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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

father was dutifully filial,

wish to break away from the family,

of this and

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

dissatisfied with me. I had

as these words came out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he

said, “No, he

family background is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier,

wife also

a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of

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take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a pretty face with no

“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…

you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her

uncle’s 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,

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be blinded by

said, “You can insult me, but don’t drag

and she just

her in

a chance. If Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but

reasons anymore!

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

her

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first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and to work

she had long been a thorn

families.

to the contract, if compensation could be obtained, it

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

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

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

Howard’s mother and Amy,

laptop contained a research and development

all the blame onto her and divorced her, she planned

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with Davis Corporation.

Mary be put in

occurred to her

to Mary yet.

reached

Davis Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to

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

one too.”

go back

discuss it

villa is under her

exactly how

I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with me, and you’ll settle down in the villa

“Wouldn’t your wife be

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

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

“What?!”

shocked exclamation, looking incredulously

wave of

mistake on their part. Mary is so good to

could they sue

secretary,

the proposal wasn’t submitted on

our core staff member in the R&D department was poached last month. He came to you

and you quan told him to

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hadn’t expected things to

“Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary right

saying this, he took out his phone and dialed

adding, “Do you think

can

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

that would settle

with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one.

“Howard! You have the nerve

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own position is at risk, I don’t have the capacity to help you any longer! You’re on

that statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

Corporation

“Yes.”

Do we really

worth that much!”

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

upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediately

to

moment, Keira was still playing the role of the dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in the kitchen for

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as the door was opened, Howard charged

the kitchen.

showed just the right amount of surprise and joy.

trying to please him, Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her

pretended to be uninformed.

make the call! No

Howard was furious.

her head. “Okay, I’ll

the message on the

was stunned for a

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp voice

call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung up and

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sorry, but we shouldn’t

message, she found she had been

blankly

stepped forward, his hand raised to slap her face. “Bitch! You’ve ruined

didn’t let herself

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

she block me?!”

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 twenty million. The property

which won’t add up to twenty million!

and wife, for

worse…”

words made Howard

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person and shares were all in Keera’s

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

instantly

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at Keera with a flicker of something in his eyes before he said,

said that, he turned around and left with

and blurted out, “Divorce her, then you won’t have any

of course,

however. “That’s the worst choice. If we really get divorced, I might end up with

waste?!”

to Keera

empty-handed either and immediately said, “Then what should

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely

to intervene. Just one word

up, displaying a WhatsApp notification

friend.

came a

consider it payback for the

the way, how are things on your end?

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed

after ten minutes of typing,

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

I just feel like you’re not quite

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

as she read

sister for a while, and her interactions with Mary made

the first

wanted to tell Mary that she

long silence, she ultimately didn’t voice

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thought.

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

long, long time, and finally replied with only one

Keera.”

was actually a

strange things, so Mary

mind it.

was sitting across the dining table from her suddenly scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land

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

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

she

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mockery as he heard her.

“I understand,

these words fallen than there was a knock on the door, followed by the entry of a

man.

his forties, and

with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis,

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

Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand toward

took his hand, she only

clammy and quite disgusting.

her hand back, but he tightened his grip slightly,

sought help from

eyes.

then said with a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a seat! The dishes will get cold if we wait

sit down with a

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

avoided bringing up the contract and

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

by the look in

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

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speaks of you, saying you’re a

like to offer you

that statement, she distinguished their generational

sudden change in Mr.

Davis furrowed his brows and glared at Mary,

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 of you from

and downed the content of her

looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle,

some work

I need

she quickly picked up her bag and started

that something was off with Uncle Davis; how could she possibly

she took a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy,

realized what had happened and looked desperately at her glass,

Davis!!

and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy

was completely beyond what she could

it open,

she hadn’t expected that when she opened the door, the person walking

commotion, he turned

and saw Mary.

met, the plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking

think even less of her if he found out she was

dear niece, you’ve had too much

some tea…”

grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her

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

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slender hand

taken aback.”

saw the

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

seeing him, everyone in the room

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze

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

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expressly ask after her, but

to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with

also bewildered at

control of the company, they had been

he dared to show disrespect to the

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 niece! Dear niece, did

toward her

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said, “Yes, I

took the contract out of

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

that statement, Mr. Lynch promptly ran

forehead and tentatively looked at Mary,

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

doorway, she

dear niece, rest assured,

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted borrowed

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

lawsuit.”

baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and your

You…”

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

matter.”

young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could

involved in this matter.”

Mary pull the door

took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy

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least she

to leave, she suddenly froze in

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

had just walked past and seen Mary, also noticing

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

that Mary would actually take advantage of his

was just for signing a contract, that

common in the business world, and he didn’t mind being used this

an advantage, used

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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conflict with Keera was just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How

friend and bestie?!

of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and

edged with scorn, and suddenly

embrace.

entire body collided with his chest, making her

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

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

sprayed on

shivers down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

against Ellis,

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as her hands suddenly wrapped around

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

what

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

“How many people have you

him,

her vision

tried to extend one finger, several appeared before her,

“So many…”

someone who appears so innocent could

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

began to undo her shirt,

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried

gentleman; he had already taken an interest

him…

was no lady, so

Mary, and carried her

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

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skin was so hot, and the way she looked… Was she

Ellis furrowed his brows.

do you know

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to

could Ellis resist such

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

Mary was startled.

almost completely worn down, she still

and after a while, she suddenly

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hearing this, Ellis felt an inexplicable

in his chest.

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

Ellis had an appointment with today

emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr.

time.”

leave, the assistant returned his attention

inside were becoming more

wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step

a man

a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should

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time had passed

her sore

been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her brain

of where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

then did she notice it was dark outside,

suit sat

then that Mary realized

clothes scattered all

exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her

“You…”

day, her voice came to

was she who

shyness flooded her cheeks,

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touch of joy emerged in

Davis,” Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank card, extending it toward her. “Your fee for last

was taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

did he take

her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying a trace

bother.”

the room fell silent for

only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card,

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

them.”

looked at

been following

unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and

was the dream lover

could he actually be thinking about

this?

with

pointed to the corner. “It’s

his gaze and, sure enough,

on one by one, and found

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always been

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

hadn’t had the heart to

still kept them.

a bitter

dressing and turned to

her. “Tell me, what

want?”

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

straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and

cash from her bag

services.”

Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

turned around and walked briskly out of

beating heart, feeling that if she

deep breath and

left, the

of cash on the table, and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their

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

“How could the penalty

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

that what Mary had said

was really out

was truly too

just shown such pride in front

onto the ground

understand why he was suddenly

No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman wasn’t worth

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as he stood

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

he walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and

been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped him,

“What does he

and see.”

had only ever looked down on such

thinking of Keera as

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

in front of

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

looked down at him. “What do you want

me?”

Uncle Olsen and I hit it off. Afterward, he even had my wife, Keera, 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

message to Uncle Olsen only to find out tha he had been blocked on WhatsApp a long time

narrowed. “What

said, “We’re having a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis to step in,

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more time? Just give us one more month, no,

lowered his gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

said that, Ellis got into his

and Cindy didn’t dare to stop him

Ellis left, Cindy asked, “Will this

deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything.

two talked and left

they were gone, Mary stepped out

corner.

the parking lot, not yet finding her car, when she

really conveyed the

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ruin

took out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated

had already

was reclining in a chair, his eyes

mind was filled entirely with

words, “not the first time,” Ellis could not

his first

case, wasn’t he at a

his tie, feeling a

his

saw that it was

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

still the

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patriarch and everyone would

some respect.

after Mary’s grandfather passed away and the first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she started

Ellis answered the

“What’s

“Did you just say that as long as the

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

front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

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

her branch of the Davis

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his surprise, he

not help Howard

furrowed

let out a cold laugh. “The

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words, he hung

He was very angry.

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

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

afraid Mary would no

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stay in Oceanion!”

remark, the assistant was silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis,

the truth about the

made Ellis

of the DNA test had

so confident, and he actually believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused him

for those two days.

a good beating from

have thought that the results would show, that

was stunned

had planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but

hesitated.

had always been a

so many years, not a single woman had caught

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and he had once been asked, “Why not

ties aren’t to be compromised with. Better have nothing than have something

been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place,

and majestic life would be

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

of Mrs. Olsen, so the two of them hadn’t seen each

since that day.

now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen

asked again. “Then,

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure this cousin of her love-sick

that this was

to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just because they felt “It’s good

asked,

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

phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it was still

few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing

I want her to get a

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

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person are

was infuriated by his words. “How

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

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

sighed. “Yes, it’s a plan

out.”

went straight to the point. “We

penny, and give both the company and the custody

all this, Mary continued. “So, please don step in

“Miss Davis, do you think I would believe such a clumsy

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

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best friend Mary over

and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well, to the point where Howard’s mother didn’t want to part with

such a person, whose heart was full of

divorce?

influence wasn’t sufficient to make Davis Corporation drop the lawsuit, and since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the

it was really a trap set by

simply didn’t make any

she also understood that her words

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

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Howard.

hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could make. If you don’t tell me, maybe he’ll return to the family after a while on his own! I don’t

was beyond

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

instantly

Mary determined

lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are you sure you want to make this

“Indeed.”

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

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you have to return

Mary was startled.

her lips, knowing what

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

future days might become

and the villa, as well as freedom, she eventually clenched her

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t realized the consequences of

a sigh of relief, then started

and headed home.

message to Keera. “Keera, I did something big

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Ellis,

Soon, she arrived home.

and

as soon as she stepped in, her pace

the floor of the hall, while her eldest uncle sat in front of them with several

faltered in

jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a step forward and called

“Mary…”

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

hearing this, Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

cruel kick to her knees,

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

“Mary, who gave you such audacity? To make such a fool out of

scalp throbbed in pain as she was

look up.

clenched tight, and

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

waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you still have the nerve to ask me

her? If I spare her, how could

ma21″

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his hand and viciously struck toward

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain did

is something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking about you.

and she breathed a

relief.

in the next

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on

furiously beat and kicked Mary’s father. “I blame you for not raising your daughter rig I blame you for not raising your daughter

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

spare Mary

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the Davis

“Dad!”

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

to break free from their grip, wanting to stop

professional, robust, and impossible to break away

If you keep going,

a piercing voice, tears and snot streaming down

only then that her

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clenched her fists

what kind of demand her eldest

make next…

mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother,

before her…

none of this was

been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the

to gain the favor of

long anticipated

her heart, she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

same time, she blamed herself in

useless she was!

her parents and unable to save

obediently become a

on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of

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

mother looked at him

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

Π

the evening, and you’ll come with me to

words behind, he left

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of this soon

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

Mary’s life

Ellis, since she’s technically your woman, do you want

“No.”

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

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

promised her,

“But the twenty million, I’ll

works too. It just might show your cousin what kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After going

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smiled. “If she

acknowledge her again as a cousin and let Uncle Olsen properly

eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter and

loss.”

but what

fell silent for a moment

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt of

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

was beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead,

tossed and turned, he

out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis, after Howard knew we wouldn’t help, he proposed divorce to Miss Keera! We just received

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

be bullied at will?!”

whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile as she looked at the divorce

gave her the company and

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

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you better sign

and looked

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

Three years!

he married Keera, and all he had gotten was a little bit of

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

savings…

a little

really couldn’t bear to let it

house and company were

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he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had no

her!

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.

he didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be

over with the message that they

pushed Keira away and

her eager expression; she still had to keep a miserable

mother couldn’t

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

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your own problems! Why are

Mr. Horton and failed to pique

be saved, and you and Howard

really wanted to

contract and was about to sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he was having doubts

scolding and curses had to be

swallowed.

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

own…”

words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on the

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his

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

took the contract with trembling

the

only heaven knew how hard Keira was trying

outside the South family villa, a black

the South

assistant!

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

T

in his

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

gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the

was

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

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time, Keira had read through Keera’s

diary, Keera recorded the

Howard.

in college, had also been

and before they got married, after graduating from university, Howard was a typical doting

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

it was all an act, that the person you loved the most was

child I gave birth to was a boy or a

words on behalf of

“Enough!”

didn’t want to

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about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have a mistress outside,

suddenly looked incredulously

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

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

with rage upon hearing

up Keera, he heard

Ellis immediately halted.

if Keera would just divorce like this, it wouldn’t be

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

about it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

the divorce agreement

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh of

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

villa, wanting to say something, but Keira

Could you agree

for me?”

with suspicion, “What

it?”

weakly. “How much child support

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give Amy every month?”

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

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

father should pay 20% of his income to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t

already been in touch with another employer and was preparing to start working

for him

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thousands.

and Howard wouldn’t have so easily

was something Cindy

Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise

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

“Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and

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

Amy, letting Howard

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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

outside, felt a

on earth was Keera

and she still cared about that bit of child support? Couldn’t she be

suppress the anger

as

could there be

Inside.

mother jumping up and down in anger. “You’re

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child Amy really is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with them, so she won’t be like a

came out, Cindy immediately said, “Why not sign a waiver

this, Keira

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

Howard and his family, so that in

immediately shook her head and

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

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two waivers, indicating that he had no relation with Amy

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

She

divorce agreement and the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along with

mother said, “Are we leaving in

said, “Absolutely, to prevent this woman from demanding any

bit reluctant.

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will we

said with a smile, “Auntie, move to

you in the future. You’re pregnant and

immediately picked up her suitcase and followed

they reached the door, they encountered

“Mr. Ellis? When, when did you

coldly looked

gaze shifted to Keira,

them.

be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling

“Howard, is this how you treat your

swallowed hard. “Mr. Ellis, my

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