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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

break away from the family, always hoping

of this and felt a sense of

with dismay. “Mary,

fingers before finally speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and hadn’t even spoken

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

said, “No, he

“A granddaughter brought up in a small 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 the young people’s private gatherings, my daughter was able to

wife also sneered.

but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting

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to someone who is nothing but a pretty face with no understanding

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 first one to hold such a position! Mary is a

something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to sign a contract for her best friend’s husband. That’s utterly

wife’s voice immediately became shrill. “What? Mary! When my maternal family’s nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings, and now

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blinded by

said, “You can insult me, but

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

her in

to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp the opportunity, and I won’t bend the

reasons anymore!

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

her

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to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and to

a thorn in the side of

families.

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

first branch’s uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her

and, facing the leviathan

At the very least, she could help Keera divorce and escape

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

a research

and divorced her, she planned to use this

879

with Davis Corporation.

Mary be

just occurred to her that she

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to

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

one too.”

back

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

villa is under her

how

and Howard retorted. “Hers? That’s mine! I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots

quickly said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and kick us out? Didn’t she kick

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

say we

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking

it with a wave of his hand. “It

on their part. Mary is

they

secretary, “But on the

end, the proposal wasn’t submitted

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

you quan told

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things

“Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary right

out his phone and dialed

quickly, and Howard immediately explained the situation before adding, “Do you think there’s some misunderstanding here? Or maybe

can

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

thought that would

on such a small

Mary actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You have the nerve to call me?! Do

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don’t have the capacity

that statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

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

worth that much!”

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

anxiety, and upon hearing this, her

to

of the dutiful wife and mother, busy

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door was opened,

the kitchen.

right amount of surprise and joy. “You’re

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

to be

call! No

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head. “Okay,

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

for a moment,

Howard.

hastily said, “Use WhatsApp

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

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a message. “Keera, I’m sorry, but we shouldn’t contact each

another message, she found she

blankly at her

hand raised to slap her face.

didn’t let

his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to cry, “Why would

she block me?!”

you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with twenty million. The property prices in Clance are unstable, and if we have to

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

husband and wife, for

worse…”

words made

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all in Keera’s name, and even this

needed to do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira, then he could walk

instantly lit

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his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t worry. I’ll definitely think of

turned

Cindy had already caught on to something and blurted out, “Divorce her,

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

choice. If we really get divorced, I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t

waste?!”

married to

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

do?”

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must be a way; there’s

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

left, Keira’s phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp notification that Mary had added her

friend.

after came a message from

for five minutes, consider it payback for

on your end? Is he going to divorce

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

status continuously showed

after ten minutes of typing, still no message

asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something

“No, I just feel like you’re

message from Mary pop up. “Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you, or the future you. As long as it’s you, I will always be there for

froze as she read the

her sister for a while, and her interactions with

the

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

silence, she ultimately didn’t

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thought.

still alive, she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck

was silent for a long, long time, and finally replied with only one

Keera.”

message was actually a bit

said strange things, so

mind it.

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

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

after the divorce

the job she

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he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not

“I understand,

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

man.

in his forties, and his appearance was

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

replied with a smile, “This is my fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently interning at Day Corporation. Today

immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand toward

took his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

her hand back, but he tightened his grip slightly, making it

sought help from

eyes.

a seat! The dishes will get cold if we

Lynch sit down with

about the contract with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the admiration of the

bringing up the contract and kept glancing over

has taken a liking to you. Why don’t

the look in Mr.

to Mr. Lynch, and said with a smile,

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you, saying you’re a good

to offer you a

that statement, she distinguished their generational

change

his brows and glared at Mary,

was only paying attention to Mr. Lynch and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece, your Uncle Lynch will surely take good care

downed the

looked at Uncle Davis.

some

I need to

that, she quickly picked up her

that something was off with Uncle

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

realized what had happened and looked

Davis!!

her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty,

was completely beyond what

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

door, the person walking by her

commotion, he turned around

and saw Mary.

eyes met, the plea for help

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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words Ellis had once said about her during a

her if he found out she was using her looks to discuss

you’ve had too

some tea…”

and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her

very moment he was about to shut the door, a hand suddenly stopped

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that slender hand

taken aback.”

the door

his head to

everyone in the room paused

moment.

everyone present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining next door, and he asked me to come and say hello. Miss Davis, are you

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his gaze toward

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

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

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

Lynch was also bewildered at

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

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

branch.

afford to offend any

families!

would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a partnership with my

toward

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uncle immediately said, “Yes, I

directly took the contract

saying another 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

statement, Mr.

the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary,

friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed,

reaching the doorway, she suddenly

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 authority

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influence for this very reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said, “There’s

lawsuit.”

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

You…”

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

matter.”

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

involved in this matter.”

then did Mary pull the

the door to the private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed,

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at least she couldn’t collapse

turned to leave, she suddenly

who should have left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously heard the entire conversation

also noticing her anxiousness and that something was

door that was about to close. Yet he found his own action a bit baffling, which was why he

would actually take advantage of

it was just for signing a

in the business world, and he didn’t mind being used this once, especially since Mary

unfortunately, Mary, after gaining an advantage,

to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary

friend and bestie?!

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

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

embrace.

with his chest, making her even

effect, and she forced herself to shake her head, barely maintaining

had already leaned d whispering into her ear. “For

sprayed on Mary’s

sent shivers down

reactions.

Ellis,

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hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

scare her, but what was this

tried to push her away, only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis,

taken aback, then scoffed. “How many people have you

at him,

vision

she tried to extend one finger, several appeared before her, and

“So many…”

someone who appears so innocent

longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer

undo her shirt,

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collarbone.

became hurried for

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

him…

was no lady, so why not play

bent down, picked up Mary, and carried her

then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed

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so hot, and the

Ellis furrowed his brows.

“Mary, do you know who

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to snuggle up to

could Ellis resist

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

Mary was startled.

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

at Ellis, and after a while, she suddenly

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Ellis felt

in his chest.

away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze

client Ellis had an appointment with today was stopped

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

time.”

returned his

sounds inside were

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

man and

normal man! Mr.

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had no idea how much time had passed when she finally

moved her sore

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

of where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

it

suit sat before

then that Mary realized she was

all

cov her chest, and turning

“You…”

what happened that day, her

was she who

flooded her

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surprise, a touch of joy

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

aback,

Fee for service…

he take

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

bother.”

that statement, the room

up only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his

lowered her gaze, then said, “I’m not that kind of person.

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then you must

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last night and how well we fit together, why don’t you speak up? As long as your requests aren’t too

them.”

looked at him

had been following Ellis

that type of person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and

was the dream lover of so many eligible ladies

now, could he actually

this?

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

pointed to the corner. “It’s

followed his gaze and, sure enough, there were

over, tried the pieces on one by one, and

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always been so

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

hadn’t had the heart to use them

still kept them.

a bitter

turned to look at

staring at her.

want?”

her gaze. “Whether you believe it or not, I truly don’t

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

from her bag and placed

services.”

Ellis’s pupils contract slightly

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gaze piercing Mary.

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

out, only then did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed

a deep breath and then turned to

had left, the assistant

and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan

contract between the two parties, it was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay Keera’s company two million annually for research funding. This penalty was a bit

“How could the

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t for a deliberately set contractual

really out for

was truly

how Mary had just shown such pride in

his teacup onto the ground

was suddenly feeling

spent with her… No, it was she who had

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as he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

at the money in the assistant’s hand, and

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and forth

assistant immediately said, “Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach

frowned. “What does he want

and see.”

had only ever looked down on such a scoundrel in the

as his cousin.

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arrived in front

on his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone, so I came

down at him. “What do you

me?”

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

a message

Olsen only to find out tha he had been blocked on

narrowed. “What

collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis

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Just give us one

gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

said that, Ellis

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

left, Cindy asked,

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

two talked and left

Mary stepped out

corner.

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

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that ruin Keera’s

her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for

sky had already

moment, Ellis was reclining in

filled entirely with Mary’s

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

his first

that was the case, wasn’t

tie, feeling a

then, his phone

and saw that it

had added Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection,

ung still the granddaughter

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and everyone would

some respect.

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

of this, Ellis answered

began, “What’s

just say that as long as the

playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really no

in front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

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

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

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However, to his surprise, he heard Mary

not help Howard and

immediately furrowed

cold laugh. “The favor you’re

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words,

He was very angry.

and couldn’t help saying, “Mr. Ellis, Miss Davis also didn’t know about Miss Keera’s

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 friendship

Mary would no longer

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stay in

was silent for a moment before

Olsen the truth about the

question made Ellis

the DNA test had been out

actually believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused him

for those two days.

a

the results would

stunned

but after hearing the assistant’s report on

hesitated.

Olsen had always

many years, not a single

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he had once been asked, “Why not find

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

played around by a man from

and majestic life would be ruined by

for a long

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

since that day.

now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get

again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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good just to let Howard abandon Keera.

this was his

Olsen family’s tradition had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did

only asked, “What do you

Howard so deeply, Ellis’s choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce. After all, the Olsen

buzzed because of

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

“No, I want her to

divorce, but does she want it herself? Do

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another person

his

she doesn’t want to?!”

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he heard this. “You mean,

topic had come to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and help

a plan

out.”

signed and then went straight to the

and give both the company and the custody of

continued. “So, please don step

Ellis sneered. “Miss Davis, do you think I

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

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her best friend Mary

had been keeping an eye on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of

that such a person, whose heart was full of thoughts

divorce?

lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made

set by Keera herself, what

didn’t make any logical

but she also understood

had doubted until now whether Keera had

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Howard.

shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t

was beyond

promised me that as long

instantly

determined to

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

“Indeed.”

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

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you have to

Mary was startled.

knowing what Ellis

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

days might

of Keera’s desire for a divorce, for the company and the villa, as well as freedom, she eventually

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

this moment, Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences of

breathed a sigh of relief, then started

and headed home.

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

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to the passionate encounter with Ellis,

Soon, she arrived home.

and quickly entered

in,

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

faltered in

freezing. She took a step forward and

“Mary…”

suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your

eldest uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

the bodyguards were already approaching, and with a cruel kick to her knees, they forced

you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence? Do

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

pain as

look up.

were clenched tight, and

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

father raising a

her,

ma21″

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his hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did

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

released Mary, and she breathed a huge

relief.

in the next

“Slap!”

firm slap landed

not raising your daughter

for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended

spare Mary please. She

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the Davis

“Dad!”

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

their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s beating and insults toward

bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible to break away

If you keep going, it could be fatal! I beg

voice, tears

only then that her eldest uncle finally

look at Mary. “If you want me to stop hitting him,

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clenched her fists

kind of

make next…

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

before her…

none of this

already been taken

company to gain the favor of the first

had long anticipated a situation

heart, she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed herself in secret

useless she was!

her parents

obediently become a social butterfly for her

an overwhelming sense of helplessness

trying to get up from the

mother looked at

gaze. “Fine, I’ll b obedient. I’ll listen to everything you say from now on, just let my parents

Π

pinching Mary’s chin. “Come tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with me to the hotel, and sweet-talk Mr. Lynch for

behind, he left with his bodyguards

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this soon reached Ellis’s

listening to his assistant’s report. Indescribable

Mary’s life to be

she’s technically your woman, do

“No.”

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

“What about that

promised her, I won’t interfere

million, I’ll have Keera pay

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

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“If she really gets over

case, we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin and

eye on Keera’s situation; after

loss.”

but what about Miss

fell silent for a moment

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt

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

was beneath

sideways. “It’s not my first time, Mr. Ellis. Don’t be so

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead, feeling

how much he tossed and turned,

through the night, he got up in the morning and went to the office to handle affairs. After finishing the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over.

“Let’s go and see. Do they really think that Keera

be bullied at will?!”

moment, Keira, whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile as

the company and the

after all these years of marriage with Brother Howard, now

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signs, you better sign quickly and painlessly,

finished speaking and

moment, Howard stared at the two copies of the divorce agreement, lost

Three years!

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

year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses,

savings…

little over a hundred thousand in three

couldn’t bear to let it

and company

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emergency transfer was out of the question. If he wanted a clean break in the

her!

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

Howard panicked a little.

if he didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be burdened with millions in

already sent people over

away and was about to

expression; she still

Howard’s mother couldn’t

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

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at your own problems! Why

with Mr. Horton and failed to pique his interest

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

really wanted to

second, but he hesitated again as if he

curses

swallowed.

three years of marriage, don’t aband me, please. I haven’t worked for so many years, an the debt

own…”

hesitated and

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

“Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his mother won’t let

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you, don’t blame anyone else. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not having enough support from your own family, which is why your

the contract with trembling

of the three people, she

heaven knew how hard Keira was trying

then, outside the South family villa, a black

the South

assistant!

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living room entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a divorce agreement in

T

stopped in his tracks, not entering

as she said

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

was

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

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time, Keira had

her diary, Keera recorded the happy

Howard.

had also been

before they got married, after graduating

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

that it was all an

matter whether the child I gave birth to was a boy or a

words on behalf

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen

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about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have a mistress outside, but are you clean yourself? Haven’t you

suddenly looked

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

didn’t behave like a wife should. What right do you

red-hot with rage

Keera, he heard the woman with a trembling voice

Ellis immediately halted.

if Keera would just divorce like

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

it and

an inch.

Inside the room.

divorce agreement on the

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh

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

regretfully around the villa, wanting to say something, but Keira

Could you

for me?”

with suspicion, “What

it?”

weakly. “How much child

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give Amy every month?”

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

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

as well, “Keera, legally, a father should pay 20% of his income to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made

with another employer and

his own network. It was easy for him to find a job in the new energy sector with a monthly

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thousands.

have so easily let

something Cindy

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. If you don’t provide child support, how

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

mother sneered. “Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why

a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if she could get living expenses for

off with Amy, letting Howard

Howard’s

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to go to school, there will be relevant departments that will hold you accountable! I’m

outside, felt

on earth was Keera

already divorced, and she still cared about that bit of child

suppress the anger welling up

as defeatist as Keer

could there be such weak

Inside.

mother jumping up and down in

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of a way to cut ties with them, so she

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

hearing this, Keira narrowed her

and it hadn’t been in vain that she had put

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

immediately shook her head and waved her hands,

pulled out a piece of paper. “You don’t get to make the decision. I’m

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

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

She signed her name

He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two,

“Are we leaving in such

said, “Absolutely, to prevent this woman from demanding

bit reluctant. “Once

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where will we

smile, “Auntie, move to my place first. I have

care of you in the future.

picked up her suitcase and followed behind

door,

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when did you get

looked

Keira, who had

them.

seemed to be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly,

is this how you treat your lawful

swallowed hard. “Mr. Ellis, my divorce from

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