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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

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

this and felt a

with dismay.

Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down

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

said, “No,

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

uncle’s wife also sneered.

have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to

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take a fancy to someone who

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

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

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

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blinded by

“You can insult me, but don’t drag my friend into

on her, and she just tolerates it.

her in the

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

reasons anymore!

tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll be held responsible for the investment

her fists

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first to pass

been a thorn in the side of

families.

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

for

at them and, facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt

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

mother and Amy, entered the bedroom

contained a research and

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

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with Davis Corporation.

Mary be put in a

her

to Mary yet.

reached the third

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to Howard early

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office coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want

one too.”

I’ll go back and discuss it with her

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

The villa is under

knew exactly how

call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight,

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

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his

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

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at the

dismissed it with a wave

their part.

could they sue

looked at his secretary, “But on the

proposal wasn’t submitted on

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

you refuged and you quan told him

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hadn’t expected things to turn out like

immediately said, “Don’t panic. I’m calling

this, he took out his phone and dialed

situation before adding, “Do you think

can

new tech staff, and

thought that would

with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a

actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You

displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now

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

that statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

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

worth that much!”

frantically pacing and suddenly stood up to leave. “I’m going

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

to

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

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as the door was opened,

the kitchen.

the right amount of surprise

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

to be uninformed.

make the call! No

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her

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

for a

Howard.

hastily said, “Use

opened WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung up

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but we shouldn’t contact each other

tried to send another message, she found

blankly at her

hand raised to slap

didn’t let herself

she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to cry,

she block me?!”

Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with twenty million. The property prices in Clance are unstable, and if

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

and wife,

worse…”

words made Howard

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to do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto

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

said that, he turned around and left

something and blurted out, “Divorce

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

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

waste?!”

been married to Keera

away empty-handed either and

do?”

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be a way; there’s

to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis

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

friend.

a message

it

your end? Is

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So what

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that she

after ten minutes of typing, still

wrong? Is there

replied, “No, I just feel like

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

froze as she read

been acting as her sister for a while, and her interactions with Mary made her

the first

at the message, she wanted to tell Mary that she was

after a long silence,

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thought.

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

finally

Keera.”

was actually a

often said strange things, so Mary

mind it.

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

“Unele, don’t worry. I’ll

retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that

she had to

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as he heard her. “Hmm,

nodded. “I understand,

knock on

man.

forties, and his appearance was

Davis, he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr.

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

Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

took his hand, she only

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

help from her

eyes.

then said with a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a seat! The dishes will

then did Mr. Lynch sit down with

could seal

up the contract and

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

the look in Mr.

to Mr. Lynch, and said

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often speaks of you,

to offer

statement, she distinguished their generational

caused a sudden change

Davis furrowed his brows and glared at Mary, then shot

expression change, and then he

relief and downed the

at Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I

have some work to

I need

picked up

something was off with Uncle Davis; how could

steps, she suddenly

realized what had happened and looked desperately at

Davis!!

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

beyond what she could comprehend or

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

the door, the person walking by her

the commotion, he

and saw Mary.

their eyes met, the plea for

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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once said about her

think even less of her if he found out she

you’ve had too much drink! Come

some tea…”

and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her back inside, then proceeded to push the door

was about to shut the door, a hand suddenly stopped

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looked at that slender hand and was

taken aback.”

she saw the door being pushed

to look, only to see a man

seeing him, everyone in

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his gaze toward

eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany the fat Lynch, but now

Ellis

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but she instantly understood; this was her chance to

grabbed the opportunity, 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, Uncle

Lynch was also bewildered at this

of the company, they

dared to show disrespect to the second

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend

families!

replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing

toward her

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immediately said, “Yes,

contract

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

Mr. Lynch promptly ran

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

lowered her gaze. “Uncle, we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed,

reaching the doorway, she suddenly

suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed authority

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very reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans,

lawsuit.”

need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and your close friend the best

You…”

I am trying to get close to her now for what

matter.”

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

involved in this matter.”

then did Mary pull the

breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she

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least she

leave, she suddenly froze

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

past and seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness

blocked the private room door that was about to close. Yet he found his own action a bit baffling, which was why he sent his assistant in to

would actually take advantage

for signing a contract,

all, such things were common in the business world, and he didn’t mind being used this once, especially since Mary

an advantage, used it on

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and

friend and bestie?!

loyalty, despising those who play dirty and backstab friends

turned icy, his smile edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling her into

embrace.

with his chest, making her

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

her ear. “For what just happened, w will you give me

sprayed

down her spine,

reactions.

Ellis, her eyes gradually

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hands suddenly

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

her, but what

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

“How many people have you said that

smiled at him,

vision

to extend one finger, several appeared before her,

“So many…”

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

saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis, I’m

to undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried

a gentleman; he had already taken an interest in Mary, and now she was throwing herself

him…

Mary was no lady, so why not

up Mary, and

on the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally

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was so hot, and the way she looked… Was

Ellis furrowed his brows.

asked, “Mary, do you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to

could Ellis resist

Mary’s chin, with a profound look in his eyes, he

Mary was startled.

still paused for a moment, feeling a slight pain in

after a while,

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this, Ellis felt an inexplicable

in his chest.

he sent his assistant and the others away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze to

the client Ellis had an appointment with today

what was going on, faint sounds suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on.

time.”

the visitor leave, the assistant returned his attention to

sounds inside were

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

a man and wasn’t

Mr. Ellis should definitely give him

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had no idea how much time had passed when she finally

moved her

had been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her brain somewhat

of where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

it

a suit

then that Mary realized she

her clothes scattered all over the

immediately cov her chest, and turning her gaze fiercely

“You…”

happened that day, her voice came to

she who

hint of shyness flooded her cheeks,

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surprise, a touch of joy emerged in

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

was taken aback,

Fee for service…

did he

on her flashed through her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt

bother.”

statement, the room

Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled with

kind of person. There’s no need for you to

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then

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well we fit together, why don’t you

them.”

looked at

had been following

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

was the dream lover

now, could he actually be

this?

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

pointed to the corner.

sure enough,

walked over, tried the pieces on one by one,

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has always been so

from those people, he had

heart to use them even

still kept them.

gave a bitter

turned to

her. “Tell me,

want?”

it or

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

of cash from her bag

services.”

pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

she still turned around and

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

deep breath and then turned

the assistant entered

Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company

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

“How could the penalty

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis

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

was really

woman was truly too

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

teacup onto the

didn’t understand why he was suddenly feeling so irrationally

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

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he stood

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

“Mr. Ellis, whose

Ellis was speechless.

in the assistant’s hand, and after

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

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

he want with me?

and see.”

looked down on such a

thinking of Keera as his cousin. he took

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in front

the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen

looked down at him. “What do you

me?”

Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my

deliver a message

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

narrowed. “What

collaboration with Davis Corporation.

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behalf, and ask the Davis family to give us some more time? Just give us one more month,

gaze,

your message.”

Ellis got into his

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

left, Cindy asked, “Will

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

two talked and

gone, Mary

corner.

just come down to the parking lot, not yet finding her car, when she saw Howard and

conveyed the message to Uncle

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that ruin

on

sky had

that moment, Ellis was reclining in a

with

words, “not the first time,” Ellis could

his

case, wasn’t he at a

tie, feeling a

then, his phone suddenly

at it and saw

no recollection,

than Maru ung still

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patriarch and everyone

some respect.

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

of this, Ellis

“What’s the

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

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

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

him to marry her, to take responsibility for

get some benefits for her branch of the Davis Family or

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his surprise,

help Howard and

furrowed

cold laugh. “The

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words, he

He was very angry.

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

treat an ordinary friend?!” Ellis rebuked, then scoffed. “If she really can’t stand someone like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to embarrass Keera?! Is their

afraid Mary would

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to stay

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

Uncle Olsen the truth about the

made

DNA test had

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

for those two days.

a

the results would show,

was stunned

had planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but

hesitated.

Olsen had always been a

years, not a single woman had

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once been asked, “Why not

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

Uncle Olsen knew that his daughter had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place,

majestic life would be ruined by

gone to see Uncle Olsen for a long time and

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

since that day.

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

assistant asked again. “Then,

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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to let Howard abandon

this

always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just because they felt

they only asked,

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

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

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

I want her

to get a divorce, but does she want it herself? Do

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person

by his words. “How do

she doesn’t want to?!”

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was slightly startled when he heard this. “You mean, Keera wants to

really feared that Ellis

a plan

out.”

agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to the

both the company and the custody

“So, please don

you think I would believe such

investigated Keera before. She had been love-struck since college and almost fell out with

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friend

he had been keeping an eye on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well,

could Ellis possibly believe that such a person, whose heart was

divorce?

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

trap set by Keera herself, what was

make any

explain, but she also understood that her words were

friend best, had doubted until now whether

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Howard.

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

was

said, “Mr. Ellis, you just promised me that as long as my

eyes instantly became icy

determined to

hiding the icy chill within. “Are you sure you want to make

“Indeed.”

Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold intent. “But

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me, you have to return

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what Ellis

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

future days might become even

desire for a divorce, for the company and the

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences of

breathed a sigh of relief, then started the

and headed home.

she even sent a WhatsApp message to Keera. “Keera, I did something big today! I’ll tell you

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Ellis, a hint of shyness appeared on her

Soon, she arrived home.

parked the car and quickly

as she stepped in, her pace came

hall, while her eldest uncle sat

in her

body freezing. She took a step forward and called out

“Mary…”

to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was Mr. Ellis joking? Didn’t he go to the private

this, Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed coldly

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

had no interest in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence?

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

throbbed in pain as

look up.

fists were clenched tight,

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

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

her, how could Mr.

ma21″

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hand and viciously struck toward

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain did

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

and she breathed a

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

slap landed on Mary’s

not raising your daughter rig

instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother,

but spare Mary

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to the Davis

“Dad!”

cried out and tried to rush over,

struggled fiercely, trying to break free from their grip, wanting to stop her

professional, robust, and

hitting him, please stop! If you keep going, it

voice,

only then that

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

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clenched her

kind of demand

make next…

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

before her…

knew none of this was

would have already been taken

favor

anticipated a situation

in her heart, she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

she blamed herself in secret

useless she was!

unable to protect her parents and unable to save her

end, she could only obediently become a

an

father was trying to get up from the ground.

mother looked at

I’ll listen to everything you say from now on,

Π

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

behind, he left with his bodyguards in

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soon reached

residence’s study, listening to his assistant’s

life

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

“No.”

reluctance in his heart and sneered. “She dares to scheme against Keera, so she must

hearing this, the assistant looked at him. “What about that contract?

I promised her, I won’t

his gaze. “But the twenty million, I’ll

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

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she really

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

on Keera’s situation; after all,

loss.”

what about Miss

a moment and

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis

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

was beneath a

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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his forehead,

and

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,

a cold laugh, “Let’s go and see. Do they really think that Keera doesn’t have a family to back her up

be bullied at will?!”

straits, was struggling to suppress a smile as she looked

the company

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

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better sign

speaking and looked

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

Three years!

married Keera, and all he had gotten was a little

around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three million left, h spent a little over one million on Cindy, and some on

savings…

a little

bear to let it

company were originally

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and the emergency transfer was out of the question. If he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had

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 of twenty million, and if we can’t sell it

Howard panicked a little.

if he didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be

sent people over

Keira away and was about to

her eager expression; she still had to keep a miserable

mother couldn’t

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

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own problems! Why are you

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

be saved, and you and

really wanted

about to sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he

curses

swallowed.

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

own…”

longer hesitated and swiftly signed on

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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

the contract

the eyes of the three people, she

only heaven knew how hard

outside the South family villa,

strode into the South family villa

assistant!

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and as he walked to the living room entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman

T

but stopped in his tracks,

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

look at yourself now, just staying at home every day. For all these years it was I who managed the company, and you? You just gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so many years. What contributions have you made to

was

graduated, it you who said I didn’t need to work! You said

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this time, Keira had read through

recorded the happy

Howard.

in college, had also been sweet

before they got married, after

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 would earn money to support

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

whether the child I gave birth

was speaking these words on behalf of

“Enough!”

want to listen

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from talking about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of

suddenly looked incredulously at

wasn’t Howard aware of it? How could

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

with rage upon

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

Ellis immediately halted.

like this, it wouldn’t be

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

it and simply stood still,

an inch.

Inside the room.

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

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a

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

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

agreement. Could you

for me?”

immediately asked with suspicion,

it?”

said weakly. “How much

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give Amy every month?”

soon as these words came 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

this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce? You wish! Howard’s future income has nothing to do with

“Keera, legally, a father should pay 20% of his income to his child 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 you

had already been in touch with another

for him to find a job

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thousands.

and Howard wouldn’t have so easily let

was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

pretending to be aggrieved, “Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise Amy in the future. If you don’t provide child support, how

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

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

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

off with Amy, letting Howard raise

Howard’s

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to go to school, there will be relevant departments that will hold you accountable! I’m not making an unreasonable request, Howard. You can’t be so heartless toward Amy… As

who was listening outside,

on earth was

and she still cared about that bit of child

several deep breaths to suppress

even felt that someone as defeatist as Keer deserve

be such

Inside.

Keira said her piece, she saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down in anger. “You’re already divorced, so how could Howard possibly

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really is! Howard, think of a way to cut

immediately said, “Why not

this, Keira narrowed her

it hadn’t been in vain that she

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

about this, she immediately shook her head and waved her

of paper. “You

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relation with Amy from then on, before turning to

mother stepped forward and grabbed her hand. “When we tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re divorced, you and that loser better stay far

intimidated. She signed

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

said, “Are we leaving in such a

from demanding any

bit reluctant. “Once

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will we

said with a smile, “Auntie, move to my

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

up her suitcase

the door, they encountered

“Mr. Ellis? When, when did you get

looked at

gaze shifted to Keira, who had her back

them.

to be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling

is this how you

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

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