My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

dutifully filial, and her

to break away from the family, always hoping to be buried

thought of this and

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

clenched her fingers before finally speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and hadn’t

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

“No, he

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

uncle’s wife

plenty of daughters

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he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a

first branch and is in charge of the new energy research and development projects at the Davis Corporation… In her generation, she’s the first one to

brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I

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

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blinded

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

outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck

in

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 bend the rules for

reasons anymore!

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

her

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her peers, she was the first to pass

she had long been a thorn

families.

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

clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from Davis

and, facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt

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

preparing dinner for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the bedroom and took out Keera’s

contained a research and

her and divorced her, she planned to

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with Davis Corporation.

let Mary be put

just occurred to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the

lawsuit was delivered to Howard early

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Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and your son wants to be born

one too.”

go back and discuss it with

back and discuss it with her. After all, she’s the owner

The villa is

knew exactly how to infuriate

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

your wife be unhappy and kick us

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis Corporation has sued us! They’re demanding we compensate them twenty million according

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at

dismissed it with a wave of

mistake on their part. Mary is so good to

they sue

at his secretary, “But

the proposal wasn’t submitted

Smith, our core staff member in the R&D department

you quan told him

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expected things to turn

“Don’t panic. I’m

saying this, he took out his phone

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

can

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

thought that would

no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds,

him. “Howard! You have the nerve to call me?! Do

My great-uncle was already displeased with my

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own position is at risk, I don’t have the capacity to

statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and find

“Yes.”

do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company,

worth that much!”

suddenly stood up to leave.

was filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She

quickly returned to the South family

still playing the role of the dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in

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the door was opened, Howard charged

the kitchen.

just the right amount of

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

be

call! No

Howard was furious.

lowered her head.

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

was stunned for a moment, then looked

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp

a voice call to Mary, but Mary

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sorry, but we shouldn’t

to send another message, she found she

blankly at

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

let herself

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

she block me?!”

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

which won’t add up to twenty million! Will

and wife, for better or

worse…”

made

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shares were all in

all he needed to do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility

instantly lit

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of something in his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t

turned around and left with

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

pregnant with Howard’s child and, of

If we really get divorced, I might end

waste?!”

had been married to Keera for

want him to walk away empty-handed either and immediately said, “Then what should

do?”

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a way; there’s

with Uncle Olsen. Let’s find Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and they’ll surely stop pursuing the lawsuit. As long as they withdraw the legal action, there’s still a chance

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

friend.

came a message from

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

your end? Is he

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So what

of his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t drop

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

showed

minutes of typing, still no message

wrong? Is

feel like

Mary pop up. “Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you,

as she read the

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

the

moment, looking at the message, she wanted to tell Mary that

long silence, she

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thought.

certainly have regretted

was silent for a long, long time, and finally replied with only one

Keera.”

message was actually a bit

said strange things, so Mary

mind it.

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

“Unele, don’t

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

job she

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as he heard her.

“I understand,

a knock on the door, followed by the entry of

man.

in his forties, and his appearance

a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis,

replied with a smile, “This is my fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently interning at Day Corporation. Today she’s accompanying me

nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his

hand, she only felt his

clammy and quite disgusting.

pull her hand back, but he tightened his grip

sought help from her uncle with

eyes.

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

Lynch sit down with

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

Lynch, all smiles, avoided bringing up

has taken a liking to you.

the

walked over to Mr. Lynch, and said with a smile, “Uncle. Lynch,

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often speaks of you, saying

like to offer you a

that statement, she distinguished their

change in Mr.

brows and glared at Mary, then shot a look at

Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear

downed the content of her

looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I

some

Lynch enjoy yourselves. I need

that, she quickly picked up her

fool could see that something was off with Uncle

steps, she suddenly felt

happened and looked desperately at her

Davis!!

a ploy to

what she

the door and flung it open, hoping to cry

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

the commotion, he turned around

and saw Mary.

eyes met, the plea for help choked in

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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said about her during a matchmaking

her if he found out she

had too

some tea…”

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

very moment he was about to shut

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slender hand and was

taken aback.”

saw the

turn his head to look, only to see a man

seeing him, everyone in the room

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his

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

Mr. Ellis

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hadn’t expected Mr. Ellis’s assistant to expressly ask after her, but she instantly understood; this was

for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a

also bewildered at this

branch took control of the

dared to show disrespect to the second

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend any of the

families!

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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immediately said,

directly took the contract out

like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I just remembered

that statement, Mr. Lynch

his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary, asking, “Dear niece, you and

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

the doorway,

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

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted

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Ellis’s influence for this very reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said, “There’s

lawsuit.”

baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit?

You…”

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,

matter.”

uncle didn’t quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could

involved in this matter.”

pull the

door to the private room closed again, she took a deep breath,

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least she couldn’t collapse

leave, she suddenly froze in

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

past and seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and that

found his own action a bit

that Mary would actually take advantage of

just for signing a

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

advantage, used it on his

freeze Ellis’s

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foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could she do such a thing to

friend and bestie?!

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

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

embrace.

entire body collided with his chest, making her even more

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

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

sprayed

shivers down her

reactions.

Ellis, her eyes

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hands suddenly

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

what was

to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I like you so

aback, then scoffed. “How many people have you said

smiled at him, extending a

vision

she tried to extend one finger, several appeared before her, and she muttered

“So many…”

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

hear what he was saying and pressed

to undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

hurried

he had already taken an interest in Mary, and now she

him…

was no lady,

and

laid Mary down on the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed

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and the way

Ellis furrowed his brows.

“Mary, do you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle up to

could Ellis resist such

breathing grew heavier, and, holding onto Mary’s chin, with a profound look in his eyes, he said, “This isn’t your first time, is

Mary was startled.

down, she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight

after a while, she suddenly

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Ellis

in his chest.

and then he fiercely turned his gaze to

Ellis had an appointment with

on, faint sounds suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on.

time.”

visitor leave, the assistant returned his attention to

inside were

he could only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back a

man

Mr. Ellis should definitely give

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had no idea how much time had passed when she finally

her sore

it had been

where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark outside, and

in a suit sat

realized she was

all over

She exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and

“You…”

happened that day,

was she who started

of shyness flooded

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a touch of joy emerged in her

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

was taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

he take her

on her flashed through her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice

bother.”

the room

to see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze

kind of person. There’s no need for

money.”

“Is that so?”

card, “Then you must

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

them.”

looked at

had been following Ellis for

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

was the dream lover of so many eligible

could he actually be

this?

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

pointed to the

and, sure enough, there were some

walked over, tried the pieces on one by one, and found that

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has always

from those people, he had also carefully given her a

heart to use them even

still kept them.

gave a bitter

finished dressing and turned to look

staring at her.

want?”

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

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

stack of cash from her bag and placed it on

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils

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gaze piercing Mary.

around

did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that if

took a deep breath and

left, the assistant entered

indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the

Corporation would pay Keera’s company two million annually for

“How could the

so high?”

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promptly said, “It’s said

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis

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 trap,

was really

truly too

again of how Mary had just shown such pride in

onto the ground in

understand why he was suddenly feeling

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

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sneered as he stood up and

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.

in the assistant’s

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

lot, only to see Howard and Cindy

has been trying to reach Uncle

“What does he

and see.”

had only ever looked down on such a

of Keera as

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arrived in

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

looked down at him.

me?”

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 I’d like

a message

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

narrowed.

with our collaboration with Davis Corporation.

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and ask the Davis family to give us some more time? Just give us one more month, no,

gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

said that, Ellis got into his

didn’t dare to stop him anymore, and

left, Cindy asked, “Will

deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It should be no problem for such a small

two talked and left the

gone, Mary stepped out from

corner.

lot, not yet finding her car, when she

conveyed the message to Uncle

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that ruin

thought, Mary hurriedly took out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for

had already

reclining in a chair, his eyes

mind was filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin…

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

was his first

that was the case,

tie, feeling

then, his phone

it and saw that it was Mary’s

had no recollection, but Mary had been mingling in their circles since she

ung still the granddaughter of

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patriarch and everyone would show

some respect.

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

of this, Ellis

began, “What’s the

long as the requests I make aren’t

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

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

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

the Davis Family or at least to solidify

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to his surprise, he

you not help

furrowed his

a cold laugh. “The favor you’re asking of

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

those words, he

He was very angry.

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

really can’t stand someone like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result

afraid Mary would no longer

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to stay

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

the truth about

question made

test

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

for those two days.

a good beating from his

have thought that the results would show, that Keera was

stunned

Olsen immediately, but

hesitated.

Olsen had always been a proud

not a single

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“Why not find

reply was, “Blood ties aren’t to be compromised with. Better have nothing

being played around by a man from a

would be ruined by

hadn’t gone to see Uncle Olsen for a long

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

since that day.

talk about this for now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get so

again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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would be quite good just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure

this was his cousin’s own

according to their own hearts,

they only asked, “What

choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce.

phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again,

a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit back at your good friend

said, “No, I want her to get

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

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person

his words. “How

she doesn’t want to?!”

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when he heard this. “You

topic had come to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and

it’s a plan that

out.”

signed and then went straight to the point.

and give both the

saying all this, Mary continued. “So, please don

do you think

love-struck since college and almost fell out with her adoptive

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best friend Mary over

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

whose heart was full of thoughts of

divorce?

drop the lawsuit, and since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave

really a trap set by Keera herself,

didn’t make any

understood that her words were hard

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

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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 the family after a while on his own! I don’t need

infatuation was

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

eyes instantly became icy

determined

gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are you

“Indeed.”

lifting his head, his eyes filled with a

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me, you have to return

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing

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

days might become

the company and the villa, as well as freedom,

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t realized the consequences of

of relief, then

and headed home.

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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to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint of

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and

as she stepped in, her pace came to

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

faltered in her

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

“Mary…”

mother’s voice was choked with sobs. “What on earth did you do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was Mr. Ellis joking? Didn’t he go to the private room to

uncle scoffed coldly and

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his

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

in pain as

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and she

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

“A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter!

spare her,

ma21″

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and viciously struck toward

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did not

she saw her eldest uncle sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking about you.

and she breathed a huge sigh

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on

blame you for not raising your daughter rig I blame you for not raising your

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

spare Mary please.

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to the Davis

“Dad!”

in shock. She cried out and tried to rush over, but the

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

professional, robust, and impossible to

please stop! If you keep going, it could

a piercing voice,

that her eldest uncle

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

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clenched her

of demand her eldest uncle

make next…

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

before her…

of

would have already been taken

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

had long anticipated a situation

she still

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed herself

useless she was!

was unable to protect her parents and unable to

end, she could only obediently become a social butterfly for her

on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash over

get up from the

looked

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

Π

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

left with

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this soon reached Ellis’s

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

life

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

“No.”

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

at him. “What about that contract? Should

promised her,

the twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay

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

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however, smiled. “If she

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

instructed the assistant. “Keep a close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s

loss.”

what about

for a moment and eventually said

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt of

of Mary’s fair skin, and her plaintive cryin on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about to relent

was beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead,

much he tossed and turned, he couldn’t

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

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

be bullied at will?!”

this moment, Keira, whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress

agreement gave her the company

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

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better sign

speaking and looked toward

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

Three years!

been three years since he married Keera, and all he had gotten was

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

savings…

was to say, he only got a little over

really couldn’t bear to let

the house and company were originally in

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of the question. If he wanted a clean break in the

her!

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

Howard panicked a little.

he didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be burdened

had already sent people over with the message that they wouldn’t

Keira away and

her eager expression; she still had to keep

this, Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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problems! Why are you

and failed to pique

maybe the company could be saved, and you and Howard wouldn’t

wanted to curse

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

curses had

swallowed.

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

own…”

Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on the

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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blame anyone else. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not having enough

contract with

the eyes of the three

how hard Keira was trying

just then, outside the South family villa, a black luxury car screeched to

strode into the South family

assistant!

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entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a divorce agreement in her

T

but stopped in his tracks, not

a sobbing tone, as she said with

impatiently. “Keera, look at yourself now, just staying at 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

was

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

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time, Keira had read through Keera’s

diary, Keera recorded the

Howard.

college, had

before they got married, after graduating from university, Howard

said that going to work was too hard and that you would

and Cindy were just socializing, that it was all an act, that

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

words

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen any

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point of saying all this?

suddenly looked incredulously

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

wife should. What right do you have to accuse Howard here? Just sign the paper,

was red-hot with

back up Keera, he heard the woman with a

Ellis immediately halted.

would just divorce like this,

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it, given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted

thought about it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

placing the divorce agreement on the table

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh

that you’ve signed, son, go get the divorce certificate with

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

Could you

for me?”

asked with

it?”

much child

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give Amy every month?”

came out, Howard immediately bristled. “What nonsense are you talking about? The company is in debt, and

mother 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? You wish! Howard’s future

pay 20% of his income to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he

Howard had already been in touch with another employer and was

his own network. It was easy for him to find a job in the new energy sector

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thousands.

have so easily let go of

this was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep

you live! If you can’t make it, just take her and

hands and feet. Why can’t you

years and doesn’t want to go out and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if

with Amy, letting

dreaming!” Howard’s mother

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

listening outside, felt a surge of

earth

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

breaths to suppress the anger welling

that someone as

could there be such

Inside.

jumping up and down in anger. “You’re already divorced, so how could Howard possibly still be

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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 blood even

immediately said, “Why

hearing this, Keira narrowed her

achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that

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

her head and waved

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

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relation with Amy from then on, before turning

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 divorced, you and that loser better stay far away

intimidated. She signed

picked up the divorce agreement and the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange

we leaving in such

woman from demanding any more living expenses

bit reluctant. “Once we

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where will we

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

of you in the future. You’re pregnant

her suitcase and followed behind

door, they encountered

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when

looked at

Keira, who

them.

weeping with her

how you

“Mr. Ellis,

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