My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

was dutifully filial, and

didn’t wish to break away from the family, always hoping to

and felt a sense of

look at her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened during the blind

was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down

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

said, “No, he

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

second uncle’s wife also sneered.

of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in

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fancy to someone who is nothing but a pretty face with no understanding of

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

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

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

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blinded by

said, “You can insult me, but

her, and she

in

I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp the opportunity, and

reasons anymore!

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

clenched her fists

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pass the interview for Davis

been a thorn in

families.

the contract, if compensation could be obtained, it meant she had rectified her

looking for an excuse to fire her from

leviathan that was Davis Corporation,

the very least, she could help Keera divorce

for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the bedroom

contained a research and

all the blame onto her and divorced her, she planned to use this

879

with Davis Corporation.

be put in

just occurred to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

quickly reached

lawsuit was delivered

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grievances. “I just want to live in

one too.”

said, “Okay, I’ll go back and

“Yeah, you should go back and discuss it

The villa is under

how

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

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

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

and entered, handing him the letter. “Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis

“What?!”

exclamation, looking incredulously at

it with a wave of his

their part. Mary is so good

could they

secretary, “But on the

wasn’t submitted on time, was

the R&D department was poached last month. He came

quan told

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hadn’t expected things to turn out

said, “Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary right

saying this, he took out his phone and

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

can

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

that would

Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily

to his surprise, Mary actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You have the nerve to

already displeased with my joining the corporation

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

statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

Corporation and find out if

“Yes.”

now? Do we really have to pay

worth that much!”

stood up to leave. “I’m going

with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes

quickly returned to the

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

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door was opened, Howard

the kitchen.

the right amount of

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

to be

make the call! No more

Howard was furious.

lowered her head. “Okay, I’ll

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

was stunned for a moment, then

Howard.

“Use WhatsApp

opened WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary, but

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“Keera, I’m sorry, but we shouldn’t contact each other

Keira tried to send another message, she found

stared blankly at her

stepped forward, his hand raised

didn’t let herself

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

she block me?!”

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

up to twenty million! Will I end up in

We’re husband and wife, for

worse…”

words made

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all

pursued this matter, all he needed to do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira, then he could walk

eyes instantly lit

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

turned around and left with

something and blurted out, “Divorce her, then you won’t have

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

however. “That’s the worst choice. If we really get divorced, I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all my efforts in the past three

waste?!”

to

empty-handed either and immediately

do?”

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a way; there’s definitely a

Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him

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

friend.

after came a message from

it payback for the half-year you blocked me!

on your end? Is he going

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

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 a

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

showed that

of typing,

wrong? Is there something inconvenient on your

immediately replied, “No, I just feel like you’re not quite the same as

happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you, or the future you. As long as it’s

froze as she read the

for a while, and

the

looking at the message, she wanted to tell Mary

after a long silence,

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thought.

she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck

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

Keera.”

actually a bit

often said strange things, so

mind it.

to 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 please focus a little and being so

“Unele,

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

the job she had to

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with a hint of mockery as he heard her. “Hmm,

“I understand,

knock on the door, followed by

man.

appeared to be in his forties, and his appearance was

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

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

Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand

Mary took his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

his grip slightly, making

from her uncle

eyes.

please take a seat! The dishes will get cold if

then did Mr. Lynch sit down with a lecherous

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

avoided bringing up the contract and kept

a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking

felt repulsed by the look

stood up with her glass, walked over to Mr.

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of you, saying you’re a

like to offer

that statement, she distinguished

a sudden change in Mr.

furrowed his brows and glared at Mary, then shot a look at

just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood

breathed a sigh of relief and downed the content

Uncle Davis.

still have some work to do. You

I need to head

quickly picked up her

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

as she took a few steps, she suddenly felt

instantly realized what had happened and looked desperately at her glass, then incredulously at

Davis!!

being the daughter of the Davis family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy

what she could comprehend

it open, hoping to cry for help

the door, the person walking by her

the commotion, he

and saw Mary.

plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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

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

niece, you’ve had too much

some tea…”

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

very moment he was about to shut the

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slender hand and was

taken aback.”

she saw the door being

turn his head to look, only to see

him, everyone in the room

moment.

finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining next door, and he asked

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his gaze

eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany the fat Lynch, but now Mr. Ellis suddenly came in to

Ellis interested

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

worry. I was just discussing

also bewildered

branch took control of the company, they had been excluding

to the second branch, as a sort

branch.

offend any

families!

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

toward her

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immediately said, “Yes,

contract out

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

statement, Mr. Lynch

from his forehead and

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

reaching the doorway,

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

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted

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would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said, “There’s no need to

lawsuit.”

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

You…”

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

matter.”

Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay, don’t worry.

involved in this matter.”

then did Mary pull the door open

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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at least she couldn’t

to leave, she suddenly

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

just walked past and seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and

he found his own action a

Mary would actually take advantage of

just for signing a contract, that would

world, and he didn’t mind being used this once, especially since Mary was

unfortunately, Mary, after gaining an advantage, used it on his

was simply… enough to freeze

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now it seemed that Mary was both stupid

friend and bestie?!

loyalty, despising those who

edged with scorn, and suddenly

embrace.

his chest, making

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

had already leaned d whispering into her ear. “For

breath sprayed on Mary’s

down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

against Ellis,

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as her hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

wanted to scare her, but what was this

hear

aback, then scoffed. “How many people have

smiled at him, extending a

her vision was

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

“So many…”

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

was saying and pressed closer against

her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried

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

him…

Mary was no lady, so

Mary, and

her. As soon as he touched her burning

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the way she looked…

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to

Ellis

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

Mary was startled.

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

looked at Ellis, and after a while,

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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

client Ellis had an appointment with

tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since

time.”

assistant returned his attention

inside were becoming

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

He wasn’t a man and

He was a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give him a

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had no idea how much time had passed when

her

been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her brain

where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

she notice it

a suit

then that Mary realized she was

clothes scattered all over

exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning

“You…”

happened that day, her

she

flooded her cheeks, and

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touch of joy

Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank card,

taken aback,

Fee for service…

did he take

comment on her flashed through her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying a

bother.”

that statement, the room fell silent for

see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled

lowered her gaze, then said, “I’m not that kind of person. There’s no

money.”

“Is that so?”

bank card,

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your passion last night and how well we fit together, why don’t you speak up? As long as your requests aren’t too excessive, I’ll

them.”

at

been following

person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never

the dream lover of so many eligible

actually

this?

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

pointed to the corner. “It’s

and, sure enough,

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

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always been

ago, after rescuing her from those people,

had the heart to use

still kept them.

gave a

finished dressing and turned to look at

still staring at her. “Tell me, what do

want?”

believe it

stuffed her own phone into it, then straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night,

her bag and placed it on the table.

services.”

pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

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

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

deep breath

she had left, the assistant

saw Mr. Ellis with a dark gaze fixed on the stack of cash on the table, and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su

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

sneered. “How could the

so high?”

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promptly said, “It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis

accident, but now it turned out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t for a deliberately set contractual trap, how could Howard have

really out for

truly too

of how Mary had just shown such pride in front of him. It must have been a ploy to

teacup onto the ground in

understand why he was suddenly

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

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sneered as he stood

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

table. “Mr.

Ellis was speechless.

the money in the assistant’s hand,

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

to the parking lot, only to see Howard and

“Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped him, he

does he want

and see.”

looked down on such a scoundrel

of Keera as his cousin. he

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arrived in front of

his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle

down at him. “What do you want

me?”

even had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I

a message

only to find out tha he

narrowed.

with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could

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time? Just give us one more month, no, half a

lowered his gaze,

your message.”

said that, Ellis got

Cindy didn’t dare to stop him anymore, and Ellis’s car

Ellis left, Cindy asked, “Will

and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask

two talked and left the

Mary stepped out

corner.

not yet finding her car, when she saw Howard and Cindy stopping

Ellis really conveyed the message to Uncle

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ruin Keera’s

her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment,

sky had already

reclining in

filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin…

about her words, “not the

his first

that was the case, wasn’t he at

his tie, feeling a

his phone

glanced at it and saw that it was

on WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but Mary had been mingling

ung still the granddaughter of

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patriarch and everyone would show

some respect.

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

this, Ellis

“What’s the

through, “Did you just say that as long

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

in front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

would ask him to marry her, to take

of the Davis Family or at least

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However, to his surprise, he heard

you not help Howard

immediately furrowed his

let out a cold laugh. “The favor you’re

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those words,

He was very angry.

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

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?!

Mary would no

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stay

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

Uncle Olsen the truth about

question made Ellis

DNA test had been

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

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good

have thought that the results would show, that

stunned

to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing

hesitated.

had always been a

a

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had once been asked, “Why not find

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

Uncle Olsen knew that his daughter had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from

and majestic life would

for a long time and

traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two of

since that day.

I’m

again. “Then, this matter… do

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

this was his cousin’s

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

asked,

her pressure Howard, to

thought about this, his phone buzzed because of

his heart, Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit

want her to get

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

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person are actually

infuriated by his words.

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

feared that Ellis would

plan that

out.”

briefly explained the prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We

leave without a penny, and give both the company

Mary continued. “So, please don step

Ellis sneered. “Miss Davis, do you think

almost

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her best friend Mary over

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

a person, whose

divorce?

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

if it was really a trap set by

didn’t make any logical

also understood that her words were

she, who knew her friend best, had

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Howard.

about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could make. If you don’t tell me, maybe he’ll return to the family after a while on his own! I don’t

was beyond

just promised me that as long as my request isn’t excessive, you

instantly became

Mary determined to punish

and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy

“Indeed.”

I agree,” said Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with

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from me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

pursed her lips, knowing what Ellis was

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

might

company and the villa, as well as freedom,

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

still hadn’t realized

breathed a sigh of relief, then

and headed home.

Keera. “Keera, I did

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Ellis, a hint of shyness appeared on her

Soon, she arrived home.

car and

as soon as she stepped in, her pace

the hall, while her eldest uncle sat

in her

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

“Mary…”

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

eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence? Do you know that Mr.

eldest uncle came right up to her, grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave

pain as she

look up.

tight, and she remained

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

however, kicked Mary’s father away, “A waste of a father raising a waste

I spare her, how could

ma21″

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his hand and viciously struck toward

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain

sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear

released Mary, and she breathed a huge

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on Mary’s

uncle furiously beat and kicked Mary’s father. “I blame you for not raising your daughter rig

knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m begging you. Take

spare Mary

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the Davis

“Dad!”

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

struggled fiercely, trying to break free from their grip, wanting to stop her

robust, and impossible to break away

hitting him, please stop! If you keep

with a piercing voice, tears

was only then that her eldest

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

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her

what kind of

make next…

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

before her…

none of this was Ellis’s

for him, she would have already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the restaurant

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

anticipated a

she still harbored

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

parents and unable to

the end, she could only obediently become a social butterfly

on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash

from the ground.

looked at him

listen to

Π

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

words behind, he left with

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soon reached

in the Olsen residence’s study, listening to his

Mary’s life to

she’s technically your woman,

“No.”

“She dares to scheme against

the assistant looked at him. “What

promised her,

twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay

of man her husband is. Who knows? After going through this ordeal, she

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smiled. “If she really gets

In that case, we’ll acknowledge her again as

“Keep a close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter and shouldn’t suffer too

loss.”

what about Miss

a

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt of

to be faster… Just as he was about to relent and end the

beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead, feeling

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

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

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

be bullied at will?!”

was struggling to suppress a smile

agreement gave her the

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

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better sign quickly

finished speaking and looked

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

Three years!

since he married Keera, and all he had

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

savings…

to say, he only got a little over a hundred thousand

really couldn’t bear to let it

and company

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the question. If he wanted a clean break

her!

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 with millions in debt. You

Howard panicked a little.

then both spouses would be burdened with millions in

over with the message that they wouldn’t

and was

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

Howard’s mother

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

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own problems!

failed to pique his interest at all! If

the company could be saved, and you

really wanted

second, but he hesitated again as if he was having doubts

scolding and curses had to

swallowed.

please. I haven’t worked for so many years,

own…”

words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his mother

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blame yourself for not having enough support from your own family, which is why your husband’s

took the contract with

the eyes of the three people, she was

hard

family villa, a black luxury car screeched

strode into the South

assistant!

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

T

immediately furrowed his brows but stopped in his tracks, not entering the

woman’s voice was low, with a sobbing tone, as she said with her head down, “Howard, I don’t want

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, just a little bit of debt, and you don’t want to bear

was

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

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Keira had read through

recorded the happy times

Howard.

in college, had also been

married, after graduating from

“You said that going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would

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

gave birth to was a boy or a girl, you would

was speaking these words on

“Enough!”

clearly didn’t want to listen

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

suddenly looked incredulously at

wasn’t Howard aware of it? How could he shamelessly say

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

red-hot with

he heard the woman with a

Ellis immediately halted.

like this,

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

it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on the table and quickly

Cindy was pleased.

a

Howard’s mother said, “Now that you’ve signed, son,

something, but

Could you agree to

for me?”

immediately asked with suspicion, “What

it?”

weakly. “How much child support

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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 pay you any

for this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce? You wish! Howard’s future

expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t have a proper

in touch with another employer and

built up his own network. It was easy for

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thousands.

Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go of

this was something

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

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

mother sneered. “Exactly, Keera, you 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 just find a place

off with Amy, letting Howard raise

dreaming!” Howard’s

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there will be relevant departments that will hold you accountable! I’m not making an unreasonable request, Howard. You can’t be so heartless toward Amy… As long as you are her father, you have to take responsibility for

outside, felt a surge of

earth was Keera

divorced, and she still cared about that bit of child support? Couldn’t she be a

several deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up inside

as defeatist as

be

Inside.

Howard’s mother jumping up and down in anger. “You’re already divorced, so how

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uncertain whose child Amy really is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with them, so she won’t be like a vampire sucking your

immediately said, “Why

hearing this, Keira

in vain that she had

that in the future, Howard would have no reason to come

she immediately shook her head and

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

294 She’s Keira

with Amy from then on,

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

seemed intimidated. She signed

up the divorce agreement and the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along with Howard’s mother,

mother said, “Are we leaving

prevent this woman from demanding any more living expenses

felt a bit reluctant. “Once we

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will

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

of you in

up her suitcase and followed behind the

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

Ellis? When, when

coldly looked at

shifted to Keira,

them.

her shoulders trembling slightly,

said, “Howard, is this how you treat your lawful

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

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