My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

was dutifully

to break away from the family,

and

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

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

one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks,

said, “No, he

See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young people’s private gatherings, my daughter was able to

uncle’s wife also sneered.

we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting

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Ellis? How would he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a pretty face with no understanding

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

brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to

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

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be blinded

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 tolerates it. With her

her in

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

reasons anymore!

department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll

clenched her fists

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first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation

a thorn

families.

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

clearly looking for an excuse to fire her

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

least, she could help Keera divorce and escape from

mother and Amy, entered the bedroom and

a

her and divorced her, she planned to use this latest research and development plan to seek in-depth

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with Davis Corporation.

wouldn’t let Mary be put in a

just occurred to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the third

lawsuit was delivered to

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Cindy was in 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.”

“Okay, I’ll go back and

said, “Yeah, you should go back and discuss it with her. After all, she’s the

is

knew exactly how to infuriate

retorted. “Hers? That’s mine! I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming

your wife be unhappy and kick us out? Didn’t

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

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

“What?!”

out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at the

a wave of his hand. “It

on their part. Mary

they sue

at his secretary, “But

wasn’t submitted on time, was

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

refuged and you quan told him to not

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expected things to turn

said, “Don’t panic. I’m

this, he took out his phone and dialed Mary’s

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

can

hired new tech staff, and we’ll

that would

one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds,

him. “Howard! You

My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s using this as leverage to fire

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the capacity to help you

statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

at his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation

“Yes.”

what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million?

worth that much!”

frantically pacing and suddenly stood up to

this, her eyes flickered. She immediately

quickly returned to

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

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soon as the door was

the kitchen.

right amount of surprise and

ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her find a way to withdraw the lawsuit against

be uninformed.

the call! No more

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head.

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

a moment,

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp voice

and made a voice call to Mary,

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sorry, but we shouldn’t contact each

send another message, she

blankly at her

his hand

didn’t let herself get

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

she block me?!”

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

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

wife, for

worse…”

made Howard

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suddenly realized something. The company’s legal person and shares were all in

needed to do was get a divorce and push

instantly

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his eyes before

turned around and left with

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

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

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

waste?!”

to Keera

didn’t want him to walk away empty-handed either and immediately said, “Then what

do?”

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a way; there’s

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

phone lit up, displaying

friend.

a

you for five minutes, consider it payback for the

the way, how are things on your end?

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

he won’t give up until he’s at the end of his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t drop the lawsuit, he’ll be like an ant on

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

status continuously showed

after ten minutes of typing, still

asked, “What’s wrong?

replied, “No, I just feel like

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

as she read

and her

for the first

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

a long silence, she

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thought.

she would certainly have regretted being too

a long, long time, and finally replied with only one sentence.

Keera.”

message was actually

strange things, so Mary

mind it.

as you land the next client, I’ll

down her phone. “Unele, don’t worry.

lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty million, so if there was a chance

the job she

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heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not

nodded. “I understand,

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

man.

in his forties, and his

Davis, he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady? I’ve never seen her

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

nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

sought help from her uncle with

eyes.

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

sit down with

matters about the contract with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the admiration

up the contract and kept glancing over at

“Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking to you. Why don’t you toast

the look in Mr. Lynch’s

walked over to Mr. Lynch, and

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speaks of you, saying you’re a

to offer you a

that statement, she distinguished their

change in Mr.

and glared at Mary, then shot

only paying attention to Mr. Lynch and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he

of relief and downed

she looked at Uncle Davis.

that I still have some work

enjoy yourselves. I need to head

she quickly picked up her bag and

something was off with Uncle

took a few steps, she suddenly felt

instantly realized what had happened and looked

Davis!!

was just a ploy to

was completely beyond what she could

it open, hoping to cry for help from

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

he turned

and saw Mary.

eyes met, the plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed,

if he found out she was using her looks

you’ve had too much drink! Come

some tea…”

grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her back inside,

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

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looked at that slender hand

taken aback.”

she saw the door being pushed

Davis couldn’t help but turn his head to look, only to see a

in

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his gaze toward

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 interested

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Mr. Ellis’s assistant to expressly ask after her, but she instantly understood; this was her chance to

need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with Uncle Lynch

Lynch was also

Davis family’s main branch took control of the company, they had been excluding the

he dared to show disrespect to the

branch.

to offend any of the

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

toward her

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uncle immediately said, “Yes, I

took the contract out of

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

that statement, Mr. Lynch promptly

sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary, asking, “Dear niece, you and Mr.

friends. You’re

doorway, she

understood something. “My dear

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted borrowed authority

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

lawsuit.”

was baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit?

You…”

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

matter.”

understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could

involved in this matter.”

pull the door

to the private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she forced herself to maintain

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least she couldn’t collapse

she turned to leave, she suddenly froze

frowned as he looked at

past and seen Mary, also noticing

action a bit baffling, which was why he sent his assistant in

that Mary would actually take

was just for signing a

world, and he didn’t mind being used this once,

gaining an advantage,

was simply… enough to freeze

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was just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid

friend and bestie?!

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

turned icy, his smile edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed

embrace.

entire body collided with his chest, making her even more

to take effect, and she forced herself to shake her head, barely maintaining her rationality.

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

breath sprayed on Mary’s

sent shivers down

reactions.

leaned against Ellis, her

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as her hands suddenly wrapped

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

what was

to push her away, only to hear Mary

“How many people have you said that

him,

her vision was

tried to extend one finger, several appeared

“So many…”

didn’t expect someone who appears

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

undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

hurried for a

was never a gentleman; he had already taken an interest in Mary, and now

him…

no lady, so why not play

down, picked up Mary, and carried her into the

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

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the way she looked…

Ellis furrowed his brows.

“Mary, do you

“You are Ellis!”

to snuggle up to

could Ellis

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

Mary was startled.

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

eyes looked at Ellis, and after a while, she suddenly laughed.

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hearing this, Ellis

in his chest.

look, he sent his assistant and the others away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze to Mary, “You are

the client Ellis had an appointment with today was stopped

the private room, letting the

time.”

returned his

sounds inside were becoming

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

man and

a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis

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no idea how much time had passed when she

moved her

part of her felt as if it had been crushed

where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark outside,

a suit sat before

was then that Mary realized she was lying on

all

cov her chest, and turning her

“You…”

that day, her voice came to an abrupt

was she who

of shyness flooded

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touch of joy

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

aback, her

Fee for service…

did he

she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold

bother.”

the room fell silent

appraising her closely, his

not that kind of

money.”

“Is that so?”

card, “Then you must

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

them.”

looked at him

been following Ellis for many

type of person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was

Ellis was the dream lover of so many eligible ladies in

actually be thinking about

this?

tightly, stood up from the couch, and asked with her

the corner. “It’s already

followed his gaze and, sure

over, tried the pieces on one by one, and found that the fit was surprisingly

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he has always been so

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

to use them even

still kept them.

a

dressing and turned to

still staring at her. “Tell me, what do

want?”

it or not, I

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

her bag and placed it on the table. “This is for

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

fear, she still turned around

she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed any longer in that suite, her heart might

took a deep breath and

the assistant entered the

assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run

parties, it was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay Keera’s company

“How

so high?”

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said, “It’s said to be

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

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

was really

woman was truly

thought again of how Mary had just shown such pride in front of

slammed his teacup onto the ground

didn’t understand why he was

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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sneered as he stood

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and forth

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

frowned. “What does he want with

and see.”

looked down on such a

Keera as his cousin. he

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in front

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

down at him. “What do you

me?”

my wife and I have a very good relationship with Uncle Olsen, and there’s something I’d like to ask

deliver a

to Uncle Olsen only to find out

narrowed.

a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis to step in, give

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

gaze, sneering/”Alright, I’ll

your message.”

Ellis got into his

to stop

left, Cindy asked, “Will

afterward, Uncle Olsen said we

talked and left

they were gone, Mary

corner.

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

the message to

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that ruin Keera’s

out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and then directly dialed his

had

reclining in

with Mary’s delicate skin… endlessly

he thought about her words, “not the

his first

that was the case,

his tie, feeling a bit

then, his

glanced at it and saw that it was

Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but Mary

still the granddaughter

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and everyone

some respect.

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

this, Ellis answered the

began, “What’s the

say that as long as the requests I make aren’t excessive,

were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really no need for you

in front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

marry her, to take responsibility for her,

branch of the Davis Family or at least to

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to his

help Howard and

immediately furrowed

let out a cold laugh.

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those words,

He was very angry.

“Mr. Ellis,

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 their friendship of over ten years all fake?! If Uncle Olsen found

Mary would no longer

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to stay in Oceanion!”

for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are you still not

Uncle Olsen the truth about the

question made Ellis

DNA test had been out for a

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

for those two days.

even got a good beating from

results would show,

was stunned at

had planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing

hesitated.

always been

a single woman had

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he had once been asked, “Why not

ties aren’t to be compromised with. Better have nothing than have

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

life would be ruined by

Uncle Olsen for a

Olsen was out there looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two of them hadn’t seen

since that day.

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

asked again. “Then, this matter… do

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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quite good just to

he also felt that this was

since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders

they only asked,

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

as he thought about this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it was still

his heart, Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are

want

does

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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

point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and help Keera’s Company solve the contract

sighed. “Yes, it’s a plan that Keera and

out.”

signed and then went straight to the point. “We want to make Howard retreat in the

penny, and give both the company and the

“So,

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

since college and almost fell out with her adoptive parents for Howard.

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her best friend

times, he had been keeping an eye on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving

person, whose heart

divorce?

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

trap set by Keera herself,

make any

explain, but she also understood that her words were hard

she, who knew her friend best, had doubted

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Howard.

something. The last message Keera 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

was

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

instantly

determined

gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are you sure you want to

“Indeed.”

his eyes filled with

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from me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

knowing what Ellis was

that Ellis was interested in her. If Ellis went to

might become

desire for a divorce, for the company and the villa,

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

moment, Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences of enraging

of relief, then started

and headed home.

to Keera. “Keera, I did

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to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness appeared on

Soon, she arrived home.

car and quickly entered the

as soon as she stepped in, her pace came

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

faltered in

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

“Mary…”

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

hearing this, Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed coldly

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Mary didn’t kneel.

bodyguards were already approaching, and with a cruel kick to her knees, they forced her legs to buckle, and she

had no interest in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence?

hair. “Mary, who gave you such audacity?

scalp throbbed in pain as she was

look up.

were clenched tight, and she

on his knees, hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young, and she doesn’t understand. Please spare

Mary’s father away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you still have the

spare her, how could Mr. Lynch

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hand and viciously struck toward

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain did not

saw her eldest uncle sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear to

she

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

landed on Mary’s

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

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

Mary please.

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to the

“Dad!”

tried to rush

free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest

those bodyguards were professional, robust, and

stop hitting him, please stop! If you keep

cried out with a piercing voice, tears and snot streaming down her

only then that her eldest uncle

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

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clenched her fists

kind of demand her eldest uncle

make next…

being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after hearing

before her…

of

been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch

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

long anticipated

heart, she still

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toward Ellis.

she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

protect her parents

obediently become a social butterfly for her elder

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

from

looked at

I’ll listen to everything you say from now on,

Π

“Come tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with

words behind, he left with his

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this soon reached Ellis’s

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

life to be this

Ellis, since she’s technically your woman, do you want to

“No.”

and sneered. “She dares to scheme against Keera,

hearing this, the assistant looked at him. “What about that contract? Should we still help

promised her, I won’t

“But the twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay it back

your cousin what kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After going through this

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she really

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

close eye on

loss.”

what

fell silent for a

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt of

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

beneath a

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead, feeling

he tossed and

to handle affairs. After finishing the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over.

laugh, “Let’s go and see. Do they really think that

be bullied at will?!”

whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling

the

of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving

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you better sign quickly and painlessly,

speaking and looked

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

Three years!

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

years, his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and

savings…

he only got a little over a hundred thousand in three

really couldn’t bear

house and company

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break in the

her!

most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract of twenty million, and

Howard panicked a little.

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

had already sent people over

pushed Keira away and

her eager expression; she still had to

Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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at your own problems! Why

failed to pique his

be saved, and you and Howard wouldn’t have come to

wanted

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

curses

swallowed.

for the sake of our three years of marriage, don’t aband me, please.

own…”

no longer hesitated and

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

handed the two contracts to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his

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

took the contract with trembling

of the three people,

only heaven knew how hard Keira was trying not to

the South family villa, a black luxury

into the South

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room entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her

T

but stopped in his tracks,

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

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

was

said I didn’t need to work! You said that being your

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this time, Keira had read

Keera recorded

Howard.

in college, had also been sweet

and before they got married, after graduating

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

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

the child I gave birth to was a boy or a

speaking these words on

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen any longer

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talking about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this?

suddenly looked

come about, wasn’t Howard aware of

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

was red-hot with rage

about to enter the room to back up Keera, he heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak.

Ellis immediately halted.

would just divorce like this,

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

and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

divorce agreement on the table and quickly signing

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a

son, go get

the villa, wanting to say something, but

Could you

for me?”

with suspicion,

it?”

said weakly. “How much child support will

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give Amy every month?”

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 I get the money to pay you any

mother also said, “Keera, don’t go too far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce? You wish! Howard’s future

to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t have a

in touch with another employer and was preparing to

own network. It was easy for him to find a job in

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thousands.

have so easily let go of this

was something Cindy wouldn’t

to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise Amy in

“I don’t care how you live! If you can’t make it,

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

several years and doesn’t want to go out and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if she could get living expenses for Amy, she could just find a

Amy, letting Howard raise

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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

who was listening outside, felt a

earth was

cared about that bit of child support? Couldn’t

several deep breaths to suppress

as

be

Inside.

and down in anger. “You’re already divorced, so

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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

immediately

hearing this, Keira

it hadn’t been in vain that she had put on

and his family, so that in the future, Howard

about this, she immediately shook her head and waved her hands,

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

294 She’s Keira

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

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

She

stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and

mother said, “Are we

from demanding any

mother felt a bit reluctant. “Once we

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will

smile, “Auntie, move to my

in the

mother immediately picked up her suitcase and followed behind the

the door, they

When,

looked

his gaze shifted to Keira,

them.

be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his

said, “Howard, is this how

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

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