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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

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

and felt a sense of

her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened during the

up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I

soon as these words came out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t even bother to give you

said, “No, he

immediately scoffed. “A granddaughter brought up in a small family background is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young people’s private gatherings, my daughter was able

wife

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

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fancy to

speak so harshly? Mary studied new energy in college, and now she’s been valued by the first branch and is in charge of the new energy research and development projects at the Davis Corporation… In her generation, she’s the first one to hold such a position! Mary is a

something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to sign a

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

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be blinded by

me,

heard her husband cheated on her, and

her in

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

reasons anymore!

for compensation according to the contract, and at the

her fists

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peers, she was the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation

a

families.

the contract, if compensation could

uncle was clearly looking for an excuse

and, facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt

matter. At the very least, she could help

and Amy, entered the bedroom

a research and development

onto her and divorced her, she planned to use this latest

879

with Davis Corporation.

wouldn’t let Mary be put in a difficult

her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

reached the third

lawsuit was delivered to Howard

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“I just want

one too.”

“Okay, I’ll go back and discuss it with her

and discuss it

The villa is under

exactly how to infuriate

provoked him, and Howard retorted. “Hers? That’s mine! 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

said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

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 incredulously at

wave of his hand.

on their part. Mary is so

they sue

at his secretary, “But

the proposal wasn’t submitted on time,

in the R&D department was poached last month. He came to

and you quan told him to

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hadn’t expected things to

“Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary

took out his phone and dialed

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

can

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

that would settle

no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds, and not producing results wouldn’t be a big

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

displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s using this as

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risk, I don’t have the capacity to help you any longer! You’re on your

statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

secretary left, Cindy asked, “Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company,

worth that much!”

and suddenly stood up to leave.

filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediately followed him,

quickly returned to the South

the dutiful wife and mother, busy

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soon as the door

the kitchen.

amount of surprise and joy. “You’re

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

pretended to be

the call!

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head. “Okay, I’ll

took out her phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the

was stunned for a

Howard.

hastily said, “Use WhatsApp

and made a voice call to Mary, but

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“Keera, I’m sorry, but

Keira tried to send another message,

stared blankly at

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

let herself get

down, hugged her knees, and began

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 prices

value, which won’t add up

wife, for better

worse…”

made

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shares were all in Keera’s name, and even

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

eyes instantly lit

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his eyes before

that, he turned around and left with

Cindy had already caught on to something and blurted out,

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

end

waste?!”

been married to

away empty-handed either

do?”

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be a way; there’s

his chin, and his eyes lit up. “When we were in Oceanion, she had a pretty good relationship with Uncle Olsen. Let’s find Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and they’ll surely stop pursuing the lawsuit. As long as they withdraw the legal action, there’s still a chance

left, Keira’s phone lit up, displaying

friend.

a message

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

things on your end? Is he going to divorce

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

“It looks like he won’t give up until he’s at the end of his rope.

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

status continuously showed that she was

ten minutes of typing, still no

wrong? Is there something inconvenient

replied, “No, I just feel like you’re

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

froze as she read

had been acting as her sister for a while, and her interactions

the first

wanted to tell

a long silence, she

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thought.

still alive, she would certainly have

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

Keera.”

was actually

Keera often said strange

mind it.

yet to put down her phone when Uncle Davis, who was 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

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

to stay in the company to find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that

she

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he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very tactful.

“I

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

man.

appeared to be in his forties, and his

a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady? I’ve never seen

smile, “This is my fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently interning

nodded. “Oh?

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

sought help from

eyes.

a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a seat!

Mr. Lynch sit down

Davis discussed a few matters about the contract with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the admiration of the first branch and

smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and kept

Davis then said with a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking to you. Why don’t you

the look in Mr. Lynch’s

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

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you, saying you’re a

offer you

that statement, she

sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

furrowed his brows and glared at Mary, then shot a

only paying attention to Mr. Lynch and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood

downed the content of her glass

looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I

some work to

Lynch enjoy yourselves. I need to head

picked up her bag and started walking

a fool could see that something was off with Uncle

as she took a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her

happened and looked desperately at her

Davis!!

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

beyond what

to the door and flung it open, hoping

door, the person walking by her private room would

he turned

and saw Mary.

the plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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about her during a matchmaking encounter.

he think even less of her if he found

niece, you’ve had too much

some tea…”

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

about to shut the door, a

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that slender hand

taken aback.”

the door

help but turn his head to look, only to see

seeing him, everyone in

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his

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

Ellis interested

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

worry. I was

Lynch was also bewildered at this

Davis family’s main branch took control of

dared to show disrespect to the

branch.

to offend any of the five

families!

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

toward her

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said, “Yes, I

took the contract out of

uncle and I are like brothers. His

statement, Mr. Lynch

cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary,

we are just friends. You’re mistaken.

the doorway, she

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

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed

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Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said, “There’s no need to

lawsuit.”

retract the lawsuit?

You…”

she chose to block me over a man. Do you think I am trying to get close to

matter.”

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

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door open

took a deep breath, still

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at least she couldn’t collapse

to leave, she suddenly froze in

stood Ellis, who should have left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had

seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness

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

he never expected that Mary would

for signing a contract, that

all, such things were common in the business world, and he didn’t mind being used

an advantage, used it on his cousin,

was simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression of

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foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was

friend and bestie?!

man of loyalty, despising those

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

embrace.

body collided with his chest,

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

her ear.

sprayed on

shivers down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

leaned against Ellis, her eyes

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hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

her, but what was this woman doing? She started

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

scoffed. “How

at him, extending

vision was

one finger, several appeared before her, and she muttered

“So many…”

I didn’t expect someone who appears so innocent could play

could no longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer

undo her

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collarbone.

hurried for

taken an interest in Mary, and now she was

him…

Mary was no lady,

picked up Mary, and carried her

sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis

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the way she

Ellis furrowed his brows.

asked, “Mary, do you know who

“You are Ellis!”

to snuggle

Ellis resist

with a profound look in his eyes, he said, “This isn’t your first

Mary was startled.

she still

after a while, she suddenly

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this, Ellis felt an

in his chest.

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

an appointment

was going on, faint sounds suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr.

time.”

the assistant returned his attention

were

but he could only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back a few paces to keep a

He wasn’t a man

He was a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give

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much time had passed

her

part of her felt as if it had been

of where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

then did she notice it was dark outside,

a suit sat

that Mary realized she

scattered all over the

cov her chest, and turning her gaze

“You…”

she thought about what happened that day, her voice came to

she

of shyness flooded her

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of joy

then smiled and immediately produced a bank card, extending it toward her.

aback, her

Fee for service…

he

She

bother.”

room fell silent for a

Ellis appraising her closely, his

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then you

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

them.”

at him

had been following Ellis

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

lover of so many

could he actually be thinking about her

this?

stood up from the couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare a set of

to the corner.

and, sure

over, tried the pieces on one by one, and found that the fit was surprisingly

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he has always been so

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

the heart to use them even

still kept them.

gave a bitter

dressing and turned to look

was still staring at her. “Tell

want?”

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

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

a stack of cash from her bag

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

Mary felt fear, she still turned around and walked briskly

only then did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling

breath and

the assistant entered the

with a dark gaze fixed on 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

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

sneered. “How could

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s said

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis

the whole affair could indeed have been an accident, but now it turned out that what Mary had

really out for

truly too

pride in front of him. It must have been

onto the

didn’t understand why he was suddenly

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

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he stood up and

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

up the stack of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis, whose money

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after

frowned. “What does he

and see.”

down on such a

of Keera as his cousin.

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Howard.

290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

in front

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

looked down at him.

me?”

visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I have a very good relationship with Uncle Olsen, and

deliver a message for

sent a message to Uncle Olsen only to find out tha he had been blocked

narrowed. “What

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

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some more time? Just give us one more month, no, half a month and

gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

Ellis

Cindy didn’t dare to stop him anymore,

left, Cindy asked,

deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him

talked and left

were gone, Mary stepped

corner.

when she saw Howard and Cindy stopping Ellis, so she had

really conveyed the message

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ruin Keera’s

phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for

had

reclining in a chair, his

entirely with Mary’s delicate skin… endlessly

about her words, “not the first

was his first

that was the case, wasn’t

tie, feeling a bit

his phone

and saw that it was

WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but

ung still the granddaughter of

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Family’s patriarch and everyone would

some respect.

the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she started to become more

this, Ellis answered

began, “What’s

you just say that as long as the requests I make aren’t excessive, you’ll

smile instantly appeared on Ellis’s face, “So just now you really were playing hard to get? Miss

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

marry her, to take

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

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his surprise, he heard

help Howard and

immediately furrowed

a cold laugh. “The

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those words, he hung

He was very angry.

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

Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the

Mary would no longer

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stay

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

Olsen the truth

question made Ellis

test had

confident, and he actually believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s

for those two days.

got a good beating from his

have thought that the results would show, that

was stunned at the

Olsen immediately, but after hearing

hesitated.

always been

not a single woman had

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and he had once been asked, “Why not find someone, just to

be compromised with. Better have nothing than have

Olsen knew that his daughter had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen

would

for a long

Mrs. Olsen, so the

since that day.

now. I’m

again. “Then, this matter…

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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thinking it would be quite good just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure this cousin

this was his cousin’s

had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just because they felt “It’s good

they only asked,

would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce. After all, the

this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it was still

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

said, “No, I want her to get a

to get a divorce, but does she

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another person are

infuriated by his

she doesn’t want to?!”

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slightly startled when he heard this. “You

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

“Yes, it’s a plan that Keera

out.”

straight to the point. “We want to make Howard retreat in

the company and the custody of the daughter to

all this, Mary continued. “So,

“Miss Davis, do you think

before. She had been love-struck since college and almost

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friend Mary

Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of

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

divorce?

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

it was really a trap set

simply didn’t make any

understood that her words were

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

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Howard.

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

was

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

instantly

Mary determined

a deep breath and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are you sure you want to

“Indeed.”

eyes filled with a cold intent. “But the favor you

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from me, you have

Mary was startled.

her lips, knowing what

today because he misunderstood that Ellis was

future days might

the company and

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

this moment, Mary still hadn’t realized

of relief, then

and headed home.

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

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to the passionate encounter with Ellis,

Soon, she arrived home.

and quickly entered

in, her pace came

her parents kneeling on the floor of the hall, while her eldest

faltered in her

She took a step forward and called

“Mary…”

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

eldest uncle

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

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

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

scalp throbbed in pain

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and

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

eldest uncle, however, kicked Mary’s father away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of a

I spare her, how could Mr.

ma21″

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raised his hand and

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did

is something I

she breathed a huge

relief.

the next

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on Mary’s father’s

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

pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m begging you. Take it out on me if

Mary please.

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the Davis

“Dad!”

and tried to rush over,

struggled fiercely, trying to break free from their grip, wanting

those bodyguards were professional, robust, and

If you keep going,

voice, tears and snot streaming

only then that her

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

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her

what kind of demand her eldest

make next…

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

before her…

knew none of this was Ellis’s

him, she would have already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at

ability to protect herself or make any significant achievements in the company to gain the favor of the first branch, and with her father being relentlessly suppressed by her uncle and his

anticipated a

she still

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed

useless she was!

to protect her parents

obediently become a social butterfly for her

feeling an overwhelming

was trying to get up from the ground. “Mary, don’t

mother looked

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

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six in the evening, and you’ll come

words behind, he left with his bodyguards

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soon reached

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

life to

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

“No.”

his heart and sneered. “She dares to scheme against Keera,

this, the assistant looked at him. “What about

promised her, I won’t interfere

gaze. “But the twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay it back

works too. It just might show your cousin what kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After going through this ordeal, she might actually learn

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however, smiled. “If she really

hope. In that case, we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin

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

loss.”

what

silent for a moment and eventually

“Leave her be.”

Ellis dreamt of

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

was beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead, feeling utterly

he tossed and turned, he

the morning and went to the office to handle affairs. After finishing the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room,

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

be bullied at will?!”

Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress

gave her the

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

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you better sign quickly and painlessly,

and looked toward

of the divorce agreement, lost in thought,

Three years!

he married Keera, and all

around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the

savings…

got a little over

bear to let it

the house and company were originally

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

her!

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 debt. You can’t do this to

Howard panicked a little.

divorce, then both spouses would be burdened

people over with the message that

away and was

her eager expression; she still had

mother couldn’t help

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

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at your own problems!

slept with Mr. Horton and failed to pique his interest at all! If Mr. Horton were willing

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

really wanted to

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

and curses had to

swallowed.

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

own…”

hesitated and swiftly signed on the

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

contracts to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his

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anyone, blame yourself for not having enough support from

took the contract

of the three people, she

knew how hard Keira was trying not to

just then, outside the South family villa, a black

into the South

assistant!

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

T

his brows but stopped in his tracks, not entering the room right

low, with a sobbing tone, as she said with her head

birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so many years. What contributions have you made to the company?

was

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

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had

Keera recorded the happy times

Howard.

college, had

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

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

it was all

the child I gave birth to was a boy or a girl, you

speaking these words on

“Enough!”

want to listen

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

suddenly looked incredulously at

that night with Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard aware of

What right do you have to accuse Howard here? Just sign the

was red-hot with rage upon hearing

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

Ellis immediately halted.

Keera would just divorce like this, it

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family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later and

it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a

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

villa, wanting to say something, but

Could you agree

for me?”

asked with suspicion, “What

it?”

much child support

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give Amy every month?”

Howard immediately bristled. “What nonsense are you talking about? The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I

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

but Howard has already made it clear

Howard had already been in touch with another employer and

a business for three years, he had built up his own network. It was easy for him to

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thousands.

Cindy and Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go of this

this was something

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

“I don’t care how you live! If you can’t make it, just

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

a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if

off with Amy, letting Howard

dreaming!” Howard’s mother

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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

was listening outside, felt

on earth

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

deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up

as

could there be such

Inside.

Keira said her piece, she saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down in anger. “You’re already divorced,

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

Cindy immediately said, “Why

Keira

in vain that she had put on such an

and his family, so that

immediately shook her head and waved her hands, “No,

paper. “You

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

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

intimidated. She signed her

He exchange a look

we leaving in such

this woman from demanding any more living

a bit

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will

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

take care of you in the

picked up her suitcase and followed

they reached the door,

Ellis? When, when did

looked at

to Keira,

them.

weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling

“Howard, is this how you treat

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

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