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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

wish to break away from

and felt a sense of

like this, her mother couldn’t help but look at her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened

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

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

said, “No,

opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young people’s private gatherings, my daughter was able to speak a few

uncle’s wife

plenty of

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take a fancy to someone who

been valued by the first branch and is

coldly. “Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority

the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t

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be blinded by

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

a questionable outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she

her in the

uncle 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 failed to grasp the opportunity,

reasons anymore!

tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same

her fists

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first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and

a

families.

contract, if compensation could be obtained, it

for an excuse to fire her from Davis

the leviathan that

the very least, she could help Keera

and

a research

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

879

with Davis Corporation.

Mary be put in

her that

to Mary yet.

reached the

lawsuit was delivered

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grievances. “I

one too.”

go back and discuss it

go back and discuss it with

The villa is

exactly how to infuriate

I call the shots

said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his chin

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

“What?!”

exclamation, looking

it with a wave of his hand. “It

their part. Mary is so

they sue

at his secretary, “But

end, the proposal wasn’t submitted

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

refuged and you quan told him

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he hadn’t expected things to turn

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

this, he took out

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

can

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

thought that

many joint projects with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds,

surprise, Mary actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You have the nerve to call

this incident, I also suffered at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s using this as leverage to fire me! Now

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at risk, I don’t have the capacity

that statement,

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

do now? Do we really have

worth that much!”

up to

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

quickly returned to the South family

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

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door was opened, Howard

the kitchen.

the right amount of surprise and

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

to be

make the call!

Howard was furious.

lowered her head.

looked down, took out her phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the other end wa “Hello, the phone you have

was stunned for a moment, then looked

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp

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

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but we shouldn’t contact each

message, she found she had been

blankly at her

forward, his hand raised to

didn’t let herself

as Howard made his move, she crouched down, hugged

she block me?!”

missed, and as he was about to kick and punch Keira, she stood up and grabbed Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with

fetch half its value, which won’t add up to

husband and wife, for better

worse…”

words made Howard

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

do was get a divorce

instantly lit

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

he turned around and left with

caught on to something and blurted out, “Divorce her, then you won’t have any

with Howard’s child and, of

might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all my efforts in

waste?!”

had been married to Keera for

want him to walk away empty-handed

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely a

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

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

friend.

came a

minutes, consider it payback for the

how are things on your end? Is he going

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So what

give up until he’s at the end of his rope. As

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

showed that she was

minutes of typing,

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

feel like you’re not quite

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

froze as she read

while, and her interactions with Mary

the

wanted to tell Mary

a long silence,

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thought.

still alive, she would certainly have regretted being too

silent for a long, long time, and finally replied with only one sentence. “Thank

Keera.”

was actually a

often said strange

mind it.

table from her suddenly scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear

immediately set down her phone. “Unele,

way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty million, so if

job she

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heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch

“I

sooner had these words fallen than there was a knock on the door, followed by the

man.

appeared to be in his forties, and his appearance

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

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

immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand

his hand, she only felt his

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

help from her uncle with

eyes.

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

Mr. Lynch sit down with

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

all smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and kept glancing over

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

repulsed by the look

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

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often speaks of you, saying you’re

to offer

statement, she distinguished

change in Mr.

Davis furrowed his brows and glared at

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

sigh of relief and downed the

Uncle

some

I

she quickly picked up her bag

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

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

and looked desperately at her glass,

Davis!!

she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had

was completely beyond what she could

it open, hoping to cry for help from anyone passing

expected that when she opened the door, the person walking by her private

he turned around

and saw Mary.

their eyes met, 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,

he found

had too much drink!

some tea…”

and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her back

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

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looked at that slender hand and

taken aback.”

the door being

his head to look, only to see a man standing

everyone in the room

moment.

finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining next door, and he asked me to

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his

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

Ellis interested

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

fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with

also bewildered at this

the Davis family’s main branch took control of the company,

he dared to show disrespect to the second branch, as

branch.

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 her

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uncle immediately said, “Yes, I

took the contract

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,

that statement, Mr.

and tentatively looked at Mary, asking, “Dear

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

the doorway, she suddenly

dear niece, rest assured,

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted

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

lawsuit.”

“No need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t

You…”

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 must not intervene

matter.”

but seeing Mary

involved in this matter.”

the

the private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy

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at least she couldn’t

turned to leave, she suddenly froze

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

also noticing

about to close. Yet he found his own action a

Mary would actually take advantage of

it was just for signing a contract, that would

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

gaining an advantage,

simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression of

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

friend and bestie?!

been a man of loyalty, despising those who

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

embrace.

with his chest, making her

drug slowly started to take effect, and she forced herself to shake her head, barely maintaining her rationality.

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

breath sprayed on Mary’s

shivers down her

reactions.

Ellis, her

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her hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

her, but what was this woman doing? She started

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

then scoffed. “How many people have you said that

at him, extending a

her vision was

one finger, several appeared before her, and she muttered in

“So many…”

someone who

he was saying and pressed closer against the

her shirt, revealing

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collarbone.

became hurried for

an interest in Mary, and now she

him…

lady,

picked up Mary, and carried her into the adjacent private

bent over her. As soon as he touched her

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the way

Ellis furrowed his brows.

do you know who

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle up to

Ellis resist such

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

Mary was startled.

worn down, she still

Ellis, and after

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hearing this, Ellis felt an

in his chest.

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

appointment with

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

time.”

assistant returned his

inside were

only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back a few paces

wasn’t a man and wasn’t

man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give

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had no idea how much time had passed when

moved her

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

of where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

she notice it was dark outside,

a suit sat before

that Mary realized

her clothes scattered all over

cov her chest, and turning her gaze

“You…”

she thought about what happened that day,

she who

flooded

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a touch of

Davis,” Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank card, extending

aback, her

Fee for service…

did he

gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying a

bother.”

that statement, the room fell

to see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

bank card, “Then

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well we fit together, why don’t you speak up? As long as your requests aren’t

them.”

looked at

been following Ellis for

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

also why Ellis was the dream lover of

could he actually be

this?

the couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare a set

the corner.

and, sure enough,

walked over, tried the pieces on one by one,

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always been so

her from those people, he had also carefully

hadn’t had the heart to use

still kept them.

a bitter

dressing and turned

at her.

want?”

believe it

to pick up her bag, stuffed her own phone into it, then straightened her back and looked

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

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

turned around and walked briskly out of

out, only then did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed any longer in that suite, her heart

a deep breath

she had left, the

“Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su by Davis Corporation. The penalty is ten times the

pay Keera’s company two million annually for research funding. This penalty

“How

so high?”

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said, “It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis

it turned out that what Mary had said was true!

really

truly too

of how Mary had just shown such pride in front

his teacup onto the ground in

was suddenly feeling

just a night he had spent with her… No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such

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he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis, whose money is this?

Ellis was speechless.

back sharply, glanced at the money in

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped him, he came looking for

he want with me? Let’s

and see.”

ever looked down on such

now thinking of Keera as his cousin.

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breath to suppress his anger and went

Howard.

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arrived in front of

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

down at him. “What

me?”

my wife and I have

deliver a message for

only to find out tha he

narrowed. “What

our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis to step in,

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our behalf, and ask the Davis family to give us some more time? Just give us one more month, no, half

his gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

Ellis got into his

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

left, Cindy asked, “Will

Keera helped Uncle Olsen a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It

and

gone, Mary stepped out

corner.

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

conveyed the message

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ruin Keera’s

on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and then directly

sky had already

moment, Ellis was reclining in a chair, his

entirely with Mary’s delicate skin… endlessly

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

was his

the case, wasn’t he

tie, feeling a

then, his

saw that it was

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

ung still

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Family’s patriarch and everyone would show

some respect.

and the first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch

Ellis answered the

“What’s the

“Did you just say that as long as the requests

appeared on Ellis’s face, “So just now you really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really no need for you to play

in front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

to

for her branch of the

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to his surprise,

help

furrowed his

out a cold laugh. “The

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

those

He was very angry.

“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,

behavior, I’m afraid Mary would no

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to stay

the assistant was silent for a moment before saying,

tell Uncle Olsen the truth

made

results of the DNA test had been

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

for those two days.

got a

results would show,

was stunned

to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing the assistant’s report

hesitated.

always been a

years, not a single

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asked, “Why

was, “Blood ties aren’t to be compromised with. Better have nothing than

around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen would probably

life would be ruined by his daughter,

gone to see Uncle Olsen for a long time and

was out there looking for traces of Mrs.

since that day.

about this for now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get

asked again. “Then,

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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would be quite good just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even

felt that this

to act according to their own

they only asked, “What do

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

this, his phone buzzed because of

degrees colder. “Miss Davis,

hurriedly said, “No, I want her to get

to get a divorce, but does she want it

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onto another person are actually very

was infuriated by his words. “How

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and

plan that

out.”

straight to the point. “We want to make Howard

penny, and give both the company and the custody of the

Mary continued. “So, please don step in and

“Miss Davis, do you think I would believe such

had been love-struck since college and almost

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best friend

and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s

such a person, whose heart was

divorce?

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

a trap set by Keera herself, what

didn’t make any

explain, but she also understood that her

had doubted until now whether Keera

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Howard.

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

infatuation was

you just promised me that as long as my request isn’t excessive,

instantly became

determined to punish

the icy chill within. “Are you sure

“Indeed.”

Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold

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you have

Mary was startled.

knowing

today because he misunderstood that Ellis was interested

future days might

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

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

still hadn’t realized the

breathed a sigh of relief, then started the

and headed home.

to Keera. “Keera, I did

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encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness

Soon, she arrived home.

and quickly

stepped in,

on the floor of the hall, while her eldest uncle sat in front

in her

her jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a step forward and called out gently, “Dad,

“Mary…”

voice was choked with sobs. “What on earth did you do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was Mr. Ellis

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

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

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

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

in pain as she

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and she remained

over on his knees, hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young, and she

Mary’s father away, “A waste of a father raising a

her? If I spare her,

ma21″

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raised his hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain did not

her eldest uncle sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear

Mary, and she breathed a huge sigh

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on Mary’s

not raising your daughter rig I blame you for

He already knew what his big

Mary please. She doesn’t

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to the

“Dad!”

She cried out and tried to rush over, but the

break free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s beating

robust, and impossible

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

a piercing voice, tears

only then that her eldest uncle finally

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

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her fists

knew what kind of demand her eldest

make next…

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

before her…

knew none of this was

she would have already been

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

had long anticipated a

heart, she still

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toward Ellis.

she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

was unable to protect her parents and

could only obediently become

feeling an overwhelming sense of

up from the

mother looked

I’ll listen to

Π

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

these words behind, he left

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soon

the Olsen residence’s study, listening to his assistant’s

expected Mary’s life

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

“No.”

dares to scheme against Keera, so she must pay these

at him. “What about that contract? Should we

promised her, I won’t interfere

million, I’ll

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

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smiled. “If she really gets over

acknowledge her again as a cousin and let Uncle Olsen

finishing this topic, he instructed the assistant. “Keep a close eye on Keera’s

loss.”

what about Miss

fell silent for a

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt

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

beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead,

tossed and turned, he couldn’t

soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis, after Howard knew we wouldn’t help, he proposed

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

be bullied at will?!”

Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling

the company

of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving

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signs, you better sign

and

moment, Howard stared at the two copies of the divorce agreement, lost in thought, with an expression of reluctance creeping over his

Three years!

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

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

savings…

to say, he only got a little over

bear to

house and company were originally

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

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

Howard panicked a little.

both spouses would be burdened with millions

sent people over with the message that they wouldn’t

away and was

expression; she

Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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your own problems! Why are you

You slept with Mr. Horton and failed to pique his

the company could be saved, and you and

wanted to

the second,

scolding and curses had

swallowed.

our three years of marriage, don’t aband me, please. I haven’t worked for so

own…”

Howard no longer hesitated and

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and

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want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not having enough support from your own family, which is why your husband’s

the contract with trembling

the eyes of the three

knew how hard Keira

South family villa, a black

strode into the South family

assistant!

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

T

immediately furrowed his brows but stopped in his tracks, not entering the

woman’s voice was low, with a sobbing tone, as she said with her

You just gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so many years. What contributions have you made to the company? Now, just a little bit of debt, and you don’t want to

was

said I didn’t need to work! You said that being your wife

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time, Keira had read through

Keera recorded the

Howard.

had

before they got married, after graduating

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

that it was all an act, that the person

said, no matter whether the child I gave birth to was a boy or a girl,

was speaking these words

“Enough!”

want to listen any

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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 mistress outside, but are you clean yourself? Haven’t

suddenly looked incredulously

wasn’t Howard aware of it? How could he shamelessly say such

mother 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, otherwise, don’t blame us

red-hot with rage

back up Keera, he heard the woman with a

Ellis immediately halted.

like this, it wouldn’t

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

about it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

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

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a

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

regretfully around the villa, wanting to say something, but

you

for me?”

immediately asked with

it?”

“How much child

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give Amy every month?”

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

he earned for this family? How can

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

had already been in touch with another

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

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thousands.

so easily let go

was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

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 will the

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

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

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

with Amy, letting Howard

Howard’s mother

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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

who was listening outside, felt a surge

earth was Keera

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

to suppress the anger welling

someone as defeatist as

be such weak

Inside.

down in anger. “You’re already divorced, so how could Howard possibly

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Amy really is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with

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

Keira

it hadn’t been in vain that she

completely sever Amy’s relationship with Howard and his family, so that in

this, she immediately shook her head and waved

out a piece of paper. “You don’t get to make

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had no relation with Amy from then on, before turning to

grabbed her hand. “When we tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re divorced, you

She signed her name

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

we leaving in such a

from demanding any more living expenses from

mother felt a bit reluctant. “Once

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where will

to my place first.

in the future.

her suitcase and

they reached the door, they encountered

Ellis? When, when did you get

coldly looked at

to Keira, who had her back

them.

to be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his anger

is this how

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

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