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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

was dutifully filial, and her

a traditional woman who didn’t wish to break away from the family, always hoping to be

and felt a sense

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

dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat

out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t even

said, “No, he

See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my

uncle’s wife also

isn’t a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed, the first branch

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would he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a

and now she’s been valued by the first branch and is in charge of the

from the first branch snorted coldly. “Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to sign a contract for her best friend’s husband.

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 best friend who is mentally deficient, you blatantly do

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blinded

said, “You can insult me, but

friend? That’s nothing but a questionable outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her

her in

her, “Mary, I gave you a chance. If Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp the

reasons anymore!

people wrongly. If their company fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to

her fists

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was the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation

she had long been a

families.

to the contract, if compensation could be obtained, it meant she had

uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from

and, facing the leviathan that was Davis

very least, she could help Keera divorce and

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

laptop contained a

she planned to use this latest research and

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with Davis Corporation.

Mary be put

to her that

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to Howard

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

one too.”

“Okay, I’ll go back

go back and discuss it with her. After

villa is under her

knew exactly how to

expected, these words immediately provoked him, and Howard retorted. “Hers? That’s mine! I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with me, and you’ll

be unhappy and kick us out? Didn’t she

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

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 we compensate them twenty

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at the

with a wave of

their part. Mary

could they

his secretary, “But

the proposal wasn’t submitted on time,

immediately replied, “Mr. Smith, our core staff member in the R&D department was poached last month. He came to you asking for

you refuged and you quan

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286 Blame Keera

hadn’t expected things to turn out like

said, “Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary

out his phone and dialed Mary’s

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

can

just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able to produce the proposal for

that would settle

no one would focus on such a small one.

“Howard! You

because of this incident, I also suffered at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now

286 Blame Keen

own position is at risk, I don’t have the capacity to help you

statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

“Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out if Mary

“Yes.”

do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company, it wouldn’t

worth that much!”

suddenly stood up to leave. “I’m going

face was filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her

quickly returned to

the dutiful

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soon as the door was opened,

the kitchen.

the right amount of surprise and joy.

was trying to please him, Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her

be uninformed. “What

call! No

Howard was furious.

lowered her

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

a moment, then looked

Howard.

said, “Use

WhatsApp and made a voice call to

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sorry, but

Keira tried to send another message, she

stared blankly at her

a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised to slap her face.

didn’t let herself

move, she crouched down, hugged her

she block me?!”

she stood up and grabbed Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m

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

We’re husband and wife, for better

worse…”

made Howard

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something. The company’s legal person and shares were all in Keera’s

Davis Corporation pursued this matter, all he needed to do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira, then he

eyes instantly

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with a flicker of something in his eyes before he said,

turned around

on to something and blurted out,

pregnant with Howard’s child and, of course, hoped that Howard could

frowned, however. “That’s the worst choice. If we really get divorced, I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all

waste?!”

to Keera for three years

walk away empty-handed

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely

Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and they’ll surely stop pursuing the lawsuit. As long as they withdraw the legal action, there’s still a

lit up, displaying a WhatsApp

friend.

a message from

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

are things on your end?

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So what

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that

after ten minutes of typing, still no message

asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something inconvenient

just feel like you’re not quite the same as

happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether

as she read

her sister for a while, and

for the

at the message, she wanted to tell Mary

long silence, she ultimately

287 Help

thought.

that if Keera was still alive, she would certainly have regretted being

a long, long time, and finally replied with only

Keera.”

was actually

strange

mind it.

scoffed. “Mary, as long as you

set down her phone. “Unele,

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

job she had

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as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very tactful. Don’t

nodded. “I understand,

knock on the door, followed by the entry of a

man.

to be in his forties, and his appearance was quite

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

is

Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand toward

took his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

tried to pull her hand back, but he tightened his grip slightly, making it hard for her to

from her uncle

eyes.

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

then did Mr. Lynch sit down with a lecherous

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

up the contract and kept glancing over at

has taken a liking to you.

by the look in Mr.

with her glass, walked over to Mr. Lynch, and said

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you, saying

like to offer you a

statement, she

a sudden change

and glared at Mary, then shot a look

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, your Uncle Lynch will

of relief and downed the content of her

looked at Uncle

still have some work

Lynch enjoy yourselves. I

that, she quickly picked up

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 went

instantly realized what had happened and looked desperately

Davis!!

a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had never imagined Uncle Davis would

beyond what she could comprehend

to the door and flung it open, hoping to cry for help from anyone passing

the door, the person walking

the commotion, he turned

and saw Mary.

met, the plea for help

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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said about her during

less of her if he found out she was using her looks

you’ve had too much

some tea…”

Mary’s arm, pulling

moment he was about to shut the door, a

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looked at that slender hand

taken aback.”

the

but turn his head to look, only to

seeing him, everyone in the room

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his

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

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hadn’t expected Mr. Ellis’s assistant to expressly ask after her, but she instantly understood;

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

was also bewildered at this

since the Davis family’s main branch took control of the company, they had been excluding

the second branch, as

branch.

afford to offend any of

families!

a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here

looked toward her

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immediately said, “Yes,

the contract out

cheerily looked at Mary. “Dear niece, your uncle and I are like brothers. His niece is

statement, Mr.

his forehead and

You’re mistaken.

doorway,

moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured,

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted

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Ellis’s influence for this very reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing

lawsuit.”

“No need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and

You…”

make up an excuse on the spot. “Yes, she’s my best 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

matter.”

Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh,

involved in this matter.”

Mary pull the

a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she forced herself to maintain

288 Something

least she

leave, she suddenly

frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously heard

past and seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and that something was

action a bit baffling, which was why he

he never expected that Mary would actually take advantage

was just for signing a contract, that would be

business world, and he didn’t mind being used this once,

gaining an advantage, used

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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thought Mary’s conflict with Keera was just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious!

friend and bestie?!

of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and backstab

icy, his smile edged with scorn,

embrace.

his chest, making

she forced herself to

leaned d whispering into her ear. “For what just happened, w will you

breath sprayed on

shivers down

reactions.

Ellis, her eyes gradually

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hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

what was this woman doing? She started clinging to

her away, only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I like

then scoffed. “How many people have you said that

at him, extending

vision

one finger, several appeared before her,

“So many…”

instantly. “Mary, I didn’t expect someone who appears so innocent could play so

hear what he was saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis,

undo her

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collarbone.

became hurried for

gentleman; he had already taken an interest in

him…

lady, so

down, picked up Mary, and carried

then bent over her. As soon as he

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and the

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to snuggle

Ellis

look in his eyes, he said, “This

Mary was startled.

though her reasoning was almost completely worn down, she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight pain in

eyes looked at Ellis, and after a while, she

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Ellis felt

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 the one

an appointment with today was

on, faint sounds suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor

time.”

visitor leave, the assistant returned his attention

inside were becoming more

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

man and wasn’t immune

He was a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give

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time had passed when

moved her sore

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

of where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark

suit

Mary realized she was lying

scattered all over

She exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and

“You…”

that day, her voice came

was she

of shyness flooded her

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surprise, a touch of

Davis,” Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank

aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

did he take her

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

bother.”

room

only to see Ellis appraising

of person. There’s no need

money.”

“Is that so?”

withdrew his bank card,

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well we fit together, why don’t you speak up?

them.”

looked at

following Ellis

person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy,

lover of

he actually be

this?

clenched her fists tightly, stood up from the couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare

the

and, sure enough, there were some

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

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he has always

years ago, after rescuing her from those people, he had also

had the heart to use

still kept them.

gave a bitter

dressing and turned to look

still staring at her. “Tell

want?”

“Whether you believe it or not, I truly don’t want

into it, then straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and if anything, I was the

she took a stack of cash from her bag and placed it

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

still turned around and walked briskly

her wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed any longer in that suite, her heart might leap out through her

breath and then turned to

she had left, the assistant

indeed run into

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

“How

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

“deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

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

really out

was truly too

again of how Mary had just shown such pride in front of him. It must have been a ploy to entice

teacup onto the ground

why he was suddenly feeling

her… No, it was she who had slept

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stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

in the assistant’s hand, and after

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we

does he want with

and see.”

ever looked down on such a scoundrel in

thinking of Keera as

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in

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

down at him. “What do

me?”

Keera, 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 ask Uncle

a message

a message to Uncle Olsen only to find out tha he had been blocked on WhatsApp a

eyes narrowed. “What

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

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some more time? Just give us one more

his gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

that, Ellis got into his

dare to stop

left, Cindy asked, “Will this

said we could

two talked and left the

they were gone, Mary stepped

corner.

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

conveyed the message

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that ruin

phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and

had

Ellis was reclining in a chair,

mind was filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin…

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

his first

was the case, wasn’t he at

loosened his tie, feeling a

his phone

it and saw that

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

still the

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patriarch and everyone

some respect.

Mary’s grandfather passed away and the first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she started to become more invisible in

of this, Ellis

began, “What’s the

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

you really were playing

front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

ask him to marry her, to take responsibility for her, or take advantage of

the Davis Family or

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to his surprise, he heard

you not help Howard

furrowed his

out a cold laugh. “The

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those words,

He was very angry.

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

she really can’t stand someone like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself

behavior, I’m afraid Mary would

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stay in

this remark, the assistant was silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are

the

made Ellis

the DNA test had been

dad’s

for those two days.

a good

that the results would

stunned at the

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

hesitated.

Olsen had always been

years, not a single woman had caught

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had once been asked, “Why not find someone,

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

being played around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen

life would be ruined

see Uncle Olsen for a

out there looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two of them hadn’t seen

since that day.

talk about this for now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get so angry it harms

“Then,

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

would be quite good just to let

he also felt that this was his cousin’s own

according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just because they felt “It’s

they only asked, “What do you

be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce. After all,

about this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again,

a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing

hurriedly said, “No, I want her to get

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

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forced onto another person are

was infuriated by his words. “How

she doesn’t want to?!”

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“You mean, Keera wants to divorce

really feared that Ellis

a plan

out.”

went straight to the point.

both the company and the custody of the daughter

continued. “So, please

do you think I would believe such

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

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her best friend

she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well, to the

believe that such a person, whose

divorce?

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

trap set by Keera herself,

simply didn’t make any

explain, but she also understood

her friend best, had doubted

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Howard.

Howard really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could

infatuation was

just promised me that as long

instantly became

determined to punish

breath and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are

“Indeed.”

eyes filled with a cold

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from me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

pursed her lips, knowing what

because he misunderstood that Ellis was interested

might become even

a divorce, for the company and the

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

moment, Mary still hadn’t

sigh of relief,

and headed home.

way, she even sent a WhatsApp message to Keera. “Keera, I did something big today!

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with Ellis,

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and quickly

as she stepped in,

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

faltered in her

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

“Mary…”

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

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

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Mary didn’t kneel.

her knees, they forced

to take advantage of his influence? Do you know that Mr. Lynch also

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

throbbed in pain as she was forced

look up.

tight, and

over on his knees, hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary

a waste of a daughter! Do you still

spare her, how

ma21″

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his hand and

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain did not

eldest uncle sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr.

and she breathed a huge

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

landed on Mary’s

beat and kicked Mary’s father. “I blame you for not

and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother

but spare Mary

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to the Davis

“Dad!”

out and tried to rush over, but

to break free from their grip, wanting to

were professional, robust,

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

out with a piercing voice,

only then that

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292 Finally Divorced

her fists

of demand her

make next…

held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after hearing

before her…

none of this was Ellis’s

would have already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the

to gain the favor of the first branch, and with her father being

had long anticipated a situation

in her heart, she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

time, she blamed herself

useless she was!

was unable to protect her parents and unable to save her best

obediently become a social

on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash

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

looked at him

lowered her gaze. “Fine, I’ll b obedient. I’ll listen to everything you say from now on, just

Π

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

behind, he left with his bodyguards in

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soon reached Ellis’s

the Olsen residence’s study, listening to his

expected Mary’s life to be this

“Mr. Ellis, since she’s technically your

“No.”

“She dares to scheme against Keera,

at him. “What about that contract? Should

her,

“But the twenty million, I’ll have

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

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“If she really gets

her again as a cousin and let Uncle

eye on Keera’s situation; after

loss.”

what

fell silent for a moment

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt

be faster… Just as he was about to relent and end the

beneath a

was licentious as she looked at him sideways. “It’s not my first time, Mr. Ellis. Don’t be

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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rubbed his forehead, feeling utterly

tossed and turned, he couldn’t fall

went 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,

“Let’s go and see. Do they

be bullied at will?!”

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

the company and

years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you the house and the

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signs, you better sign quickly and painlessly,

speaking and looked

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

Three years!

married Keera, and

his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and

savings…

only got a little over a hundred thousand

couldn’t bear to let it

company

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

her!

feigned a look of agony. “Howard, you can’t abandon me… The real estate market in Clance is terrible right now, this villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract

Howard panicked a little.

didn’t divorce, then both spouses would

already sent people over with the message that they

away and was

show her eager expression; she still had to

mother couldn’t help

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

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own problems!

Mr. Horton and failed to pique his interest at all! If Mr. Horton were willing

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

really wanted

was about to sign the second, but he hesitated

and curses had to

swallowed.

her head, continuing to cry. “Howard, for the sake of our three years of marriage, don’t aband me, please. I haven’t worked

own…”

longer hesitated and swiftly signed on the

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and

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want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not having enough support from your own family, which

contract with

the eyes of the three people, she

how hard Keira

then, outside the South family villa, a black luxury

the South

assistant!

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he just happened to see a woman

T

brows but stopped in his tracks, not entering

was low, with a sobbing tone, as she said

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 little bit of debt,

was

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

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Keira had

her diary, Keera recorded the happy

Howard.

had

married, after graduating from university, Howard was a typical

going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would

that it was all

I gave birth to was a boy

was speaking these words on behalf

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen any

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them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have a

looked incredulously

about, wasn’t Howard aware

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

red-hot with rage upon

up Keera, he heard the

Ellis immediately halted.

Keera would just divorce like this, it wouldn’t be so

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all, it was just a divorce agreement. Having signed it, given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later and

thought about it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

agreement on the

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh

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

something, but Keira said, “Howard, I’ve agreed to all the conditions

Could you

for me?”

with suspicion, “What

it?”

“How much child

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give Amy every month?”

out, Howard immediately bristled. “What nonsense are you talking about? The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I get the money to pay you any

How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce?

child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t have a proper job yet, and his future

already been in touch with another employer

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

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thousands.

have so easily let go

was something Cindy wouldn’t

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

live! If you can’t make it, just take her and go beg on the

ha hands and feet. Why can’t you live

i several years and doesn’t want to go out and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if she could get living expenses for Amy, she could just find

off with Amy,

Howard’s mother

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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

listening outside, felt a surge

earth was

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

suppress the anger welling up

even felt that someone as defeatist as

be

Inside.

up and down in anger. “You’re

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

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

Keira narrowed her

achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that she had

relationship with Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard would

she immediately shook her head

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

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

Keira had a chance to 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

She

divorce agreement and the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with

we leaving in

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

mother felt a bit reluctant.

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will we

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

take care of you in the future. You’re pregnant and

immediately picked up her suitcase and

as they reached the door, they

Ellis? When,

coldly looked at

to Keira,

them.

her shoulders trembling slightly,

“Howard, is this how you treat your

hard. “Mr. Ellis, my divorce

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