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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

didn’t wish to break away from the family, always

this and felt a sense

like this, her mother couldn’t help but look at her with dismay. “Mary, what

“Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and hadn’t

disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t even bother to give you a

“No,

a small family background is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had

uncle’s wife also

a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting

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possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a

these words, but his father could no longer hold back. “Sister-in-law, how can you 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

brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have

Mary! When my maternal family’s nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings, and now for an outsider, for a

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be blinded

“You can insult me,

husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With

in the

I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to

reasons anymore!

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

clenched her

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her peers, she was the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and to work

been a thorn in the side

families.

investment failure, but according to the contract, if compensation could be obtained, it

branch’s uncle was clearly looking for an

the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt

didn’t matter. At the very least, she could

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

laptop contained a research and development

onto her and divorced her, she planned to use this latest research and development plan to

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with Davis Corporation.

let Mary be put in a difficult

just occurred to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the third

lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in

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moment, Cindy was in the office coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to

one too.”

go back and discuss it with

back and discuss it with her. After all, she’s the

is under her

knew exactly how

you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re

your wife be unhappy

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

was 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

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at the

a wave of his hand. “It

a mistake on their part.

they

looked at his secretary, “But on

proposal wasn’t submitted on time, was

R&D department was poached last month. He came

and you quan told

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expected things

“Don’t panic. I’m

he took out his phone

the situation before adding,

can

new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able

thought that

such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds, and not producing results wouldn’t be a big

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

great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my

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risk, I don’t have the capacity to help you any longer! You’re on

that statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

secretary left, Cindy asked, “Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold

worth that much!”

and suddenly stood up to leave. “I’m going back to see

filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediately followed him, “I’m

two quickly returned to the

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

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door was opened, Howard

the kitchen.

just the right amount of surprise and

him, Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her

to be

call!

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her

her phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the other end wa “Hello, the phone you have

a moment, then looked

Howard.

“Use WhatsApp

WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary, but

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but we

message,

blankly

with a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised

let herself

Howard made his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to cry, “Why would Mary do this? Why

she block me?!”

he was about 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 with twenty million. The property prices in Clance are unstable, and if we have to sell

which won’t add up

husband and wife, for better

worse…”

words made

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

this matter, all he needed to do was get a divorce and

instantly

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flicker of something in his eyes before

said that, he turned

and blurted out, “Divorce her, then

and, of course, hoped that Howard

get divorced, I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all my

waste?!”

had been married to

want him to walk away empty-handed either and immediately said, “Then what

do?”

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a way; there’s definitely a

“When we were in 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

and Cindy left, Keira’s phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp notification that

friend.

after came a

you for five minutes, consider it payback for the half-year you blocked me!

way, how are things on your end? Is he

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

like he won’t give up until he’s at 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.”

showed that

ten minutes of

wrong?

immediately replied, “No, I just feel like you’re not

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

she read the

while, and her interactions with Mary made her

for the first

looking at the message, she wanted to tell Mary that

after a long silence, she ultimately didn’t

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thought.

that if Keera was still alive, she would certainly have

long, long time, and finally replied with only one

Keera.”

was actually a

said strange

mind it.

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

her phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll definitely perform

to stay in the company to find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty million,

job she had to

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of mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch

“I

fallen than there was a knock on the door,

man.

appeared to be in his forties, and his appearance was quite

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

who is currently interning at Day Corporation. Today she’s accompanying

immediately nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

his hand,

clammy and quite disgusting.

he tightened his grip slightly, making it hard for her

help from

eyes.

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

Lynch sit down with a lecherous

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

Mr. Lynch, all smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and kept glancing over

said with a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking to you. Why don’t you

by the look

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

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often speaks of you, saying you’re a

like to offer you a

statement, she

caused a sudden change in Mr.

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

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

a sigh of relief and downed the content of

looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I

some work to

I need to head

said that, she quickly picked up her bag

a fool could see that something was off with Uncle Davis; how could she possibly

just as she took a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her body

and looked desperately at her glass, then incredulously

Davis!!

just a ploy to secure a contract

what she could

door and flung it open, hoping to

opened the door, the person walking by her private room would actually be

the commotion, he

and saw Mary.

the plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty with nothing but

her if he found out she was using her looks to

dear niece, you’ve had too

some tea…”

arm, pulling her

he was about to shut the

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slender hand

taken aback.”

saw the

turn his head to look, only to see a

everyone in the room paused

moment.

sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining next door, and he asked me to come and say

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his gaze toward

he brought her here to accompany the fat Lynch, but now Mr. Ellis suddenly came

Ellis interested in

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her, but she instantly understood; this was her chance to flaunt

There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with Uncle Lynch and my uncle.

also bewildered

control of the company, they

disrespect to the second

branch.

to offend any of the five

families!

how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes,

looked toward her

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immediately said,

directly took the contract out of

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

that statement, Mr. Lynch promptly

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

“Uncle, we are just friends. You’re

reaching the doorway, she suddenly

uncle paused for a moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed

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it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so

lawsuit.”

was baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit?

You…”

friend, but she chose to block me 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 crying after her

matter.”

didn’t quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay, don’t worry. I

involved in this matter.”

then did Mary pull the door

private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy

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at least she

she turned to leave, she

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

also noticing her anxiousness and that something was

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

Mary would actually take

signing a contract, that would be end

the business world, and he didn’t

advantage, used it on

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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

friend and bestie?!

a man of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and backstab friends the

turned icy, his smile edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed

embrace.

his

she forced herself

finish, Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her

breath sprayed on

down her

reactions.

against Ellis,

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her hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

scare her, but what was this woman doing? She started

to push her away, only to hear Mary

“How many

him, extending a

vision

to extend one finger, several appeared before

“So many…”

“Mary, I didn’t expect someone who

could no longer hear what he was saying and

began to undo her shirt,

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collarbone.

hurried for a

already taken an interest in

him…

lady, so why

down, picked up Mary, and carried her into the adjacent

bent over her. As soon as he touched

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hot, and the way she

Ellis furrowed his brows.

asked, “Mary, do you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle up

Ellis resist

look in his eyes, he said, “This isn’t

Mary was startled.

still paused for a moment, feeling a slight pain

after a while,

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hearing this, Ellis

in his chest.

just a look, he sent his assistant and the others away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze to Mary, “You are

client Ellis had an appointment with today was stopped by his

from the private room, letting the

time.”

the visitor leave, the assistant returned his attention

sounds inside were becoming

but he could only wave his hand, signaling the

man

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much time had passed when she

moved her sore

her felt as if it had been crushed by a massive truck,

where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

did she notice it was dark outside, and

a suit sat before

Mary realized she was lying

clothes scattered all over

immediately cov her chest, and turning her gaze fiercely toward

“You…”

she thought about what happened that day, her

was she

hint of shyness flooded her cheeks,

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of joy emerged

produced a bank card, extending it toward her. “Your fee for

aback,

Fee for service…

he take

man’s comment on her flashed through her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying a trace more

bother.”

room fell silent for

Ellis appraising her closely,

gaze, then said, “I’m not that kind of person. There’s

money.”

“Is that so?”

withdrew his bank card, “Then you must

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we fit together, why don’t you speak

them.”

looked at

been following Ellis

other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and his private

the dream lover

he actually be thinking

this?

asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare

the corner. “It’s

followed his gaze and, sure enough,

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

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he has always been so

her from those people,

had the heart to use them even

still kept them.

a bitter

and turned to look

at her. “Tell me, what

want?”

“Whether you believe it or not, I truly

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

she took a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on the table. “This

services.”

pupils contract slightly

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gaze piercing Mary.

Mary felt fear, she still turned around and walked

she opened the door and ran out, only then did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed any longer in that suite, her

a deep breath and then turned to

had left, the

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

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

immediately sneered. “How could

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s said to be

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

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

really out for

was truly too sinister

in front of him. It must have been a ploy to

teacup onto the

understand why he was suddenly feeling

night he had spent with her… No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman wasn’t worth being on

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as he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

behind, he walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and

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

does he

and see.”

only ever looked down on such

now thinking of Keera as his cousin. he took

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in front

immediately bent over and lowered his head, with a pleasing smile on his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone, so I came to look for

down at him. “What

me?”

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

deliver a

to Uncle Olsen only to find out tha

eyes narrowed. “What

“We’re having a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis to step in,

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

gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

said that, Ellis got into

didn’t dare to stop him anymore,

Ellis left, Cindy asked, “Will

great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed

talked and

they were gone, Mary stepped

corner.

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

the

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ruin Keera’s

thought, Mary hurriedly took out her phone, found Ellis on

had

in a chair,

mind was filled entirely with Mary’s

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

his

was the case, wasn’t he at

loosened his tie, feeling a bit

then, his phone suddenly

saw that it was Mary’s

had no recollection, but Mary had been mingling in their circles since

Maru ung still the granddaughter

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patriarch and everyone would

some respect.

first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually

of this, Ellis answered the voice

“What’s the

voice came through, “Did you just say that as long as the requests I make aren’t

you really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really

front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

her, to take responsibility for her, or take

her branch of the Davis Family or

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to his surprise, he heard

not help Howard and

furrowed

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

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those words, he hung

He was very angry.

saw this and couldn’t help saying, “Mr. Ellis, Miss Davis also didn’t know

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, and the result was just

I’m afraid Mary would no

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stay

silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are you still not

the truth about the DNA

made Ellis

test had been out for a

believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate

for those two days.

even got a good beating from

would show, that Keera was Uncle Olsen’s

stunned at

but after hearing

hesitated.

had always

many years, not a single

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been asked, “Why not find someone, just to

Olsen’s reply was, “Blood ties aren’t to be compromised

daughter had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place,

majestic life would be ruined by his daughter,

Uncle Olsen for a

Mrs. Olsen, so the

since that day.

“Let’s not talk about this for now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen

“Then, this matter…

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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would be quite good just to let Howard abandon Keera.

he also felt that this was his

had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never

only asked, “What do you

her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce. After all, the Olsen family could protect her for

he thought about this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it was still from

became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to

I want her

a divorce, but does she want it herself? Do you not know that

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another person

infuriated by his words.

she doesn’t want to?!”

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“You mean,

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

a plan that Keera and

out.”

then went straight to the point. “We want to make Howard retreat

and give both the company and the custody of the daughter to

all this, Mary continued. “So, please don step

Davis, do you think I would believe such a clumsy

She had been love-struck since college and almost fell

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friend Mary

recent times, he had 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 to

possibly believe that such a person, whose heart was full

divorce?

the lawsuit, and since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of that company and villa sold together wouldn’t be enough

was really a trap set by Keera herself, what was Keera

make

also understood that her words were hard to

friend best, had doubted until now whether Keera had

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Howard.

that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man

infatuation was beyond

bother explaining further and only said, “Mr. Ellis, you just promised me that as

instantly became

Mary determined to punish

lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are you

“Indeed.”

I agree,” said Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold intent. “But

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from me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing

that Ellis was interested in her. If Ellis went to clarify

future days might become even

a divorce, for the company and the villa, as well as freedom, she eventually

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t realized the consequences of

just breathed a sigh of

and headed home.

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

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encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and quickly entered

in, her pace came

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

faltered in

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

“Mary…”

mother’s voice was 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

Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately scolded.

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Mary didn’t kneel.

were already approaching, and with a cruel kick to her knees, they forced her legs to buckle,

you dared to take advantage of his influence? Do you know that

her, grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave you such audacity? To make such a fool

in pain as

look up.

fists were clenched tight,

on his knees, hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young, and she doesn’t understand.

eldest uncle, however, kicked Mary’s father away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you still have

spare her, how could

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hand and viciously struck

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain did

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 hit

she breathed

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

landed on Mary’s father’s

kicked Mary’s father. “I blame you for not raising your daughter rig I

covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m begging you. Take it out on me

but spare Mary please. She

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to the

“Dad!”

She cried out and tried to rush over, but the bodyguards blocked

to break free from their grip, wanting to stop

bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible

him, please stop! If you keep going, it could be fatal!

piercing voice, tears

was only then that her eldest

his wrist and turned to look at Mary. “If you want me to stop

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her fists

kind of

make next…

mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after

before her…

of this was Ellis’s

already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the

make any significant achievements in the company to gain the favor of the first branch, and with

long anticipated a

heart, she still harbored

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toward Ellis.

she blamed

useless she was!

protect her parents

she could only obediently become

ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash over

from the ground. “Mary, don’t agree

mother looked at

I’ll b obedient. I’ll listen to everything you say from

Π

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

he left with his

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soon

residence’s study, listening to

expected Mary’s life to be this

cautiously, “Mr. Ellis, since she’s technically your woman, do you want to

“No.”

suppressed the reluctance in his heart and sneered. “She dares to scheme against

this, the assistant looked at him. “What about that contract? Should we still help

I promised her, I won’t

“But the twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay it

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

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“If she

hope. In that case, we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin

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

loss.”

but what about

fell silent for a moment and

“Leave her be.”

Ellis

Mary’s fair skin, and her plaintive cryin on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about

beneath a corpulent

she looked at him sideways. “It’s not my first time, Mr.

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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rubbed his forehead,

much he tossed and turned, he couldn’t fall

to the office to handle affairs. After finishing 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

contracted, and he let out a cold laugh, “Let’s go and see. Do they really think

be bullied at will?!”

was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile as she looked

gave her the company

all these years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you the house and the company, and even the kid.

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better sign quickly

finished speaking and

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

Three years!

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

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

savings…

little over a hundred thousand in three

bear to

company were originally in

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

her!

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

Howard panicked a little.

if he didn’t divorce, then both spouses

over with the message that they wouldn’t

Keira away and was about to

couldn’t immediately show her eager expression; she still had to keep

mother couldn’t

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

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problems! Why are you

Horton and failed to pique

saved, and

wanted to

had already signed one contract and was about to sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he was having doubts

and curses

swallowed.

head, continuing to cry. “Howard, for the sake of our three years of marriage, don’t aband me, please. I haven’t worked for so many years, an the debt is in millions. I simply can’t raise

own…”

no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on the second

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise,

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for you, don’t blame anyone else. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for

the contract with trembling

of the three

heaven knew how hard

just then, outside the South family villa, a black luxury car screeched to

South family

assistant!

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happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two

T

stopped in his tracks, not entering the room

she said with her

company, and you? You just gave birth to a child, living in a daze

was

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

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time, Keira had read

recorded

Howard.

in college, had also been

before they got married, after graduating from university,

to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would earn money to support the family, and I just

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

birth to was a boy or a girl, you

these words

“Enough!”

didn’t want 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 at

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

“That’s right, 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

was red-hot with rage upon

up Keera, he heard

Ellis immediately halted.

divorce like

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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

and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

placing the divorce agreement on

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh of

that you’ve signed, son, go get the divorce certificate with

looked regretfully around the villa, wanting to say something,

you agree to one

for me?”

asked with

it?”

weakly. “How much child support will

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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. Where

don’t go too far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family?

living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t

another employer and was preparing to start

network. It was easy for him to find a job in the

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thousands.

Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go of this

was something

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

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

ha hands and feet. Why

want to go out and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if she could get living expenses for Amy,

with Amy, letting Howard

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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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,

who was listening outside, felt

on earth was Keera

about that bit of child support? Couldn’t

breaths to suppress the anger

felt that someone as defeatist as Keer deserve his

be such weak

Inside.

saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down

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Howard, think of a way to cut ties with them, so she won’t be like

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

hearing this, Keira narrowed her

and it hadn’t been in vain that

and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have no reason to come looking for

her head and waved her

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

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

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

She

excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along with Howard’s mother, promptly walked

said, “Are we

“Absolutely, to prevent this woman from demanding any more living

bit reluctant. “Once we

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where will

“Auntie, move to my place first. I have a three-bedroom

take care of you in

up her suitcase and

the door, they encountered the

When,

coldly looked

gaze shifted to Keira, who

them.

her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his anger

is this how you treat your

Ellis, my divorce from Keera

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