My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

was dutifully

break away from the family,

thought of this and felt a sense

her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly

before finally speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down

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

said, “No,

is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young people’s private gatherings, my daughter was able to speak a few words with

uncle’s wife

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

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take a fancy to someone

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,

something I have

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

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be blinded by

can insult me, but don’t drag my

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

her in the

stood up and looked at her, “Mary, I gave you a chance. If Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp the opportunity, and I won’t

reasons anymore!

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

clenched her

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the first to pass the

a thorn in

families.

was an investment failure, but according to the contract, if compensation could be obtained, it

looking for an excuse to fire her from Davis

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

she could help Keera divorce and escape from Howard’s

for Howard’s mother and Amy,

a research and

onto her and divorced her, she planned

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with Davis Corporation.

let Mary be put

just occurred to her that she hadn’t

to Mary yet.

reached

Davis Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered

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complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in

one too.”

go back and discuss it with her

said, “Yeah, you should go back and discuss it with her.

is

how

That’s mine! I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the

wife be unhappy and

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research

“What?!”

a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at

it with a wave of his hand.

a mistake on their part. Mary is so

they sue

secretary, “But on

the proposal wasn’t submitted

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

and you quan told

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he hadn’t expected things to turn out like

immediately said, “Don’t panic.

took out his phone and

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

can

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

thought that

on such a small one. They were

actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You have the nerve

great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over

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risk, I don’t have the capacity to help

statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

“Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have to

worth that much!”

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

anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediately followed him, “I’m

to the

dutiful

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door

the kitchen.

showed just the right amount

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

be uninformed. “What

call! No

Howard was furious.

her

the message on the other end wa “Hello, the phone you have

for a

Howard.

hastily said, “Use WhatsApp

and made a voice call to Mary, but Mary

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sorry, but we shouldn’t contact each other

tried to send another message, she found

stared blankly at her

with a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand

didn’t let

down, hugged her knees, and

she block me?!”

about to kick and punch Keira, she stood up and grabbed Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with twenty million. The property prices in Clance are unstable, and if

value, which won’t add up to twenty million! Will I end up in jail? Think

husband and wife,

worse…”

made

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and shares were all in Keera’s name, and even

a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira, then he could walk

instantly

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flicker of something in his eyes before he said,

said that, he turned

Cindy had already caught on to something and blurted out,

of course, hoped that Howard could

frowned, however. “That’s the worst choice. If we really get divorced, I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all my efforts in the past three

waste?!”

married to Keera for three

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

do?”

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must be a way; there’s

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

Keira’s phone lit up, displaying

friend.

after came a

for five minutes, consider it payback for the

are things on your end? Is he going

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that she was

of

wrong? Is there

I just feel like

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

as she read

acting as her sister for a while, and her interactions with Mary

the first

the message, she wanted to tell Mary that she was

long silence, she

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thought.

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

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

Keera.”

message was actually

often said strange things, so Mary

mind it.

was 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

her phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll

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

the job she

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as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch

“I understand,

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

man.

to be in his forties, and

with Uncle Davis, he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady? I’ve never seen

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

immediately nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

Mary took his hand, she only felt his

clammy and quite disgusting.

his grip slightly, making it hard

sought help from her uncle

eyes.

laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a

did Mr. Lynch sit down with

he could seal the deal,

avoided bringing up the contract and kept glancing over at

Lynch has taken a liking to

the look

glass, walked over to Mr. Lynch,

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you,

like to offer

she distinguished

caused a sudden change in

and glared at Mary, then shot a look

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

and downed

she looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I

still have some work to do. You

I

up her bag and started walking

that something was off with Uncle Davis; how

a few steps, she

instantly realized what had happened and looked desperately at

Davis!!

Davis family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure

what she

open, hoping to cry for help

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

the commotion, he turned around in

and saw Mary.

plea for

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty with nothing but

found out she was using her looks to discuss a

you’ve had

some tea…”

Mary’s arm, pulling her back inside, then

was about to shut the door, a hand suddenly stopped

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slender hand and was

taken aback.”

saw the door

his head to look, only

seeing him, everyone in

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze toward

her here to accompany the fat Lynch, but

Ellis interested in

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assistant to expressly ask after her, but she

worry. I was just discussing a

Lynch was also bewildered at this

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

show disrespect to the second branch, as

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend any of

families!

Ellis had spoken up, how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a partnership with my niece! Dear niece, did you bring

toward her

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said, “Yes, I

the contract

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

that statement, Mr. Lynch promptly ran

his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary, asking,

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

doorway,

for a moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted

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

lawsuit.”

baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit?

You…”

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

matter.”

quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod.

involved in this matter.”

Mary pull the

room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling

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she

to leave, she suddenly froze

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

walked past and seen Mary, also noticing

he found his own action a bit baffling, which was why he sent

that Mary would actually

for signing a contract, that would be

he didn’t mind being

unfortunately, Mary, after gaining an advantage,

enough to freeze Ellis’s

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that Mary was both stupid and

friend and bestie?!

had always been a man of loyalty, despising those who

turned icy, his smile edged with scorn, and

embrace.

with his chest, making

forced herself to shake her

she could finish, Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her ear. “For what just happened, w will you give me in

breath sprayed on Mary’s

sent shivers down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

Ellis, her eyes

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her hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

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

only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I like

was taken aback, then scoffed. “How many

at him, extending

vision

tried to extend one finger, several

“So many…”

expect someone who appears so innocent

saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis,

her shirt, revealing

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried for

had already taken an interest in Mary, and now she

him…

Mary was no lady, so

down, picked up Mary, and carried her into the adjacent private

her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed that something was

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

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to snuggle

Ellis resist

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

Mary was startled.

completely worn down, she still paused for

blurred eyes looked at Ellis, and after a while, she suddenly laughed.

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Ellis felt

in his chest.

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

Ellis had an appointment with today was stopped by

room, letting

time.”

leave, the assistant returned his attention to the private

sounds inside were

flushed with embarrassment, but he could only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back a few

a man and wasn’t

normal man! Mr.

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much time had passed when she finally

her sore

part of her felt as if it had been crushed

of where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark outside,

suit sat before

Mary realized she was lying

scattered all over

She exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest,

“You…”

that day,

was she who

flooded

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of

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

aback, her

Fee for service…

did he

man’s comment on her flashed through her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying

bother.”

that statement, the room fell silent

Ellis appraising her

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

card, “Then you

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

them.”

looked at him

following Ellis for

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

was the dream lover of

now, could he actually be thinking

this?

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

pointed to the

and, sure enough, there were

tried the pieces on one by one, and found

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always

from those people, he had also carefully given her a

to use them even

still kept them.

a

finished dressing and turned to look

at her.

want?”

“Whether you believe it

she bent 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 was the one who took

her bag

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

around and walked briskly out of the

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

breath and then turned to

left, 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 company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su

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

immediately sneered. “How could the

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,”

been an accident, but now it turned out that what Mary

really out

truly too sinister

pride in front of him. It must have been a ploy to

teacup onto

he was

it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a

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stood

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

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

“What does he want with me? Let’s

and see.”

only ever looked down on such a scoundrel

of Keera as

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in

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

him. “What do

me?”

he even had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife

a

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

eyes narrowed. “What

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

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give us some more time? Just give us one

lowered his gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

that, Ellis

stop him anymore, and Ellis’s car

left, Cindy asked,

a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we

talked and left the

they were gone, Mary stepped out

corner.

her car, when she

the message to Uncle

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that ruin

found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for

had

moment, Ellis was reclining in a chair, his eyes

mind was filled entirely with Mary’s

words, “not the

his

the case, wasn’t he at a

loosened his tie, feeling a

his

glanced at it and saw that it

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

than Maru ung still

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patriarch and everyone

some respect.

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

this, Ellis answered the

“What’s the

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

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

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

to marry her, to take responsibility for

the Davis Family or at least to

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his

you not help Howard

furrowed

let out a cold laugh. “The favor you’re

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

after Ellis said those

He was very angry.

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

an ordinary friend?!” Ellis rebuked, then scoffed. “If she really can’t stand someone like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to embarrass Keera?! Is their friendship of over ten

behavior, I’m afraid Mary would

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to stay in Oceanion!”

assistant was silent for a moment before

tell Uncle Olsen the truth

question made Ellis

of the DNA test had been out for

dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused him to show his dad

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good beating from

have thought that the results would show,

was stunned at the

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

hesitated.

had always been

a single

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and he had once been asked, “Why not find

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

had been living such a defeated life, being played around by

and majestic life would be ruined by his

to see Uncle Olsen for

Uncle Olsen was out there looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the

since that day.

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

assistant asked again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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not intervening, thinking it would be quite good just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure

also felt that this was his cousin’s own

to their own hearts, and

only asked, “What do you

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

as he thought about this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again,

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

“No, I want

her to get a divorce, but does

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another person

infuriated by his

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

feared that Ellis would take action and help

plan that Keera and

out.”

and then went straight to the point.

a penny, and give both the company and

this, Mary continued. “So,

do you think I would believe such a

almost fell out with her adoptive parents

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best friend Mary

in recent times, 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, serving Howard’s mother well, to the point where Howard’s mother didn’t want to part

such a person, whose heart was full

divorce?

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

was really a trap set by Keera herself, what was

didn’t make

explain, but she also understood that her

even she, who knew her friend best, had doubted until

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Howard.

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

was beyond

just promised me that as

instantly became icy

determined

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

“Indeed.”

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

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from me, you have

Mary was startled.

knowing what

uncle agreed to let her off today because he misunderstood that Ellis was

might become

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

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

this moment, Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences

just breathed a sigh of relief,

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 other

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passionate encounter with Ellis,

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and quickly

as she stepped in, her

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

in

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

“Mary…”

offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to

Mary’s eldest uncle

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Mary didn’t kneel.

were already approaching, 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

right up to her, grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave you

pain

look up.

tight, and

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

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

her? If I spare her, how could Mr. Lynch

ma21″

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hand and

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain

in confusion, she saw her eldest uncle sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear to harm,

Mary, and she breathed a

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

slap landed on Mary’s

Mary’s father. “I blame you for not raising your daughter rig I blame you for not raising your daughter

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.

spare Mary

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the Davis

“Dad!”

tried to rush over, but the

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

those bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible

hitting him, please stop! If you keep going, it could be fatal!

piercing voice, tears and snot streaming

that her eldest

want me to stop hitting him, fine, but

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clenched her

kind of demand

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

before her…

knew none of

she would have already been taken advantage

favor of the first branch, and

anticipated a

her heart, she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

blamed

useless she was!

to protect her parents and unable to save her

she could only obediently become a social butterfly

an overwhelming sense

trying to get up from

mother looked at him

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

Π

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

these words behind, he left

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soon

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

Mary’s life to be this

“Mr. Ellis, since she’s technically your woman, do you want to stop

“No.”

heart and sneered. “She dares to

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

promised her, I won’t interfere

his gaze. “But the twenty million, I’ll have Keera

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

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smiled. “If she really gets over

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

a close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter and shouldn’t

loss.”

but what

a

“Leave her be.”

Ellis

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

was beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead, feeling

he tossed and turned, he couldn’t fall back

morning and went to the office to handle affairs. After finishing the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis, after Howard knew we wouldn’t help, he proposed

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

be bullied at will?!”

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

agreement gave her the company and

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

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you better sign quickly and painlessly,

speaking and looked toward

this moment, Howard stared at the two copies of the divorce agreement, lost in thought, with an expression

Three years!

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

he gave Keera the first year’s company income as dividends, and for the second and third years, his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and

savings…

only got a little over a hundred thousand

really couldn’t bear to let

the house and company were

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the question. If he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had no choice but to leave

her!

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.

he didn’t divorce, then both spouses would

had already sent people over with the

away and was

expression; she still

Howard’s mother

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

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own problems! Why are

to pique his interest at all! If Mr. Horton

be saved, and

wanted to curse

sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he was having

scolding and curses had to be

swallowed.

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…”

these words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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anyone, blame yourself for not having enough support from your own family,

the contract with trembling

the three people, she was

heaven knew how hard Keira

South family villa, a black luxury car screeched to

the South family villa with

assistant!

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

T

stopped in his tracks, not entering

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

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

was

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

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this time, Keira had

her diary, Keera recorded the

Howard.

college, had also been

got married, after

hard and that you would manage

were just socializing, that it was all an

gave birth to

was speaking these words on

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen any longer

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what’s the point of saying all this? I have a mistress outside,

looked incredulously at

Howard aware of it? How could

up. “That’s right, Keera, you also didn’t behave like a wife should. What right do you have to accuse Howard here? Just sign the paper, otherwise, don’t blame us for

red-hot with rage upon

Keera, he heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak. “Fine, I’ll sign the

Ellis immediately halted.

just divorce like this, it

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given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later and didn’t want a divorce, the

it and simply stood

an inch.

Inside the room.

to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on the table and quickly signing

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a

that you’ve signed, son,

villa, wanting to say something, but Keira said, “Howard, I’ve agreed

you agree to

for me?”

with suspicion, “What

it?”

“How much child support will

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give Amy every month?”

about? The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I get the money to

also said, “Keera, 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?

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

already been in touch with another employer and

easy for him to find a job in the

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thousands.

wouldn’t have so easily let go of this

something Cindy wouldn’t

bit her lip, pretending to be aggrieved, “Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep

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

ha hands and feet. Why can’t you live

worked i several years and doesn’t want to go out and find a jo After all, working

Amy,

dreaming!” Howard’s mother

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departments that will hold you accountable! I’m

was listening outside,

on earth was Keera

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

deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up inside

even felt that someone as defeatist as

be

Inside.

saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down in anger. “You’re already divorced, so how could Howard

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child Amy really is! Howard, think of a

immediately said,

Keira narrowed her

hadn’t been in vain

wanted to completely sever Amy’s relationship with Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have no reason to come looking

her head and waved her hands, “No,

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

294 She’s Keira

waivers, indicating that he had no relation with Amy from then

had a chance to act, Howard’s mother stepped forward and grabbed her hand. “When we tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re

She signed her name

up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two,

said, “Are we leaving in such

to prevent this woman from demanding any more living expenses from

felt a bit reluctant. “Once we

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will

smile, “Auntie, move to my

Cindy, I’ll take care of you in

mother immediately picked up her

as they reached the door,

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

looked

Keira, who had

them.

be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly,

is this how

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

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