My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

father was dutifully

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

of this and felt a sense of

her mother couldn’t help but look at her with

speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat

disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t even bother to give you

said, “No, he

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

uncle’s wife also sneered.

family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed, the first branch

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Who is Mr. Ellis? How would he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing

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

coldly. “Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard

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

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be blinded

insult me, but don’t drag my friend into

her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck brain, you’re forbidden from

in the

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

reasons anymore!

is on you for judging people wrongly. If their company fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll be held responsible for the investment

clenched her

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first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and to work

been a thorn in the

families.

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

clearly looking for an excuse to

leviathan that was Davis Corporation,

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

preparing dinner for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered

contained a

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

879

with Davis Corporation.

Mary be put

occurred to her that she

to Mary yet.

reached

delivered to Howard early in the

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in the office coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live

one too.”

said, “Okay, I’ll go back and

go back and discuss it with her. After all, she’s the owner

villa is under her

knew exactly how to infuriate

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 home with me, and you’ll settle down in

Cindy quickly said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and kick us out? Didn’t she

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

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

“What?!”

a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously

wave of his hand. “It

a mistake on their part. Mary is so good to

could they sue

secretary, “But

end, the proposal wasn’t

the R&D department was poached last month. He

you quan

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expected things to turn

“Don’t panic. I’m calling

out his

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

can

staff, and we’ll definitely be able to

that would

one would focus on such a small one. They were

surprise, Mary actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You

at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation

286 Blame Keen

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

that statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

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

worth that much!”

up to leave. “I’m going

this, her eyes flickered. She immediately followed him, “I’m coming with

quickly returned to the

dutiful wife

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the door was opened,

the kitchen.

showed just the right amount of surprise and

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

be uninformed.

the call! No

Howard was furious.

lowered her head.

the message on the other end wa “Hello, the

a moment, then looked

Howard.

said, “Use

call to Mary, but Mary

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sorry, but we shouldn’t contact each other

another message, she found she

stared blankly

stepped forward, his hand raised to slap her face. “Bitch! You’ve

let

too seemed extremely aggrieved, and as Howard made his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and

she block me?!”

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,

half its value, which won’t add up to twenty million!

wife, for better or

worse…”

made

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shares were all in Keera’s name, and even this villa was

do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility

eyes instantly lit

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

that, he turned around and

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

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

If we really get divorced, I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all my efforts in the past three years go

waste?!”

had been married to Keera for

walk away empty-handed either and immediately said,

do?”

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must be a way;

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

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

friend.

after came a message from

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

are things on your end? Is he going to divorce

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

chat status continuously showed

ten minutes of typing, still no

“What’s wrong? Is

like you’re not quite the same

matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you, or the future you. As long as it’s you, I will always be there for

she read

had been acting as her sister for a while, and her interactions with Mary made her

for the first

moment, looking at the message, she wanted to tell Mary that she was

silence, she ultimately didn’t

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thought.

Keera was still alive, she would certainly have

a long, long time, and finally replied

Keera.”

message was actually a bit

said strange things,

mind it.

as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure

phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll

a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that

she had

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

“I understand,

was a knock on the door, followed by

man.

in his forties, and

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

brother’s daughter, who is

immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss

pleasure to meet you…”

his

took his hand, she only

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

from her uncle with

eyes.

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

did Mr. Lynch sit down with a

project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the admiration of the first branch and

all smiles, avoided bringing up the

a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken

the look

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

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of you, saying you’re a good

like to offer you

statement, she distinguished their generational

a sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

and glared at Mary, then shot a look at Mr.

and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece, your Uncle Lynch will surely take good care of

and downed the content of her glass all at

looked at Uncle Davis.

still have some work to do.

yourselves. I need

up her

was off

few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her body

realized what had happened and looked desperately at

Davis!!

the Davis family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had

was completely beyond what she

flung it open, hoping to cry for help from anyone

door, the person walking by her private room would actually be

commotion, he turned around

and saw Mary.

plea for help choked in

throat.

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words Ellis had once said about her

of her if he found out

you’ve had too

some tea…”

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

was about to shut the door, a hand suddenly stopped

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at that slender hand and

taken aback.”

the

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

in

moment.

He was 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

Mr. Ellis’s eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany the fat Lynch, but

Ellis

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

“I’m fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing

Lynch was also

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

dared to show disrespect to the second branch, as

branch.

to offend

families!

that Mr. Ellis had spoken up, how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a

looked toward

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uncle immediately said,

took the contract out of his

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 my leave

statement, Mr.

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

we are just friends. You’re mistaken.

doorway, she

moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured,

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed authority

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

lawsuit.”

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

You…”

trying to get close to her

matter.”

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

involved in this matter.”

Mary pull the door

breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she forced herself to maintain

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at least she couldn’t

leave, she suddenly

should have left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously heard

had just walked past and seen Mary, also noticing

found his own action a bit baffling, which was why he sent his assistant in to lend Mary a

never expected that Mary would actually take advantage

it was just for signing a contract, that would be end of

he didn’t mind being used this once,

after gaining an advantage, used it on

freeze Ellis’s favorable

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that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could

friend and bestie?!

loyalty, despising those who play dirty and backstab

icy, his smile edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling her

embrace.

with his chest, making her even

forced

Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her ear. “For what just happened, w will you give me

sprayed on Mary’s

down

reactions.

leaned against Ellis, her eyes gradually

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her hands suddenly wrapped

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

initially just wanted to scare her, but what was this woman doing? She started clinging to

her away, only to hear

taken aback, then scoffed. “How many people have you said that

at him, extending a

her vision

extend one finger, several appeared before her,

“So many…”

didn’t expect someone who appears so innocent could play so wild behind

he was saying and pressed closer against the

undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried

gentleman; he had already taken an interest

him…

Mary was no lady, so why not

picked up Mary, and carried her into the adjacent

laid Mary down on the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed

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skin was so hot, and the way she looked…

Ellis furrowed his brows.

do you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to snuggle up

could Ellis

chin, with a profound look

Mary was startled.

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

eyes looked at Ellis, and after a while,

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hearing this, Ellis felt an inexplicable

in his chest.

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

the client Ellis had an appointment with today

private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on.

time.”

the visitor leave, the assistant returned his attention to the private

inside were

wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to

wasn’t a man and wasn’t

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

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no idea how much time had passed when

her

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

where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

did she notice it was

suit

then that Mary realized she was lying on

her clothes scattered all over the

her chest, and

“You…”

what happened that day, her voice

was she

flooded her cheeks, and

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a touch of joy emerged

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

aback,

Fee for service…

did he take

through her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an

bother.”

the room fell silent for

see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled

of person. There’s no need for you to insult

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then

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

them.”

looked at

following Ellis

person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle

also why Ellis was the dream lover

he actually be thinking about

this?

the couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare a set

pointed to the

gaze and, sure enough, there were some

one by one, and found that the fit was

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has always been so

from those people, he had also

to use

still kept them.

a

finished dressing and turned to look at

her. “Tell me, what do

want?”

believe it

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

a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on the table. “This is for

services.”

words made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

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

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

deep breath

left, the assistant

has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company

contract between the two parties, it was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay

immediately sneered. “How could

so high?”

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promptly said, “It’s said to be

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis

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

really out

woman was truly

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

his teacup onto the

was suddenly feeling so irrationally

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

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stood up

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

“Mr. Ellis,

Ellis was speechless.

at the money in the assistant’s hand, and after a

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

behind, he walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and

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

does he want with me?

and see.”

looked down on such a scoundrel

now thinking of Keera as his cousin. he took

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arrived in

“Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone, so I came to look

at him.

me?”

in Oceanion, Uncle Olsen and I hit it off. Afterward, he even had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I have a very good relationship with Uncle

deliver a message for

Uncle Olsen only to find out

narrowed. “What

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

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ask the Davis family to give us some more time? Just give us one more month, no, half a month and I’ll definitely

his gaze,

your message.”

Ellis got into his

to stop him

Cindy asked,

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

talked and left

were gone, Mary stepped out from

corner.

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

the

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that ruin

took out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated

had already

moment, Ellis was reclining in a chair,

filled entirely with Mary’s delicate

“not the

his

was the case,

his tie,

his

glanced at it and saw that it was Mary’s

when he had added Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but Mary had been

still the granddaughter

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patriarch and

some respect.

the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she

Ellis

“What’s the

as long as the requests I make aren’t

really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

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

her branch of the Davis

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his surprise, he

you not help

furrowed his

out a cold laugh. “The favor you’re asking of

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words, he

He was very angry.

and couldn’t help saying, “Mr. Ellis, Miss Davis also

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

afraid Mary

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to stay in

silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis,

the truth about the

made

results of the DNA test had been out for a

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

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good

the results would

stunned at

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

hesitated.

always

a single woman

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

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

defeated life, being played around by a

would be

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

for traces of Mrs.

since that day.

now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get so angry it

asked again. “Then,

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure this

felt that this was his cousin’s

had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just because

they only asked,

choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to

phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again,

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

want

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person

his words.

she doesn’t want to?!”

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heard this. “You mean, Keera wants to

had come to this point, Mary really feared that

sighed. “Yes, it’s a plan that Keera

out.”

Keera had signed and then went straight to the

give both the company and the custody of the

Mary continued. “So, please don step in and

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

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

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best friend Mary

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

such a person, whose heart was full of thoughts of

divorce?

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

if it was really a trap set by

make any

wanted to explain, but she also understood that

friend best, had doubted

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Howard.

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

was beyond

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

instantly became icy

Mary determined to

took a deep breath and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill

“Indeed.”

his eyes filled

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you have to return

Mary was startled.

pursed her lips, knowing what

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

days might become even

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

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

Mary still hadn’t realized the

breathed a sigh of relief, then

and headed home.

WhatsApp message to Keera. “Keera, I did something

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the passionate encounter with Ellis, a

Soon, she arrived home.

and quickly entered the

as soon as she stepped in, her pace came

on the floor of the hall, while her

in

whole body freezing. She took a step forward and called out

“Mary…”

and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and

this, Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

to take advantage of his influence? Do you

“Mary, who gave you such audacity? To make such a fool

throbbed in pain as she

look up.

were clenched tight, and

brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary

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

her, how could Mr.

ma21″

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his hand and viciously struck

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain

confusion, she saw her eldest uncle sneer. “Your face is something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking about you. I

and she breathed a huge sigh

relief.

the next

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on

you for not raising your

not fight back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big

spare Mary please. She doesn’t

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to the Davis

“Dad!”

and tried to rush over, but the bodyguards

their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s

professional, robust, and impossible

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

a piercing voice, tears

that her

you want me to stop hitting him, fine, but from now on, you’d better

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her

kind of demand her

make next…

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

before her…

of this was Ellis’s

been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the restaurant

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

long anticipated a situation

she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

protect her parents

become a

an overwhelming sense

up from the ground.

looked at

finally lowered her gaze. “Fine, I’ll b obedient. I’ll listen to everything you

Π

at six in the evening, and

left with his bodyguards in

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this soon reached

he was in the Olsen residence’s study, listening to

expected Mary’s life to be this

asked cautiously, “Mr. Ellis, since she’s technically your woman, do you want to stop

“No.”

his heart and sneered. “She dares to scheme against

at him. “What about that contract? Should we

I promised her, I won’t interfere

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

just might show your cousin what kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After

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“If she really gets over

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

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

loss.”

but what

for a moment and eventually

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt

sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he

beneath a

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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rubbed his forehead, feeling

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

office to handle affairs. After finishing the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room,

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

be bullied at will?!”

was

her the

years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you

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better sign quickly

and

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

Three years!

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

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

savings…

got a little over

couldn’t bear to

and company were originally

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clean break in the divorce, he had no choice but

her!

you can’t abandon me… The real estate market in Clance is terrible right now, this villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract of twenty million, and if we can’t

Howard panicked a little.

spouses would be burdened with millions in

had already sent people over with

and was

her eager expression; she still had

mother couldn’t

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

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your own problems! Why

pique his interest at all! If Mr.

and you

really wanted to curse

and was about to sign the second, but he

and curses had to

swallowed.

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

own…”

hesitated and swiftly

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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

took the contract with trembling

the three

knew how hard

family villa, a black luxury car screeched to a

South family

assistant!

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he just happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a divorce agreement in her

T

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

voice was low, with a sobbing tone, as she

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?

was

you who said I didn’t need to work!

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Keira had read

her diary, Keera recorded the happy

Howard.

had

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

diary, Keira said with her head down, “You said that going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would earn money to

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

gave birth to was a boy

these words on behalf of

“Enough!”

want to listen

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

looked incredulously

night with Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard aware of it? How could he shamelessly say such

wife should. What right do you have to accuse Howard

with rage upon hearing

the room to back up Keera, he heard the woman with a trembling

Ellis immediately halted.

like

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family’s assertiveness, if

about it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

agreement on the table

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh of

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

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

agreement. Could you agree to

for me?”

with suspicion,

it?”

“How much

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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

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

his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that he doesn’t have a proper job yet, and his future income is

in touch with another employer and was preparing to start working

It was easy for him to

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thousands.

Howard wouldn’t have so easily let

this was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

aggrieved, “Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the

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

“Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why

After all, working is so

Amy, letting Howard

dreaming!” Howard’s

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father. If Amy can’t afford to go to school, there will be relevant departments that will hold you accountable! I’m

outside, felt

earth

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

several deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up inside

as defeatist

be such

Inside.

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

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

immediately said, “Why not

hearing this, Keira narrowed

achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that she had put on such

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

about this, she immediately shook her head and waved

out a piece of paper. “You

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no relation with Amy from

a chance to act, Howard’s mother stepped forward and grabbed her hand. “When we tell you to sign, you

She

the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along

said, “Are we leaving

from demanding any more

a bit

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will

move to

of you in the future. You’re pregnant and shouldn’t

up her suitcase and followed

they reached the door,

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When,

looked at

gaze shifted to Keira,

them.

weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his anger

“Howard, is this how you treat your

hard. “Mr. Ellis,

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