My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

dutifully filial, and her

break away from the family,

this and felt a sense of

help but look at her with dismay.

finally speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with

out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your

“No, he

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

second uncle’s wife also

of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed,

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

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

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

Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said

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blinded by

me, but

her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck

in the

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

reasons anymore!

for judging people wrongly. If their company fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll be held responsible for the investment failure! When the time comes, don’t blame me for not considering our

clenched her

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pass the interview for Davis

she had long been a thorn in the side

families.

but according to the contract, if compensation could be obtained, it

uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from Davis

them and, facing the leviathan

very least, she could help

Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the bedroom and took out

laptop contained a

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

879

with Davis Corporation.

be put

occurred to her that

to Mary yet.

reached

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered

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coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and

one too.”

said, “Okay, I’ll go back and discuss it

and discuss it with her. After all,

The villa is

exactly how to

I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with me, and you’ll settle down in the villa

“Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and kick us out? Didn’t

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

that someone knocked on the office door and entered, handing him the letter. “Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis Corporation has sued us! They’re demanding we compensate them twenty million according to the

“What?!”

a shocked exclamation, looking

dismissed it with a wave of his

mistake on their part. Mary is

they sue

his secretary,

the proposal wasn’t

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

and you quan told him to

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he hadn’t expected things to turn out like

panic. I’m calling

took out his phone

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

can

us another month’s extension. We’ve just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be

that

Corporation, no one would focus on such a small

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

incident, I also suffered at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and

286 Blame Keen

don’t have the capacity to help

that statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

looked at his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and

“Yes.”

we really

worth that much!”

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

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

returned to

moment, Keira was still playing the role of the dutiful wife and mother,

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door was opened, Howard charged

the kitchen.

the right amount of

immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and

to be

call!

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head. “Okay,

dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the other end

a moment, then

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp

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

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

Keira tried to send another message, she found she had been

stared blankly at

stepped forward, his hand raised to

let herself

Howard made his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to cry,

she block me?!”

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

add up to

We’re husband and wife, for

worse…”

words made Howard

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

Corporation pursued this matter, all he needed to do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira,

instantly lit

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with a flicker of something in his eyes before

turned around and left with

caught on to something and blurted out, “Divorce her, then

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

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

waste?!”

had been married to Keera

want him to walk away empty-handed either and

do?”

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must be a way; there’s

Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one

Cindy left, Keira’s phone lit up, displaying

friend.

after came a message from

blocked you for five minutes, consider it payback for the half-year you blocked me!

your end? Is he going to divorce

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So what

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 be

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

chat status continuously showed that she

ten minutes of typing, still no message

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

replied, “No, I just feel like you’re not quite the same as

the message and was about to respond with something when she saw another message from Mary pop up. “Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always

froze as she

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

the

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

long silence, she ultimately didn’t

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thought.

she would certainly have regretted

long, long time, and finally replied with only one sentence. “Thank you

Keera.”

message was actually

Keera often said strange things,

mind it.

sitting across the dining table from her suddenly scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for you. Could you please focus a little and being so

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

after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty million, so if there was

the job she had

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Davis’s eyes flickered with a hint of mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very

“I

there was a knock on the door, followed by

man.

in his forties, and his appearance was

Uncle 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

Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh?

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand toward

his hand, she only felt

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

she sought help from her uncle with

eyes.

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

Mr. Lynch sit down with

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

avoided bringing up the

“Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking to you. Why don’t you toast

felt repulsed by the look in Mr.

to

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often speaks of you, saying you’re a

to offer you a

she

sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

furrowed his brows and glared at Mary, then shot

notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece, your Uncle

a sigh of relief and downed the content of

at Uncle Davis. “Uncle,

have some work

Lynch enjoy yourselves. I need to

quickly picked up her

was off with Uncle Davis; how could she

as she took a few steps, she suddenly felt

and looked

Davis!!

was just a ploy

what she

door and flung it open, hoping to cry for help

she opened the door, the person walking by her private room would actually be

he turned

and saw Mary.

eyes met, the plea for help

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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her mind, she heard the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking

her if he found out she

you’ve had too much drink!

some tea…”

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

about to shut the

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that slender hand and was

taken aback.”

saw the door being pushed

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

everyone in the room paused for

moment.

the assistant to Mr. Ellis. He stood there, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining next door, and he asked me to come and say hello. Miss Davis,

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze

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

Mr. Ellis

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expressly ask after her, but she instantly

There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was

was also bewildered at

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

to the second branch, as a sort of statement

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend any

families!

dare say anything? He immediately replied with a

toward her

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said, “Yes,

took the contract

and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I

Mr. Lynch

his forehead and tentatively looked

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

doorway,

moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted

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Keera’s big plans, so

lawsuit.”

to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you

You…”

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

matter.”

between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay,

involved in this matter.”

then did Mary pull the door open

deep breath,

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least she couldn’t collapse

she turned to leave, she suddenly

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

also noticing her

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

would actually take advantage of

a contract, that would

he didn’t mind being used this

advantage, used it on his cousin,

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression of

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seemed that Mary was both stupid

friend and bestie?!

of loyalty, despising those who

scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling

embrace.

entire body collided with his chest, making

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

leaned d whispering into her ear. “For what

breath sprayed on Mary’s

down her

reactions.

against Ellis,

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hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

just wanted to scare her, but what was this woman doing?

to push her away, only to hear

scoffed. “How many people have you said that

him,

vision was

finger, several appeared before her,

“So many…”

expect someone who appears so innocent could play so wild behind the

could no longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer

began to undo her shirt, revealing

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collarbone.

became hurried for

never a gentleman; he had already taken an interest in Mary, and

him…

lady, so why not

and carried her into the adjacent

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

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hot, and the way she looked… Was

Ellis furrowed his brows.

“Mary, do you

“You are Ellis!”

to snuggle up to

could Ellis

profound look in his eyes, he said, “This isn’t

Mary was startled.

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

looked at Ellis, and after a while, she

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this, Ellis felt

in his chest.

and the others away, and then he

an appointment with today

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

time.”

leave, the assistant returned his attention to the private

inside were becoming more

with embarrassment, but he could only wave his hand, signaling the

man and

Mr. Ellis should definitely give him

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much time had

her sore

part of her felt as if it had been crushed by

where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

she notice it was dark outside,

in a suit

was then that Mary realized she was lying

clothes scattered all over

her

“You…”

thought about what happened that day, her voice came

she who

flooded

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of joy emerged

produced a bank card, extending it toward her.

taken aback,

Fee for service…

did he take

She felt as cold as an

bother.”

room

Ellis appraising her closely, his

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then

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

them.”

looked at him

following Ellis

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

was the dream lover of so many eligible ladies

actually be thinking

this?

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

the corner. “It’s

followed his gaze and, sure enough, there were

pieces on one by one, and

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he has always been so

from those people, he had also

to use

still kept them.

a bitter

dressing and turned to look at

still staring at her. “Tell me, what

want?”

it

her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and if anything, I was the

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

services.”

words made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

fear, she still turned around

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

breath and then turned

she had left, the assistant entered

the stack 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 company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su by Davis Corporation. The penalty is ten times the amount, as high as

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

immediately sneered. “How could the penalty

so high?”

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promptly said, “It’s said to be

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate

turned out that what

was really out for

truly too sinister

had just shown such pride in front of him. It must have been a ploy to entice

onto

didn’t understand why he was suddenly

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

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stood

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

back sharply, glanced at the money in the assistant’s hand, and after a

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

reach Uncle Olsen, but after

“What does he want with

and see.”

had only ever looked down on such a

as his cousin.

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in front

the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone, so I came to look

at him. “What do

me?”

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

a message for

find out tha he

narrowed. “What

and said, “We’re having a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle

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time? Just give us one more month, no,

his gaze, sneering/”Alright, I’ll

your message.”

that, Ellis got into

stop him anymore, and Ellis’s

left, Cindy asked, “Will

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

two talked and left

gone, Mary stepped

corner.

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

the

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ruin Keera’s

took out her phone, found Ellis on

sky had already

in a chair, his eyes

filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin… endlessly

the first time,” Ellis could not help

his

that was the case, wasn’t he at

loosened his tie, feeling a

then, his phone

at it and saw that

Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection,

Maru ung still

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Family’s patriarch and everyone

some respect.

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

Ellis answered

“What’s the

through, “Did you just say that as long as the

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

in front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

would ask him to marry her, to take

for her branch of the Davis Family or at least to solidify her

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to his surprise, he

you not help Howard

furrowed

laugh. “The favor you’re asking

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words, he hung

He was very angry.

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

like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was

I’m afraid Mary would no longer

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to stay in

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

the

made

DNA test had

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

for those two days.

a good beating

that the results would show, that Keera was

stunned at the

had planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing

hesitated.

had always

years, not a single woman had

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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

had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen would probably be so

and majestic life would be ruined by his

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

Olsen was out there looking for traces of Mrs.

since that day.

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

“Then, this matter… do

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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good just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure this cousin of

felt that this was

act according to their own hearts,

only asked, “What

loved Howard so deeply, Ellis’s choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to

he thought about this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp

forming in his heart, Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit back

I want her to get a

get a divorce, but does she want it herself? Do you not know that

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onto another person are actually

his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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slightly startled when he heard this. “You

the topic had come to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and help Keera’s Company solve the

a plan that Keera and

out.”

Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We want to make

a penny, and give both the company and the

continued. “So, please

do you think I would

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

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best friend

he had been keeping an eye on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress,

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

divorce?

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 value of that company and villa

it was really a trap set by Keera herself, what

didn’t make

she also understood that her words were hard

friend best, had doubted until

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Howard.

Keera sent Mary was, “Even if Howard really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could make. If you don’t tell me, maybe he’ll return to the family after a while on his own! I don’t

was beyond

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

instantly became

determined

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

“Indeed.”

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

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have

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what Ellis was

let her off today because he misunderstood that Ellis was

days might become even

for a divorce, for the company and the villa, as well as freedom,

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

still hadn’t realized the

just breathed a sigh of relief, then

and headed home.

message to Keera. “Keera, I did

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passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and quickly entered the

stepped in, her pace came to an abrupt

she saw her parents kneeling on the floor of the hall, while her eldest uncle sat in

faltered in her

freezing. She took a step forward and called out gently,

“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 joking? Didn’t he go to the

eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately scolded.

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

his influence?

grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave you such audacity? To make such a fool out of

in pain

look up.

were clenched tight, and

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

“A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you still have

spare her, how could Mr. Lynch

ma21″

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his hand and

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did not

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

Mary, and she

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

landed on Mary’s

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

back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m begging you. Take it out

Mary please.

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the

“Dad!”

widened in shock. She cried out and tried

trying to break free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s beating and insults toward

bodyguards were professional, robust,

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

a piercing voice, tears and snot streaming

only then that her eldest

rubbed his wrist and turned to look at Mary. “If you want me to stop hitting

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clenched her

what kind of demand her eldest

make next…

a bruised nose and swollen face, her mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to

before her…

none of this was

would have already been taken

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

anticipated a situation

in her heart, she

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toward Ellis.

time, she blamed herself

useless she was!

parents and unable to

become a social butterfly for her

sat on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness

up from the ground.

looked at

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

Π

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

left

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soon reached

he was in the Olsen residence’s study, listening to

expected Mary’s life

technically your woman, do you want to

“No.”

his heart and sneered. “She dares to scheme

him. “What about that contract? Should

her, I won’t

gaze. “But the twenty million, I’ll

“That works too. It just might show your cousin what kind of man her

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however, smiled. “If she really gets over

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

on Keera’s

loss.”

but what about Miss

fell silent for a moment and eventually said

“Leave her be.”

Ellis dreamt of

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

beneath a

she looked at him sideways. “It’s not my

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead, feeling utterly

tossed and turned,

the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped 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

contracted, and he let out a cold laugh, “Let’s go and see. Do they really think

be bullied at will?!”

was struggling to

her the company and

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

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sign

speaking and looked toward

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

Three years!

Keera, and all he

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,

savings…

say, he only got a little over a hundred thousand in three whole

bear

the house and company

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break in the divorce, he had no choice but to leave the company and

her!

flickered, and then she feigned a look of agony. “Howard, you can’t abandon me… The real estate market in Clance is terrible right now, this villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract of twenty million, and if we can’t sell it at a good price, I’ll end up with nothing and still be saddled with millions in

Howard panicked a little.

spouses would be burdened

sent people over with

Keira away and was

show her eager expression; she still had to keep a

Howard’s mother couldn’t

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

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at your own problems! Why are you

and failed to pique his interest at

and you and Howard

wanted to curse

the second, but he hesitated

and curses had to

swallowed.

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

own…”

no longer hesitated and swiftly

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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for you, don’t blame anyone else. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for

contract

the three people, she

how hard Keira

South family villa, a black luxury car screeched to a

strode into the South

assistant!

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

T

in his tracks, not entering the room

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

managed the company, and you? You just gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for

was

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

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Keira had read through Keera’s

recorded the happy times

Howard.

had also

married, after graduating from university, Howard was a

diary, Keira said with her head down, “You said that going to work was too hard and that you would

was all an act, that the person

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

these words on

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen any

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

suddenly looked incredulously

wasn’t Howard aware of

do you have to accuse Howard here? Just

with rage

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

Ellis immediately halted.

divorce like this, it wouldn’t be

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

and simply stood still,

an inch.

Inside the room.

agreement on the table and quickly signing her

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh of

that you’ve signed, son, go get the

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

agreement. Could you agree to

for me?”

immediately asked with

it?”

said weakly. “How much child

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give Amy every month?”

debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I get the money to

don’t go too far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? 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 daughter.

legally, a father should pay 20% of his income to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t have a proper job yet, and his future income is unstable,

had already been in touch with another

his own network. It was easy for him

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thousands.

so easily let go of this

was something Cindy wouldn’t

you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and

don’t care how you live! If you can’t make it, just take her and go

mother sneered. “Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why can’t you live on

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 Amy, she could just find a

off with Amy, letting Howard

Howard’s

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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

listening outside, felt a

earth was

bit of child support? Couldn’t she be a

breaths to suppress

someone as

be

Inside.

and down

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way you mess around, it’s still uncertain whose child Amy really is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with them, so she won’t be

immediately said, “Why not sign

hearing this, Keira

hadn’t been in vain that she had put on such

with Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have no reason to come looking for

about this, she immediately shook her head and waved her hands, “No,

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

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no relation with Amy from then

we tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re

seemed intimidated. She signed her

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

mother said, “Are we leaving in such a

to prevent this woman from demanding any more living

mother felt a bit reluctant. “Once

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will we

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

in the future. You’re

her suitcase and followed behind

the door, they encountered the ashen-faced

When,

coldly looked at

to Keira, who had her back

them.

with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling

this how you treat

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

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