My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

dutifully filial,

a traditional woman who didn’t wish to break away from

of this and felt a

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

fingers before finally speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had

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

said, “No,

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

wife

of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters

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to someone who is nothing but a pretty face with

his father could no longer hold back. “Sister-in-law, how can you speak so harshly? Mary studied 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 branch snorted coldly. “Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused

New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings, and now for an outsider, for a best friend who is mentally deficient, you blatantly do

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blinded by

“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

in the

Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp the

reasons anymore!

the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at

her fists

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to pass the interview for

she had long been a thorn in the side of

families.

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

uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from

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

she could help Keera divorce

and

contained a research and

planned to use this latest research and development plan

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with Davis Corporation.

Mary be put in a difficult

to her that

to Mary yet.

reached

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in the

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

one too.”

said, “Okay, I’ll go back and discuss it with

go back and discuss it with her. After all,

is

how

Haven’t you seen that I call

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

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his

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

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking

dismissed it with a wave of his

mistake on their part. Mary is so

they

secretary, “But on

proposal wasn’t submitted on

member in the R&D department was poached last month. He came to you

you refuged and you quan told him to not

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hadn’t expected things to

“Don’t panic. I’m calling

he took out his phone and dialed

Howard immediately explained the situation before adding, “Do you think there’s some misunderstanding here? Or maybe

can

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

thought that would settle

all, with so many joint projects with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds, and not

“Howard! You have the nerve to call

incident, I also suffered at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s using this as leverage to

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

statement,

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

left, Cindy asked, “Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company,

worth that much!”

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

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

quickly returned to

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

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as the door was opened, Howard

the kitchen.

just the right amount of surprise and

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

be

the call! No more

Howard was furious.

lowered her head. “Okay, I’ll

and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the

a

Howard.

hastily said, “Use WhatsApp

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

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but

message,

blankly at her

stepped forward, his hand raised

let herself

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

she block me?!”

me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with twenty million. The property prices in

won’t add up to twenty million! Will I end

We’re husband and wife,

worse…”

words made

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person 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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something in his eyes before

turned around

blurted out, “Divorce her, then

Howard’s child and, of course, hoped that

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

waste?!”

married to Keera for three years

didn’t want him to walk away empty-handed

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely

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 as they withdraw the legal action, there’s still a chance for everything to

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

friend.

came a

it payback for the half-year

your end? Is he going

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t drop the lawsuit, he’ll be

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that

of typing, still no message

asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something inconvenient on your

like

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 read

and her interactions with Mary made

for the first

wanted to tell Mary that she was no

a long silence, she ultimately

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thought.

alive, she would certainly have regretted being

long, long time, and finally replied with only

Keera.”

was actually a

Keera often said strange

mind it.

put down her phone when Uncle Davis, who was sitting across the dining table from her suddenly scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for you. Could you

down her phone. “Unele, don’t

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

the job she

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as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is

“I

there was a knock

man.

his forties, and his

he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady?

my fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently

immediately nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

his hand, she only felt his

clammy and quite disgusting.

tightened his grip slightly, making

help from her

eyes.

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

Mr. Lynch sit down with a lecherous

Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal,

bringing up the contract

said with a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking to you. Why

the

walked over to Mr. Lynch, and

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you, saying

like to offer you a

she distinguished

caused a sudden change in

at Mary, then shot a

uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece,

relief and downed

she looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I

have some

Lynch enjoy yourselves. I need to head

up

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

took a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and

looked desperately at

Davis!!

daughter of the Davis family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had never imagined Uncle Davis would drug

was completely beyond what she could comprehend or

door and flung it open, hoping to cry

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

he

and saw Mary.

met, the plea for help

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed,

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

you’ve had too much

some tea…”

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

was about to shut

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looked at that slender

taken aback.”

the door being pushed

but turn his head to look,

seeing him, everyone in

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his gaze toward

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

Ellis interested

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her, but

decisively grabbed the opportunity, smiling. “I’m fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with Uncle

was also bewildered at

control of the company, they had been

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

branch.

to offend any of the five

families!

dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a partnership with my niece! Dear niece, did you bring the

looked toward her

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immediately said, “Yes,

took the contract

and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I

Mr. Lynch

his forehead and tentatively looked

we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed, I’ll be going

reaching the doorway, she

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

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted borrowed authority

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

lawsuit.”

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

You…”

my best friend, but she chose to block me over a man. Do you think I am trying to get

matter.”

the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay, don’t worry.

involved in this matter.”

Mary pull the door open and step

closed again, she took a deep breath,

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least she couldn’t collapse

she turned to leave, she suddenly froze in

he looked at her. He had obviously heard the entire

just walked past and seen Mary, also noticing her

own action a bit baffling, which was why he

would

a

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

Mary, after gaining an advantage, used

was simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression

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

friend and bestie?!

man of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and backstab friends the

with scorn, and

embrace.

with his chest,

forced herself to shake her head,

leaned d whispering into her ear. “For

sprayed

down

reactions.

against Ellis, her eyes

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as her hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

initially just wanted to scare her, but what

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

aback, then scoffed. “How many people have you

smiled at him,

her vision was

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

“So many…”

expression turned cold instantly. “Mary, I didn’t expect someone who appears so

what he was saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis,

undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried for

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

him…

no lady,

picked up Mary, and carried her into the

then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally

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was so hot, and the way she looked…

Ellis furrowed his brows.

“Mary, do you know

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle

Ellis resist such

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

Mary was startled.

reasoning was almost completely worn down, she still paused for a moment, feeling

Ellis, and after a

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Ellis felt

in his chest.

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

had an appointment with today was stopped by his

tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch

time.”

the visitor leave, the assistant returned

sounds inside were becoming more

face flushed with embarrassment, but he could only wave his hand, signaling

a man and wasn’t

a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely

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much time had passed when she

her

of her felt as if it had been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her brain somewhat

of where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

then did she notice it was dark

suit

then that Mary realized she

clothes scattered all

exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning

“You…”

about what happened that day, her voice

was she

shyness flooded her

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touch of

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

was taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

he take her

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

bother.”

statement, the room

Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled with

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then you

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

them.”

at

been following Ellis for

wasn’t that type of person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or

Ellis was the dream lover of

he actually be thinking

this?

and asked with her head lowered,

to the corner. “It’s

his gaze and, sure enough,

on one by one,

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he has always been

people, he had also carefully given her a

to use them even now

still kept them.

gave a

finished dressing and turned to look

was still staring at her. “Tell

want?”

lowered her gaze. “Whether you believe it or not,

her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I

stack of cash from her bag and placed

services.”

words made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

felt fear, she still turned around and walked briskly out of the

did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that if

deep breath and then

left, the assistant entered the

of cash on the table, and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into

was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay Keera’s company two million

“How could

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

turned out that what

was really out for

woman was truly too sinister and

how Mary had just shown such pride in

slammed his teacup onto the ground in

was suddenly

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

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as he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

stack of money on the table. “Mr.

Ellis was speechless.

at the money in the assistant’s hand,

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

those words behind, he walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and forth in front of his

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

frowned. “What does he

and see.”

only ever looked down on

of Keera as his cousin.

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Howard.

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arrived in front

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

down at him. “What

me?”

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 ask Uncle Olsen about. I wonder

a message

sent a message to Uncle Olsen only to find out tha he had been blocked

narrowed. “What

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

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ask the Davis family to give us some more time? Just give us one more

gaze,

your message.”

said that, Ellis got into his

stop him anymore, and Ellis’s car sped

left, Cindy

afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It should

and left the

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 on the side

conveyed the message to Uncle

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that ruin

Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and then

sky had

Ellis was reclining in a chair, his

mind was filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin…

her words, “not the first time,” Ellis could

was his first

the case, wasn’t

his tie, feeling a

his phone suddenly

saw

Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but

Maru ung still the granddaughter

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Family’s patriarch and everyone would

some respect.

and the first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined,

of this, Ellis answered the

“What’s the

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

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

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

him to marry her, to

to get some benefits for her branch of the Davis Family or at least to

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to his surprise,

not help

furrowed

out a cold laugh. “The favor

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those words, he

He was very angry.

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

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 all fake?!

behavior, I’m afraid Mary would

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stay

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

tell Uncle Olsen the truth about

question made

of the DNA test

and he actually believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which caused

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good beating

that the results would

was stunned

but after hearing

hesitated.

Olsen had always been

years, not a

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and he had once been asked, “Why not find someone,

be compromised with. Better have nothing than

his daughter had been living such a defeated life, being played around

majestic life would be ruined

to see Uncle Olsen for

for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the

since that day.

I’m

assistant asked again. “Then, this matter…

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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good just to

that this was his cousin’s own

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

asked,

to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever

buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it was still

became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just

want

but does she want it herself? Do you

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person are actually

his words. “How

she doesn’t want to?!”

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was slightly startled when he heard this. “You

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

“Yes, it’s a plan that Keera and I

out.”

that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We want to make Howard

a penny, and give both the company and the custody of the

“So, please

“Miss Davis, do you think I would believe such a clumsy

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

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friend Mary over

she had been tolerant at home for the sake of

could Ellis possibly believe that such a person, whose

divorce?

since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny,

a trap set by Keera herself, what

make

to explain, but she also understood that her words were

her friend best, had doubted until now whether Keera had truly

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Howard.

that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake

was beyond

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

instantly became

determined to

and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are

“Indeed.”

indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes

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from me, you have to return

Mary was startled.

her lips, knowing

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

might become even

for the company and the villa,

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t realized

just breathed a sigh of relief, then started the

and headed home.

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

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encounter with Ellis, a hint

Soon, she arrived home.

parked the car and quickly entered

as soon as she stepped in, her pace came to an

the floor of the hall, while her

faltered in her

whole body freezing. She took a step

“Mary…”

would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was

uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

kick to her knees, they forced

you dared to take advantage of his influence?

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

scalp throbbed in pain as

look up.

tight, and she remained

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

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

I spare her, how

ma21″

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his hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain did

something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr.

she breathed a huge

relief.

the

“Slap!”

landed on Mary’s father’s

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

for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m

but spare Mary please.

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the Davis

“Dad!”

cried out and tried to rush

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

were professional, robust, and impossible

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

with a piercing voice, tears and snot

was only then that her eldest

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

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her fists

kind of

make next…

unable to struggle, and her grandmother,

before her…

of this was Ellis’s

weren’t for him, she would have already been taken advantage of

herself or make any significant achievements in the company to gain the favor of the

had long anticipated a

heart, she still harbored

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toward Ellis.

she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

protect her parents

could only obediently become

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

was trying to get up from the ground.

looked at

listen

Π

Mary’s chin. “Come tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with me to the hotel, and sweet-talk Mr.

these words behind, he left

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this soon

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

life to

assistant asked cautiously, “Mr. Ellis, since she’s technically

“No.”

and sneered. “She dares to scheme against Keera, so she must

looked at him. “What about that

her, I won’t interfere

million, I’ll have Keera pay

kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After going through

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“If she

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

a close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter and

loss.”

but what about

for a moment and

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt

cryin on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about to relent and end

was beneath a corpulent

him sideways. “It’s not my first

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead, feeling utterly

how much he tossed and

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

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

be bullied at will?!”

whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile as she looked at the

gave her the

marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you the house and the company, and even the kid.

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sign quickly and

and

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

Three years!

Keera, and all he had

a year. 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 entertaining, leaving only about a hundred thousand

savings…

a little

bear to let

house and company

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

her!

feigned 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 saddled

Howard panicked a little.

didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be

sent people over

and was about

her eager expression; she

Howard’s mother

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

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problems! Why

You slept with Mr. Horton and failed to pique his interest at

maybe the company could be saved, and

wanted to

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

and curses had

swallowed.

“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

own…”

words, Howard no longer hesitated

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

the two contracts to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his mother won’t

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

took the contract with trembling

of the

hard Keira was trying not to

villa, a

the South

assistant!

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just happened to see a

T

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

a sobbing tone, as she said with her head down, “Howard,

just gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so

was

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

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Keira had read through Keera’s

recorded the

Howard.

in college, had also

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

and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would earn money to support the family, and I

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

whether the child I gave birth to was a boy or a

was speaking these words on

“Enough!”

want to

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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 at

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

immediately followed up. “That’s right, Keera, you also didn’t behave like a wife should. What right do you

was red-hot with rage upon hearing

back up Keera, he heard the woman

Ellis immediately halted.

if Keera would just divorce like this, it wouldn’t be so

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just a divorce agreement. Having signed it, given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera

about it and simply stood

an inch.

Inside the room.

agreement on the table and quickly signing her

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh of

“Now that you’ve signed, son, go

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

Could you agree

for me?”

with

it?”

said weakly. “How much child

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give Amy every month?”

debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I get the money to

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

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

in touch with another employer

a business for three years, he had built up his own network. It was easy for him to find

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thousands.

wouldn’t have so easily let go of

was something

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

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

ha hands and feet. Why

and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if she could get living expenses for Amy, she could

off with Amy, letting

Howard’s mother

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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

who was listening outside,

on earth was

about that bit of child support?

several deep breaths to suppress the anger welling

felt that someone as defeatist as Keer deserve his

there be such

Inside.

piece, she saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down

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with the way you mess around, it’s still uncertain whose child Amy really is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with

as these words came out, Cindy immediately said,

Keira narrowed her

hadn’t been in vain that she had

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

this, she immediately shook her head and waved

“You don’t get to

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with Amy from then on, before turning to Keira. “You, sign

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

seemed intimidated. She

the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look

said, “Are we leaving

from demanding any

mother felt a bit reluctant. “Once we

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will we

a smile, “Auntie, move to my place first. I have a three-bedroom

I’ll take care of you in the future. You’re pregnant and shouldn’t be

picked up her suitcase

door, they encountered the

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when did

coldly looked at

his gaze shifted to Keira, who had her

them.

to be weeping with her shoulders

said, “Howard, is this how you

Ellis, my

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