My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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“Mary, I need a favor from you for my divorce.”

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Once Mary read this message, her eyes brightened, and she immediately put aside her intention to block the sender, eagerly replying. “What favor?”

“Howard has been wanting to work with your company. Can you give the project to him?”

The breath that Mary had been taking smoothly suddenly became erratic!

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

In fact, with just one word from her, she could give Howard the money. She didn’t even care about the profit from that project.

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

Mary’s fingers trembled with anger, and she started typing. “Keera, you’ve deeply disappointed me! I’m cutting ties with you!!”

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After she composed the message and was about to send it, she saw that Keera had sent another message. “Then put a higher amount for the penalty in the contract, ten times is best. If the project fails, initiate the recovery of the penalty and sue the company. By then, Howard, not wanting to be implicated, will definitely leave the company, house, and Amy all to

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

She immediately deleted what she had sent and resentfully composed a new one. “Princess, your knight is ready and waiting. smiling_face.jpg”

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

Mary replied in a second. “Nothing. I sent it by mistake. I promise it’s nothing bad.”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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Her divorce plan was just like the messages she sent Mary. She could have asked Samuel to handle it, but that would always leave traces.

Within Keera’s circle of friends, only Mary’s help would be the least conspicuous.

Next, all she needed to do was play the role of an idiot who was calm and patient despite her husband’s infidelity and mother-in-law’s abuse, focused only on her family!

With a smile tugging at her lips, she turned over and silently went to sleep.

The next morning.

After getting up, she took Amy to the early learning class and then took a taxi to Howard’s office… no, th should be Keera’s company, Keera South Technology Co., Ltd.

The company rented a small office in a building, with about ten employees inside.

When she arrived, Mary was already waiting for her in front of the building in her sports car, dressed in elegant designer clothes.

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

into a smile. “Keera, how do I look today? I hope I’m not embarrassing you with this outfit?”

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

Before they could open the door, they heard embarrassing noises coming from inside.

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Howard’s lover, Cindy, was his secretary, and the two of them had hooked up in the office. Right now, they were on the sofa, shamelessly canoodling.

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

The moment Keira opened the door, she saw Cindy’s bare back…

Startled by the sound, they both jumped and hurriedly dressed. Howard turned furious upon seeing Keira. “Keera, who let you in?!”

Cindy also had no shame at being caught in the act.

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After getting dressed, she took a look at Keira and said with a mix of sarcasm and mockery, “Madam, don’t be angry. It’s not what you’re thinking between Mr. Smith

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

Seeing her silence, Cindy went on. “It’s all my fault. I seduced Mr. Smith. Don’t blame him…”

As Cindy spoke, she glanced at Keira but saw that the woman’s expression remained unchanged, showing no hint of pleasure or anger.

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

Wasn’t this the moment for Keera to slap her?

However, if Keera didn’t slap her, she would take

matters into her own hands..

Cindy reached out her hand and slapped herself before looking up with teary eyes. “Ma’am, I realize my mistake… please don’t look at me like that…”

Howard, though, had already charged over and pushed Keira aside. He held Cindy and said angrily, “Keera,

what are you doing? She’s carrying my child. If

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anything happens, I won’t let you off the hook!”

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

That little schemer had been talking the whole time, and she hadn’t said a word.

She twitched the corner of her mouth, lowered her head to hide the mockery in her eyes, and spoke in a soft, weak voice. “Howard, I’m here because Mary wants to collaborate with our company…”

At these words, Howard finally noticed Mary standing behind Keera, and he was momentarily taken aback.

Mary was glaring at him, wanting to scold him, but fearing she might mess up Keera’s plan, so she threw contract at him. “Stamp it and sign it!”

Howard immediately took the contract with a smile on his face. “Miss Davis, you and Keera have reconciled?”

He glanced at the contents of the contract; it was for a new energy cooperation research and development project.

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Their company’s research personnel had to provide research results for Mary’s company in one month. If they failed to complete it on time, they had to pay a penalty of ten times the amount, about twenty million.

This clause was deliberately made as an invisible condition, which non-professionals wouldn’t be able to

discern.

Howard glanced over it casually and delightedly signed his name with the company’s seal.

Then he grinned. “Miss Davis, you should come over to the house more often. Keera, really, how could you block Miss Davis over such a trivial matter? You’ve been good friends for so many years…”

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

Keira looked at Howard; hesitating to speak. “… You haven’t come home in several days, and Amy misses her daddy.”

Howard immediately laughed. “I’ll come home tonight to have dinner with Amy. Alright, you can go now!”

Keira gave Cindy a “triumphant” look, then “reluctantly” left with Mary.

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Once she left, Cindy started to get unhappy. “Aren’t you staying with me tonight?”

Howard said bluntly, “I was just appeasing her in front of Mary. Can’t you tell? I haven’t been home for a few days, and Keera is already thinking of ways to please me… With the Davis family’s collaboration, our company can make a few million a year!”

Cindy then became happy. “I knew it. You’re the best…”

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

becoming lecherous. “They’ve left, shall we continue?”

Mary, on her way downstairs, couldn’t help but want to vomit. “That was disgusting! Is he really going home tonight?”

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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Olsen’s study. “Uncle Olsen, the test results are out!”

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Uncle Olsen didn’t go to the Olsen Group. Ever since Jodie South went missing, he had promoted Ellis,

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

As for Sam, aka Uncle Olsen, he devoted all his energy to searching for traces of Jodie.

Unfortunately, up to now, there had still been no leads.

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

stretched out his hand. “Give it to me.”

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

Sam glanced at it and froze slightly. “She really is the Olsen family’s daughter!”

Ellis nodded, then continued. “I asked the doctor, and

although she’s not my uncle’s daughter, the match is very high. She must be my uncle’s niece.”

Sam was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, “Not your uncle’s? Your uncle was the most dashing in his youth in our family…”

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Sam had Ellis do a DNA test for Keera and his second brother, thinking that Keera might be his brother’s illegitimate daughter.

Ellis then asked, “If she’s not your uncle’s, whose could she be? You only have two brothers…”

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

Ellis was taken aback. “Why are you looking at me like

that?”

Sam then said, “Could it be your dad’s?”

“Pfft…”

Ellis nearly lost it and said, “That’s impossible! My parents love each other so much! Don’t talk nonsense

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

Unable to resist, Ellis said, “Uncle, have you never considered that she might be your daughter? She also has the surname South, and the Mrs. Olsen you are

searching for has that surname as well… It isn’t a common surname, you know?”

“It’s impossible.”

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Sam spoke with absolute certainty. “I’ve told you before, I know whether I’ve done that sort of thing. Since Keera isn’t your uncle’s, then she must be your dad’s. Go do another DNA test. Our family’s daughter can’t be left out in the cold. And it seems like she’s not living well. If she really is your half-sister, you should help out where you can. After all, our family needs a daughter!”

Ellis was speechless.

He twitched the corner of his mouth and finally walked out of Uncle Olsen’s room, silently making his way to his own parents’ place.

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

Ellis then turned back to glance at Uncle Olsen’s study, suddenly smiling as he took out a strand of hair from

his hand.

“Since my dad is under suspicion, Uncle Olsen could also be a suspect, so why not test both to clear things up?”

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

The secretary suddenly said, “Mr. Ellis, I think I saw

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

Ellis was a little stunned, then smiled. “How is that possible? He has a trauma about Clance. He wouldn’t come here. You must’ve seen someone else!”

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

Ellis then asked, “How’s the matter I asked you to look into going?”

The secretary, upon hearing this, promptly handed the researched information over to Ellis. “We’ve found

some information. This Keera’s birth mother is unknown, and seems like she’s an orphan. Her adoptive parents are middle-class, and Keera is quite ordinary herself. She attended a second-rate school, fell in love, and married her college boyfriend. He married into her family, and she handed over the company management to her husband, Howard Smith…

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

“She got pregnant and has been home taking care of her husband and teaching her child. She never went back to work again.”

Ellis stopped in his tracks. “What did you say? Her

parents raised her all the way through university just for her to become a housewife? Is her husband good to

her?”

The secretary cleared his throat. “Quite the contrary, according to our investigation, Howard had an affair not long after they were married. Unfortunately, Keera seems oblivious. Her friend Mary Davis told her about it, but she ended up blaming Mary for spreading

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

The secretary went on. “Later, Howard said Mary always bad-mouthing him and convinced Keera to ties with her. It appears that Keera really did block

Mary.”

These words made Ellis’s mouth twitch. “Is she that stupid? To be manipulated by a man like this? Uncle Olsen said she had an easy-going personality, but does

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this look like it?”

The secretary, thinking of the information uncovered, also felt it was unbelievable. “Something happened today. Do you know what it was?”

Ellis asked, “What?”

“That Keera seems to have reconnected with Mary somehow. Who knows how she convinced Mary, but they actually signed a partnership deal… It seems like Keera did it to try to make Howard come back to her…”

“I can’t believe it!” Ellis could hardly bear to listen any longer. “How can there be such a useless, incompetent, and foolish woman in this world?”

The secretary was equally perplexed, “If it’s truly unbearable, why not just divorce? She really is…”

Ellis took a deep breath. “Uncle Olsen has met all sor of people, and I never thought he’d misjudge someone one day.”

He said, “Such a woman better not actually be my real sister. That would be an insult to the Olsen family’s

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

Ellis immediately stood up. “I don’t want such a relative! She’s simply too incompetent! Keep an eye on her, and when the DNA test results are out, don’t give them to Uncle Olsen. Give them to me first…”

“Yes.”

After the secretary left, Ellis showed a look of disdain. “That woman is just too stupid!”

Meanwhile.

“That woman is very foolish and extremely easy to manipulate!”

In the South family’s small villa.

Howard’s mother was sitting in the living room, holding Cindy’s hand and saying, “Cindy, don’t mind her. Once you give birth to the Smith family’s eldest grandson, I’ll make sure you’re brought into the family! If she doesn’t want to divorce then, we can just treat

her as a free maid in the house! She can look after You have no idea. Her cooking is so delicious!”

Cindy smiled. “Auntie, my cooking is delicious too.

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

No sooner had she finished speaking, she deliberately covered her mouth and pretended to gag.

Howard’s mother immediately said, “Don’t even think about it. You’re pregnant now, so how can you go into the kitchen? Let Keera do it. What do you want to

eat?”

Cindy looked toward Keera, who was tidying up the coffee table, and smiled. “I feel like eating fish. It’s just that fish takes a bit of effort to prepare…”

Keira hadn’t expected that Howard would actually come home that evening. He had brought Cindy with

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

Howard’s mother had already yelled at Keira. “Did you hear that? Go make the fish already!”

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Keira’s eyes dropped, her gaze a shield against the chill.

Indeed, she had to play the part of not wanting a divorce and being utterly compliant with Howard and Howard’s mother, but that didn’t mean she would let herself be so maltreated!

Cindy entering the family as boldly as she did was utterly shameless.

She looked directly at Howard. “The contract Mary gave you today, it hasn’t been stamped by her company yet, has it?”

These words made Howard stand up abruptly. “Keera, what are you implying? Are you threatening me?”

Keira still kept her gaze lowered. “No, it’s just that Mary has always had clear principles, and she’s been finding you disagreeable for quite some time. If she learns that you brought Cindy to the house, I fear it could cause a lot of trouble. Howard, you’ve been keeping a mistress out there, and I’ve endured it, but don’t push me too far…”

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Howard had indeed brought Cindy home to test Keera’s boundaries.

In the past, when Keera knew about his mistress, she had only made a scene and cried once. She didn’t even dare to mention divorce afterward.

So, he decided to bring Cindy home to see if Keera would react as she used to. If so, he could outright bring Cindy into their home…

But he never expected Keera to actually use Mary to threaten him!

Howard wanted to say something but then thought of the major deal with Mary and sneered coldly at Keira before turning to Cindy. “Cindy, her fish isn’t tasty. Let me take you out to dinner!”

Cindy’s complexion immediately changed. “The food won’t be as clean. Pregnant women should have homemade meals.”

Howard’s mother immediately looked at Keira. “Keera, stop throwing a tantrum here. If you continue to be unreasonable, I’ll have Howard divorce you! And then you will never see Amy again!”.

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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putting on an aggrieved appearance. “Mom, Howard, this house was left to me by my parents, so no concubine shall set foot here. This is my final line!”

Howard’s mother suddenly shouted. “And what about the future, when she’s carrying the Smith family’s

child?”

Keira looked at them with a pitiable gaze. “The child may enter this house, but not this woman.”

Cindy snapped. “You…”

Howard immediately coughed. “Alright, Cindy, let’s go!”

Cindy wanted to say more, but Howard gave her a sharp glance.

Cindy cast a resentful look at Keira but then saw this delicate woman promptly shooting her a provoking glance in return.

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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that Howard was being compliant. Once the contract was signed and the partnership fully established, she would see who really could be arrogant!

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

After they left, Howard’s mother scoffed. “Are you satisfied now? Now get on with the cooking!”

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

In the days that followed, she tried her best to play the part of a dutiful wife and daughter-in-law, cooking exquisite and tasty meals that fattened up Amy and

Howard’s mother.

When at home, Keira didn’t talk much but was very

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

She overheard Howard’s mother talking to Howard on the phone several times. “Keera is taking such good care of me! Now I just do aerobics every day and nothing else. She’s much more sensible than before and even frequently tries to butter me up. I’m

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thinking. After you divorce her, we could keep her around as a housemaid without having to pay her a salary. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

Keira just smirked.

It’s easy to transition from frugality to luxury, but hard to return to frugality from luxury.

In modern society, how could a normal daughter-in-law possibly take care of her

mother-in-law like this?

The more she did now, the more she would satisfy Howard’s mother, and the more comparisons there

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

She could almost see the mess they would be in after living together…

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

Howard seemed utterly oblivious. His company was unable to deliver the technology, while he and Cindy lived blissfully in their little home outside.

“My lawyer is all ready. As soon as the day after

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

Mary said excitedly to Keira, then looked at her earnestly. “Keera, I’m asking you one last time. After a month of the cooling-off period, are you sure? Do you want to divorce him?”

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

“Good! I was really afraid you would go soft, using these tactics only to make him have a change of heart.”

Keira changed the subject. “By the way, why did you ask me to meet you here today?”

It was a private restaurant that was very quiet, and the decor made it clear that it wouldn’t be cheap.

Mary immediately raised an eyebrow. “Oh, I’m meetin a blind date here today, so I called you over to help me

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

She was a little stunned. “A blind date?”

Mary sighed, “Yeah, it’s a marriage alliance for business reasons! My family’s situation is quite complicated… My parents say this marriage is important, and the other party is of high status. He

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wants

to pick a bride in Clance, and I’m one of the

candidates!”

She propped her chin with both hands, her whole demeanor showing a touch of listlessness. “Keera, sometimes I really envy you. At least you’re free to follow your heart. You married Howard when you

wanted to, whereas I…”

Her gaze drooped. “If the man today takes a liking to me, my parents will have more say at home.”

After saying this, she gave a self-deprecating laugh, then took out a makeup mirror from her bag to touch up her makeup before looking at Keira. “Do I look pretty today? Do you think that man will be impressed?”

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

She pursed her lips and said, “Yes, that man will

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

Mary nodded. “I think so too. Among the female celebrities of Clance, my beauty ranks in the top five.

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The men who pursue me could circle the earth. If he has any taste at all, he’ll surely be impressed by me!”

After saying this, she propped her chin again. “But I heard that they originally had no girls in that family. For the sake of the marriage, they chose two girls from the side branches to raise under the main house’s

name. It makes me think if I really marry into that family, I’ll have two hard-to-please sisters-in-law!”

She sighed silently. “Keera, if only you had a brother, I’d just marry him and become your sister-in-law!”

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

Mary sighed helplessly. “He’s from one of Clance’s five major families and is the young master of the Olsen family, Ellis Olsen.”

Keira was dumbfounded.

Just as Mary finished speaking, the door suddenly opened, and Ellis walked in.

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

Mary watched from afar and immediately lowered her voice, anxiously saying, “See that man, Keera? The one in Table 8. How is he? He looks alright, doesn’t he?”

When Keira saw Mary’s cheeks flush, she remembered Ellis’s arrogance in Oceanion and coughed, saying, “It doesn’t matter what he looks like. Personality is key.”

Mary immediately responded with tension. “His personality is fine too. I went to a gathering before and faced some difficulties; he helped me…”

Her earnest justification made Keira immediately realize something and asked, “Do you like him?”

This past month, as Keera, she had come into frequent contact with Mary and had long noticed that this young lady was sharp-tongued but soft-hearted.

Mary’s ears turned red at this, and she said, “No, how could I be worthy of liking him? It’s just a blind date arranged by the family. I came to see if there’s any

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

Keira understood and smiled. “Yes, right, it’s just a blind date. Why don’t you go over there now? Don’t keep him waiting.”

Mary stood up awkwardly and walked over to Table 8, still adding a line to Keira. “I’m just going through the motions for my family.”

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

She happened to have her back to Ellis, so he hadn’t noticed her presence.

It wasn’t until Mary circumvented the area that she approached Ellis.

Not knowing what to do with her hands and feet, Mary coughed and stood awkwardly next to Ellis. Then she started, “Mr. Olsen, hello, I’m Mary Davis.”

Ellis raised an eyebrow, nodding toward the chair opposite him as a sign for her to sit down, and then he eyed her seriously.

His gaze made Mary extremely nervous, and she couldn’t help but lower her head to inspect herself,

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worrying about whether anything was amiss. While she was anxiously unsettled, she heard Ellis say mockingly, “So this is what you look like!”

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

“Heard of you,” Ellis said indifferently. “I don’t think much of your family background, but I was curious to see what a foolish woman like you would look like. As expected, you’re just a vase with appearance.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

She frowned, and her fingers, hidden under the table, clenched tightly as a sudden pang hit her in the chest.

She took a deep breath, looking at Ellis with incomprehension. “Mr. Olsen, is there some kind of misunderstanding between us?”

“No.” Ellis blinked.

He wasn’t familiar with Mary; however, during the recent period of inquiring about “Keera”, he had heard too many ridiculous moves.

Mary’s own best friend was love-struck, but she didn’t stop Keera. She went as far as using her own family’s company to vie for a favor?

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

Therefore, in addition to his dissatisfaction with “Keera”, he also felt some resentment toward Mary,

Keera’s best friend.

How could he, Ellis, have such an idiotic cousin?!

Correct.

The DNA test results had been out for a while, confirming that Keera was indeed his cousin.

But Ellis didn’t want to acknowledge someone so foolish; thus, he kept it under wraps.

Today, upon hearing that his blind date was Mary, h couldn’t help but come over out of curiosity…

At this thought, he stood up abruptly. “You’re not suitable for me. I’ll pick up the tab for this meal; farewell.”

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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within was quite awkward. At every gathering, she was always caught between high and low and was often

bullied.

was

Ellis had saved her, and she knew that although he called the devil in Clance, he was a man of principles and loyalty.

At each gathering, she would hide in a corner, secretly gazing at this man.

Her crush was well concealed…

She never imagined she’d get a chance to have a blind date with him. Her feelings were very complex when she came here, which was why she called Keera over to help her calm down.

But what did he just say?

“I just wanted to see what such a foolish woman looked like. As I suspected, she’s nothing but an

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

She was attractive but was always undervalued at home. No matter how capable or how much she

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contributed to the family business, the elders still treated her as nothing but a decorative piece.

Even this opportunity to have a blind date with Ellis was only because the elders felt she was pretty enough to catch his eye…

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

She clenched her fingers tightly, and tears of shame welled up in her eyes.

But she immediately bit her lip hard and wiped the tear from the corner of her eye with a tissue before

standing up as if nothing had happened.

Keira sensed something was wrong and hurried over, “What happened?”

“It’s nothing.”

Mary clenched her fists. “He didn’t like me.”

“That’s his loss,” Keira immediately consoled her. “You’re beautiful, kind, and smart. He’s simply blind.”

Mary took a deep breath. “Yeah, Keera, let’s go. I have to report back.”

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“…Okay.”

Mary drove the car herself and took Keira back home. As they were about to part, Mary seemed to have recovered, smiling as she said, “The day after

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

Keira looked at her seriously, “Mary, thank you. If you have any trouble, remember to tell me.”

“I know.”

Mary waved her hand and started the car. On her way home, she took out her phone and called her financia advisor. “Is the twenty million I asked you to withdra a while ago ready?”

“It’s ready, Miss Davis. It’s the dowry your family gave you. Are you sure you want to use it now?”

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

After all, Keera had been a housewife for a few years; she didn’t understand that decisions within a family company like theirs couldn’t be made by one person alone.

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

cooperation agreement and to hold Howard’s company accountable as well.

But it seemed that Keera hadn’t fully thought through the subsequent matters.

After the divorce from Howard, all the debt would fall on her shoulders. Where would Keera find twenty

million?!

She couldn’t really let Keera end up on the streets with Amy, could she?

Meanwhile.

Ellis also returned to the Olsen family and entered his. study, where he couldn’t help but say, “So that Mary Davis was her. I remember she was always quietly sitting in the corner at every gathering. Her face is unforgettable.”

Ellis had always remembered her.

Although Mary was quiet and unobtrusive, her face conformed exactly to his aesthetic preferences: bright features with a sense of peace and harmony – the type

he very much liked

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Even when his family told him it was time to marry and have children, the first image that came to his mind was her, but…

Ellis shook his head, “Appearances can be deceiving. She has such a face, but she has wasted her

intelligence. What a pity.”

Hearing this, his secretary asked, “Do I continue to update you on Miss Keera’s affairs?”

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

He couldn’t resist complaining, “How can there be such a foolish woman in the world?”

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

After working for the Olsen family for so many years, he understood their personalities all too well.

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

Sure enough, Ellis went on. “Keep an eye on her. Don’t let her be completely taken advantage of. She’s my

cousin, and even if she’s that stupid, at least make sure

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

As soon as she entered the door and saw the people in the room, her expression immediately grew grave.

In their own villa, not only were her parents there, but

so were her other uncles and aunts.

It seemed that all of the older generation of the Davis family had come!

At that moment, everyone was staring at her; her eldest aunt could hardly wait to ask, “Well? Did Mr. Ellis take a liking to you?”

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

Her eldest aunt’s voice instantly became shrill. “How could it not be? Mary, are you not gentle enough? Haven’t I told you? When you see Mr. Ellis, talk about horses more; he loves horse racing the most!”

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Her eldest uncle spoke dispassionately, “Don’t rush, Mary. Tell us the details of the blind date so we can analyze it and figure out where the problem lies.”

A trace of shame and anger flashed across Mary’s face.

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

Her father then intervened. “Brother, Sister-in-law, this, after all, is Mary’s private affair. Since Mr. Ellis didn’t take a liking, then it must mean Mary doesn’t

have such a fate. I think there’s no need to dwell on it

any further…”

Mary’s second uncle immediately scoffed. ” Brother, our eldest brother is the family head, and it’s his turn to speak. Is it your place to interrupt?”

Mary’s father was suddenly at a loss for words.

The aunt spoke disdainfully as well. “Brother, the Davis family was indeed once the primary line of the Davis family’s legacy, but now that the old man has passed away, we can only be considered a collateral line. If we don’t strive in this generation, soon we’ll be

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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legitimate line of the Davis family. After the eldest took over as family head, Mary’s grandfather broke away to

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

branch of the family showed them some respect, but after the grandfather passed away, the uncle from the main branch who became the head began to tighten his control of the family’s authority, and they were gradually marginalized.

Although they still lived with dignity, in just a few more years, they would be downgraded to a second-tier influential family.

The second uncle continued ” Brother, although we don’t share the same mother, for many years, everyone has held great expectations for Mary, hoping she could marry into the first branch of one of the other fo major families and elevate our status! This opport was fought for by our eldest brother from the main branch only for Mary. Can you say this is her private matter? Can you justify this to our eldest brother?”

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

Their mother was also from one of the five major families, but, unfortunately, after giving birth to their aunt, she weakened in health, fell ill, and died.

Afterward, her grandfather remarried her grandmother, who came from a minor family…

By all means, her grandmother should have been treated with respect as their mother after many years of companionship with her grandfather, but instead…

After her grandfather passed away, her eldest uncle, second uncle, and aunt joined forces to drive her grandmother out of the ancestral home. They said that since she wasn’t the original wife, even in death, she couldn’t be buried alongside Grandpa.

Although Mary could be considered a member of the Davis family, in reality, their family’s status within the Davis family was exceedingly awkward.

dutifully filial, and

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

this and felt a sense of

but look at her with dismay. “Mary,

was dissatisfied with me. I

of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t even bother to give you a second

“No, he

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

second uncle’s wife also sneered.

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

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How would he possibly take a fancy to

but his father could no longer hold back. “Sister-in-law, how can you speak so harshly? Mary studied new energy in college, and now she’s been valued by the first branch and is in charge of the new energy research and development projects at the Davis Corporation… In her generation, she’s the

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

the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings, and now for an outsider, for a best friend who is mentally deficient, you blatantly

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be blinded

“You can insult me, but don’t drag my

but a questionable outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent

in the

stood up and looked 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

reasons anymore!

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

her fists

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was the first to pass the interview

she had long been a

families.

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

uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from

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

At the very least, she could help Keera divorce and

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

contained a

the blame onto her and divorced her, she planned to use

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with Davis Corporation.

be put

to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the third

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered

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

one too.”

go back and discuss it with

blinked and said, “Yeah, you should go back and discuss it

The villa is under

how

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

be

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his

that someone knocked on the office door and entered, handing him the letter. “Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at the

dismissed it with a wave of his hand.

a mistake on their part. Mary

could they sue

his secretary, “But

end, the proposal wasn’t submitted on time,

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

refuged and you quan

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things to turn out like

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

out his phone and

quickly, and Howard immediately explained the situation before adding, “Do you think

can

staff, and we’ll definitely be

thought that

Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D

at him. “Howard! You have

with my joining

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

that statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

at his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out if Mary really is getting

“Yes.”

do we do now? Do we really have to pay

worth that much!”

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

this, her eyes flickered. She

returned to the South

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

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the door was

the kitchen.

the right amount of surprise

immediately ordered, “Call Mary right

to be uninformed. “What

the call! No more

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her

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

stunned for a

Howard.

hastily said, “Use

WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary, but

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“Keera, I’m sorry, but we shouldn’t

Keira tried to send another message, she found

stared blankly at her

hand raised to slap

didn’t let herself

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

she block me?!”

“Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I

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

wife, for better

worse…”

made Howard

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person and shares were all

do was get a divorce and push all the

instantly

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

said that, he turned around and

caught on to something and blurted out,

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

If we really get divorced, I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all my efforts in the past three years go

waste?!”

to

want him to walk away empty-handed either

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely

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

phone lit up, displaying

friend.

after came a message from

you for five minutes, consider it payback

are things on your

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So what

he’s at the end of his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

status continuously showed that she was

ten minutes of

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

I just feel like you’re not quite the same

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

she read

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

for the

the message, she wanted to tell

long silence,

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thought.

that if Keera was still alive, she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck to trust

for a long, long time, and finally replied with

Keera.”

was actually a

Keera often said strange things, so

mind it.

as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for you. Could you please focus

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

the divorce or to help

job she had to

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eyes flickered with a hint of mockery as he heard

nodded. “I

was a knock on the door, followed

man.

appeared to be in his forties, and

shaking hands with Uncle Davis, he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who

fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently interning at Day Corporation. Today

nodded. “Oh? Miss

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand toward

took his hand,

clammy and quite disgusting.

but he tightened his grip slightly, making it hard

from

eyes.

a seat! The dishes will get cold if we wait much

Mr. Lynch sit

with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the

smiles, avoided bringing up the contract

then said with a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking

by the look in Mr. Lynch’s

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

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speaks of you, saying you’re a good

like to offer

she distinguished their generational

a sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

at Mary, then shot a look at Mr.

Mr. Lynch and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright,

sigh of relief and downed the content of her glass

Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I

that I still have some work to do. You

I need

quickly picked up her bag and

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

steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her body went

realized what had happened and looked desperately

Davis!!

of the Davis family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a

was completely beyond what

and flung it open, hoping to

she opened the door, the person walking by her private

the commotion, he turned

and saw Mary.

the plea for help choked in

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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mind, she heard the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty with

even less of her if he found out

had too much drink!

some tea…”

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

was about to shut the door,

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looked at that slender hand and was

taken aback.”

the

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

him, everyone in the room paused

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his

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. Ellis

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after her, but she

to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with Uncle Lynch and my uncle.

was also bewildered at

of the company, they had been excluding the

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

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend

families!

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

looked toward her

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said, “Yes,

the contract out

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

that statement, Mr. Lynch promptly ran

cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively

her gaze. “Uncle, we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed, I’ll be going

the doorway, she suddenly

uncle paused for a moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue with your friend’s company,

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted borrowed

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reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said, “There’s no need to

lawsuit.”

baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit?

You…”

excuse on the spot. “Yes, she’s my best friend, but she chose to block me over a man. Do you think I am trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting and crying after her husband abandons her. Uncle, you

matter.”

women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay, don’t

involved in this matter.”

the

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

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she couldn’t collapse

she turned to leave, she suddenly froze

left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously heard the entire conversation in the

just walked past and seen Mary, also noticing

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

expected that Mary would actually take advantage of his

was just for signing a contract, that would be

business world, and he didn’t mind

advantage, used it on

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression

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

friend and bestie?!

always been a man of loyalty, despising those

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

embrace.

collided with his

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

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

breath sprayed on Mary’s

shivers down

reactions.

leaned against Ellis, her eyes

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her hands suddenly wrapped around

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

scare her, but what was this woman doing? She

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

“How many people have

him, extending

vision was

finger, several appeared

“So many…”

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

saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis,

undo her shirt, revealing

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collarbone.

became hurried

already taken an interest in Mary, and

him…

Mary was no lady, so why

up Mary, and carried her into the adjacent

Mary down on the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched

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and the

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to snuggle up to

could Ellis

holding onto Mary’s chin, with a profound look in his eyes, he said, “This isn’t your first time, is

Mary was startled.

reasoning was almost completely worn down, she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight

eyes looked at Ellis, and after a while, she suddenly laughed. “Of course

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this, Ellis felt an

in his chest.

away, and then he

had an appointment with today was stopped

tryst emanated from the private room, letting

time.”

assistant returned his

were

wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards

wasn’t a man and wasn’t

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

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had no idea how much time had passed when

moved her

had been crushed by a

where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

did she notice it was dark outside, and

suit

Mary realized she was lying on

scattered all

cov her

“You…”

what happened that day, her voice

she who started

flooded her

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a touch of joy emerged

Davis,” Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank

was taken aback, her

Fee for service…

he take

her gaze downward. She felt as cold as

bother.”

room fell silent for a

up only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

card, “Then

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Considering your passion last night and how well we fit together, why don’t you speak

them.”

looked at him

been following Ellis for

heirs. He was never

why Ellis was the dream lover of

actually be

this?

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

the corner. “It’s already

followed his gaze and, sure enough, there were some

one by one, and

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has always been

her from those people, he had also carefully given her a few

the heart to use them

still kept them.

gave a bitter

finished dressing and turned to

staring at her. “Tell me,

want?”

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

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

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

services.”

Ellis’s pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

she still turned around and walked briskly out

her wildly beating heart, feeling that

deep breath and then turned to

she had left, the

indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan on

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

sneered. “How could the penalty

so high?”

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“It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

“deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

out that what Mary had said

was really out for

truly too sinister and

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

onto the ground

why he was suddenly feeling

she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman wasn’t worth being on his

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sneered as he stood

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

in the

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see

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

“What does he want with me?

and see.”

down on such a scoundrel in the

as

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in

“Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen

at him. “What do you want

me?”

off. Afterward, he even had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I have a very

a message

Olsen only to find out tha he had been blocked on

narrowed. “What

a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or

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time? Just give us one more

his gaze, sneering/”Alright, I’ll

your message.”

said that, Ellis got into

to stop

Cindy asked, “Will

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

two talked and left the

gone, Mary stepped

corner.

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

really conveyed the message to Uncle

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that ruin Keera’s

Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated

sky had already

was reclining in

filled entirely with Mary’s

he thought about her words, “not the

was his

was the case,

tie, feeling a bit

his phone

glanced at it and saw

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

ung still the granddaughter

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Family’s patriarch and everyone would show

some respect.

passed away and the first branch took over the Davis Family, as

this, Ellis answered the voice

“What’s

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

really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really no need for you

front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

thought Mary would ask him to marry her, to

to get some benefits for her branch of the Davis Family or at least to

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However, to his surprise,

not help Howard and

immediately furrowed

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

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those

He was very angry.

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

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

I’m afraid Mary would

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to stay in

remark, the assistant was silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are you still not

the truth about

made

of the DNA test

Olsen had sounded so confident, and he actually believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused him to show his dad

for those two days.

got a good beating

that the results would show, that Keera was Uncle Olsen’s

stunned

planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing

hesitated.

always been a

so many years, not a single woman had caught

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“Why not find someone, just to

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

around

and majestic life would be ruined by his

gone to see Uncle Olsen for a long time and hadn’t reported the

traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two

since that day.

I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get so angry

“Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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to let Howard

he also felt that this was

taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the

asked, “What do you

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

phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again,

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

“No, I want her to

but does

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forced onto another person

was infuriated by his

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and help Keera’s

“Yes, it’s a plan that Keera and I

out.”

briefly explained the prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We want to make Howard retreat

both the company and the

continued. “So, please don step in and

Ellis sneered. “Miss Davis, do you think

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

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friend

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

possibly believe that such a person, whose heart was full of thoughts of Howard,

divorce?

even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of

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

make any

but she also understood that her words were hard

all, even she, who knew her friend best, had doubted until now whether

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Howard.

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

infatuation was beyond

promised me that as long

eyes instantly

Mary determined to punish

hiding the icy chill within. “Are you sure you

“Indeed.”

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

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you have to return it

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing

because he misunderstood that Ellis was interested in her. If Ellis went to clarify

might become

the company and the villa, as well as freedom,

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

Mary still hadn’t realized the

a sigh of

and headed home.

I

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to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and quickly

as she stepped in, her pace

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

faltered in

body freezing. She took a step forward and

“Mary…”

offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain

hearing this, Mary’s 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, and she

of his influence? Do you

her, grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave

throbbed in pain

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and

eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young,

father away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you still have the nerve to ask

her, how could Mr. Lynch

ma21″

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raised his hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain

something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps

Mary, and she breathed a huge

relief.

the next

“Slap!”

landed

not raising your daughter rig I blame you for not

already knew what his

Mary

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to the Davis

“Dad!”

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

break free from their grip, wanting

were professional, robust, and impossible

stop! If you keep going, it

out with a piercing voice,

only then that her eldest

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

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clenched her

of

make next…

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

before her…

knew none of this was Ellis’s

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

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

anticipated

her heart, she still

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toward Ellis.

time, she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

unable to protect her parents and

only obediently become a social

ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness

to get up from the ground.

mother looked

seeing this, finally lowered her gaze. “Fine, I’ll b obedient. I’ll listen

Π

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

left with his

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of this soon reached

in the Olsen residence’s study, listening to his assistant’s report. Indescribable emotions flashed

hadn’t expected Mary’s life to

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

“No.”

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

“What about

her, I

the twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay it back

cousin what kind of man her husband

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however, smiled. “If she really gets over

that case, we’ll acknowledge her

he instructed the assistant. “Keep a close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter and

loss.”

what

for a moment and eventually

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt of

sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as

was beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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rubbed his forehead,

and turned,

meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room,

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

be bullied at will?!”

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

agreement gave her the company and

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

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signs, you better sign quickly and painlessly,

finished speaking and looked toward

copies of the divorce agreement, lost in thought, with

Three years!

married Keera, and

income as dividends, and for the second and third years, his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million

savings…

got a little over a hundred thousand

couldn’t bear to let it

house and company

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wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had no choice but to

her!

sign, Keira’s eyes flickered, and then she 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 at

Howard panicked a little.

both spouses would be burdened with millions

had already sent people over with the message

and was about

eager expression; she still had to keep

mother couldn’t help

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

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your own problems! Why

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

saved, and you and Howard

wanted to

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

scolding and curses

swallowed.

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

own…”

these words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his mother won’t let you

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

the contract

the three people,

hard Keira was trying

the South family villa, a black

into the South family

assistant!

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

T

stopped in his tracks, not entering the room right

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

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

was

graduated, it you who said I didn’t need

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time, Keira had read

Keera recorded the happy times

Howard.

had also been

married, after graduating

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

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

no matter whether the child I gave birth

was speaking these words

“Enough!”

clearly didn’t want to listen

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

looked incredulously

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

immediately 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,

was red-hot with rage

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

Ellis immediately halted.

would just divorce like this, it wouldn’t be

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

thought about it and

an inch.

Inside the room.

be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on the

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh of

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

something, but Keira said, “Howard, I’ve agreed

agreement. Could you

for me?”

with suspicion,

it?”

much child

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give Amy every month?”

nonsense are you talking about? The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a

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

his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it

touch with another

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

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thousands.

Cindy and Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go

this was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

all this, looked up incredulously. She bit her lip, pretending to be aggrieved, “Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise Amy in the future.

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

hands and feet. Why can’t you live

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

with Amy,

Howard’s

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

outside, felt a surge of

earth

about that bit of child support? Couldn’t

breaths to suppress the anger welling

someone as defeatist as Keer deserve

there be such weak

Inside.

and down in anger.

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really is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with them, so she won’t be like a vampire sucking your blood even after the

these words came out, Cindy immediately

Keira narrowed her

goal was achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that she had put on such

that in the future, Howard would have no reason to come looking

about this, she immediately shook her

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

294 She’s Keira

had no relation with Amy from then on, before

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 away from

seemed intimidated. She signed her name

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

“Are we leaving in such

prevent this woman from demanding any more living expenses

a bit

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will we

a smile, “Auntie, move to my

care of you in the future. You’re pregnant

mother immediately picked up her suitcase and followed behind the

they reached the door, they encountered the ashen-faced

was terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when did

coldly looked

Keira, who had her back

them.

her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his

said, “Howard, is this how you

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

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