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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

away from the family, always hoping to be buried with

this and

couldn’t help but look at her with dismay.

dissatisfied with me. I had

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

said, “No,

small family background is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier,

second uncle’s wife

of daughters in

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

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

it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she

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

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blinded

“You can insult me, but don’t

outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck

in the

first branch’s uncle stood up and looked at her, “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,

reasons anymore!

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 not considering our

clenched her

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her peers, she was the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and

been a thorn in the

families.

the contract, if compensation could be obtained, it

looking for an

facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt

she could help Keera divorce

Keira, after preparing dinner for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the bedroom and took

laptop contained a research and

divorced her, she planned to use this latest research

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with Davis Corporation.

Mary be put in

occurred to her that she

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the

lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in the

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her grievances. “I just want

one too.”

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

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

is under her

how

head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with

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

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

letter. “Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis Corporation has sued us! They’re demanding we

“What?!”

exclamation, looking incredulously

with a wave of his hand. “It

their part. Mary is so good to

could they

at his secretary, “But on

end, the proposal wasn’t submitted on time,

our core staff member in the R&D department was poached last month. He came to

refuged and you quan told him

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hadn’t expected things to turn out

panic. I’m calling Mary

this, he took out his phone

situation before adding,

can

extension. We’ve just hired new tech staff,

thought that would settle

with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small

at him. “Howard! You have the nerve

incident, I also suffered at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the

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

that statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

“Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out if

“Yes.”

do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company,

worth that much!”

pacing and suddenly stood up to leave.

this, her eyes flickered.

quickly returned to the South

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

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as the door was opened, Howard charged

the kitchen.

showed just the right amount of surprise and

please him, Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her find a way to withdraw the

to be

the call! No more

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her

Mary’s number, but the message on the other

was stunned for a

Howard.

“Use

call to Mary, but

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message. “Keera, I’m sorry, but we

tried to send another message, she

blankly

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

let herself

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

she block me?!”

she stood up and grabbed Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t

up to twenty million! Will I end

wife, for better

worse…”

words made Howard

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

pursued this matter, all he needed to do was get a divorce and push

eyes instantly

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his eyes before he said, “Okay,

he turned

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

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

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

waste?!”

had been married to Keera for three years

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

do?”

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be a way; there’s

Olsen. Let’s find Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and

left, Keira’s phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp

friend.

after came a message from

consider it payback for the half-year you blocked

way, how are things on your end? Is he going to divorce

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that she was

after ten minutes of typing, still no message

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

just feel like you’re not quite the same

“Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether

as she read

had been acting as her sister for a while, and

for the

looking at the message, she wanted

after a long silence, she

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thought.

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

a long, long time, and finally

Keera.”

message was actually

often said strange things, so

mind it.

as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for you. Could you please focus a little and being so

down her phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll definitely

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

job she

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

nodded. “I

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

man.

to be in his forties, and his appearance was quite

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

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

immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand

took his hand, she only

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

sought help from her uncle

eyes.

with a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a seat! The dishes will get cold if we

Mr. Lynch sit down

Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal

Mr. Lynch, all smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and

Lynch has taken a liking to

repulsed by the look in Mr. Lynch’s

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

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speaks of you,

like to offer you a

she

caused a sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

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

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

and downed the content

Uncle

I still have some work

Lynch enjoy yourselves. I need to

up her bag

could see that something was off with Uncle Davis; how could she possibly

she suddenly felt

instantly realized what had happened and looked desperately at her

Davis!!

her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure

completely beyond what she could comprehend

the door and flung it open, hoping to cry for help from

opened the door, the person walking

commotion, he turned

and saw Mary.

met, the plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed,

he found out she was using her

niece, you’ve had too much

some tea…”

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

he was about to shut the door,

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looked at that slender hand and was

taken aback.”

saw the

but turn his head to look, only to see a

in the room

moment.

Ellis. He stood there, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his

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

Ellis

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but she

fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I

Lynch was also

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

to show disrespect to the second branch, as

branch.

afford to offend any of

families!

spoken up, how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m

toward

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said, “Yes,

took the contract out of his

are like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I just remembered I have something else

Mr. Lynch promptly

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

“Uncle, we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract

doorway, she

“My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue with

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted

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very reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so

lawsuit.”

the lawsuit? Aren’t you and your close friend the best

You…”

you think I am trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting and crying

matter.”

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

involved in this matter.”

pull the door open and step

private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still

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she

to leave, she suddenly

left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously

and seen Mary, also noticing her

door that was about to close. Yet he found his own action a bit baffling, which was why he sent his

Mary would actually

a contract,

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

after gaining an advantage, used

was simply… enough to freeze

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Mary’s conflict with Keera was just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and

friend and bestie?!

despising those who play dirty and backstab friends the

smile edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling

embrace.

entire body collided with his chest, making

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

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

breath sprayed on

sent shivers down her spine,

reactions.

Ellis, her eyes gradually

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as her hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

scare her, but what was this woman doing? She started

only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis,

scoffed. “How many people have you said that

at him, extending

her vision

one finger, several appeared

“So many…”

expect someone who appears so innocent

saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis, I’m so

undo her

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried

never a gentleman; he had already taken an interest in

him…

was no lady,

bent down, picked up Mary, and

soon as he touched her burning

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hot, and the way she looked…

Ellis furrowed his brows.

do you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to snuggle up to

could Ellis resist such

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

Mary was startled.

worn down, she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight pain

after

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Ellis felt an inexplicable

in his chest.

and the others away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze

had an appointment with today was stopped by his

the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr. Ellis

time.”

the assistant returned his attention to the private

inside were becoming

embarrassment, but he could only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back

wasn’t a man and

man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give him

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no idea how much time had

moved her

if it had been crushed by a massive truck, leaving

of where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

she notice it was

suit

then that Mary realized she was

all over the floor

exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her gaze fiercely

“You…”

what happened that day, her voice came to

she who

shyness flooded her cheeks, and

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of joy emerged in her

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

taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

he take her

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

bother.”

the room fell

up only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled

gaze, then said, “I’m not that kind of person. There’s no need for you

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card,

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

them.”

at him

had been following Ellis

unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and his

Ellis was the dream lover of

actually be thinking about her

this?

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

the corner.

his gaze and, sure enough, there

one by one, and found that the fit was surprisingly

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has always been

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

hadn’t had the heart to use

still kept them.

a

turned

at her. “Tell me, what do

want?”

it or not, I truly don’t want

back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and if

stack of cash from her bag

services.”

pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

felt fear, she still turned around and walked briskly out

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

took a deep breath and then turned

she had left, the assistant entered

not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their

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

“How could

so high?”

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said, “It’s said

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

“deliberate

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

was really

truly too sinister and

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

slammed his teacup onto the ground in

didn’t understand why he was suddenly feeling

it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman wasn’t

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sneered as he stood up

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

“Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but

he want with

and see.”

on such

Keera as his cousin. he took

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in

Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t

looked down at him. “What do you want

me?”

Oceanion, Uncle Olsen and I hit it off. Afterward, he even had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and

deliver a message

to find out

narrowed.

smiled and said, “We’re having a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle

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time? Just give us one more month, no, half a month and I’ll definitely

lowered his gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

Ellis got

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

Ellis left, Cindy

time Keera helped Uncle Olsen a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It should

talked and left

they were gone, Mary

corner.

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

conveyed the

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ruin Keera’s

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

had

reclining in a chair, his

was filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin…

her words, “not the first time,” Ellis

his first

was the case, wasn’t he

loosened his tie, feeling a bit

then, his phone suddenly

saw

he had no recollection, but Mary had been mingling

ung still

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patriarch and everyone

some respect.

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

this, Ellis answered the

“What’s

just say that as long as the requests

just now you really were playing hard to get?

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

would ask him to marry her, to

her branch of the

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However, to his surprise, he heard Mary

help Howard and

immediately furrowed his

out a cold laugh. “The

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

those words,

He was very angry.

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

is this 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

I’m afraid Mary

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stay in Oceanion!”

the assistant was silent for a moment before saying,

Uncle Olsen the

question made Ellis

of the DNA test had been out for a

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

for those two days.

got a good beating from

that the results would show, that

stunned at the

but after hearing the

hesitated.

always been

so many years, not a

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had once been asked, “Why not find someone, just to have some

“Blood ties aren’t to be compromised with. Better

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

life would be ruined by his

for a long time

Mrs. Olsen, so the two of them hadn’t seen

since that day.

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

asked again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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to let Howard abandon Keera. It might even cure this cousin of

also felt that this was his cousin’s own

act according to their own hearts, and

they only asked, “What do you

if Keera loved Howard so deeply, Ellis’s choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce. After all,

buzzed because of WhatsApp

“Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit back at your good

“No, I want

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

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person are

infuriated by his words. “How do

she doesn’t want to?!”

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this. “You mean, Keera wants to

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

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

out.”

went straight to the point. “We want to make

penny, and give both the company

this, Mary continued. “So, please don

sneered. “Miss Davis, do you think I

college and almost fell out with her adoptive parents

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friend Mary

on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well, to

could Ellis possibly believe that such a person, whose heart was full of

divorce?

sufficient to make Davis Corporation drop the lawsuit, and 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

trap set by

make any

she also understood that her words were hard to

even she, who knew her friend best, had doubted until now

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Howard.

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

was

promised me that as long as

eyes instantly became

determined to

the icy chill within. “Are you sure you want

“Indeed.”

lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold

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have to return it

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what Ellis was

today because he misunderstood that Ellis was

might become

divorce, for the company and the villa,

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t

a sigh of relief, then

and headed home.

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

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Ellis, a

Soon, she arrived home.

car and quickly

as she stepped in, her pace

on the floor of the hall, while her eldest uncle sat in front

in

whole body freezing. She took a step forward and

“Mary…”

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

hearing 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

you, yet you dared to take advantage of his

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

throbbed in pain as she was

look up.

were clenched tight, and

brother’s

uncle, however, kicked Mary’s father away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do

her, how could Mr. Lynch

ma21″

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hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain did not

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

Mary, and she

relief.

the next

“Slap!”

slap landed

for not raising your daughter rig I blame you

dared 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 begging you.

spare Mary please. She doesn’t

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the

“Dad!”

tried to rush

wanting to stop her

professional, robust, and impossible

keep going, it

piercing voice, tears and snot streaming down her

then that her eldest

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

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clenched her

what kind of demand

make next…

as 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, who hurried over after hearing the commotion in the living room but fainted from the shock

before her…

none of

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

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

had long anticipated a situation

in her heart, she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

same time, she blamed

useless she was!

to protect her parents

only obediently become a social butterfly for

sat on the ground, feeling an

to get up from

looked

b obedient. I’ll listen to everything you say from now on, just let my

Π

satisfied, her 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 sweet-talk Mr. Lynch for

words behind, he left with

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soon reached

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

Mary’s life to be

technically your woman, do

“No.”

“She dares to scheme against Keera, so

the assistant looked at him. “What about that contract? Should we

I promised her, I

million, I’ll have Keera pay

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

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she

case, we’ll acknowledge her again as

eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter and shouldn’t suffer

loss.”

what about Miss

a moment and eventually

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt

of Mary’s fair skin, and her plaintive cryin on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he

was beneath

was licentious as she looked at him sideways. “It’s not my first time, Mr. Ellis. Don’t

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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rubbed his forehead, feeling

how much he tossed and turned,

afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis, after Howard knew we wouldn’t help, he proposed divorce to Miss

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?!”

di straits, was struggling

the company and the

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

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you better sign quickly

speaking and looked toward

Howard stared at the two 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

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

savings…

only got a little over a hundred thousand in three

couldn’t bear to let it

the house and company were

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and the emergency transfer was out of the question. If he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had no choice but to

her!

real estate market in Clance is terrible right now, this villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract

Howard panicked a little.

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

Olsen had already sent people over

pushed Keira away and was about to

immediately show her eager expression; she still had

mother couldn’t

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

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own problems! Why are

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

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

wanted

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

curses

swallowed.

years of marriage, don’t aband me, please. I haven’t worked for so many years, an the debt

own…”

longer hesitated and

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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

the contract

eyes of the three

heaven knew how hard Keira was trying not

outside the South family villa, a

the South family villa with

assistant!

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frowned, 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 agreement

T

in

as she said with her head down, “Howard, I don’t

living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so many years. What contributions have you made to the company? Now,

was

said I

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this time, Keira had read

her diary, Keera recorded the

Howard.

in college, had also been

got married, after graduating from university, Howard was

the content of Keera’s diary, Keira said with her head down, “You said that going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for

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

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

these words on behalf

“Enough!”

to listen

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“Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have a mistress outside, but are you clean yourself? Haven’t you slept with Mr.

looked incredulously at

that night with Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard

Keera, you also didn’t behave like a wife should. What right do you have

red-hot with rage

heard the woman with a trembling voice start to

Ellis immediately halted.

just divorce like

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

and simply stood

an inch.

Inside the room.

agreement on the table and quickly signing

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh

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

to say something, but Keira

you agree to one

for me?”

with suspicion,

it?”

weakly. “How much child support

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give Amy every month?”

out, Howard immediately bristled. “What nonsense are you talking about? The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned.

go too far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family? How can

pay 20% of his income to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made

had already been in touch with another employer and was preparing

he had built up his own network. It was easy for him to find a job in the new energy sector with

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thousands.

so easily let go of

this was something Cindy

this, looked up incredulously. She bit her 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.

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

ha hands and

and doesn’t want to go out and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and

off with Amy, letting

Howard’s

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voice took on a sobbing tone. “Howard, you are Amy’s father. If Amy can’t afford to go to school, there will be relevant departments that will hold you accountable! I’m not making an unreasonable request, Howard. You can’t

outside,

earth

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

several deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up

that someone as defeatist as

there be such weak

Inside.

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

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

immediately said, “Why not sign

hearing this, Keira narrowed her

been in vain that she had put on such an

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

this, she immediately shook her head and waved her hands, “No,

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

294 She’s Keira

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

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

seemed intimidated. She signed her

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

said, “Are we leaving in such a

this woman from demanding any more living expenses from

mother felt a bit reluctant. “Once

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where will we

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

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

mother immediately picked up her suitcase and followed

as they reached the door, they encountered

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when did you

coldly looked

shifted to Keira, who

them.

weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly,

is this how you

“Mr. Ellis,

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