My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

father was dutifully filial, and

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

thought of this and felt

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

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

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

“No, he

on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well

uncle’s wife also sneered.

the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to

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he possibly take a fancy to

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

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

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

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blinded by

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

friend? That’s nothing but a questionable outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just

her in the

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

reasons anymore!

tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and

her

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to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and

a thorn in the

families.

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

uncle was clearly looking for an

the leviathan that

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

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

contained a research and

planned to use this latest research and development

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with Davis Corporation.

wouldn’t let Mary be put in a

her that she

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the third

lawsuit was delivered to Howard early

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

one too.”

back and discuss it with

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

The villa is under her

how to infuriate

household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the

be unhappy and kick us out?

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

on the office door and entered, handing him the letter. “Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t

“What?!”

a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously

a wave of his hand. “It

mistake on their part. Mary is so

they sue

secretary, “But on

wasn’t submitted on time, was

R&D department was poached last month. He

refuged and you quan told him to

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things

said, “Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary

he took out his

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

can

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

that would settle

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

Mary actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You have the nerve to call me?! Do

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

that statement,

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if

worth that much!”

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

her eyes flickered.

returned to the South family

dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in the kitchen for Howard’s

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door was opened, Howard charged

the kitchen.

right amount of surprise

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

to be

call! No

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head.

but the message on the other end wa “Hello, the

was stunned for a moment, then looked

Howard.

hastily said, “Use

made a voice call to Mary,

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message. “Keera, I’m sorry, but we

to send another message, she found she had

blankly at

expression, stepped forward, his hand

let herself

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

she block me?!”

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

up to twenty million! Will I end

We’re husband and wife, for

worse…”

made Howard

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all in

this matter, all he needed to do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto

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

turned around and

and blurted out, “Divorce her, then

child and, of course, hoped that Howard

“That’s the worst choice. If we really get divorced, I might end

waste?!”

to Keera for

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

do?”

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be a way;

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

phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp notification that Mary had added her as

friend.

came a message

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

the way, how are things on your end? Is he

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed

ten minutes of

to resist, asked, “What’s wrong? Is

I just feel like you’re not quite

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

froze as she read the

her sister for a while, and her interactions with

for the

at the message, she wanted to

a long silence,

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thought.

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

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

Keera.”

was actually

strange things, so

mind it.

her suddenly scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for

immediately set down her phone. “Unele, don’t

needed to stay in the company to find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce

the job she

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flickered with a hint of mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very

“I

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

man.

forties, and his

with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady? I’ve

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

nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

Mary took his hand, she only felt his

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

from her uncle with

eyes.

please take a seat! The dishes will get cold if we

sit down with a lecherous

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

Mr. Lynch, all smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and kept glancing over

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

felt repulsed by the look in Mr. Lynch’s

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

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speaks of you, saying you’re a good

to offer you a

statement, she distinguished

caused a sudden change in

at

and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece, your Uncle Lynch will surely take good care

downed the content of her glass all at

Uncle Davis.

that I still have some work to do. You

Lynch enjoy yourselves. I need

she quickly picked up her bag

a fool could see that something was off with

few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her

looked desperately at her glass, then incredulously

Davis!!

ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had

was completely beyond what she could comprehend or

flung it open,

hadn’t expected that when she opened the door, the person walking by her private room would

he

and saw Mary.

their eyes met, the plea for

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed,

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

had too much drink! Come

some tea…”

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

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

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that slender hand

taken aback.”

the door being

turn his head to look, only to see

seeing him, everyone in

moment.

present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr.

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze toward

hadn’t caught Mr. Ellis’s eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany

Mr. Ellis interested in

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but she instantly

There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just

also bewildered

main branch took control of the company, they had

show disrespect to the second

branch.

to offend any of the five

families!

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

looked toward

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uncle immediately said, “Yes, I

contract

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

statement, Mr. Lynch promptly ran

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

lowered her gaze. “Uncle, we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed, I’ll be

the doorway, she

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

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed

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this very reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said, “There’s no need

lawsuit.”

was baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and your close friend the best

You…”

man. Do you think I am trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting and crying after her husband abandons her. Uncle, you must not intervene in

matter.”

uncle didn’t quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay, don’t worry. I won’t

involved in this matter.”

Mary pull the door open and step

closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she

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at least she couldn’t collapse

leave, she suddenly

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

past and seen Mary, also noticing

was about to close. Yet he found his own action a bit baffling, which was

expected that Mary would actually take advantage of his

signing a contract, that

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

gaining an advantage, used it on his cousin,

was simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s

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

friend and bestie?!

despising those who

edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling her into

embrace.

collided with his chest, making her

and she forced herself to shake her head, barely

her ear. “For

breath sprayed on

shivers down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

Ellis, her

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as her hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

what was this woman doing?

her away, only to hear

“How many people have you

at him, extending

vision

finger, several appeared before her, and she muttered in

“So many…”

didn’t expect someone who

could no longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer against

to undo her shirt,

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collarbone.

hurried for a

taken an interest in Mary, and now she was throwing herself

him…

was no lady,

Mary, and carried her into

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

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and the way she looked… Was

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know

“You are Ellis!”

to

Ellis

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

Mary was startled.

reasoning was almost completely worn down, she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight pain in her

looked at Ellis, and after a while, she

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Ellis

in his chest.

and then he fiercely turned his

client Ellis had an appointment with today was

what was going on, faint sounds suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room,

time.”

returned his attention

were becoming

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

wasn’t a man

a perfectly normal man! Mr.

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time had

her sore

been crushed by a

where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

it was

in a suit

realized

clothes scattered all

her chest, and turning her gaze fiercely toward

“You…”

that day, her voice

was she

shyness flooded her cheeks,

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a touch of joy

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

taken aback, her

Fee for service…

he take her

cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying a

bother.”

the room

up only to see Ellis appraising

said, “I’m not that kind of person. There’s no need

money.”

“Is that so?”

bank card, “Then you

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

them.”

at him

following Ellis for many

of person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never

also why Ellis was the dream lover of so many eligible

actually be thinking

this?

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

the corner.

his gaze and, sure enough, there were some

on one by one,

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he has always been

after rescuing her from those people, he had

to

still kept them.

a

dressing and turned

her. “Tell me,

want?”

believe it or not, I truly

it, then straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and if anything, I was the one who took advantage of

stack of cash from her bag and placed it on the

services.”

pupils

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gaze piercing Mary.

still turned around and walked briskly

wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed any longer in that suite, her heart might leap out through

deep breath and then

left, the assistant entered the

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

stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay Keera’s

sneered. “How could the penalty

so high?”

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said, “It’s said

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis

what Mary had said was true!

really out

truly too

such pride in front of

his teacup onto

why he was suddenly feeling

just a night he had spent with her… No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman wasn’t worth

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as he stood

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

sharply, glanced at the money in the assistant’s hand,

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we

he

and see.”

had only ever looked down on such a

of Keera as

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arrived in front

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 for you

looked down at him.

me?”

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

a message for

Olsen only to find out tha he had been

eyes narrowed.

issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis

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time? Just give us one more month, no, half a month and I’ll definitely submit

lowered his gaze,

your message.”

Ellis got into his

stop

left, Cindy asked, “Will

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

and left

Mary stepped out

corner.

lot, not yet finding her car, when she

Ellis really conveyed the message to Uncle

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that ruin Keera’s

on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and then directly

sky had already

in a chair, his eyes

with

the first time,” Ellis could

his first

the case, wasn’t he

tie,

his phone

and saw that it was Mary’s

added Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection,

ung still the granddaughter

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Family’s patriarch and everyone would show

some respect.

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

Ellis

“What’s the

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

smile instantly appeared on Ellis’s face, “So just now you really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really no need for you to play

front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

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

to get some benefits for her branch of the

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However, to his

help

furrowed

let out a cold laugh. “The favor

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

those words, he

He was very angry.

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

way to treat 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

Mary would no longer

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stay in Oceanion!”

this remark, the assistant was silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are you still

Olsen the

question made

results of the DNA test

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

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good beating from

that the results would show, that

stunned at the

planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing the

hesitated.

always been

not a single woman had

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asked, “Why not find

was, “Blood ties aren’t to be

had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place,

would be ruined by his

to see Uncle Olsen for a long time

looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two

since that day.

“Let’s not talk about this for now. I’m afraid

“Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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just to

he also felt that this was his cousin’s own

had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and

only asked, “What

if Keera loved Howard so deeply, Ellis’s choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him.

because of WhatsApp again, and

Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit back at your good

I want her

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

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onto another person are

infuriated by his words. “How do

she doesn’t want to?!”

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slightly startled when he heard this. “You mean, Keera wants to divorce on

this point, Mary really feared that

plan that Keera and

out.”

Keera had signed and then went straight to the point.

leave without a penny, and give both the company

saying all this, Mary continued. “So, please don step in and

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

had been love-struck since college and almost fell out with her adoptive parents for Howard. Later, she even

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friend Mary

that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that

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

divorce?

Mary’s influence wasn’t sufficient to make Davis Corporation drop the lawsuit, and since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of that company and villa sold together

trap set by Keera

simply didn’t make any

explain, but she also understood that her words were hard to

friend best, had doubted

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Howard.

sent Mary was, “Even if Howard really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could make. If you don’t tell me, maybe he’ll

infatuation was

“Mr. Ellis, you just promised me that as long as my

instantly became

determined

the icy chill within. “Are

“Indeed.”

Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes

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me, you have to return

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what Ellis was

off today because he misunderstood that Ellis

future days might become even

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

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t realized the consequences

a sigh of relief, then

and headed home.

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

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to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint

Soon, she arrived home.

car and quickly entered

she stepped in, her pace

the hall, while her eldest uncle

in

tensed her jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a step forward and called out gently, “Dad,

“Mary…”

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

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Mary didn’t kneel.

a cruel kick to her knees, they

interest in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence?

who gave you such audacity? To make such

in pain as she was forced

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and

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

away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of

her,

ma21″

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raised his hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain

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

Mary, and she breathed a huge sigh

relief.

the

“Slap!”

firm slap landed

not raising your

back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to

spare Mary please. She

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to the

“Dad!”

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

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

were professional, robust, and impossible to break away

keep

a piercing voice, tears and

then that

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

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clenched her

of demand

make next…

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

before her…

knew none of this

would have already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the restaurant

company to gain the favor of the first branch, and with her father being relentlessly

had long anticipated a

her heart, she

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed

useless she was!

was unable to protect her parents and unable to save her best

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

feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash over

up from

mother looked at him

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

Π

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

behind, he left with his

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of this soon

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

life

since she’s technically your woman, do

“No.”

his heart and sneered. “She dares to scheme

assistant looked at him. “What about that

promised her, I won’t

“But the twenty million, I’ll have

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

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“If she really gets over

we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin and let

instructed the assistant. “Keep a close eye on Keera’s situation;

loss.”

what about Miss

for a moment and eventually

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis

the sofa, begging him to be

was beneath a corpulent

licentious as she looked at him sideways. “It’s not my first time, Mr. Ellis.

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead, feeling

much he tossed and turned, he couldn’t fall

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 received the news; he has printed a divorce agreement

go and see. Do they

be bullied at will?!”

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

her the company and

after all these years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you the house

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sign quickly and painlessly,

speaking and looked toward

agreement, lost in thought, with an

Three years!

and all he had

Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three million left, h spent a little over one million on Cindy, and some on

savings…

to say, he only got a little over a hundred

bear

the house and company were originally

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

her!

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

Howard panicked a little.

didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be burdened with millions in

people over with the message that

away and was

couldn’t immediately show her eager expression; she still had to

this, Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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your own problems! Why are

Mr. Horton and failed to pique his interest at all! If Mr.

be saved, and

really wanted to

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

curses had

swallowed.

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

own…”

words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on the

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise,

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

the contract with trembling

of the three people,

heaven knew how hard Keira was trying not

South family villa, a black luxury car screeched to

the South

assistant!

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

T

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

a sobbing tone, as she said

living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury

was

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

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this time, Keira had read through

Keera recorded

Howard.

had also

after graduating from university, Howard was a typical doting

Keira said with her head down, “You said that going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for

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

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

speaking these words on behalf of

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen any longer

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the point of

looked incredulously at

Howard

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

was red-hot with rage upon hearing

heard the woman with a trembling

Ellis immediately halted.

would just divorce like this, it

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it, given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if

about it and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh

you’ve signed, son, go get

nodded, then looked regretfully around the villa, wanting to say something, but Keira said, “Howard,

agreement. Could you

for me?”

immediately asked with suspicion,

it?”

weakly. “How much child support

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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 I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would

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

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

with another

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

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thousands.

Howard wouldn’t have so

this was something Cindy

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 definitely won’t have the money to raise

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

“Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why can’t you live on your

find a jo After all, working is so exhausting,

Amy, letting Howard raise

dreaming!” Howard’s mother

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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 have to take

was listening outside, felt a surge

earth was Keera

bit of child support? Couldn’t she be a

suppress the anger welling

someone as defeatist as Keer deserve his

could there be

Inside.

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

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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

soon as these words came out, Cindy immediately said, “Why not sign a

this, Keira

vain that she had put

that in the future, Howard would have no reason

shook her

“You don’t get to make the decision.

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two waivers, indicating that he had no relation with Amy from then on, before turning to Keira. “You,

we tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re divorced,

seemed intimidated. She signed

waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange

mother said, “Are we leaving in such a

to prevent this woman from demanding

a bit

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will

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

take care of you in the future. You’re pregnant

picked up her suitcase and followed behind

as they reached the door, they encountered the ashen-faced

“Mr. Ellis? When, when did you

looked

his gaze shifted to Keira, who had her

them.

be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his

is this how you

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

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