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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

dutifully filial,

away from the

and felt a sense of

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

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

one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t even

“No,

is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I

second uncle’s wife also sneered.

isn’t a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting

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to someone who is nothing but

can you speak so harshly? Mary studied new energy in college, and now she’s been valued by the first branch and

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

became shrill. “What? Mary! When my maternal family’s nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull

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blinded

“You can insult me, but don’t drag my friend

outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she

in the

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

reasons anymore!

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

her

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

she had long been a thorn in the

families.

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

for an excuse to fire her

leviathan that

matter. At the very least, she could help

dinner for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered

a research and

planned to use this latest research and development plan to seek in-depth

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with Davis Corporation.

wouldn’t let Mary be

to her that she

to Mary yet.

reached the third

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in

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“I just want to live in

one too.”

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

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

villa is under her

knew exactly how to

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

be unhappy

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

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 development proposal

“What?!”

shocked exclamation, looking

a wave of his

on their part. Mary is so good to

could they

at his secretary,

the proposal wasn’t submitted on

in the R&D department was poached last month.

refuged and you quan

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he hadn’t expected things to turn out like

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

took out his phone and dialed Mary’s

Howard immediately explained the situation before adding, “Do you think there’s some misunderstanding here? Or maybe

can

just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely

thought that would

projects with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds,

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

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

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have the capacity to

statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and

“Yes.”

asked, “Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company, it wouldn’t

worth that much!”

and suddenly stood up to leave. “I’m going back

was filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her

returned to the

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

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the door was opened, Howard charged

the kitchen.

the right amount of surprise and

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

to be

make the call!

Howard was furious.

lowered her head. “Okay,

number, but the message on

stunned for a

Howard.

“Use WhatsApp

to Mary, but

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

another message, she found she had been

stared blankly at her

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

didn’t let herself

move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to cry, “Why would Mary do

she block me?!”

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

fetch half its value, which won’t add up to twenty million! Will I end up in jail? Think

wife, for

worse…”

words made Howard

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company’s legal person and shares were all

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

instantly lit

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a flicker of something in his eyes

said that, he turned

already caught on to something and blurted out, “Divorce her, then you

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

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

waste?!”

married to Keera

want him to walk away empty-handed either and immediately said, “Then what should

do?”

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way; there’s definitely

a pretty good relationship 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

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

friend.

a message

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

are things on your end? Is he

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that

minutes of typing,

unable to resist, asked, “What’s wrong? Is

I just feel like

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 present you, or the future you. As long as it’s you, I will

froze as she read the

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

the first

the message, she wanted to tell Mary

silence, she

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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

long time, and finally replied with only

Keera.”

actually

Keera often said strange things, so Mary

mind it.

as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for you.

phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll

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

the job she had to

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Davis’s eyes flickered with a hint of mockery as he heard her.

nodded. “I understand,

there was a knock on

man.

in his forties, and his appearance

Uncle Davis, he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr.

“This is my fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently interning

nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

his

took his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

sought help from her uncle with

eyes.

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

did Mr. Lynch sit down

few matters about the contract with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal,

avoided bringing up the contract and kept

Davis then said with a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken

the

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

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often speaks of you, saying you’re a good

to offer you

that statement, she distinguished their

a sudden change

brows and glared at Mary, then shot a

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

breathed a sigh of relief and downed the content of

looked at Uncle Davis.

I still have some

I need to

picked up her

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

few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her body went

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

Davis!!

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

what

door and flung it open, hoping to cry

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

he

and saw Mary.

the plea for help choked in

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty

found out

dear niece, you’ve had too much drink!

some tea…”

arm, pulling her back inside, then proceeded

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

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slender hand

taken aback.”

the door being pushed

his head to look, only

everyone in the room paused

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

then turned his gaze

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

Mr. Ellis interested in

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Mr. Ellis’s assistant to expressly ask after her, but

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

was also bewildered at

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

the

branch.

couldn’t afford to offend any of

families!

up, how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a partnership with my niece! Dear niece, did you bring

toward

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said, “Yes,

contract

uncle and I are like brothers. His

that statement, Mr. Lynch

forehead and tentatively looked at

You’re mistaken. Since the contract is

reaching the doorway,

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

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed authority

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hinder Keera’s big plans,

lawsuit.”

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

You…”

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

matter.”

didn’t quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could

involved in this matter.”

the door open and step

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

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at least she couldn’t

leave, she suddenly froze in

stood Ellis, who should have left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously heard the entire conversation in

Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and that something

blocked the private room door that was about to close. Yet he found his own action a bit

that Mary would actually take

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

and he didn’t mind being

after gaining an advantage,

was simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression

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

friend and bestie?!

of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and

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

embrace.

entire body collided with his chest,

and she forced herself to shake her head, barely

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

breath sprayed on Mary’s

shivers down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

leaned against Ellis,

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her hands suddenly

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

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

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

“How many

at him,

her vision was

finger, several

“So many…”

who appears

saying and pressed

to undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

hurried

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

him…

Mary was no lady, so why not play

bent down, picked up Mary, and carried her into the adjacent

over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed that something

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was so hot, and the way

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know who

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle up

Ellis

chin, with a profound look in

Mary was startled.

was almost completely worn down, she still paused for

after a while, she suddenly

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this, Ellis felt

in his chest.

away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze to Mary, “You are the

an appointment with today was

to ask what was going on, faint sounds suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on.

time.”

assistant returned his attention to the

were

his hand, signaling the

a man and

Mr. Ellis should definitely give

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no idea how much time had passed

moved her

had been crushed by

where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

it was

suit sat

then that Mary realized

scattered all

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

“You…”

about what happened that day, her

she who started

flooded her cheeks,

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touch of joy

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

taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

he take her

downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying a trace

bother.”

the room fell silent for a

looked up only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his

that kind of person.

money.”

“Is that so?”

withdrew his bank card,

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why don’t you speak up? As long as your requests

them.”

looked at him

been following Ellis for many

He was never fickle or messy, and

also why Ellis was the dream lover of so many

he actually

this?

asked with her head

to the corner.

gaze and, sure enough, there were

the pieces on one by one, and found that the fit was

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has always been so

those people, he had also carefully given her

heart to use them even now

still kept them.

gave a

and turned

at her.

want?”

lowered her gaze. “Whether you believe it or

stuffed her own phone into 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

a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on

services.”

words made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

turned around and walked briskly out of the

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

breath and then turned to

left, the

situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su by Davis Corporation. The

Corporation would pay

sneered. “How

so high?”

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said, “It’s

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate

turned out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t for a

really out for

woman was truly

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

his teacup onto

understand why he was suddenly feeling

her… No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman wasn’t

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stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and forth in front of his

assistant immediately said, “Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped

“What does he want with me? Let’s

and see.”

had only ever looked down on such a scoundrel in

thinking of Keera as his cousin. he

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in front of

lowered his 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, so I came to look for you to

at him. “What do you

me?”

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

deliver a

a message to Uncle Olsen only to find out

narrowed.

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

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family to give us some more time? Just give us

lowered his gaze, sneering/”Alright, I’ll

your message.”

Ellis got into his

dare to stop him

left, Cindy asked, “Will this

and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we

talked and left

Mary stepped out

corner.

her car, when she saw

Ellis really conveyed the message to

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that ruin Keera’s

her phone, found Ellis on

sky had already

reclining in a chair,

mind was filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin…

when he thought about her words, “not the first time,” Ellis could not help but

his

case,

tie, feeling a bit

his

it and saw that

recollection, but Mary had been mingling in their circles

than Maru ung still the granddaughter of

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Family’s patriarch and everyone would

some respect.

away and the first branch took over the Davis Family,

this, Ellis answered the

began, “What’s the

just say that as long as the requests

were playing hard

in front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

to marry her, to take responsibility for her, or

for her branch of the Davis Family

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to his surprise, he heard Mary

you not help Howard and

furrowed

out a cold laugh. “The

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

after Ellis said those words,

He was very angry.

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

keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to

afraid Mary

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stay in

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

the

question made Ellis

the DNA test had been out for

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

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good

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

was stunned at the

planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing the assistant’s

hesitated.

Olsen had always been a

so many years, not a single woman had

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been asked, “Why not

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

such a defeated life, being played around by a

majestic life would

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

Olsen was out there looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two

since that day.

“Let’s not talk about this for now. I’m afraid

“Then,

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

he also felt that this was his

tradition had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and

asked,

be to help her pressure Howard, to make

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

“Miss Davis, are you

hurriedly said, “No, I want her

to get a divorce, but does she want it herself? Do you

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forced onto another person are actually

infuriated by his words.

she doesn’t want to?!”

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slightly startled when he heard this. “You mean, Keera wants

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

sighed. “Yes, it’s a plan

out.”

Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We

a penny, and give both the company and the custody of the

all this, Mary continued. “So, please

do you think I would believe such a clumsy

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

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her best friend Mary

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

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

divorce?

Davis Corporation drop the lawsuit, and since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny,

set by

didn’t make

explain, but she also understood that her

knew her friend best, had doubted until now whether Keera had truly let

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Howard.

time she was blocked by Keera, she said something. The last message Keera sent Mary was, “Even if Howard really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he

was

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

eyes instantly became

determined to punish

and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the

“Indeed.”

eyes filled with a cold intent. “But the favor

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me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

her lips, knowing

agreed to let her off today because he misunderstood that

days might become

Keera’s desire for a divorce, for the company and the villa, as well as freedom, she eventually clenched her

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

moment, Mary still hadn’t realized

just breathed a sigh of relief,

and headed home.

a WhatsApp message to Keera. “Keera, I

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with Ellis,

Soon, she arrived home.

parked the car and quickly entered the

in, her pace

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

in her

body freezing. She took a step forward

“Mary…”

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

Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed coldly and

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

to take advantage of his influence? Do you know that Mr. Lynch also called me just now and gave me an

to her, grabbing her hair. “Mary, who gave you such audacity?

scalp throbbed in pain as she was forced

look up.

were clenched tight,

hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young, and

away, “A waste of a father raising a

If I spare her, how could Mr.

ma21″

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raised his hand and viciously struck

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain did

is something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder

and she breathed a huge sigh

relief.

in the next

“Slap!”

landed on Mary’s

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

already knew what his big brother intended to

but spare Mary please.

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the Davis

“Dad!”

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

free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s beating and

were professional, robust,

stop! If you keep going, it could be

piercing voice, tears

only then that her eldest uncle

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

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clenched her fists

kind of demand

make next…

bodyguards, unable to

before her…

knew none of this

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

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

had long anticipated a situation

in her heart, she

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toward Ellis.

she blamed herself in secret for

useless she was!

protect her parents and unable to

she could only obediently become a social butterfly for her

ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash over

up from the ground.

looked at

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

Π

“Come tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with me to the hotel, and sweet-talk Mr. Lynch

words behind, he left

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soon reached

the Olsen residence’s study, listening to his assistant’s

life to be

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

“No.”

“She dares to scheme against Keera, so she must pay these

at him. “What about

her, I won’t interfere

the twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay it

man her husband is. Who

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however, smiled. “If she really gets

we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin

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

loss.”

what

a

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt of

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

beneath a corpulent

at him sideways. “It’s not my first time, Mr. Ellis. Don’t

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead, feeling utterly

how much he tossed and turned, he

the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr.

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

be bullied at will?!”

was struggling to suppress a smile as

gave her the company and

these years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s

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signs, you better sign quickly and

speaking and looked

the divorce agreement,

Three years!

and all he

two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three million

savings…

was to say, he only got a little over a

really couldn’t bear

company were originally in

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of the question. If he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he

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 of twenty million, and if we can’t sell it at a good

Howard panicked a little.

divorce, then both spouses would be burdened with

had already sent people over with the

away and was

expression; she still had to keep a miserable

Howard’s mother

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

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own problems! Why are

Horton and failed to pique his interest at all! If

be saved, and

wanted to curse

already signed one contract and was about to sign the second,

scolding and curses had to be

swallowed.

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

own…”

words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

the two contracts to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign

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else. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not having

contract with trembling

the three people, she

how hard Keira was

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

the South

assistant!

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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 in her

T

immediately furrowed his brows but stopped in his

with a sobbing tone, as she

you? You just gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with

was

you who said I didn’t need to work!

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this time, Keira had read

recorded

Howard.

college, had also been

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

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 me, that in the future you would earn money to support the family,

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

speaking these words on behalf

“Enough!”

want to listen

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preventing others from talking about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have a mistress outside, but are you

looked

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

like a wife should. What right do you have to accuse Howard

was red-hot with

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

Ellis immediately halted.

divorce like this,

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family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later and

thought about it and simply stood still,

an inch.

Inside the room.

to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh

said, “Now that you’ve signed, son,

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

agreement. Could you agree

for me?”

with suspicion,

it?”

“How much

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give Amy every month?”

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

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

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

another employer and was preparing to start

It was easy for him to find a job in the new energy sector with a

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thousands.

have so easily let go

this was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

all 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. If you don’t provide child

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

you ha hands and feet. Why can’t you

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

Amy,

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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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 have to take responsibility for

listening outside, felt a surge of

on earth was

about that bit of child

breaths to suppress the anger welling up

felt that someone as defeatist as Keer

could there be such weak

Inside.

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

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of a way to cut ties with them, so she won’t be like

immediately said, “Why not sign a

this, Keira

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

completely sever Amy’s relationship with Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard

her head

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

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wrote two waivers, indicating that he had no relation with Amy from then on, before

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

seemed intimidated. She signed her

stood up. He exchange

we leaving in such a

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

felt a bit reluctant. “Once

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will we

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

you in the future. You’re pregnant

up her suitcase and followed

door, they

“Mr. Ellis? When, when did you

coldly looked

his gaze shifted to Keira,

them.

seemed to be weeping with her shoulders

how

Ellis,

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