My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

father was dutifully filial, and

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

and

her mother couldn’t help but look at her with dismay.

was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and

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

“No,

wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young

uncle’s wife also

member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in

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would he possibly take a fancy to

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

this, the uncle from the first branch snorted coldly. “Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her

New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings, and now for

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be blinded

can insult me, but don’t drag my

on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent

in

had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but

reasons anymore!

fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll be held responsible for the investment failure! When the time comes, don’t

her

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first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and to work

been a thorn in the side

families.

compensation could be obtained, it meant she had rectified her mistake with

for an excuse

and, facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt

it didn’t matter. At the very least, she could

mother and

a research

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

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with Davis Corporation.

wouldn’t let Mary be put in a

to her that she

to Mary yet.

reached

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered

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was in the office coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and your son wants

one too.”

I’ll go back and discuss it

should go back and discuss it with

villa is

exactly how

words immediately 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 me, and you’ll

quickly said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

door and entered, handing him the letter. “Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis Corporation has sued us!

“What?!”

shocked exclamation,

dismissed it with a wave of his

their part. Mary is so

could they

secretary, “But on

wasn’t submitted on time,

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

refuged and you quan told him to

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286 Blame Keera

hadn’t expected things

immediately said, “Don’t panic.

took out his phone and

adding,

can

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

thought that

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

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

of this incident, I also suffered at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining

286 Blame Keen

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

that statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if

worth that much!”

up to leave. “I’m going

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

to the

was still playing the role of the dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in the kitchen for Howard’s

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the door was

the kitchen.

right amount of surprise and

him, Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her find a

be

the call! No

Howard was furious.

her head.

dialed Mary’s number, but the message on

for a moment, then

Howard.

said, “Use

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

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but we shouldn’t contact each other

another message, she found she had been

blankly

a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised to slap

didn’t let

she crouched down, hugged her

she block me?!”

Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t

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

We’re husband and wife, for better

worse…”

words made

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legal person and shares were all in Keera’s

a divorce and push all the

eyes instantly

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his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t

said that, he turned

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

and, of course, hoped that Howard

I might end up with

waste?!”

been married to Keera for

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

do?”

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be a way;

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 for everything to turn

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

friend.

came a message from

it payback

your

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

said. “It 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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

status continuously showed

minutes of

wrong?

immediately replied, “No, I just feel like you’re

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

she read the

for a while, and

the

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

after a long silence, she

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thought.

that if Keera was still alive, she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck to trust in friendship and blocked

and finally replied with only

Keera.”

was actually

strange

mind it.

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

“Unele,

retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help

she

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

“I

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

man.

to be in his forties, and his appearance

a beaming smile.

who is currently interning at Day

immediately nodded. “Oh?

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his

took his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

she sought help from her uncle

eyes.

please take a seat! The dishes will get

did Mr. Lynch sit down with a

project. If he could seal the deal, it

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

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

the look in Mr. Lynch’s

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

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of you, saying you’re a

offer you a

statement, she distinguished their generational

change in Mr.

his brows and glared at Mary, then shot a look at

didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and

downed the content of her glass

Uncle Davis.

I still have some work to

enjoy yourselves. I need

that, she quickly picked up her bag and started walking

was off with Uncle Davis; how

steps, she suddenly felt dizzy,

happened and looked desperately at

Davis!!

niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had never imagined

beyond what she could comprehend or

and flung it open, hoping to cry

that when she opened the door, the

the commotion, he turned

and saw Mary.

met, the plea

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just

think even less of her if he found out she was using

niece, you’ve had too much

some tea…”

behind, Uncle Davis suddenly approached and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her back inside, then

he was about to shut the door, a hand

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that slender hand and

taken aback.”

saw the door

turn his head to look,

everyone in the

moment.

person. He was the assistant to Mr. Ellis. He stood there, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze toward

Mr. Ellis’s eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany the fat

Ellis interested in

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to expressly ask after her, but she instantly

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

was also bewildered at this

branch took control of the company, they had been excluding the second

to the second branch, as a sort of statement to

branch.

afford to offend any of

families!

say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes,

toward

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said,

the contract

another word, Mr. Lynch signed the 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

statement, Mr. Lynch promptly ran

uncle wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked

we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the

the doorway,

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

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted

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big plans,

lawsuit.”

retract the lawsuit? Aren’t

You…”

could only make up an excuse on the spot. “Yes, she’s my best friend, but she chose to block me over a man. Do you think I am trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting

matter.”

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

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door open and

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

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at least she couldn’t collapse

leave, she

who should have left. He frowned as he looked at her.

seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and that

action a bit baffling, which was why

Mary would actually take advantage of

signing a

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

advantage, used it on his cousin,

to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could she

friend and bestie?!

been a man of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and backstab

smile edged with scorn,

embrace.

his chest, making her even

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

leaned d whispering into her ear. “For what just

sprayed

shivers down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

Ellis, her eyes

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as her hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

her, but what was this woman doing? She

away, only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I

aback, then scoffed. “How

him, extending

her vision

tried to extend one finger, several appeared before her,

“So many…”

expect someone who appears so innocent could play

no longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis, I’m

to undo her shirt,

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried for

already taken an interest in Mary, and now she

him…

no lady, so

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

and then bent over her. As soon as

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skin was so hot, and the way

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle up

Ellis

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

Mary was startled.

completely worn down, she still

after

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this, Ellis

in his chest.

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

had an appointment

private room, letting the visitor immediately catch

time.”

assistant returned his attention

sounds inside were becoming

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

wasn’t a man and wasn’t immune

He was a perfectly normal man! Mr.

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no idea how much time

moved her sore

her felt as if it had been

of where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

then did she notice it was dark outside, and

suit sat

then that Mary realized she was

all

exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her

“You…”

that day, her voice came

was she who started

hint of shyness flooded her

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surprise, a touch of joy

a bank

taken aback,

Fee for service…

he take

comment on her flashed through her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as

bother.”

room fell silent

up only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

withdrew his bank card, “Then you

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we fit together, why don’t you speak up? As long

them.”

looked at

had been following Ellis for many

unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and his private life was exceptionally

why Ellis was the dream lover of so

now, could he actually be thinking

this?

the couch, and asked with

pointed to the

followed his gaze and, sure enough,

on one by one, and found that

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has always

years ago, after rescuing her from those people, he had also carefully given her a few

heart to use

still kept them.

gave a

dressing and turned

was still staring at her. “Tell me, what do

want?”

you believe it or not, I

it, then straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr.

stack of cash from her bag and placed

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

turned around and walked briskly out of

heart, feeling that if she stayed any

deep breath

she had left, the assistant entered the

Mr. Ellis 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

contract between the two parties, it was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay

“How could the penalty

so high?”

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said, “It’s

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

“deliberate retaliation,”

affair could indeed have been an accident, but now it turned out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t for a deliberately set contractual

really out for

woman was truly too sinister

Mary had just shown such pride in front of him. It must

his teacup onto the ground in

didn’t understand why he was suddenly feeling so

No, it was she who had slept with him,

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sneered as he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

the money in the assistant’s hand,

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

walked out the door to the parking lot, only to

immediately said, “Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped him, he

does he want with

and see.”

down on such a

now thinking of Keera as

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Howard.

290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

in

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

at him. “What

me?”

Last time in Oceanion, Uncle Olsen and I hit it off. Afterward, he even had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I have a very good relationship with Uncle Olsen, and there’s something

deliver a

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

eyes narrowed.

slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could

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more time? Just

lowered his gaze, sneering/”Alright, I’ll

your message.”

that, Ellis got into

stop

Cindy asked,

Uncle Olsen a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed

two talked and left the

Mary stepped

corner.

the parking lot, not yet finding her car, when she saw Howard and Cindy stopping Ellis, so she had secretly hidden on the

really conveyed the message to Uncle

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that ruin

this thought, Mary hurriedly took out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and then directly

sky had already

reclining in a chair, his

was filled entirely with Mary’s

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

his

case, wasn’t he at a

loosened his tie, feeling a bit

his

glanced at it and saw that it was

recollection, but Mary had been mingling in their

Maru ung still the granddaughter

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Family’s patriarch and everyone

some respect.

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

of this, Ellis

began, “What’s

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

were playing hard to get? Miss Davis,

in front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

him to marry her, to

the Davis Family or at least to solidify

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his

you not help Howard and

furrowed his

cold laugh.

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

after Ellis said those words,

He was very angry.

him saw this and couldn’t help saying, “Mr. Ellis, Miss Davis also didn’t know

she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to embarrass Keera?! Is their friendship of

Mary

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stay in

silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are you

Uncle Olsen the truth about

question made Ellis

of the DNA test had been out for a

Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused him to

for those two days.

a good beating

thought that the results would show, that Keera was

was stunned at

but after hearing

hesitated.

always been a

so many years, not a single woman

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asked, “Why

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

such a defeated life, being played around by

glorious and majestic life would be

Uncle Olsen for a long time and hadn’t reported

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

since that day.

now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might

assistant asked again. “Then, this matter… do

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

this was

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

asked, “What

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

as he thought about 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 just to hit back at your good friend

“No, I want her to get

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

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onto another person

infuriated by his words.

she doesn’t want to?!”

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when he heard this. “You mean,

that Ellis would take action and help

“Yes, it’s a plan that Keera

out.”

prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We want to

and give both the company and the custody of the

this, Mary continued. “So, please don

Davis, do you think I would believe such a clumsy

and almost fell out

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best friend Mary over

that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well, to the point where

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

divorce?

been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of

really a trap set by Keera herself, what

make any logical

also understood that her words were

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

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Howard.

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

was

simply didn’t bother explaining further and only said, “Mr. Ellis, you just promised me that as long as my request isn’t

eyes instantly became

Mary determined

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

“Indeed.”

indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with

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you have to return it

Mary was startled.

knowing what Ellis was

that Ellis was interested in her. If Ellis

might become even

thinking of Keera’s desire for a divorce, for the company and the villa,

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences of enraging

a sigh of relief, then started the

and headed home.

“Keera, I

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passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and quickly

stepped in, her pace

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

in her

jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a

“Mary…”

“What on earth did you do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was Mr. Ellis joking? Didn’t he go to

uncle scoffed coldly

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Mary didn’t kneel.

to her knees, they forced her legs to buckle, and

advantage of his influence? Do you

who gave you such audacity? To

scalp throbbed in pain

look up.

tight,

brother’s leg.

a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you

I spare her, how could Mr. Lynch

ma21″

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hand and viciously struck

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain

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

and she breathed a

relief.

the next

“Slap!”

landed on

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

covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big

Mary

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the

“Dad!”

out and tried to rush over, but the

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

robust, and impossible to

keep

a piercing voice, tears and snot streaming down her

then that

turned to look at Mary. “If you want me to stop hitting him, fine, but

292 Finally Divorced

her fists

of demand her eldest uncle

make next…

as she looked at her father with a bruised nose and swollen face, her mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her

before her…

none of

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

make any significant achievements in the company to gain the favor of the first branch, and with her father being relentlessly

had long anticipated a

her heart, she still harbored

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toward Ellis.

time, she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

protect her parents and unable

become a social butterfly for her elder

the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash

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

mother looked

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

Π

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

behind, he left with his bodyguards in

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soon reached Ellis’s

in the Olsen residence’s study, listening to

hadn’t expected Mary’s life

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

“No.”

heart and sneered. “She dares to

looked at him. “What about that contract? Should we still help

promised her, I

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

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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smiled. “If she really gets

case, we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin and

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

loss.”

what about Miss

for a moment and eventually said

“Leave her be.”

Ellis dreamt of

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

beneath a corpulent

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead, feeling utterly

how much he tossed and turned, he couldn’t fall back

conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis, after Howard knew we wouldn’t help, he proposed divorce to

Do they really think

be bullied at will?!”

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

her the company and

with Brother Howard, now he’s giving

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better sign quickly

speaking and

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

Three years!

Keera, and all

Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three million

savings…

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

bear to let

house and company were

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was out of the question. If he wanted a clean break in the divorce,

her!

villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company

Howard panicked a little.

divorce, then both spouses would

already sent people over with the

and was about to

eager expression; she still

Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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own problems!

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

company could be saved, and you and Howard

really wanted

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

scolding and curses had to

swallowed.

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

own…”

hesitated and

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

two contracts to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it!

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blame anyone, blame yourself for not having enough support from your own family, which is why your husband’s family can easily bully

took the contract with trembling

eyes of the three people,

how hard Keira was trying

villa, a black luxury car screeched to

South family

assistant!

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see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a divorce agreement in her hands,

T

stopped in his tracks, not entering the

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

home every day. For all these years it was I who managed the company, and you? You just gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so many years. What contributions have you made to the company?

was

trembled. “When we graduated, it you who said I didn’t need to

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had

her diary, Keera recorded the happy

Howard.

college, had

with Keera, and before they got married, after graduating from university,

would manage the company for me, that in the future

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

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

these words on behalf of

“Enough!”

want to listen any

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coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I

looked

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

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

red-hot with rage upon

he was about to enter the room to back up Keera, he heard

Ellis immediately halted.

just divorce like

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

and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

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

Cindy was pleased.

a

son, go get the divorce certificate with her

something, but Keira said, “Howard, I’ve agreed to all the conditions in

Could you agree to

for me?”

with suspicion,

it?”

weakly. “How much

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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

far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family? How can you

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

Howard had already been in touch with another employer and

he had built up his own network. It was easy for him to find a job in the new energy sector with a monthly salary

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thousands.

Cindy and Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go

this was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise Amy in the future. If

If you can’t make it, just

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

“Auntie, I guess Keera hasn’t worked i several years and doesn’t want to go out and find a jo After

with Amy, letting

dreaming!” Howard’s

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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

listening outside, felt a

on earth was

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

breaths to suppress the anger welling

as defeatist as Keer deserve his

be such

Inside.

and down in anger. “You’re already

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

words came out, Cindy immediately said,

Keira

was achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that she had put on such an

sever Amy’s relationship with Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have

her head and waved her hands, “No,

a piece of paper. “You don’t get to make the decision. I’m signing

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

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

She signed her name

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

said, “Are we

this woman from demanding any more

felt a bit reluctant. “Once we

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where will we

smile, “Auntie, move to my place

care of you in the future. You’re

up her suitcase and followed

door, they encountered the

was terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when

coldly looked

to Keira, who

them.

weeping with her

is this how you

then swallowed hard. “Mr. Ellis, my

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