt like she was punching cotton. She dropped a final harsh line, “In high society, it’s not all about love. With Dr. South in my hand, I’ll never be defeated!”

After hanging up the phone, Keira Olsen curled her lips.

Since when had she become Isla’s trump card!

While she was pondering, the WhatsApp call rang again…

This time it was “Dr. South” being called by Mrs. Olsen on WhatsApp.

Keira Olsen operated her phone a bit and chose to answer, her voice detached, “Hello.”

Her voice, altered, was transmitted through the phone.

The appearance of Uncle Finley Hill made her realize that some matters were better kept low-key to avoid the hassles of bizarre relatives.

Isla spoke very respectfully, “Hello, Dr. South, I’m sorry for bothering you. I’m Jodie South’s daughter, Isla. I’m calling you to say that the Horton Group would like to invite you to their R&D team, my mother also means so. I was wondering if you…”

“I’m not interested,” Keira Olsen cut her off coldly.

Isla paused, wanting to say something more, but Keira Olsen had already spoken up, “I’m only responsible for the companies under Mrs. Olsen’s name.”

Having said that, she promptly hung up the phone.

…

Monday.

Keira Olsen left her Shiba Inu puppy with the old lady and went to work as usual.

Stepping out of the hospital’s main entrance and wondering whether to take a cab or the subway, the Bentley luxury car slowly stopped beside her.

Lewis Horton looked straight ahead and said indifferently, “Get in the car.”

Keira Olsen, however, declined, “It’s not convenient.”

Their relationship wasn’t that good yet.

However, Lewis Horton spoke slowly, “Grandmother asked me to take you to work.”

“Just say you did.”

Lewis Horton glanced at her, “Need to take a picture.”

“…Fine.”

Keira Olsen opened the rear door and sat next to Lewis Horton.

Lewis Horton raised his phone and aimed it at both of them.

Keira Olsen made a “Yay” gesture with her hand, smiling sweetly.

She turned her head, a few strands of hair fluttered over, brushing against Lewis Horton’s face, making him feel as if he had been shocked and froze for a moment.

Tom Davis, sitting in the passenger seat, hesitated for a moment. He hadn’t heard old Mrs. Horton make this request when they left, had he?

He must have missed it.

After taking the photo, Keira Olsen sat up straight and started to busy herself with her phone.

The two of them didn’t speak the entire way, arriving like this at the Horton Group’s underground parking lot.

Lewis Horton took the CEO’s private elevator, leaving with Tom Davis.

Keira Olsen took the staff elevator to the R&D department.

At that time, the management of the R&D department was in a meeting in the office, the atmosphere tense like drawn swords.

The R&D department’s general manager announced a personnel transfer information, “After the company’s senior management decision, Team Leader Jake Horton is promoted to Vice President. From now on, he will be responsible for the technical issues of the R&D department!”

Someone asked, “Why is this announcement so sudden?”

The general manager replied, “Vice President Horton has successfully recruited Dr. South as our R&D department’s technical support, which is a big deal for the R&D department. Although Dr. South doesn’t stay in the office, if anyone has any problems, you can ask Vice President Horton to communicate and solve them. Okay, now let’s have Vice President Horton say a few words.”

Jake Horton stood up, the vibrant young man directly addressing the issue, “From now on, the staff of both team one and team two must follow my commands. Team Leader Jiang, you will not violate company regulations, right?”

Jalen Riley, who had stayed late working over the weekend and pulled two all-nighters, wearing casual clothes and looking irritable, scoffed coldly, “The company also has a rule: no skipping levels in reporting or task assignment. Therefore, my staff… you can only manage them through me!”

Jake Horton’s expression darkened, “Team Leader Jiang, I see you don’t have enough energy to manage the staff of team one. Have you solved your core problem yet? Although the R&D department is divided into teams, it’s still a whole. Your delay in solving it affects the progress of the entire project!”

Jalen Riley pulled out a chair and stood up abruptly, “You also study new energy; you should know how difficult research and development is. You act like you can solve that core problem!”

Jake Horton replied unhurriedly, “I can’t solve it, but I have someone who can. Do you want me to ask Dr. South for help?”

Jalen Riley sneered, “You’re that kind-hearted?”

A dark light flickered in Jake Horton’s eyes, “We’re all in the R&D department after all, of course, I will take good care of it. However, to communicate with Dr. South, I need one of your technical staff members to be at my disposal, how about that new intern?”

Jalen Riley knew his aim was Keira Olsen!

He replied coldly, “Not happening. I’ll figure it out myself, no need for you to consult Dr. South!”

Jake Horton frowned, “Team Leader Jiang, don’t think you can do whatever you want here just because you’re backed by your uncle! Slowing down the progress of the entire R&D department is your negligence! I’ll give you two more days. If you haven’t resolved that problem, then I will have you dismissed or demoted!”

Jalen Riley walked out, “Let’s see if you’ve got the power to do that!”

He spoke arrogantly in the office, but once he stepped out, Jalen Riley’s face turned cold.

He knew if Jake Horton really brought it up, and if Lewis Horton wanted to protect him, it would be very troublesome!

Jalen Riley entered Team One of the R&D department and irritably kicked a chair.

Luca Barker, who was late for work, tiptoed to his workstation, careful not to provoke this manic tyrant.

He booted up his computer, opened his email, and then saw an unread mail.

Huh?

An email from Keira Olsen…

Had she really solved the core problem?