My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

was dutifully filial, and

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

and felt a sense

couldn’t help but look at her with

was dissatisfied with me. I had barely

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

said, “No, he

brought up in a small family background is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have

wife also sneered.

daughter isn’t a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed, the first branch

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a fancy to

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

the first branch snorted coldly. “Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I

nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said

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blinded by

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

That’s nothing but a questionable outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck brain,

her in the

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

reasons anymore!

their company fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll be held

her

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peers, she was the first to pass the interview

a thorn in the side of

families.

to the contract, if compensation could be

looking for an

facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt somewhat

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

and Amy, entered the bedroom and took out Keera’s

laptop contained a research

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

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with Davis Corporation.

be put in a

occurred to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

reached

Davis Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in the

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coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want

one too.”

back and discuss it with her

should go back and discuss it with her.

is under her

knew exactly how

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

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

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his chin

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

“What?!”

a shocked exclamation, looking

wave of his hand. “It

mistake on their part. Mary is so

they sue

secretary, “But on

wasn’t submitted on

secretary immediately replied, “Mr. Smith, our core staff member in the R&D

you quan told him to

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hadn’t expected things to turn out

“Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary right

saying this, he took out his phone and dialed

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

can

another month’s extension. We’ve just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able to produce the proposal

thought that

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

bellowed at him. “Howard! You have the

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

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at risk, I don’t have the capacity to help

statement,

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the

worth that much!”

stood up

hearing this, her eyes flickered.

quickly returned to the

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

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the door

the kitchen.

amount of surprise and

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

be

the call! No more

Howard was furious.

lowered her head. “Okay,

took out her phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the other end wa “Hello, the phone you have dialed

a moment, then

Howard.

“Use WhatsApp voice

quickly opened WhatsApp and made a voice call to

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but we shouldn’t contact each other

tried to send another message, she found she had

stared blankly at

a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised to

let herself

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

she block me?!”

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

it would only fetch half its value, which won’t add up to twenty million! Will I

and wife,

worse…”

words made Howard

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and shares were all in Keera’s name, and

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

eyes instantly

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of something in his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t worry. I’ll definitely think of

he turned

Cindy had already caught on to something and blurted out, “Divorce

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

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

waste?!”

been married to Keera

away empty-handed either and

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely

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

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

friend.

came a

consider it

are things on your end? Is he going to divorce

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

chat status continuously showed

ten minutes of typing, still no

to resist, asked, “What’s wrong? Is there

feel like you’re not quite 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

as she

been acting as her sister for a while, and her

the

wanted to tell Mary that she was no longer

a long silence, she ultimately didn’t voice

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thought.

have regretted being too love-struck to trust in

for a long, long time, and finally replied with

Keera.”

message was actually

often said strange things,

mind it.

“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

“Unele,

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

she had to

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

nodded. “I understand,

was a knock on the door, followed by the entry of

man.

his forties,

to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is

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

immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand

took his hand, she only felt

clammy and quite disgusting.

tightened his grip slightly,

from her uncle with

eyes.

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

Mr. Lynch sit down with

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

smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and

Mr. Lynch has taken a

felt repulsed by the look

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

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speaks of you,

like to offer you

statement, she

change in Mr. Lynch’s

his brows and glared at Mary,

She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and

and downed the content of her

Uncle Davis.

that I still have some work

enjoy yourselves. I need

quickly picked up her bag and started walking

could see that something was off with Uncle Davis; how could she

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

happened and looked desperately at her

Davis!!

a ploy to secure a contract with

completely beyond what she

it open, hoping to

the person walking by

he turned

and saw Mary.

met, the plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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heard the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty with

less of her if he found out she was using her looks to discuss

niece, you’ve had too much

some tea…”

and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her

the very moment he was about to shut the door, a hand

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that slender hand

taken aback.”

saw the

his head to look, only to see a man

him, everyone in

moment.

stood there, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining next door, and he asked me to

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his gaze toward

her here

Mr. Ellis interested in

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

grabbed the opportunity, smiling. “I’m fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I

Lynch was also bewildered at this

main branch took control of the

to show disrespect to the second branch, as a sort of statement

branch.

to offend any of

families!

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

looked toward

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uncle immediately said,

took the contract out of

uncle and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I just remembered I have something else to attend to,

that statement, Mr.

sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked

are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed,

reaching the doorway, she

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

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted borrowed

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

lawsuit.”

need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and

You…”

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

matter.”

friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem

involved in this matter.”

pull the door open and

to the private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy

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she

she turned to leave, she suddenly froze in

He frowned as he looked at her. He

walked past and seen Mary, also

found his own action a bit baffling,

that Mary would actually take advantage of his

signing a contract, that would be end

such things were common in the business world, and he didn’t mind being used this once, especially since Mary was

unfortunately, Mary, after gaining an advantage, used

simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression of

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thought Mary’s conflict with Keera was just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could she

friend and bestie?!

of loyalty, despising those

his smile edged with scorn, and suddenly he

embrace.

body collided with his

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

finish, Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her

sprayed on Mary’s

sent shivers down her spine,

reactions.

against Ellis,

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as her hands suddenly wrapped around

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

just wanted to scare her, but what

hear

“How many people

at him, extending

vision was

one finger, several appeared before her,

“So many…”

didn’t expect someone who appears so innocent could

saying and pressed closer against

her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried

a gentleman; he had already taken an interest

him…

Mary was no lady, so why

bent down, picked up Mary, and carried her

the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he

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

Ellis furrowed his brows.

do you know

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle up to

Ellis resist

profound look in

Mary was startled.

she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight

eyes looked at Ellis, and after

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Ellis

in his chest.

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

appointment with today was stopped

room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr. Ellis isn’t unavailable

time.”

returned his

sounds inside were becoming more

wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards

a man and

man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give him

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how much time had passed

moved her sore

if it had been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her brain

where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark

suit

then that Mary realized

her clothes scattered all

exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning

“You…”

that day, her voice came to an

she who started

flooded her cheeks, and after

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a touch of joy emerged in

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

taken aback, her

Fee for service…

he

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

bother.”

that statement, the room fell silent for a

to see Ellis appraising her

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

bank card, “Then you must

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

them.”

at

following Ellis

wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and his

Ellis was the dream lover of so many

now, could he actually be

this?

up from the couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you

pointed to the

his gaze and, sure enough, there

by one, and found that the fit

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always been

rescuing her from those people,

the heart to use them even now

still kept them.

a bitter

turned to

staring at her. “Tell me, what

want?”

you believe it or not, I truly don’t

down to pick up her bag, stuffed her own phone into it, then straightened her back and looked at

said that, she took a stack of cash from her bag and placed

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils

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gaze piercing Mary.

turned around and walked briskly out of

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

breath and then

the

of cash on the table, and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su by Davis Corporation. The penalty is ten times

would pay Keera’s company

immediately sneered. “How

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,”

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

really out for

truly too

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

teacup onto the

he was suddenly feeling

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

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stood up and

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis, whose money is this? It must amount

Ellis was speechless.

glanced at the money in the

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and forth in

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

“What does he want with me? Let’s

and see.”

ever looked down on such a scoundrel

Keera as his

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in front of

with a pleasing smile on his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find

him. “What do you

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 to

a

out tha he had been blocked on WhatsApp a long

narrowed. “What

collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen

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family to give us some more time? Just give us one more month,

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

your message.”

that, Ellis got

stop

Ellis left, Cindy

and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It should be no problem

and

were gone, Mary stepped out from

corner.

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

the message to Uncle

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that ruin

her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp,

had

was reclining in a

was filled entirely with Mary’s delicate

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

was his first

the case, wasn’t he

his tie, feeling a bit

his phone suddenly

at it and saw that it was Mary’s

for when he had added Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but Mary had been mingling in their circles since she

than Maru ung still the granddaughter

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patriarch and everyone would

some respect.

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

this, Ellis answered

“What’s

that as long as the requests I make aren’t excessive, you’ll agree to

appeared on Ellis’s face, “So just now you really were playing hard to

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

her, to

get some benefits for her branch of the Davis Family or

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However, to his surprise, he

help Howard

immediately furrowed

a cold laugh. “The favor you’re asking

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words, he

He was very angry.

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

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

I’m afraid Mary would no

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to stay in Oceanion!”

moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis,

the truth about the

made Ellis

the DNA test had been out for

actually believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused him to show his dad a

for those two days.

a good beating

thought that the results would

was stunned

but after hearing the assistant’s report on Keera’s

hesitated.

had always been

many years, not a

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

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

defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen would probably

and majestic life would

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

looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen,

since that day.

talk about this for now. I’m afraid Uncle

asked again. “Then,

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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quite good just to

also felt that this

to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just because

only asked, “What do you

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

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

“Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit

hurriedly said, “No, I want her

but does she want it herself? Do

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forced onto another person are actually

his words. “How do

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

Mary really feared that Ellis would take action

“Yes, it’s a plan that Keera

out.”

then went straight to the point. “We want

leave without a penny, and give both the company and the custody

continued. “So, please don step in

Ellis sneered. “Miss Davis, do you think I would believe such

almost fell out with her adoptive parents for Howard. Later, she even

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friend

knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well, to the point where Howard’s mother didn’t want to part

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

divorce?

and since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of that company and villa sold together wouldn’t be enough cover

it was really a trap set by Keera herself, what

didn’t make

to explain, but she also understood that her words were

best, had doubted

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Howard.

about me.

was beyond

“Mr. Ellis, you just promised me that as long as my request isn’t excessive, you would agree to

instantly became icy

Mary determined

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

“Indeed.”

agree,” said Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold intent. “But the favor you

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from me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

pursed her lips, knowing what Ellis

agreed to let her off today because he misunderstood that Ellis was interested in her. If Ellis went

future days might become

the company and the villa, as

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

still hadn’t

of relief,

and headed home.

even sent a WhatsApp message to Keera. “Keera, I did something big today!

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the passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint

Soon, she arrived home.

and quickly entered

she stepped in, her pace came

her parents kneeling on the floor of the hall, while her eldest uncle sat in front of them with several

faltered in

her whole body freezing. She took a step forward and

“Mary…”

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 find

Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

and with a cruel kick to her knees, they forced her legs to

dared to take advantage of his

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

in pain as she

look up.

tight, and she remained

eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young, and

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

If I spare her,

ma21″

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and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain

something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking about you. I can’t hit

released Mary, and she breathed

relief.

the next

“Slap!”

slap landed on

and kicked Mary’s father. “I blame you for not raising your

father dared not fight back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother,

Mary please. She doesn’t

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the Davis

“Dad!”

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

from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest

bodyguards were professional, robust, and

keep going,

out with a piercing voice,

then that her

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

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clenched her

of demand her

make next…

at her father with a bruised nose and swollen face, her mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after hearing the commotion in the living

before her…

knew none of this was Ellis’s

would have already been taken advantage of

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

anticipated a situation

her heart, she still

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

unable to protect her parents and unable

she could only obediently become a social butterfly for her

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

from the ground. “Mary,

mother looked at him

I’ll listen to everything you say

Π

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

these words behind, he left

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this soon reached

listening to his assistant’s report. Indescribable emotions flashed in his

Mary’s life

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

“No.”

“She dares to scheme against Keera,

him. “What about that contract?

promised her, I

the twenty million,

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

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“If she

we’ll acknowledge her

on Keera’s situation; after all,

loss.”

what

a moment and

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt of

begging him to be faster… Just as he was about

beneath a

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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rubbed his forehead, feeling utterly

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

through the night, he got 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

laugh, “Let’s go and see. Do they really think that Keera doesn’t have

be bullied at will?!”

moment, Keira, whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was

agreement gave her the

was mocking her. “Keera, after all these years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you the house and the company, and even

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you better sign

finished speaking and looked toward

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

Three years!

he married Keera, and all he had gotten

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

savings…

only got a little over a hundred thousand in

really couldn’t bear to let

the house and company were originally in

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

her!

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

Howard panicked a little.

divorce, then both spouses would

had already sent people over with the message that they

and was about

expression; she still had to keep

mother couldn’t

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

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own problems! Why are you

to pique his interest at all! If Mr.

maybe the company could be saved, and you and

wanted to

about to sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he was

scolding and curses had to

swallowed.

hung her head, continuing to cry. “Howard, for the sake of our three years of marriage, don’t aband me, please. I haven’t worked for so many years, an the

own…”

these words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his mother won’t

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anyone else. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not having enough support from your own family, which is why your

contract

of the

only heaven knew how hard Keira was trying

the South family villa, a black

South family villa

assistant!

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

T

his brows but stopped in his tracks, not entering

voice was low, with a sobbing tone, as she said with

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

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

her diary, Keera recorded the happy times

Howard.

college, had also

and before they got married, after graduating from university, Howard was

said that going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would earn money to support

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

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

these words on

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen any

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many things yet preventing others from talking about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have a mistress outside, but are you clean yourself? Haven’t

suddenly looked incredulously

Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard aware of it? How could

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

was red-hot with rage upon

he heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak.

Ellis immediately halted.

would just divorce like

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

it and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on the table

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh

Howard’s mother said, “Now that you’ve signed, son, go get the divorce certificate with her

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

Could you agree to

for me?”

immediately asked with suspicion, “What

it?”

much child support will

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give Amy every month?”

about? The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job

How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce? You wish! Howard’s future income has nothing to do

well, “Keera, 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

in touch with another employer and was preparing to start working

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

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thousands.

Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go of this

was something Cindy

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

Howard retort impatiently, “I don’t care how you live! If you can’t

you ha hands and feet.

out and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and

with Amy, letting

Howard’s

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will hold you accountable!

was listening outside, felt a surge

on earth was Keera

divorced, and she still cared about that bit of

deep breaths to suppress the

someone as defeatist

be such weak

Inside.

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

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is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with them, so

out, Cindy immediately said,

hearing this, Keira narrowed

achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that

and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have

immediately shook her head and waved

decisively pulled out a piece of paper. “You

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no relation with Amy from then on, before turning to Keira. “You,

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

She

stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along with Howard’s mother,

mother said, “Are we leaving in such

said, “Absolutely, to prevent this woman from

bit

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where will

said with a smile, “Auntie, move to

in the

picked up her suitcase and followed behind the

door, they encountered the

Ellis? When, when did you

looked at

his gaze shifted to Keira, who had

them.

weeping with her

“Howard, is this how you treat

then swallowed hard. “Mr. Ellis, my divorce from Keera is

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