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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

father was dutifully filial, and

a traditional woman who didn’t wish to break away from the

this and felt

her mother couldn’t help but look at her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened during the

was dissatisfied with me. I had

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

“No, he

“A granddaughter brought up in a 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 people’s private gatherings, my daughter

uncle’s wife

isn’t a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of

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would he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a pretty face with no understanding of

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

“Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I

immediately became shrill. “What? Mary! When my maternal family’s nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said

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be blinded

me, but don’t drag my friend

husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck

in

liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to

reasons anymore!

wrongly. If their company fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll

clenched her

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pass the interview for Davis Corporation and to

she had long been a thorn in the

families.

contract, if compensation could be obtained, it meant she had rectified her

uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from

and, facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt

matter. At the very least, she could

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

laptop contained a

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

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with Davis Corporation.

be put in a

to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

reached the third

was delivered

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her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and your son wants to

one too.”

“Okay, I’ll go back and discuss it

“Yeah, you should go back and discuss it with her. After all, she’s the

The villa is

exactly how to

you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company?

“Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his chin

at this moment that someone knocked on the office door and entered, handing him the letter. “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

“What?!”

out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously

dismissed it with a wave of his

their part. Mary is so

they

at his secretary, “But on

the proposal wasn’t submitted

in the R&D department was poached last month.

you refuged and you quan told him to

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286 Blame Keera

he hadn’t expected things to

immediately said, “Don’t panic. I’m

saying this, he took out his phone and

situation before adding, “Do you think there’s some misunderstanding here?

can

new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able

thought that would settle

Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They

to his surprise, Mary actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You have

already displeased with my joining the

286 Blame Keen

don’t have the capacity to help you any

statement,

Howard was stunned.

his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out

“Yes.”

do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the

worth that much!”

was frantically pacing and suddenly stood up

and upon hearing this, her eyes

two quickly returned to the South

of the dutiful

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the door was opened,

the kitchen.

amount of surprise and

that she was trying to please him, Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her find a way to withdraw the lawsuit

pretended to be uninformed. “What

call! No

Howard was furious.

lowered her head. “Okay, I’ll

number, but the message on the other

for a

Howard.

“Use

and made a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately

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“Keera, I’m sorry, but we shouldn’t contact each

tried to send another message, she found she

blankly at her

forward, his hand raised

let herself

made his move, she crouched down, hugged

she block me?!”

to kick and punch Keira, she stood up and grabbed Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up

which won’t add up to

and wife, for better

worse…”

words made

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

do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira, then

eyes instantly

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Keera with a flicker of something in his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t

he turned around

and blurted out, “Divorce

child and, of course, hoped

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

waste?!”

to Keera

didn’t want him to walk away empty-handed either and immediately said, “Then

do?”

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way; there’s definitely

one

lit up, displaying a WhatsApp notification that Mary had

friend.

a

five minutes, consider it payback for the half-year

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

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So what

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that she was

after ten minutes of typing, still no

asked, “What’s wrong?

“No, I just feel like you’re not quite the same as

at the message and was about to respond with something when she saw another message from Mary pop up. “Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you,

as she

and her

the first

moment, looking at the message, she wanted to tell Mary

silence,

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thought.

certainly have regretted being too love-struck to trust in friendship and blocked

for a long, long time, and finally replied with only

Keera.”

message was actually

often said strange things,

mind it.

was yet to put down her phone when Uncle Davis, who was sitting across the dining table from her suddenly scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for you. Could you please focus a little and being

immediately set down her phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll

retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty million, so if there was a chance

job she had

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he heard her.

nodded. “I understand,

a knock on

man.

in his forties, and his

with Uncle Davis, he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady? I’ve never

daughter, who is currently interning at Day Corporation. Today she’s accompanying me to gain

immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand toward

hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

hand back, but he tightened his grip slightly, making it hard

sought help from her uncle

eyes.

said with a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a seat! The dishes will get cold if we wait

did Mr. Lynch sit down

Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the admiration of the first branch and further solidify his

smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and kept glancing

laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking to you.

repulsed by the

over to Mr. Lynch, and said with a smile, “Uncle.

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often speaks of you, saying you’re a good

like to offer

that statement, she

change in Mr.

furrowed his brows and glared at Mary, then shot a look

only paying attention to Mr. Lynch and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece,

a sigh of relief and downed the content of

at Uncle Davis.

have some work to

yourselves. I need to head

she quickly picked up her bag and

see that something was off with Uncle Davis;

she suddenly felt dizzy, and her body went

realized what had happened and looked desperately at her glass, then

Davis!!

her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract

what she could

door and flung it open, hoping to

when she opened the door, the person walking by her private room

commotion, he turned

and saw Mary.

the plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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Ellis had once said about her

her if he found

had too much

some tea…”

Mary’s arm, pulling her back

very moment he was about to shut the door, a hand

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at that slender

taken aback.”

saw the

couldn’t help but turn his head to look, only to see

seeing him, everyone in the room paused for

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze

why he brought her here to accompany

Ellis interested in

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after her, but

the opportunity, smiling. “I’m fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing

was also bewildered at this

branch took control of

the second branch, as a sort of statement to the

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend

families!

dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a partnership with my niece! Dear niece, did you

toward her

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uncle immediately said, “Yes,

contract out

contract and then cheerily looked at Mary. “Dear niece, your uncle and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I just remembered I have something else to attend to, so

statement, Mr.

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

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

the doorway, she suddenly

suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue with your friend’s company,

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted borrowed authority

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would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this,

lawsuit.”

the lawsuit? Aren’t

You…”

friend, but she chose to block me over a man. Do you think I am trying to get

matter.”

the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door open

she took a deep breath, still feeling

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at least she couldn’t collapse

leave, she

should have left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had

and seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and

he found his own action a bit baffling, which

would actually take advantage of

it was just for signing a contract,

things were common in the business world, and he didn’t

an advantage, used it on his

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression

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just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could she do such a thing to

friend and bestie?!

man of loyalty, despising those who

gaze turned icy, his smile edged with scorn,

embrace.

entire body collided with his chest,

take effect, and she forced herself to

her ear.

breath sprayed

sent shivers down her

reactions.

against Ellis,

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hands suddenly wrapped around

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

but what

tried to push her away, only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I

“How many

smiled at him, extending a

her vision

one finger, several appeared

“So many…”

who appears so innocent could play so wild

hear what he was saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis, I’m so

undo her shirt, revealing

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried for

he had already taken an interest in Mary,

him…

was no lady,

Mary, and carried her

soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed

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and the way she looked… Was she

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know who

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle up

could Ellis

breathing grew heavier, and, holding onto Mary’s chin, with a profound look in

Mary was startled.

she still paused

Ellis, and after a while, she

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Ellis felt an

in his chest.

and the others away, and then he fiercely turned

the client Ellis had an appointment with today was stopped by

suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr. Ellis isn’t unavailable today, let’s reschedule for

time.”

visitor leave, the assistant returned his attention

were becoming

but he could only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step

a man and wasn’t immune

perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give him a pay

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had no idea how much time

moved her sore

if it had been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her

where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark outside,

suit sat

then that Mary realized she was lying on

all over the

She exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her gaze fiercely toward

“You…”

about what happened that day, her voice came to an abrupt

was she who started

shyness flooded her

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touch of

Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank card, extending

taken aback,

Fee for service…

he take her

cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as

bother.”

statement, the room fell silent

to see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

bank card, “Then you

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fit together, why don’t you speak up? As long as your requests aren’t

them.”

looked at him

had been following Ellis for many

other wealthy heirs. He was never

Ellis was the dream lover of so many

he actually be thinking

this?

from the couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare a

the corner. “It’s

and, sure enough, there were

tried the pieces on one by one, and found that the fit was

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always been so

after rescuing her from those people, he had also carefully

had the heart to use

still kept them.

gave a bitter

finished dressing and turned to

her.

want?”

lowered her gaze. “Whether you believe it or not,

saying that, she bent down to pick up her bag, stuffed her own phone into it, then straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and if anything,

her bag and placed it on the table. “This is for

services.”

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gaze piercing Mary.

turned around and walked briskly out

ran out, only then did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that

breath

the

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

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

immediately sneered. “How could the

so high?”

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promptly said, “It’s said to be

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis

but now it turned out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t for a deliberately set contractual trap, how could Howard have

was really out for

truly

just shown such pride in front of him. It must have

onto the ground in

why he was suddenly

a night he had spent with her… No, it was she who had slept

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as he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

the stack of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis, whose money is this? It must amount to about three

Ellis was speechless.

back sharply, glanced at the money in

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and

immediately said, “Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle

frowned. “What does he

and see.”

down on such a scoundrel

now thinking of Keera as

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Howard.

290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

in front of

pleasing smile on his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle

down at him. “What

me?”

help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I have a very good relationship with Uncle Olsen, and there’s something I’d like to

deliver a message

only to find out tha he had been blocked

narrowed. “What

“We’re having a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation.

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our behalf, and ask the Davis family to give us some more time? Just give us one more month, no,

gaze,

your message.”

said that, Ellis

didn’t dare to stop him anymore, and Ellis’s car

Cindy asked, “Will this

and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It should be no

and left the

were gone, Mary stepped

corner.

to the parking lot, not yet finding her car, when she saw Howard and Cindy stopping

really conveyed the

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ruin

out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and then directly dialed

had already

reclining in a chair, his eyes closed,

mind was filled entirely with Mary’s delicate

“not the first time,” Ellis could not

was his first

that was the case, wasn’t he at

loosened his tie, feeling a

then, his phone suddenly

saw that

added Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but Mary

Maru ung still

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Family’s patriarch and

some respect.

Davis Family, as Mary’s

of this, Ellis answered the voice

began, “What’s the

say that as long

face, “So just now you really were playing

in front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

to take responsibility

benefits for her branch of the Davis Family

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

to his surprise,

not help

immediately furrowed his

laugh.

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words,

He was very angry.

“Mr. Ellis, Miss Davis also didn’t know about Miss

someone like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just

Mary would

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stay in

silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are

Olsen the truth about the

question made

test had been out for a

had sounded so confident, and he actually believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good beating from

that the results would show, that

was stunned

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

hesitated.

Olsen had always been

a single woman had

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asked, “Why

ties aren’t to be compromised with. Better have nothing than have

defeated life, being played around by a man

life would be ruined by his daughter,

see Uncle Olsen for a long time and hadn’t

out there looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two of them

since that day.

not talk about this for now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get so angry it harms

again. “Then, this matter…

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

actually felt like not intervening, thinking it would be quite good just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure this cousin of her love-sick

that this was his cousin’s own

family’s tradition had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things

only asked, “What do

would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him.

this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again,

heart, Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit

“No, I want her to

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

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another person are actually

by his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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“You

the topic had come to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and help Keera’s Company solve the

plan that Keera and I

out.”

straight

without a penny, and give both the company and

“So, please don

Davis, do you think I would believe

been love-struck since college and almost fell out with her adoptive parents for

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best friend Mary over

had been tolerant at home for the sake

Ellis possibly believe that such a person, whose

divorce?

Davis Corporation drop the lawsuit, and since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera

was really a trap set

simply didn’t make any

understood that

who knew her friend best, had doubted until now

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Howard.

she was blocked by Keera, she said something. The 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

was beyond

explaining further and only said, “Mr. Ellis, you just promised me that as long as my request isn’t excessive,

eyes instantly became

Mary determined to punish

deep breath and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy

“Indeed.”

indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled

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have to

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what Ellis was

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

future days might become even

Keera’s desire for a divorce, for the company and the villa, as

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t

sigh of relief, then started

and headed home.

“Keera, I did something big today! I’ll tell

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with Ellis, a hint

Soon, she arrived home.

car and

soon as she stepped in, her pace came to an abrupt

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

in

whole body freezing. She took a step forward and called out

“Mary…”

choked with sobs. “What on earth did you do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was Mr. Ellis joking? Didn’t he

this, Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately

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Mary didn’t kneel.

already approaching, and with a cruel kick to her knees,

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

to her, grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave you such audacity? To

scalp throbbed in pain as she was

look up.

tight, and she

hugging his eldest brother’s leg.

of a father raising a waste of

her? If I spare her, how could Mr. Lynch

ma21″

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hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did

her eyes in confusion, she saw her eldest uncle sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking about you. I can’t

and she

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

slap landed on

father. “I blame you for not raising

what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m begging you. Take

Mary

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to the

“Dad!”

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

free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s beating and insults toward

were professional, robust, and

keep going, it could

out with a piercing voice, tears and snot streaming down her

that her eldest uncle

“If you want me to stop hitting him, fine,

292 Finally Divorced

clenched her

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 room but fainted from the

before her…

knew none of this was

for him, she would have already been taken advantage

favor of the first branch, and with her father being relentlessly

had long anticipated a situation like

heart, she still

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toward Ellis.

time, she blamed herself in secret

useless she was!

was unable to protect her parents and unable to save

she could only obediently become a social butterfly for her elder

on the ground, feeling an overwhelming

was trying to get up from

mother looked at him

this, finally lowered her gaze. “Fine, I’ll b obedient. I’ll listen to everything you say

Π

forward, pinching Mary’s chin. “Come tomorrow at six in the evening,

he left with his

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this soon

Olsen residence’s study, listening to his assistant’s

life to be this

Ellis, since she’s technically your woman, do

“No.”

sneered. “She dares to scheme against Keera, so she must pay these

at him. “What about that contract? Should we

I promised her,

million, I’ll

too. It just might show your cousin what kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After going through this ordeal, she might

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however, smiled. “If she

means there’s hope. In that case, we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin and let Uncle Olsen properly coach

close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter and shouldn’t suffer too

loss.”

what about

for a

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt of

be faster…

was beneath

at him sideways. “It’s

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead, feeling utterly

he tossed and

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 news; he has printed a divorce agreement and is forcing Miss Keera to sign

see. Do they

be bullied at will?!”

straits, was struggling to

her the company and the

“Keera, after all these years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you the house and

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you better sign

finished speaking and looked

this moment, Howard stared at the two copies of the divorce agreement, lost in thought, with an expression of reluctance creeping over

Three years!

had been three years since he married Keera, and all he

around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three

savings…

a little over a hundred thousand in

couldn’t bear to let it

and company were originally

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a clean break in

her!

now, this villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract of twenty million,

Howard panicked a little.

he didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be

already sent people over with the message that they wouldn’t

and

immediately show her eager expression; she still had to

Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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own problems! Why are

to pique his interest at all!

could be saved, and you and Howard wouldn’t have come to

wanted to

sign the second, but he hesitated again

and curses had to

swallowed.

don’t aband me, please. I

own…”

these words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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else. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not

the contract with trembling

eyes of the

only heaven knew how hard

villa, a black luxury

South family villa with

assistant!

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with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a divorce agreement

T

immediately furrowed his brows but stopped in his

low, with a sobbing tone, as she said with her head down,

at yourself now, just staying at home every day. For all these years it was 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

was

trembled. “When we graduated, it you who said I didn’t need

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time, Keira had

diary, Keera recorded

Howard.

had also been sweet

and before they got married, after

that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would earn money to support the family, and I

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

gave birth to was a boy or

these words

“Enough!”

to

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so many things yet preventing others from talking about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have a mistress outside, but are you

looked incredulously

come about, wasn’t Howard aware of it? How could he shamelessly say such

Keera, you also didn’t behave like a wife should. What right do you have to accuse Howard here? Just sign the paper, otherwise, don’t blame us for not

with

to enter the room to back up Keera, he heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak.

Ellis immediately halted.

if Keera would just divorce like this, it

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it was just a divorce agreement. Having signed it, given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later and didn’t want a divorce, the agreement could

it and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on the table

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh

signed, son, go get the divorce

the villa, wanting to say something, but Keira said, “Howard, I’ve agreed to all

agreement. Could you agree

for me?”

with suspicion, “What

it?”

weakly. “How much child

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give Amy every month?”

The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now.

for this family? How can you still want his money after the

well, “Keera, legally, a father should pay 20% of his income to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that

another employer and was preparing to start working

easy for him to find a job in the new energy sector with a

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thousands.

Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go of

this was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

hearing all this, 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

made Howard retort impatiently, “I don’t care how you live! If

ha hands and feet. Why can’t you live

Keera hasn’t worked i several years and doesn’t want to go out and find a jo After all, working is

Amy, letting Howard raise

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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tone. “Howard, you are Amy’s father. If Amy can’t 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

listening outside, felt a surge of

earth was Keera

bit of child support? Couldn’t she

took several deep breaths to suppress the anger welling

that someone as defeatist as Keer deserve his

there be such weak

Inside.

said her piece, she saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down in anger.

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a way to cut ties

words came out, Cindy immediately said, “Why not sign a waiver

Keira narrowed her

in vain that

sever Amy’s relationship with Howard and his family, so that

about this, she immediately shook her

reaction, Howard decisively pulled out a piece of paper. “You don’t get to make the decision.

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relation with Amy from then on, before turning to Keira. “You, sign

you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re divorced, you and that loser better

seemed intimidated. She signed her name

waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy,

we leaving in such

this woman from demanding any more

a bit reluctant.

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will we

to my place first. I

in the future.

picked up her suitcase and followed

the door,

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when

looked

his gaze shifted to Keira, who had

them.

be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling

is this how you treat

“Mr. Ellis, my divorce from

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