My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

father was dutifully filial, and her

away from the family, always hoping to

thought of this and felt a sense of

her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened during the blind date? Just tell

“Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and hadn’t even

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

said, “No,

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 speak

second uncle’s wife also sneered.

isn’t a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of

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

back. “Sister-in-law, how can you speak so harshly? Mary studied new energy in college, and now she’s been valued by the first branch and is in charge of the new energy research and development projects at the Davis Corporation… In her generation, she’s the first

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

Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings,

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blinded

insult me,

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

in

taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye

reasons anymore!

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 failure! When the time comes, don’t blame me for

her

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was the first to pass the interview for Davis

she had long been a thorn in the

families.

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

clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from Davis

at them and, facing the leviathan

she could

Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the bedroom

laptop contained a

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

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with Davis Corporation.

wouldn’t let Mary be put

her that she hadn’t

to Mary yet.

quickly reached

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to

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to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and your

one too.”

“Okay, I’ll go back and discuss

said, “Yeah, you should go back and discuss

The villa is under her

exactly how to infuriate

immediately provoked him, and Howard 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 home with me, and you’ll settle down in the villa with

be unhappy and

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

that someone knocked 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

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously

it with a wave of his hand.

a mistake on their part.

could they sue

secretary, “But on the

proposal wasn’t submitted on time, was

R&D

you quan told

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things

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

out

immediately explained the situation before adding, “Do you think there’s

can

another month’s extension. We’ve just hired new tech staff,

that

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

bellowed at him. “Howard! You have

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

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don’t have the capacity

statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

“Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out

“Yes.”

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

worth that much!”

stood up to leave. “I’m going

with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediately

quickly returned to

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

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the door

the kitchen.

amount of surprise and

“Call Mary right now and make her find a way

pretended to be

make the call! No more

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head. “Okay,

number, but the message on the other end

a

Howard.

“Use WhatsApp voice

WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary, but Mary

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

tried to send another message, she found she

blankly

a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised to slap her face.

let

extremely aggrieved, and as Howard made his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to

she block me?!”

grabbed Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me!

would only fetch half its value, which won’t add up to twenty million! Will I end up in

wife, for better or

worse…”

made Howard

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

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

instantly

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in his eyes before

turned

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

Howard’s child and, of course, hoped

divorced, I might end

waste?!”

had been married to Keera for three

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

do?”

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way; there’s definitely

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

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

friend.

came a

for five minutes, consider it payback for the

on your end? Is he going

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that

minutes of typing,

unable to resist, asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something inconvenient on

I just feel like you’re not quite

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

as she

a while, and her interactions with Mary made her feel like

for the

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

long silence, she ultimately

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thought.

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

long time, and finally replied with only one

Keera.”

message was actually

strange things, so

mind it.

as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project

“Unele, don’t worry. I’ll

to find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help

job she had to

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he heard her. “Hmm, Mr.

nodded. “I

fallen than there was a knock on the door, followed by the entry of

man.

forties, and his appearance was quite

beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this

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

Lynch immediately nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his

his hand, she only felt his

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

sought help from her uncle

eyes.

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

Mr. Lynch sit

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

bringing up the

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

felt repulsed by the

walked over to Mr. Lynch, and said with a smile, “Uncle. Lynch,

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of you, saying you’re

to offer you

statement, she distinguished their generational

change in Mr.

at Mary,

Mr. Lynch and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up.

relief and downed the content of

at Uncle Davis.

some work to do.

I need to head

that, she quickly picked up her bag and started

could see that something was off with Uncle Davis; how

just as she took a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her body went

and looked desperately at

Davis!!

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

what she

and flung it open, hoping to cry for

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

commotion, he

and saw Mary.

their eyes met, the plea

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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once said about her during

found out she was using her

dear niece, you’ve had too

some tea…”

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

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

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that slender hand and was

taken aback.”

saw the door being pushed

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

seeing him, everyone in the

moment.

gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr.

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze

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

Mr. Ellis interested

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

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

Lynch was also bewildered

took control of the company, they had been excluding

show disrespect to the second branch, as a sort

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend any

families!

he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a

looked toward her

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immediately said, “Yes,

contract out of

and then cheerily looked at Mary. “Dear niece, your uncle and I are like brothers. His

that statement, Mr. Lynch

the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary, asking,

friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed, I’ll

the doorway, she suddenly

then suddenly understood something. “My dear

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed authority

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

lawsuit.”

lawsuit?

You…”

man. Do you think I am trying to get close to her

matter.”

women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door open and step

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

she turned to leave,

at her. He had obviously heard the entire conversation in the private

walked past and seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness

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

Mary would actually take

it was just for signing a contract, that

things were common in the business world, and he didn’t mind

Mary, after gaining an advantage, used it on

to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression

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that Mary

friend and bestie?!

despising those who play dirty and

scorn, and

embrace.

with his chest, making her even

drug slowly started to take effect, and she forced

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

sprayed on Mary’s

shivers down

reactions.

Ellis, her

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as her hands suddenly wrapped

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

wanted to scare her, but what was

away, only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I like you so

scoffed. “How many people have you said

him,

her vision was

several appeared before her,

“So many…”

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

longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer against the

began to undo her

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collarbone.

hurried

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

him…

was no lady, so why not

up Mary, and carried her into the

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

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hot, and the

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know who

“You are Ellis!”

to snuggle

could Ellis

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

Mary was startled.

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

and after a while, she suddenly

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hearing this, Ellis felt

in his chest.

then he fiercely turned his gaze to

had an appointment with today

emanated from the private room,

time.”

leave, the assistant returned his

were becoming

his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back

a man

Mr. Ellis should

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no idea how much time had passed when she finally woke

moved her

it had been crushed by a massive

of where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

she notice it was dark

in a suit sat

Mary realized she

all over the floor

immediately cov her chest, and turning

“You…”

what happened that day,

was she

flooded

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of joy emerged in

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

aback, her

Fee for service…

did he

and she cast her gaze downward. She felt

bother.”

room fell silent for

only to see Ellis appraising

not that kind of person. There’s no

money.”

“Is that so?”

card, “Then

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

them.”

at him

following

wealthy heirs. He was never

also why Ellis was the dream lover of so many eligible ladies

actually be

this?

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

pointed to the corner. “It’s

gaze and, sure enough, there were some

pieces on one by one, and found that the fit

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always been

from those people, he had also carefully given

to use them

still kept them.

gave a bitter

dressing and turned

staring at her. “Tell

want?”

“Whether you believe it or not, I truly don’t

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

stack of cash from her bag and placed

services.”

words made Ellis’s pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

still turned around and

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

took a deep breath

the assistant entered

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

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

sneered. “How

so high?”

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said, “It’s said

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,”

whole affair could indeed have been an accident, but now it turned out that what

really out for

woman was truly too

had just shown such pride in front of him. It must have been a

slammed his teacup onto the

understand why he was suddenly

it was she who had slept with him, right?

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sneered as he stood up

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

the table. “Mr. Ellis, whose money is this? It

Ellis was speechless.

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

trying to reach Uncle

“What does he want with me?

and see.”

on such a scoundrel

Keera as his cousin. he

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in

head, with a pleasing smile on his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone,

looked down at him.

me?”

he even had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I have a very good relationship with Uncle Olsen, and there’s

deliver a

Olsen only to find out

narrowed.

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

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us some more time? Just give us one more month, no,

his gaze,

your message.”

Ellis got

to stop him anymore,

left, Cindy asked, “Will

said, “Last time Keera helped Uncle Olsen a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It should be no

talked and left the

were gone, Mary stepped out from

corner.

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

conveyed the message

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that ruin

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

had already

reclining in a chair, his

with

her words, “not the first

was his

that was the case,

loosened his tie, feeling

then, his phone

and saw that it was

Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but Mary had been mingling in their circles since she was

ung still the

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and everyone

some respect.

after Mary’s grandfather passed away and the first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually

Ellis answered the voice

“What’s

through, “Did you just say that as long as the requests I make aren’t excessive, you’ll agree

“So just now you really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

him to marry her, to take responsibility for

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

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Corporation. However, to his surprise,

you not help Howard and

immediately furrowed his

cold laugh. “The favor you’re asking

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

those words, he hung

He was very angry.

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

she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to embarrass Keera?! Is their friendship of over ten years all fake?! If Uncle Olsen found

behavior, I’m afraid Mary

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stay in Oceanion!”

the assistant was silent for a moment

tell Uncle Olsen the truth about

made Ellis

DNA test had been out

believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good beating

would have thought that the results would show, that Keera was Uncle Olsen’s

was stunned

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

hesitated.

had always

not a single woman had caught

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once been asked, “Why not find

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

living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen would probably be so

life would be ruined by his daughter,

Ellis hadn’t gone to see Uncle Olsen for a long

for traces of Mrs.

since that day.

I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get so angry

assistant asked again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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not intervening, thinking it would be quite good just to let Howard

he also felt that this was

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

they only asked, “What do you

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

because of

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

hurriedly said, “No, I want her

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

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onto another person are actually very

by his words.

she doesn’t want to?!”

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slightly startled when he heard this. “You mean,

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

a plan that Keera

out.”

prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to

and give both the company and the custody of the daughter

saying all this, Mary continued. “So,

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

college and almost fell out with her adoptive

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best friend

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

that such a person, whose

divorce?

filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of that company

trap set by Keera herself, what was Keera

simply didn’t make any

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

friend best, had doubted until now

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Howard.

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

infatuation was

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

instantly

determined to punish

deep breath and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are you sure you want to make

“Indeed.”

his head, his eyes filled with a cold

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from me, you have to return

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what Ellis

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

might become even

the company and the villa, as well as freedom, she eventually clenched her

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t realized the

breathed a sigh of

and headed home.

WhatsApp message to Keera. “Keera, I did something big today! I’ll tell you

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to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a

Soon, she arrived home.

car and quickly entered

she stepped in, her pace came to an abrupt

saw her parents kneeling on the floor of the hall, while her

faltered in her

freezing. She took a

“Mary…”

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

uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

to take advantage of his influence? Do you know that

came right up to her, grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave you such audacity? To make such a fool out of

pain as

look up.

clenched tight, and

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

father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you

her, how could Mr. Lynch

ma21″

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his hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did not

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

she breathed a

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

slap landed on Mary’s father’s

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

not fight back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m

spare Mary

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the Davis

“Dad!”

out and tried to rush over, but the bodyguards blocked

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

robust,

please stop! If you keep going, it could be fatal!

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

that her eldest uncle finally

you want me to stop hitting

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her

knew what kind of demand her

make next…

she looked at her father with a bruised nose and swollen face, her mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother,

before her…

none of this was

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

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

long anticipated a

in her heart, she still harbored

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toward Ellis.

same time, she blamed herself in secret

useless she was!

was unable to protect her parents and unable to save her

only obediently become a

feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness

from

looked at him

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

Π

eldest uncle stepped forward, pinching Mary’s chin. “Come tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with me to the hotel, and

left

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soon

listening to his assistant’s report. Indescribable emotions flashed in

hadn’t expected Mary’s life to be this

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

“No.”

sneered. “She dares to scheme

him. “What about that contract? Should we still

her, I

twenty million, I’ll

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

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she

acknowledge her

eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my

loss.”

but what about

silent for a moment and

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt

begging him to be faster… Just as he was about to

was beneath a corpulent

“It’s not my first

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead, feeling utterly

how much he tossed and turned, he couldn’t

the night, he got up in the morning and went to the office to handle affairs. After finishing the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over.

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 and that

be bullied at will?!”

thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile

the

of marriage with Brother Howard,

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sign

and

this moment, Howard stared at the two copies of the divorce agreement, lost in thought, with an expression

Three years!

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

these three years, he gave Keera the first year’s company income as dividends, and for the second and third years, his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three million left, h spent a little over one million on Cindy, and some on entertaining,

savings…

little over a hundred thousand

really couldn’t bear to

company were originally in

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If he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had no choice but

her!

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 can’t do

Howard panicked a little.

didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be

over

away and was about to

show her eager expression; she still had to keep

this, Howard’s mother

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

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your own problems! Why are

to pique his interest

could be saved, and you and

wanted to

to sign the second, but he

scolding and curses had

swallowed.

hung her head, continuing 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

own…”

these words, Howard no longer hesitated and

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard

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

the contract with trembling

the three people, she

heaven knew how hard

then, outside the South family villa, a black luxury car screeched to a

strode into the South

assistant!

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and as he walked to the living room entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a divorce

T

but stopped in his tracks, not entering the room right

a sobbing tone, as she

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

was

it you who said I didn’t need to work!

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Keira had read through

her diary, Keera recorded

Howard.

in college, had also been sweet

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

to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would earn money to support the family,

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

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

speaking these words

“Enough!”

want to listen any longer

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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 slept

looked

wasn’t Howard aware of

do you have to accuse

red-hot with rage upon hearing

he heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak. “Fine, I’ll sign

Ellis immediately halted.

just divorce like this, it

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

about it and simply stood still,

an inch.

Inside the room.

placing the divorce agreement on the table

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a

“Now that you’ve signed, son, go get the divorce

the villa, wanting to say something,

you agree to one

for me?”

immediately asked with suspicion,

it?”

much child support will

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give Amy every month?”

you talking about? The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I get

has he earned for this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce? You wish! Howard’s future income has nothing to do with your daughter. It’s all for

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

already been in touch with another employer and was preparing to

built up his own network. It was easy for him to find

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thousands.

Cindy and Howard wouldn’t have so easily

was something Cindy

lip, pretending to be aggrieved, “Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise Amy in the future. If you don’t provide child support, how will the child

words made Howard retort impatiently, “I don’t care how you live! If you can’t make it, just take her and go beg

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

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

with Amy, letting Howard raise

Howard’s mother shouted

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

was listening outside, felt a

on earth

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

to suppress the anger welling up inside

someone as defeatist as

there be such weak

Inside.

piece, she saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down in anger. “You’re already

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way you mess around, it’s still uncertain whose child Amy really is! Howard, think of a way to cut ties with them, so she won’t be

Cindy immediately said, “Why

Keira

been in vain that she had put on such an act

with Howard and his family, so that in the

she immediately shook her head and waved

pulled out a piece of paper. “You don’t get to make

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with Amy from then on, before turning to

we tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re divorced, you and that loser better stay far

seemed intimidated. She

up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along with

said, “Are we

said, “Absolutely, to prevent this woman from demanding any more living

bit reluctant. “Once we

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will

“Auntie, move to my place first. I

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

mother immediately picked up her suitcase and

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

“Mr. Ellis? When,

coldly looked at

Keira,

them.

be weeping with her shoulders

said, “Howard, is this how

Ellis, my divorce from

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