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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

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

of this and felt a sense of

at her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened during the blind date? Just tell

with me. I had barely sat down and hadn’t even

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

said, “No, he

just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young people’s private gatherings, my daughter was able to speak a few words with

wife

of daughters in our family waiting to be married.

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

and now she’s been valued by the first branch and is in charge of the new energy research and development

the uncle 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

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

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blinded

me, but

I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck brain, you’re forbidden from

her in the

at 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 opportunity,

reasons anymore!

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

her

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first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and

a thorn in the side of

families.

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

for an excuse to fire her from

the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt somewhat

the very least, she could help Keera divorce and

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

a research and

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

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with Davis Corporation.

Mary be

her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

reached the

lawsuit was delivered

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

one too.”

go back and discuss

“Yeah, you should go back and discuss it with her. After

The villa is

knew exactly how to infuriate

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 settle down in the villa with peace

his reaction, Cindy quickly said, “Wouldn’t your wife be

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his chin

door and entered, handing him the letter. “Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis Corporation has sued us! They’re

“What?!”

a shocked exclamation,

with a wave of his hand.

their part. Mary

they

looked at his secretary, “But on the

wasn’t submitted

secretary immediately replied, “Mr. Smith, our core staff member in the R&D department was

quan told him to

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hadn’t expected things to turn out like

panic. I’m

saying this, he took out

adding, “Do

can

another month’s extension. We’ve just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able to produce the proposal for

thought that

Corporation, no one would focus on such a

“Howard! You have the nerve to

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

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

that statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out

“Yes.”

Cindy asked, “Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have

worth that much!”

frantically pacing and suddenly stood up to leave.

her eyes flickered. She immediately followed him, “I’m coming

two quickly returned to the South family

the dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in the

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soon as the door was

the kitchen.

amount of surprise and joy. “You’re

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

be uninformed. “What

call!

Howard was furious.

her head. “Okay, I’ll

phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the other

a

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp voice

a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately

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I’m sorry, but we shouldn’t contact each other

to send another message, she found she

stared blankly at her

with a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised

let herself get

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

she block me?!”

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

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

wife,

worse…”

made

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

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

instantly lit

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of something in his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t worry.

said that, he turned around and left with

caught on to something and blurted out, “Divorce her,

child and, of course, hoped that Howard could have a good

might end up

waste?!”

had been married to Keera for

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

do?”

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be a way; there’s

find Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and they’ll surely stop pursuing the lawsuit. As long

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

friend.

a

minutes, consider it payback for the half-year you

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

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

give up until he’s at the end of his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t drop the lawsuit, he’ll be like an ant

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

showed that

minutes of typing, still no

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

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

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

she

for a while, and her interactions with Mary made her feel like

for the first

moment, looking at the message, she wanted to tell Mary that she was no longer

silence, she ultimately didn’t voice

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thought.

alive, she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck to trust in friendship and

long time, and finally replied

Keera.”

message was actually a bit

often said strange

mind it.

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

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

in the company to find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty million, so if there was

she had to

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

nodded. “I understand,

than there was a knock on the door, followed by the entry

man.

in his forties,

a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady? I’ve never seen

Davis replied with a smile, “This is my fourth brother’s daughter, who is

Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand toward

his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

his grip slightly, making it

she sought help from her uncle

eyes.

with a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a

did Mr. Lynch sit down with a lecherous

with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the admiration of the first branch and further solidify

up the contract and kept glancing over at

with a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken

felt repulsed by the look in Mr. Lynch’s

up with her glass, walked over to Mr.

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often speaks of you, saying you’re a good

to offer you a

she distinguished their

sudden change in Mr.

at

her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood

of relief and downed the content

at Uncle

still have some

I need to

up her bag and started

off

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

looked desperately at her glass, then incredulously

Davis!!

being the daughter of the Davis family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she

beyond what she could

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

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

commotion, he turned

and saw Mary.

met, the plea for

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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she heard the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter.

her if he found out

you’ve had

some tea…”

Davis suddenly approached and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her back inside, then proceeded to

was about to shut the door, a

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slender hand and was

taken aback.”

the door being

his head to look, only to see a man standing

him, everyone in the room paused for

moment.

Mr. Ellis. He stood there, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze toward

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

Mr. Ellis interested in

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

smiling. “I’m fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with Uncle Lynch and my uncle. Right,

was also bewildered

main branch took control of the company, they had been excluding

was why he dared to show disrespect to the second branch, as a sort of statement

branch.

to offend any of

families!

Mr. Ellis had spoken up, how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m

toward her

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said,

directly took the contract out of

and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own!

statement, Mr. Lynch

and tentatively looked at Mary, asking,

are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed, I’ll be going

doorway,

uncle paused for a moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece,

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted

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big plans, so hearing

lawsuit.”

lawsuit? Aren’t you

You…”

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,

matter.”

didn’t quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could

involved in this matter.”

the door open and step

she took a deep breath, still

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least she couldn’t

turned to leave, she suddenly

Ellis, who should have left. He frowned as he looked at

and seen Mary, also noticing

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

never expected that Mary would actually take advantage of

just for signing a contract, that would be

he didn’t mind being used this

after gaining an advantage, used it on

simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression

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it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could she do

friend and bestie?!

always been a man of loyalty, despising those who play

edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling her

embrace.

body collided with his chest, making

effect, and she forced herself to shake her head,

she could finish, Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her ear. “For what

sprayed on Mary’s

shivers down

reactions.

Ellis, her eyes

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hands suddenly wrapped around

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

her, but what was this woman doing?

to push her away, only to hear Mary murmur,

aback, then scoffed. “How many

him, extending

vision was

several appeared

“So many…”

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

could no longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer against the man.

began to undo her shirt,

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collarbone.

hurried

had already taken an interest in Mary, and now she was throwing herself

him…

was no lady,

Mary, and carried

her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed that something was

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and the way she looked… Was she

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to

could Ellis resist such

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

Mary was startled.

worn down, she still paused for

eyes looked at Ellis, and after a while,

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Ellis felt an inexplicable

in his chest.

and then he fiercely turned his gaze to Mary, “You are the one who

Ellis had an appointment with today was stopped by his

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

time.”

leave, the assistant returned

sounds inside were

hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back a few paces to keep a

a man

normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give him a

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time

moved her

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

where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was

a suit sat

then that Mary realized she

all over the

her chest, and turning

“You…”

that day, her voice came

she who started

shyness flooded her

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surprise, a touch of joy

smiled and immediately produced a bank card, extending it toward her.

was taken aback, her

Fee for service…

did he

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

bother.”

statement, the room fell

to see Ellis appraising her closely, his

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then you must

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last night and how well we fit together, why don’t you speak up? As

them.”

at him

had been following Ellis for many

was never fickle or messy, and his private life was exceptionally

the dream lover of so many eligible ladies in

now, could he actually be thinking about

this?

fists tightly, stood up from the couch, and asked with her head

to the corner. “It’s already

and, sure enough, there were

by one, and found that

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always been

people, he had also carefully

hadn’t had the heart to use them

still kept them.

a

and turned

still staring at her. “Tell me,

want?”

it or

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

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

services.”

pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

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

wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed

a deep breath and then turned to

the assistant entered 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

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

sneered. “How

so high?”

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said, “It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

“deliberate

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

was really

truly too sinister and

shown such pride in front of him.

teacup onto the

didn’t understand why he was suddenly

it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman

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as he stood up and

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back

“Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped him, he

“What does he want with

and see.”

down on such

now thinking of Keera as his cousin.

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Howard.

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in front

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

him. “What do

me?”

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

deliver a

Olsen only to find out tha he had been

eyes narrowed.

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,

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more time? Just give us one more month, no, half a month and I’ll definitely submit the

lowered his gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

said that, Ellis got

and Cindy didn’t dare to stop him anymore,

Cindy

a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask

two talked and left the

were gone, Mary

corner.

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

really conveyed the message to Uncle

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that ruin Keera’s

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

had

reclining in a chair, his eyes closed,

was filled entirely with Mary’s

thought about her words, “not the

was his first

was the case, wasn’t he at a

tie, feeling a bit

then, his

saw that it was Mary’s

recollection, but Mary had been mingling

ung still the

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and

some respect.

first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she started to become more

of this, Ellis answered the voice

“What’s the

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

mocking smile instantly appeared on Ellis’s face, “So just now you really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really

in front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

thought Mary would ask him to marry her, to take responsibility for her, or take

branch of the Davis Family

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to his surprise,

you not help

furrowed

laugh. “The

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those

He was very angry.

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

stand someone like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to embarrass Keera?! Is their friendship of over ten years all fake?! If Uncle Olsen found out about Keera’s

behavior, I’m afraid Mary would no longer

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stay in Oceanion!”

for a moment before saying,

the

made

the DNA test had been

Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused him to show his dad a cold face

for those two days.

a

that the results would show, that

was stunned at the

had planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing the assistant’s report on Keera’s life,

hesitated.

Olsen had always been a

years, not a single woman

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once been asked, “Why not find someone, just

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

a defeated life, being played around by

and majestic life would

Olsen for

Uncle Olsen was out there looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so

since that day.

I’m afraid

assistant asked again. “Then, this matter…

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

felt that this was his

according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just

they only asked, “What do you

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

because of WhatsApp

a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit back at

hurriedly said, “No, I want her to get

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

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forced onto another person are actually very

infuriated by his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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heard this. “You mean, Keera wants to divorce on

point, Mary really feared that Ellis would

sighed. “Yes, it’s a plan that Keera and I

out.”

that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We want to make Howard retreat in the face

and give both the company

Mary continued. “So, please don

do you think I would believe such a clumsy

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

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friend Mary

at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well, to the point where Howard’s mother

such a person, whose heart

divorce?

since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of that company

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

simply didn’t make any

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

she, who knew her friend best, had doubted until now whether Keera had truly let go

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Howard.

was blocked by Keera, she said something. The last message Keera sent Mary was, “Even if Howard really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could make. If you don’t tell me, maybe he’ll return to the family after a while on his own! I don’t

was

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

eyes instantly became

determined

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

“Indeed.”

I agree,” said Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with

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me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what Ellis was

that Ellis was interested in her.

might become

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

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

still hadn’t realized the

a sigh of

and headed home.

“Keera, I did something

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encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness

Soon, she arrived home.

car and quickly entered

soon as she stepped in,

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

faltered in

took

“Mary…”

call your uncle and claim to

eldest uncle scoffed coldly

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

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

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

in pain as

look up.

were clenched tight, and she remained

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

father away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do

spare her, how could

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and

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain did not

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

Mary, and she breathed a huge

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on Mary’s

for not raising your daughter rig I blame you for not raising

not fight back; instead, he 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

spare Mary please. She doesn’t

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to the Davis

“Dad!”

tried to rush over, but the bodyguards blocked

trying to break free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest

those bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible to

please stop! If you keep

a piercing voice, tears

that her eldest uncle finally

turned to look at Mary. “If you want me to stop hitting him, fine, but from now on,

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her

of

make next…

mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after hearing the commotion in the living room but fainted

before her…

of this

it weren’t for him, she would have already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch

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

long anticipated a

her heart, she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed herself

useless she was!

her parents and unable to

end, she could only obediently become a social butterfly for her

on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness

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

mother looked at

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

Π

in the evening, and you’ll come with me to the hotel, and

words behind, he left with

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of this soon reached Ellis’s

residence’s study, listening to his assistant’s

Mary’s life to

Ellis, since she’s technically your woman,

“No.”

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

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

her, I won’t

gaze. “But the twenty million, I’ll

of man her

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however, smiled. “If she

acknowledge her again as a cousin and let Uncle Olsen properly coach

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

loss.”

what about

fell silent for a moment

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt of

skin, and her plaintive cryin on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about to relent and end the

beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead, feeling utterly

much he tossed and turned, he

night, he got up in the morning and 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, he proposed divorce to Miss

and see. Do they really think that Keera doesn’t have a family to back her up

be bullied at will?!”

was in di straits, was struggling

her the

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

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signs, you better sign quickly

finished speaking and looked toward

divorce agreement,

Three years!

he married Keera, and all he had gotten was

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

savings…

only got a little over a hundred thousand in three whole

really couldn’t bear to let it

the house and company were originally in

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of the question. If he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had

her!

this villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract of twenty million, and if we can’t sell it at a good price, I’ll end up with nothing and

Howard panicked a little.

divorce, then both spouses

over with the message that they

Keira away and

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

Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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your own problems! Why are you

pique his interest at all! If Mr. Horton were

maybe the company could be saved, and you and Howard

really wanted

sign the second,

scolding and curses had

swallowed.

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

own…”

hesitated and

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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for not having enough support from your own family, which is why your husband’s family can

the contract with trembling

the eyes of the three people, she was

only heaven knew how hard Keira was trying not

South family villa, a black luxury

the South family villa

assistant!

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to the living room entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her back to him,

T

brows but stopped in

a sobbing tone, as she said with her head down, “Howard, I don’t

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

was

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

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Keira had

her diary, Keera recorded

Howard.

college, had also been

got married, after graduating from university, Howard was a typical

content of Keera’s diary, Keira said with her head down, “You said that going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you

said that you and Cindy were just socializing, that it was all an

whether the child I gave birth to was a

words on behalf

“Enough!”

clearly didn’t want to listen

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of saying all this? I have a

looked

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

right do you have to accuse Howard

was red-hot with rage upon hearing

room to back up Keera, he heard the woman with

Ellis immediately halted.

divorce like this, it wouldn’t

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agreement. Having signed it, given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later and

about it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

the divorce agreement on

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh of

Howard’s mother said, “Now that you’ve signed, son, go get the divorce certificate with her

the villa, wanting to say something, but Keira

agreement. Could you agree to one

for me?”

immediately asked with suspicion,

it?”

said weakly. “How much

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give Amy every month?”

in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would

too far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family?

for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t have a proper job yet, and his future income is unstable, so he really can’t give

another employer and

It was easy for him to find a job in

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thousands.

have so easily let go of this

was something Cindy

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

impatiently, “I don’t care how you live! If you can’t make it, just take

“Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why can’t you live on your

and find a jo After all, working

off with Amy, letting

Howard’s

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

outside, felt a surge of

earth

already divorced, and she still cared about that bit of child support? Couldn’t she

to suppress the

as

could there be such

Inside.

saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down in anger.

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whose child Amy really is! Howard, think of a

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

Keira narrowed her

was achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that

that in the

shook her head and waved

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

294 She’s Keira

two waivers, indicating that he had no relation with Amy from then on,

tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about

intimidated. She

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

mother said, “Are we leaving in

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

mother felt a bit reluctant. “Once

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where will we

to my place first. I have a three-bedroom

of you in the future. You’re pregnant

picked up her suitcase and followed behind the

they reached the door, they

When,

looked

Keira, who had her

them.

with her shoulders

this how you treat

was stupefied, then swallowed hard. “Mr. Ellis,

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