My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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“Mary, I need a favor from you for my divorce.”

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Once Mary read this message, her eyes brightened, and she immediately put aside her intention to block the sender, eagerly replying. “What favor?”

“Howard has been wanting to work with your company. Can you give the project to him?”

The breath that Mary had been taking smoothly suddenly became erratic!

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

In fact, with just one word from her, she could give Howard the money. She didn’t even care about the profit from that project.

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

Mary’s fingers trembled with anger, and she started typing. “Keera, you’ve deeply disappointed me! I’m cutting ties with you!!”

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After she composed the message and was about to send it, she saw that Keera had sent another message. “Then put a higher amount for the penalty in the contract, ten times is best. If the project fails, initiate the recovery of the penalty and sue the company. By then, Howard, not wanting to be implicated, will definitely leave the company, house, and Amy all to

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

She immediately deleted what she had sent and resentfully composed a new one. “Princess, your knight is ready and waiting. smiling_face.jpg”

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

Mary replied in a second. “Nothing. I sent it by mistake. I promise it’s nothing bad.”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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Her divorce plan was just like the messages she sent Mary. She could have asked Samuel to handle it, but that would always leave traces.

Within Keera’s circle of friends, only Mary’s help would be the least conspicuous.

Next, all she needed to do was play the role of an idiot who was calm and patient despite her husband’s infidelity and mother-in-law’s abuse, focused only on her family!

With a smile tugging at her lips, she turned over and silently went to sleep.

The next morning.

After getting up, she took Amy to the early learning class and then took a taxi to Howard’s office… no, th should be Keera’s company, Keera South Technology Co., Ltd.

The company rented a small office in a building, with about ten employees inside.

When she arrived, Mary was already waiting for her in front of the building in her sports car, dressed in elegant designer clothes.

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

into a smile. “Keera, how do I look today? I hope I’m not embarrassing you with this outfit?”

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

Before they could open the door, they heard embarrassing noises coming from inside.

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Howard’s lover, Cindy, was his secretary, and the two of them had hooked up in the office. Right now, they were on the sofa, shamelessly canoodling.

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

The moment Keira opened the door, she saw Cindy’s bare back…

Startled by the sound, they both jumped and hurriedly dressed. Howard turned furious upon seeing Keira. “Keera, who let you in?!”

Cindy also had no shame at being caught in the act.

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After getting dressed, she took a look at Keira and said with a mix of sarcasm and mockery, “Madam, don’t be angry. It’s not what you’re thinking between Mr. Smith

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

Seeing her silence, Cindy went on. “It’s all my fault. I seduced Mr. Smith. Don’t blame him…”

As Cindy spoke, she glanced at Keira but saw that the woman’s expression remained unchanged, showing no hint of pleasure or anger.

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

Wasn’t this the moment for Keera to slap her?

However, if Keera didn’t slap her, she would take

matters into her own hands..

Cindy reached out her hand and slapped herself before looking up with teary eyes. “Ma’am, I realize my mistake… please don’t look at me like that…”

Howard, though, had already charged over and pushed Keira aside. He held Cindy and said angrily, “Keera,

what are you doing? She’s carrying my child. If

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anything happens, I won’t let you off the hook!”

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

That little schemer had been talking the whole time, and she hadn’t said a word.

She twitched the corner of her mouth, lowered her head to hide the mockery in her eyes, and spoke in a soft, weak voice. “Howard, I’m here because Mary wants to collaborate with our company…”

At these words, Howard finally noticed Mary standing behind Keera, and he was momentarily taken aback.

Mary was glaring at him, wanting to scold him, but fearing she might mess up Keera’s plan, so she threw contract at him. “Stamp it and sign it!”

Howard immediately took the contract with a smile on his face. “Miss Davis, you and Keera have reconciled?”

He glanced at the contents of the contract; it was for a new energy cooperation research and development project.

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Their company’s research personnel had to provide research results for Mary’s company in one month. If they failed to complete it on time, they had to pay a penalty of ten times the amount, about twenty million.

This clause was deliberately made as an invisible condition, which non-professionals wouldn’t be able to

discern.

Howard glanced over it casually and delightedly signed his name with the company’s seal.

Then he grinned. “Miss Davis, you should come over to the house more often. Keera, really, how could you block Miss Davis over such a trivial matter? You’ve been good friends for so many years…”

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

Keira looked at Howard; hesitating to speak. “… You haven’t come home in several days, and Amy misses her daddy.”

Howard immediately laughed. “I’ll come home tonight to have dinner with Amy. Alright, you can go now!”

Keira gave Cindy a “triumphant” look, then “reluctantly” left with Mary.

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Once she left, Cindy started to get unhappy. “Aren’t you staying with me tonight?”

Howard said bluntly, “I was just appeasing her in front of Mary. Can’t you tell? I haven’t been home for a few days, and Keera is already thinking of ways to please me… With the Davis family’s collaboration, our company can make a few million a year!”

Cindy then became happy. “I knew it. You’re the best…”

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

becoming lecherous. “They’ve left, shall we continue?”

Mary, on her way downstairs, couldn’t help but want to vomit. “That was disgusting! Is he really going home tonight?”

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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Olsen’s study. “Uncle Olsen, the test results are out!”

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Uncle Olsen didn’t go to the Olsen Group. Ever since Jodie South went missing, he had promoted Ellis,

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

As for Sam, aka Uncle Olsen, he devoted all his energy to searching for traces of Jodie.

Unfortunately, up to now, there had still been no leads.

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

stretched out his hand. “Give it to me.”

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

Sam glanced at it and froze slightly. “She really is the Olsen family’s daughter!”

Ellis nodded, then continued. “I asked the doctor, and

although she’s not my uncle’s daughter, the match is very high. She must be my uncle’s niece.”

Sam was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, “Not your uncle’s? Your uncle was the most dashing in his youth in our family…”

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Sam had Ellis do a DNA test for Keera and his second brother, thinking that Keera might be his brother’s illegitimate daughter.

Ellis then asked, “If she’s not your uncle’s, whose could she be? You only have two brothers…”

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

Ellis was taken aback. “Why are you looking at me like

that?”

Sam then said, “Could it be your dad’s?”

“Pfft…”

Ellis nearly lost it and said, “That’s impossible! My parents love each other so much! Don’t talk nonsense

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

Unable to resist, Ellis said, “Uncle, have you never considered that she might be your daughter? She also has the surname South, and the Mrs. Olsen you are

searching for has that surname as well… It isn’t a common surname, you know?”

“It’s impossible.”

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Sam spoke with absolute certainty. “I’ve told you before, I know whether I’ve done that sort of thing. Since Keera isn’t your uncle’s, then she must be your dad’s. Go do another DNA test. Our family’s daughter can’t be left out in the cold. And it seems like she’s not living well. If she really is your half-sister, you should help out where you can. After all, our family needs a daughter!”

Ellis was speechless.

He twitched the corner of his mouth and finally walked out of Uncle Olsen’s room, silently making his way to his own parents’ place.

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

Ellis then turned back to glance at Uncle Olsen’s study, suddenly smiling as he took out a strand of hair from

his hand.

“Since my dad is under suspicion, Uncle Olsen could also be a suspect, so why not test both to clear things up?”

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

The secretary suddenly said, “Mr. Ellis, I think I saw

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

Ellis was a little stunned, then smiled. “How is that possible? He has a trauma about Clance. He wouldn’t come here. You must’ve seen someone else!”

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

Ellis then asked, “How’s the matter I asked you to look into going?”

The secretary, upon hearing this, promptly handed the researched information over to Ellis. “We’ve found

some information. This Keera’s birth mother is unknown, and seems like she’s an orphan. Her adoptive parents are middle-class, and Keera is quite ordinary herself. She attended a second-rate school, fell in love, and married her college boyfriend. He married into her family, and she handed over the company management to her husband, Howard Smith…

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

“She got pregnant and has been home taking care of her husband and teaching her child. She never went back to work again.”

Ellis stopped in his tracks. “What did you say? Her

parents raised her all the way through university just for her to become a housewife? Is her husband good to

her?”

The secretary cleared his throat. “Quite the contrary, according to our investigation, Howard had an affair not long after they were married. Unfortunately, Keera seems oblivious. Her friend Mary Davis told her about it, but she ended up blaming Mary for spreading

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

The secretary went on. “Later, Howard said Mary always bad-mouthing him and convinced Keera to ties with her. It appears that Keera really did block

Mary.”

These words made Ellis’s mouth twitch. “Is she that stupid? To be manipulated by a man like this? Uncle Olsen said she had an easy-going personality, but does

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this look like it?”

The secretary, thinking of the information uncovered, also felt it was unbelievable. “Something happened today. Do you know what it was?”

Ellis asked, “What?”

“That Keera seems to have reconnected with Mary somehow. Who knows how she convinced Mary, but they actually signed a partnership deal… It seems like Keera did it to try to make Howard come back to her…”

“I can’t believe it!” Ellis could hardly bear to listen any longer. “How can there be such a useless, incompetent, and foolish woman in this world?”

The secretary was equally perplexed, “If it’s truly unbearable, why not just divorce? She really is…”

Ellis took a deep breath. “Uncle Olsen has met all sor of people, and I never thought he’d misjudge someone one day.”

He said, “Such a woman better not actually be my real sister. That would be an insult to the Olsen family’s

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

Ellis immediately stood up. “I don’t want such a relative! She’s simply too incompetent! Keep an eye on her, and when the DNA test results are out, don’t give them to Uncle Olsen. Give them to me first…”

“Yes.”

After the secretary left, Ellis showed a look of disdain. “That woman is just too stupid!”

Meanwhile.

“That woman is very foolish and extremely easy to manipulate!”

In the South family’s small villa.

Howard’s mother was sitting in the living room, holding Cindy’s hand and saying, “Cindy, don’t mind her. Once you give birth to the Smith family’s eldest grandson, I’ll make sure you’re brought into the family! If she doesn’t want to divorce then, we can just treat

her as a free maid in the house! She can look after You have no idea. Her cooking is so delicious!”

Cindy smiled. “Auntie, my cooking is delicious too.

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

No sooner had she finished speaking, she deliberately covered her mouth and pretended to gag.

Howard’s mother immediately said, “Don’t even think about it. You’re pregnant now, so how can you go into the kitchen? Let Keera do it. What do you want to

eat?”

Cindy looked toward Keera, who was tidying up the coffee table, and smiled. “I feel like eating fish. It’s just that fish takes a bit of effort to prepare…”

Keira hadn’t expected that Howard would actually come home that evening. He had brought Cindy with

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

Howard’s mother had already yelled at Keira. “Did you hear that? Go make the fish already!”

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Keira’s eyes dropped, her gaze a shield against the chill.

Indeed, she had to play the part of not wanting a divorce and being utterly compliant with Howard and Howard’s mother, but that didn’t mean she would let herself be so maltreated!

Cindy entering the family as boldly as she did was utterly shameless.

She looked directly at Howard. “The contract Mary gave you today, it hasn’t been stamped by her company yet, has it?”

These words made Howard stand up abruptly. “Keera, what are you implying? Are you threatening me?”

Keira still kept her gaze lowered. “No, it’s just that Mary has always had clear principles, and she’s been finding you disagreeable for quite some time. If she learns that you brought Cindy to the house, I fear it could cause a lot of trouble. Howard, you’ve been keeping a mistress out there, and I’ve endured it, but don’t push me too far…”

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Howard had indeed brought Cindy home to test Keera’s boundaries.

In the past, when Keera knew about his mistress, she had only made a scene and cried once. She didn’t even dare to mention divorce afterward.

So, he decided to bring Cindy home to see if Keera would react as she used to. If so, he could outright bring Cindy into their home…

But he never expected Keera to actually use Mary to threaten him!

Howard wanted to say something but then thought of the major deal with Mary and sneered coldly at Keira before turning to Cindy. “Cindy, her fish isn’t tasty. Let me take you out to dinner!”

Cindy’s complexion immediately changed. “The food won’t be as clean. Pregnant women should have homemade meals.”

Howard’s mother immediately looked at Keira. “Keera, stop throwing a tantrum here. If you continue to be unreasonable, I’ll have Howard divorce you! And then you will never see Amy again!”.

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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putting on an aggrieved appearance. “Mom, Howard, this house was left to me by my parents, so no concubine shall set foot here. This is my final line!”

Howard’s mother suddenly shouted. “And what about the future, when she’s carrying the Smith family’s

child?”

Keira looked at them with a pitiable gaze. “The child may enter this house, but not this woman.”

Cindy snapped. “You…”

Howard immediately coughed. “Alright, Cindy, let’s go!”

Cindy wanted to say more, but Howard gave her a sharp glance.

Cindy cast a resentful look at Keira but then saw this delicate woman promptly shooting her a provoking glance in return.

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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that Howard was being compliant. Once the contract was signed and the partnership fully established, she would see who really could be arrogant!

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

After they left, Howard’s mother scoffed. “Are you satisfied now? Now get on with the cooking!”

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

In the days that followed, she tried her best to play the part of a dutiful wife and daughter-in-law, cooking exquisite and tasty meals that fattened up Amy and

Howard’s mother.

When at home, Keira didn’t talk much but was very

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

She overheard Howard’s mother talking to Howard on the phone several times. “Keera is taking such good care of me! Now I just do aerobics every day and nothing else. She’s much more sensible than before and even frequently tries to butter me up. I’m

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thinking. After you divorce her, we could keep her around as a housemaid without having to pay her a salary. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

Keira just smirked.

It’s easy to transition from frugality to luxury, but hard to return to frugality from luxury.

In modern society, how could a normal daughter-in-law possibly take care of her

mother-in-law like this?

The more she did now, the more she would satisfy Howard’s mother, and the more comparisons there

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

She could almost see the mess they would be in after living together…

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

Howard seemed utterly oblivious. His company was unable to deliver the technology, while he and Cindy lived blissfully in their little home outside.

“My lawyer is all ready. As soon as the day after

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

Mary said excitedly to Keira, then looked at her earnestly. “Keera, I’m asking you one last time. After a month of the cooling-off period, are you sure? Do you want to divorce him?”

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

“Good! I was really afraid you would go soft, using these tactics only to make him have a change of heart.”

Keira changed the subject. “By the way, why did you ask me to meet you here today?”

It was a private restaurant that was very quiet, and the decor made it clear that it wouldn’t be cheap.

Mary immediately raised an eyebrow. “Oh, I’m meetin a blind date here today, so I called you over to help me

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

She was a little stunned. “A blind date?”

Mary sighed, “Yeah, it’s a marriage alliance for business reasons! My family’s situation is quite complicated… My parents say this marriage is important, and the other party is of high status. He

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wants

to pick a bride in Clance, and I’m one of the

candidates!”

She propped her chin with both hands, her whole demeanor showing a touch of listlessness. “Keera, sometimes I really envy you. At least you’re free to follow your heart. You married Howard when you

wanted to, whereas I…”

Her gaze drooped. “If the man today takes a liking to me, my parents will have more say at home.”

After saying this, she gave a self-deprecating laugh, then took out a makeup mirror from her bag to touch up her makeup before looking at Keira. “Do I look pretty today? Do you think that man will be impressed?”

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

She pursed her lips and said, “Yes, that man will

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

Mary nodded. “I think so too. Among the female celebrities of Clance, my beauty ranks in the top five.

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The men who pursue me could circle the earth. If he has any taste at all, he’ll surely be impressed by me!”

After saying this, she propped her chin again. “But I heard that they originally had no girls in that family. For the sake of the marriage, they chose two girls from the side branches to raise under the main house’s

name. It makes me think if I really marry into that family, I’ll have two hard-to-please sisters-in-law!”

She sighed silently. “Keera, if only you had a brother, I’d just marry him and become your sister-in-law!”

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

Mary sighed helplessly. “He’s from one of Clance’s five major families and is the young master of the Olsen family, Ellis Olsen.”

Keira was dumbfounded.

Just as Mary finished speaking, the door suddenly opened, and Ellis walked in.

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

Mary watched from afar and immediately lowered her voice, anxiously saying, “See that man, Keera? The one in Table 8. How is he? He looks alright, doesn’t he?”

When Keira saw Mary’s cheeks flush, she remembered Ellis’s arrogance in Oceanion and coughed, saying, “It doesn’t matter what he looks like. Personality is key.”

Mary immediately responded with tension. “His personality is fine too. I went to a gathering before and faced some difficulties; he helped me…”

Her earnest justification made Keira immediately realize something and asked, “Do you like him?”

This past month, as Keera, she had come into frequent contact with Mary and had long noticed that this young lady was sharp-tongued but soft-hearted.

Mary’s ears turned red at this, and she said, “No, how could I be worthy of liking him? It’s just a blind date arranged by the family. I came to see if there’s any

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

Keira understood and smiled. “Yes, right, it’s just a blind date. Why don’t you go over there now? Don’t keep him waiting.”

Mary stood up awkwardly and walked over to Table 8, still adding a line to Keira. “I’m just going through the motions for my family.”

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

She happened to have her back to Ellis, so he hadn’t noticed her presence.

It wasn’t until Mary circumvented the area that she approached Ellis.

Not knowing what to do with her hands and feet, Mary coughed and stood awkwardly next to Ellis. Then she started, “Mr. Olsen, hello, I’m Mary Davis.”

Ellis raised an eyebrow, nodding toward the chair opposite him as a sign for her to sit down, and then he eyed her seriously.

His gaze made Mary extremely nervous, and she couldn’t help but lower her head to inspect herself,

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worrying about whether anything was amiss. While she was anxiously unsettled, she heard Ellis say mockingly, “So this is what you look like!”

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

“Heard of you,” Ellis said indifferently. “I don’t think much of your family background, but I was curious to see what a foolish woman like you would look like. As expected, you’re just a vase with appearance.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

She frowned, and her fingers, hidden under the table, clenched tightly as a sudden pang hit her in the chest.

She took a deep breath, looking at Ellis with incomprehension. “Mr. Olsen, is there some kind of misunderstanding between us?”

“No.” Ellis blinked.

He wasn’t familiar with Mary; however, during the recent period of inquiring about “Keera”, he had heard too many ridiculous moves.

Mary’s own best friend was love-struck, but she didn’t stop Keera. She went as far as using her own family’s company to vie for a favor?

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

Therefore, in addition to his dissatisfaction with “Keera”, he also felt some resentment toward Mary,

Keera’s best friend.

How could he, Ellis, have such an idiotic cousin?!

Correct.

The DNA test results had been out for a while, confirming that Keera was indeed his cousin.

But Ellis didn’t want to acknowledge someone so foolish; thus, he kept it under wraps.

Today, upon hearing that his blind date was Mary, h couldn’t help but come over out of curiosity…

At this thought, he stood up abruptly. “You’re not suitable for me. I’ll pick up the tab for this meal; farewell.”

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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within was quite awkward. At every gathering, she was always caught between high and low and was often

bullied.

was

Ellis had saved her, and she knew that although he called the devil in Clance, he was a man of principles and loyalty.

At each gathering, she would hide in a corner, secretly gazing at this man.

Her crush was well concealed…

She never imagined she’d get a chance to have a blind date with him. Her feelings were very complex when she came here, which was why she called Keera over to help her calm down.

But what did he just say?

“I just wanted to see what such a foolish woman looked like. As I suspected, she’s nothing but an

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

She was attractive but was always undervalued at home. No matter how capable or how much she

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contributed to the family business, the elders still treated her as nothing but a decorative piece.

Even this opportunity to have a blind date with Ellis was only because the elders felt she was pretty enough to catch his eye…

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

She clenched her fingers tightly, and tears of shame welled up in her eyes.

But she immediately bit her lip hard and wiped the tear from the corner of her eye with a tissue before

standing up as if nothing had happened.

Keira sensed something was wrong and hurried over, “What happened?”

“It’s nothing.”

Mary clenched her fists. “He didn’t like me.”

“That’s his loss,” Keira immediately consoled her. “You’re beautiful, kind, and smart. He’s simply blind.”

Mary took a deep breath. “Yeah, Keera, let’s go. I have to report back.”

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“…Okay.”

Mary drove the car herself and took Keira back home. As they were about to part, Mary seemed to have recovered, smiling as she said, “The day after

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

Keira looked at her seriously, “Mary, thank you. If you have any trouble, remember to tell me.”

“I know.”

Mary waved her hand and started the car. On her way home, she took out her phone and called her financia advisor. “Is the twenty million I asked you to withdra a while ago ready?”

“It’s ready, Miss Davis. It’s the dowry your family gave you. Are you sure you want to use it now?”

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

After all, Keera had been a housewife for a few years; she didn’t understand that decisions within a family company like theirs couldn’t be made by one person alone.

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

cooperation agreement and to hold Howard’s company accountable as well.

But it seemed that Keera hadn’t fully thought through the subsequent matters.

After the divorce from Howard, all the debt would fall on her shoulders. Where would Keera find twenty

million?!

She couldn’t really let Keera end up on the streets with Amy, could she?

Meanwhile.

Ellis also returned to the Olsen family and entered his. study, where he couldn’t help but say, “So that Mary Davis was her. I remember she was always quietly sitting in the corner at every gathering. Her face is unforgettable.”

Ellis had always remembered her.

Although Mary was quiet and unobtrusive, her face conformed exactly to his aesthetic preferences: bright features with a sense of peace and harmony – the type

he very much liked

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Even when his family told him it was time to marry and have children, the first image that came to his mind was her, but…

Ellis shook his head, “Appearances can be deceiving. She has such a face, but she has wasted her

intelligence. What a pity.”

Hearing this, his secretary asked, “Do I continue to update you on Miss Keera’s affairs?”

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

He couldn’t resist complaining, “How can there be such a foolish woman in the world?”

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

After working for the Olsen family for so many years, he understood their personalities all too well.

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

Sure enough, Ellis went on. “Keep an eye on her. Don’t let her be completely taken advantage of. She’s my

cousin, and even if she’s that stupid, at least make sure

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

As soon as she entered the door and saw the people in the room, her expression immediately grew grave.

In their own villa, not only were her parents there, but

so were her other uncles and aunts.

It seemed that all of the older generation of the Davis family had come!

At that moment, everyone was staring at her; her eldest aunt could hardly wait to ask, “Well? Did Mr. Ellis take a liking to you?”

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

Her eldest aunt’s voice instantly became shrill. “How could it not be? Mary, are you not gentle enough? Haven’t I told you? When you see Mr. Ellis, talk about horses more; he loves horse racing the most!”

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Her eldest uncle spoke dispassionately, “Don’t rush, Mary. Tell us the details of the blind date so we can analyze it and figure out where the problem lies.”

A trace of shame and anger flashed across Mary’s face.

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

Her father then intervened. “Brother, Sister-in-law, this, after all, is Mary’s private affair. Since Mr. Ellis didn’t take a liking, then it must mean Mary doesn’t

have such a fate. I think there’s no need to dwell on it

any further…”

Mary’s second uncle immediately scoffed. ” Brother, our eldest brother is the family head, and it’s his turn to speak. Is it your place to interrupt?”

Mary’s father was suddenly at a loss for words.

The aunt spoke disdainfully as well. “Brother, the Davis family was indeed once the primary line of the Davis family’s legacy, but now that the old man has passed away, we can only be considered a collateral line. If we don’t strive in this generation, soon we’ll be

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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legitimate line of the Davis family. After the eldest took over as family head, Mary’s grandfather broke away to

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

branch of the family showed them some respect, but after the grandfather passed away, the uncle from the main branch who became the head began to tighten his control of the family’s authority, and they were gradually marginalized.

Although they still lived with dignity, in just a few more years, they would be downgraded to a second-tier influential family.

The second uncle continued ” Brother, although we don’t share the same mother, for many years, everyone has held great expectations for Mary, hoping she could marry into the first branch of one of the other fo major families and elevate our status! This opport was fought for by our eldest brother from the main branch only for Mary. Can you say this is her private matter? Can you justify this to our eldest brother?”

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

Their mother was also from one of the five major families, but, unfortunately, after giving birth to their aunt, she weakened in health, fell ill, and died.

Afterward, her grandfather remarried her grandmother, who came from a minor family…

By all means, her grandmother should have been treated with respect as their mother after many years of companionship with her grandfather, but instead…

After her grandfather passed away, her eldest uncle, second uncle, and aunt joined forces to drive her grandmother out of the ancestral home. They said that since she wasn’t the original wife, even in death, she couldn’t be buried alongside Grandpa.

Although Mary could be considered a member of the Davis family, in reality, their family’s status within the Davis family was exceedingly awkward.

dutifully filial,

away from the family, always hoping to be buried with her

of this and felt a sense of

her like this, her mother couldn’t help but look at her with

fingers before finally speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had

out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With

“No,

small family background is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young

wife also

have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed, the

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Mr. Ellis? How would he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a pretty face

speak so harshly? Mary studied new energy in college, and now she’s been valued by the first branch and is in charge of the new energy research and development projects at the Davis Corporation… In her generation, she’s the first one to

from the first branch snorted coldly. “Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused

wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings,

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be blinded

can insult me, but

heard her husband cheated on her, and she just

in

Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions,

reasons anymore!

plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll be held responsible for the investment failure! When the time comes, don’t

her fists

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she was the first to pass the interview

she had long been a thorn in

families.

investment failure, but according to the contract, if compensation could

for an excuse to fire her

the leviathan that was Davis Corporation,

matter. At the very least, she could help

preparing dinner for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the bedroom and took

a research

all the blame onto her and divorced her, she planned to use this latest research and development

879

with Davis Corporation.

let Mary be put in a difficult

just occurred to her that she hadn’t

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the third

lawsuit was delivered to Howard

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Cindy was in the office coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and your son wants to be

one too.”

“Okay, I’ll go back

discuss it with her.

The villa is

exactly how to infuriate

the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with me, and you’ll settle down in the villa with

“Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and kick us out? Didn’t she

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his chin

“Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis Corporation has sued us! They’re demanding we compensate them twenty million according to

“What?!”

a shocked exclamation, looking

a wave of

a mistake on their part. Mary is so good

could they sue

secretary, “But on

the proposal wasn’t submitted on time, was

staff member in the R&D department was poached last month. He came to you asking for a

and you quan told him to

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hadn’t expected things to turn out

“Don’t panic. I’m calling

took out his phone and

Howard immediately explained the situation before adding, “Do you think there’s some misunderstanding here?

can

tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able to produce the proposal

thought that would settle

with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds, and not producing results wouldn’t be

him. “Howard! You have the

the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s using this as leverage

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I don’t have the capacity to help you

that statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

looked at his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out if Mary really is getting

“Yes.”

“Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if

worth that much!”

stood up to leave. “I’m going

this, her eyes flickered. She immediately followed him,

quickly returned to

playing the role of the dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in the

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as the door

the kitchen.

showed just the right amount of surprise

“Call Mary right now and make her find a way to withdraw the lawsuit against

to be

the call! No

Howard was furious.

lowered her head. “Okay,

down, took out her phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the other end wa

for a moment,

Howard.

“Use WhatsApp

made a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately

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I’m sorry, but

to send another message,

blankly

expression, stepped forward, his hand raised to slap

let

and as Howard made his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to

she block me?!”

she stood up and grabbed Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with twenty million. The property prices in

only fetch half its value, which won’t add up to twenty million! Will

husband and wife, for

worse…”

words made

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realized something. The company’s legal person and shares were all in Keera’s name, and even

get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira, then he could

eyes instantly lit

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at Keera with a flicker of something in his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t worry. I’ll definitely

turned around and left with

had already caught on to something and blurted out, “Divorce her, then

Howard’s child and, of course, hoped that Howard

might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all my efforts

waste?!”

married to Keera

empty-handed

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely

Oceanion, she had a pretty good relationship with Uncle Olsen. Let’s find Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and they’ll surely stop pursuing the lawsuit. As long as they withdraw the legal

phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp notification that Mary had added her

friend.

a message from

minutes, consider it payback for the half-year

the way, how are things on your end? Is he going

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t drop the lawsuit, he’ll be like

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that she was

after ten minutes of typing, still no

unable to resist, asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something inconvenient on your

feel like you’re not

pop up. “Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you, or the future

froze as she

and her

the first

the message, she wanted to tell Mary that she

a long silence, she

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thought.

Keera was still alive, she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck

and finally replied with only

Keera.”

actually a

strange things, so Mary

mind it.

scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure

her phone. “Unele, don’t

a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay

the job she

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Davis’s eyes flickered with a hint of mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very

nodded. “I

was a knock

man.

in his forties, and his

Davis, he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady?

daughter, who is currently

Lynch immediately nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his

took his hand, she only felt

clammy and quite disgusting.

his grip slightly, making it hard for

sought help from her

eyes.

“Mr. Lynch, please take a

did Mr. Lynch sit down

This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal,

Mr. Lynch, all smiles, avoided bringing up

Lynch has taken a liking to you. Why

the look

she stood up with her glass, walked over to

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often speaks of you, saying you’re

like to offer

she distinguished

change in Mr.

and glared at Mary, then shot a look

notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece, your Uncle Lynch

of relief and downed the content of her glass all at

looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I

I still have some work

I need to

quickly picked up her

something was off with Uncle Davis; how could she

a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her body

had happened and looked desperately

Davis!!

a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but

what she

the door and flung it open, hoping

she opened the door, the person walking by her private

the commotion, he turned around

and saw Mary.

met, the plea for

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty

if he found

had too

some tea…”

Uncle Davis suddenly approached and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her

very moment he was about to shut the door, a

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slender hand and

taken aback.”

she saw the door

to look, only to see a

him, everyone in the room paused for

moment.

stood there, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining next door, and he asked me to

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his

hadn’t caught Mr. Ellis’s eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany the fat Lynch, but now Mr. Ellis

Ellis interested

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assistant to expressly ask after her, but she instantly understood; this was her chance

smiling. “I’m fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a partnership

also bewildered at

main branch took control of the company,

show disrespect to the second branch, as a sort of statement

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend

families!

he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a

looked toward her

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immediately said, “Yes, I

directly took the contract out of

the contract and then cheerily looked at Mary. “Dear niece, your uncle and I are like brothers.

that statement, Mr.

cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary, asking, “Dear niece, you and

gaze. “Uncle, we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since

reaching the doorway, she

“My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed authority

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hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said, “There’s no need to retract

lawsuit.”

was baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and your close

You…”

over a man. Do you think I am trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting and

matter.”

friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay,

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door open

the door to the private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but

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at least she couldn’t collapse

she turned to leave, she suddenly froze

as he looked at her. He had obviously heard the entire

past and seen Mary, also

to close. Yet he found his own action a bit baffling, which was why he sent his

expected that Mary would

just for signing a contract, that would

were common in the business world, and he didn’t mind being used this

an advantage, used it on

to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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now it seemed that Mary was

friend and bestie?!

a man of loyalty, despising those

with scorn, and

embrace.

with his chest,

drug slowly started to take effect, and she forced herself to shake her head, barely

finish, Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her ear. “For what just happened, w

sprayed

shivers down

reactions.

Ellis,

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her hands suddenly wrapped

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

but what was this woman doing? She started

only to hear

scoffed. “How

him, extending

vision was

finger, several appeared

“So many…”

didn’t expect someone who appears so innocent

was saying and pressed closer

began to undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

hurried for a

a gentleman; he had already taken an interest in Mary, and

him…

no lady, so why

up Mary, and carried her into the

As soon as he touched her burning skin,

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skin was so hot, and the way she looked…

Ellis furrowed his brows.

do you know who

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to snuggle up to

could Ellis resist

profound look in his eyes,

Mary was startled.

still paused for a moment,

after a while,

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hearing this, Ellis felt an inexplicable

in his chest.

assistant and the others away, and then

appointment

emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr. Ellis isn’t unavailable

time.”

visitor leave, the assistant returned

sounds inside were becoming

flushed with embarrassment, but he could only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards

He wasn’t a man and

perfectly normal man! Mr.

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had no idea how much time had

moved her sore

if it had been crushed by a massive truck,

where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

did she notice it was

suit sat

Mary realized she was lying on

scattered all

She exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her

“You…”

thought about what happened that day, her voice

was she who started

flooded her cheeks, and after

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touch of joy emerged in

bank card, extending

was taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

he

mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice

bother.”

the room fell silent for

appraising her closely,

her gaze, then said, “I’m not that kind of person. There’s no need for you to

money.”

“Is that so?”

bank card,

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fit together, why don’t you speak up? As

them.”

at

been following

wasn’t that type of person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy,

lover of so

actually be thinking about her

this?

couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare a set of suitable clothes for

pointed to the

and, sure

the pieces on one by one, and found that

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has always

from those people, he had also carefully given her

had the heart to use

still kept them.

gave a bitter

dressing and turned to

her. “Tell me, what

want?”

her gaze. “Whether you believe it or not, I truly don’t

back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night,

her bag and placed it on the table. “This

services.”

words made Ellis’s pupils

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gaze piercing Mary.

Mary felt fear, she still turned around and walked briskly out of the

wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed any

deep breath and then turned to

left, the

Mr. Ellis with a dark gaze fixed on the stack of cash on the table, and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su by Davis Corporation.

between the two parties, it was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay Keera’s company two million

immediately sneered. “How could the penalty

so high?”

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said, “It’s said

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

“deliberate retaliation,”

have been an accident, but now it turned out that what Mary had said

really out

truly too sinister and

shown such pride in

his teacup onto

didn’t understand why he was suddenly

No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such

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sneered as he stood up and

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

picked up the stack of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis,

Ellis was speechless.

money in the assistant’s hand, and after a moment of

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and forth in front of

this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped him,

does he want with me?

and see.”

had only ever looked down on such

Keera as his cousin. he

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suppress his

Howard.

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in front of

to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone, so I came to look for you to try

at him.

me?”

had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I have a very good relationship with Uncle Olsen, and

deliver a

message to Uncle Olsen only to find out tha

eyes narrowed. “What

and said, “We’re having a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could

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our behalf, and ask the Davis family to give us some more time? Just give us one more month, no, half a month and I’ll

his gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

Ellis got into his

to stop him anymore, and Ellis’s

Ellis left, Cindy asked,

deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we

and

were gone, Mary stepped

corner.

when she saw Howard and Cindy stopping Ellis, so

really conveyed the message

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ruin

found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment,

sky had already

that moment, Ellis was reclining in a chair,

entirely with Mary’s delicate skin… endlessly

he thought about her words, “not the first time,” Ellis could not help

his

the case, wasn’t

loosened his tie,

then, his phone

it and saw that it was

had no recollection, but Mary had been

ung still the granddaughter

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and everyone

some respect.

Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she started to become

Ellis answered

began, “What’s

long as the requests I make aren’t excessive, you’ll agree

instantly appeared on Ellis’s face, “So just now you really were playing

in front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

to take responsibility

branch of the Davis Family or at least

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to his surprise,

not help

immediately furrowed his

out a cold laugh. “The favor you’re asking

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those words, he

He was very angry.

“Mr. Ellis,

daughter, is this the way to treat an ordinary friend?!” Ellis rebuked, then scoffed. “If she really can’t stand someone like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer,

I’m afraid Mary would no

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to stay in Oceanion!”

a moment before

the truth about

question made

the DNA test had been

Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused him to show his dad a

for those two days.

got a good beating from his

results would

was stunned

Olsen immediately, but after hearing the assistant’s report on Keera’s life,

hesitated.

had always been a proud

years, not a single woman had

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asked, “Why not find someone,

aren’t to be compromised with.

that his daughter had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen would probably be so angry

life would be ruined by

hadn’t gone to see Uncle Olsen for a long time and

traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two of them

since that day.

I’m afraid Uncle

“Then, this matter…

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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intervening, thinking it would be quite good just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure this

this was

tradition had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just because they felt “It’s

they only asked, “What do

Howard, to make

this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it was still

in his heart, Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are

want

“You want her to get a divorce, but does she want

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another person are actually

by his words. “How do

she doesn’t want to?!”

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he heard this. “You mean, Keera wants

the topic had come to this point, Mary really feared that

sighed. “Yes, it’s a plan

out.”

explained the prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point.

a penny, and give both the company and the custody of the daughter

this, Mary continued. “So, please don

you think I would believe such

had investigated Keera before. She had been love-struck since college and almost fell out with her adoptive parents for Howard. Later, she even fell

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best friend Mary over

been keeping an eye on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well, to the point where Howard’s mother didn’t want

Ellis possibly believe that such a person, whose heart was full of thoughts of Howard,

divorce?

Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of that company and

really a trap set by Keera herself,

simply didn’t make

wanted to explain, but she also understood that her words were hard to

she, who knew her friend best, had

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Howard.

last message Keera sent Mary was, “Even if Howard really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need

infatuation was

simply didn’t bother explaining further and only said, “Mr. Ellis, you just promised me that as

eyes instantly became

determined to punish

and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill

“Indeed.”

head, his eyes filled

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have

Mary was startled.

knowing what Ellis

let her off today because he misunderstood that Ellis was interested in her. If Ellis went to

days might become

thinking of Keera’s desire for a divorce, for the company and the

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

this moment, Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences of enraging

breathed a sigh of relief,

and headed home.

message to Keera. “Keera, I did something big today! I’ll

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encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness appeared

Soon, she arrived home.

and quickly

she stepped in, her pace

her parents kneeling on the floor of the hall, while her eldest

faltered in

tensed her jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a step forward

“Mary…”

claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was Mr.

hearing this, Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately scolded.

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Mary didn’t kneel.

and with a cruel kick to her knees, they forced her legs to

had no interest in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence? Do you know that Mr. Lynch

eldest uncle came right up to her, grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave you such audacity? To make such a fool out of us?

in pain as

look up.

tight, and she

hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young, and

raising a waste of a daughter! Do you

spare her, how

ma21″

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and

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain did not

uncle sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking about you. I

she breathed a huge

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on

for not raising your daughter rig I

not fight back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big

but spare Mary please. She doesn’t

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the

“Dad!”

shock. She cried out and tried to rush over, but

fiercely, trying to break free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s beating

those bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible

If you keep going, it could be

piercing voice, tears and snot streaming down her

only then that her eldest uncle

rubbed his wrist and turned to look at Mary. “If you want me to stop hitting him, fine, but from now on, you’d better listen

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her fists

kind of demand her

make next…

father with a bruised nose and swollen face, her mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after hearing the commotion in the living

before her…

knew none of this

for him, she would have already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the

herself or make any significant achievements in the company to gain the favor of the first branch, and with her father being relentlessly suppressed by

long anticipated a situation

in her heart, she

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toward Ellis.

she blamed herself in secret

useless she was!

was unable to protect her parents

obediently become a social

the ground, feeling an overwhelming

was trying to get up from the ground. “Mary, don’t

mother looked at him

listen

Π

her eldest uncle stepped forward, pinching Mary’s chin. “Come tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with me

left

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soon reached Ellis’s

he was in the Olsen residence’s study, listening

life

cautiously, “Mr. Ellis, since she’s technically your

“No.”

and sneered. “She dares to scheme

looked at him. “What about that contract? Should we still help

promised her, I won’t

twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay it

too. It just might show your cousin what kind of man

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“If she really

her again

“Keep a close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter and shouldn’t

loss.”

but what about Miss

silent for a moment and eventually said

“Leave her be.”

Ellis

on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about to relent and

beneath a

she looked at him sideways. “It’s not my

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead,

how much he tossed and turned,

the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis, after Howard knew we wouldn’t help, he proposed divorce to Miss Keera! We just received the

they really

be bullied at will?!”

this moment, Keira, whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile as

gave her the

her. “Keera, after all these years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you

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you better sign

finished speaking and

the two copies of the divorce agreement, lost in thought, with an

Three years!

and all he had gotten was a little

gave Keera the first year’s company income as dividends, and for the second and third years, his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three million left, h spent a little over one million on Cindy, and some

savings…

got a little over

really couldn’t bear to

the house and company were originally

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out of the question. If he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had no choice but to leave the company

her!

in Clance is terrible right now, this villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract of twenty million, and if we can’t sell it at a good price, I’ll end up

Howard panicked a little.

both spouses would be burdened

sent people over with the message that they

pushed Keira away and was

her eager expression; she

this, Howard’s mother couldn’t

  1. “Keera if Howard divorces you vou also have to

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problems! Why are you

pique his

maybe the company could be saved, and

wanted to curse

sign the second, but he

scolding and curses

swallowed.

aband me, please. I haven’t worked for so many years, an the debt

own…”

words, Howard no longer hesitated

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

contracts to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his mother won’t let you off!

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torture for you, don’t blame anyone else. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not having enough

contract

the eyes of the

hard Keira was trying not

villa, a black luxury car screeched

South family villa

assistant!

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the living room entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a divorce agreement in her hands,

T

furrowed his brows but stopped in his

sobbing tone, as she said with her head down,

I who managed the company, and you? You just gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so many years. What contributions have you made to the company? Now, just a little bit

was

“When we graduated, it you who said I didn’t need to work! You said that

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had read

her diary, Keera recorded the

Howard.

in college, had also been sweet

after

that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you

you and Cindy were just socializing, that it was all an act, that the person you loved the most

no matter whether the child I gave birth to was a boy or a girl, you would love

speaking these words on

“Enough!”

to

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of saying all this? I have a mistress outside, but are you clean yourself? Haven’t you slept with

looked

Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard aware of it? How could he

a wife should. What right do you have to accuse Howard

with

was about to enter the room to back up Keera, he heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak. “Fine, I’ll

Ellis immediately halted.

like this, it wouldn’t be so

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it, given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later

thought about it and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

appeared to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on the table and quickly signing her

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh of

mother said, “Now that you’ve signed, son, go get the divorce

something, but Keira said,

agreement. Could you agree to one

for me?”

with suspicion, “What

it?”

much child support

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give Amy every month?”

and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I get the money to pay you any

mother also said, “Keera, don’t go too far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family? How

to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t have a

had already been in touch with another employer and was preparing to

running a business for three years, he had built up his own network. It was easy for him to find a job in the new energy sector with

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thousands.

and Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go

something Cindy wouldn’t tell

looked up incredulously. She bit her lip, pretending to be aggrieved, “Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise Amy in the future.

words made Howard retort impatiently, “I don’t care how you live! If you can’t make it, just take her and go beg

Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why can’t you

go out and find a jo After all, working is

off with Amy, letting

dreaming!” Howard’s

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afford to go to school, there will be relevant departments that will hold you accountable! I’m not making an unreasonable request, Howard. You can’t be so heartless toward Amy… As long as you are her father, you have to take responsibility for

was listening outside, felt a surge

on earth was

about that bit of child support? Couldn’t she be

took several deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up inside

that someone as defeatist as Keer deserve his

could there be such

Inside.

mother jumping up and down in anger. “You’re already divorced,

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uncertain whose child Amy really is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with them, so she won’t be like a vampire sucking your blood

Cindy immediately said,

hearing this, Keira

vain that she had

sever Amy’s relationship with Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have no

about this, she immediately shook her head and waved

of paper. “You don’t get to make the decision. I’m

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indicating that he had no relation with Amy from then on, before turning to

mother stepped forward and grabbed her hand. “When we tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard.

She signed her name

the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along

said, “Are we leaving in

said, “Absolutely, to prevent this woman from demanding

a bit reluctant. “Once

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where will

with a smile, “Auntie, move to

you in the future. You’re pregnant and shouldn’t be

immediately picked up her suitcase and

as they reached the door, they encountered the ashen-faced

was terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when

looked at

to Keira, who

them.

seemed to be weeping with her shoulders trembling

said, “Howard, is this how you

stupefied, then swallowed hard. “Mr. Ellis, my divorce from Keera

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