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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

break away from the family,

thought of this and felt a sense of

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

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 bother

said, “No,

wasted! If I had known earlier, I might

uncle’s wife

isn’t a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed, the first

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How would he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a

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

since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to sign a

wife’s voice immediately 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 strings, and now

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blinded

can insult me, but don’t drag my

friend? That’s nothing but a questionable outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent

in

a chance. If Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but

reasons anymore!

to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the

clenched her

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was the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation

she had long been a thorn in

families.

contract, if compensation could be obtained, it meant

looking for an

and, facing the leviathan

very least, she could help Keera divorce and escape from

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

contained a research

onto her and divorced her, she planned to use this

879

with Davis Corporation.

be put in

occurred to her that

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the

was delivered to Howard early in

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coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I

one too.”

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

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

villa is under

how

words immediately provoked him, and Howard retorted. “Hers? That’s mine! I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight,

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

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

say we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis Corporation has sued us!

“What?!”

shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at the

a wave of his

on their part. Mary

they

looked at his secretary, “But

proposal wasn’t submitted

“Mr. Smith, our core staff member in the R&D department was poached last month. He came to you

you refuged and you quan told him to not

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hadn’t expected things to turn out

panic.

out his

adding,

can

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

that would

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

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

My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s

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

that statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

Davis Corporation and find

“Yes.”

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

worth that much!”

was frantically pacing and suddenly stood up to

filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered.

to

dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in the

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soon as the door was

the kitchen.

amount of surprise and joy.

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

be uninformed.

call! No

Howard was furious.

lowered her head. “Okay, I’ll

down, took out her phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the

was stunned for a moment,

Howard.

“Use WhatsApp

WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary,

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but

to send another message,

blankly

a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised

let

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

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 come up with twenty million. The property prices in Clance are unstable, and if we have

fetch half its value, which won’t add up

and wife, for better

worse…”

words made

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all

get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira, then he could walk away

eyes instantly

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

said that, he turned around

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

of course,

might end up with nothing.

waste?!”

been married to Keera

him to walk away empty-handed either

do?”

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be a way;

“When we were in Oceanion, she had 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 withdraw the legal action, there’s still a chance for everything to turn

up, displaying a WhatsApp notification that Mary had

friend.

after came a message

blocked you for five minutes, consider it payback

how are things on your end? Is

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So what

looks like he won’t give up until he’s at the end of his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t drop the

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that

ten minutes of typing,

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

like you’re not quite

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

froze as she read

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

for the first

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

a long silence, she ultimately didn’t

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thought.

was still alive, she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck to

long, long time, and finally

Keera.”

message was actually

strange

mind it.

to put down her phone when Uncle Davis, who was sitting across the dining table from her suddenly scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for you. Could you please focus a little and being so

phone. “Unele,

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

she had to

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mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch

“I understand,

sooner had these words fallen than there was a knock on the

man.

forties, and his

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

who is currently interning at Day Corporation.

nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand toward

took his hand, she only

clammy and quite disgusting.

he tightened his grip

sought help from

eyes.

Lynch, please take a seat! The dishes will get cold if we wait

then did Mr. Lynch sit down with

he could seal the deal, it would earn him the

bringing up the contract

Lynch has taken a liking to

repulsed by the look

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

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speaks of you, saying

to offer you a

that statement, she distinguished their

a sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

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

expression change, and then

and downed the

she looked at Uncle Davis.

that I still have some work

I need to head

quickly picked up

was off with Uncle Davis; how could she possibly stay

took a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her

and looked desperately at

Davis!!

the Davis family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had never imagined Uncle Davis would

completely beyond what she could comprehend

it open,

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

the commotion, he turned around in

and saw Mary.

their eyes met, the plea

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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her mind, she heard the words Ellis had once said about her during a

he think even less of her if he found out she

dear niece, you’ve had too much drink!

some tea…”

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

very moment he was about to shut

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looked at that slender hand and was

taken aback.”

she saw the door being pushed

his head to look, only to see

seeing him, everyone in

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his gaze toward

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 in

Mr. Ellis interested in

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after her, but

the opportunity, smiling. “I’m fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with Uncle Lynch and my

was also bewildered

since the Davis family’s main branch took control of the company,

was why he dared to show disrespect to the second branch, as a sort

branch.

to offend any of the five

families!

Ellis had spoken up, how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes,

toward

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uncle immediately said, “Yes, I

the contract out

and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I just remembered I

statement, Mr. Lynch promptly ran

cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked at

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

the doorway,

understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted borrowed

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

lawsuit.”

retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you

You…”

trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting and crying after her husband abandons her. Uncle, you must not intervene in

matter.”

the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door

closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she forced herself

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she couldn’t

she turned to leave, she suddenly froze in

left. He frowned as he looked at

seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and that

door that was about to close. Yet he found his own action

that Mary would actually take advantage of

a

the business world, and he didn’t mind being used this once, especially since

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

was simply… enough to freeze

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it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could she do such a thing to her

friend and bestie?!

always been a man of loyalty, despising those

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

embrace.

collided with his

to take effect, and she forced

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

sprayed on

down her spine,

reactions.

Ellis, her eyes

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hands suddenly wrapped around

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

to scare her, but what

her away, only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I

then scoffed. “How many people have you

him,

vision was

she tried to extend one finger, several appeared before

“So many…”

turned cold instantly. “Mary, I didn’t expect someone who

hear what he was saying and

to undo her shirt,

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried for

never a gentleman; he had already taken an

him…

Mary was no lady, so

up Mary, and carried her into

on the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her

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was so hot, and the way she looked…

Ellis furrowed his brows.

do you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to

Ellis resist such

a profound look in his eyes, he said, “This isn’t your

Mary was startled.

she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight pain in

looked at Ellis, and after a while, she suddenly

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hearing this, Ellis felt

in his chest.

the others away, and then

the client Ellis had an appointment with today was stopped by

suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr. Ellis

time.”

assistant returned his attention to

were becoming more

only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back a few paces to keep a

man and wasn’t

man! Mr. Ellis should definitely

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no idea how much time had passed

her sore

it had been crushed

of where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

then did she notice it was dark outside, and

in a suit sat

then that Mary realized she was

all over the floor

shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her

“You…”

happened that day, her voice came to an

she who

of shyness flooded her

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surprise, a touch of joy

bank card, extending

taken aback,

Fee for service…

he

gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her

bother.”

room

up only to see Ellis appraising her

not that kind of person. There’s no need

money.”

“Is that so?”

card, “Then you

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fit together, why don’t you speak up? As long as

them.”

looked at him

had been following Ellis for many

wealthy heirs. He was

why Ellis was the dream lover of so many eligible

he actually be thinking about her

this?

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

pointed to the corner.

gaze and, sure enough, there were

one by

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has always been

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

the heart to use them even now

still kept them.

gave a bitter

finished dressing and turned to look at

at her. “Tell me, what

want?”

“Whether you believe it or

then straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis,

a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on the

services.”

Ellis’s pupils

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gaze piercing Mary.

around and

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

a deep breath and then turned

left, the assistant entered

Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su

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

“How could the

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate

that the whole affair could indeed have been 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

really out

woman was truly

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

slammed his teacup onto the

understand why he was suddenly feeling

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

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as he stood up and

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

table. “Mr.

Ellis was speechless.

in the assistant’s hand,

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

trying to reach Uncle

he want with me? Let’s

and see.”

looked down on such a

thinking of Keera as

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Howard.

290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in front

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

him. “What do

me?”

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

deliver a message for

out tha he had been blocked on WhatsApp a long

narrowed. “What

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

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

gaze, sneering/”Alright, I’ll

your message.”

Ellis got into his

stop

left, Cindy asked, “Will

afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could

two talked and left

were gone, Mary stepped

corner.

come down to the parking lot, not yet finding her car, when she

the

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ruin Keera’s

out her phone, found Ellis on

sky had

in a chair,

with Mary’s delicate

her words, “not the first time,” Ellis could not

his

the case, wasn’t he

his tie, feeling a

then, his

saw that

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

than Maru ung still

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patriarch and

some respect.

and the first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she

Ellis answered the voice

began, “What’s

long as the requests I make aren’t

playing hard

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

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

branch of the Davis Family or at least to solidify

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to his surprise, he heard

help Howard

furrowed his

laugh. “The favor

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

after Ellis said those words,

He was very angry.

couldn’t help saying, “Mr.

like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to embarrass Keera?! Is their friendship of over

afraid Mary would no

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to stay in Oceanion!”

was silent for a moment before saying, “Mr.

the truth

question made Ellis

DNA test

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

for those two days.

a good

thought that the results would show, that Keera was Uncle

stunned at the

immediately, but after hearing

hesitated.

always

a single woman

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and he had once been asked, “Why

“Blood ties aren’t to be compromised with. Better have nothing than have something

been living such a defeated life, being played around

majestic life would be ruined by his daughter,

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

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

since that day.

not talk about this for now. I’m afraid Uncle

assistant asked again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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not intervening, thinking it would be quite good just to let Howard abandon Keera. It might

he also felt that this was

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

only asked, “What do

pressure Howard, to make him.

about this, his phone buzzed because

decision forming in his heart, Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit back at your good friend

“No, I want

but does she want it herself? Do

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another person

infuriated by his words. “How

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

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

“Yes, it’s a plan

out.”

the prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight

give both the company and the custody of the daughter to

all this, Mary continued. “So, please don

think I would

had been love-struck since college and almost

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friend Mary

recent times, he had been keeping an eye on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of

that such a person, whose heart was full of

divorce?

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

trap set by Keera herself, what

simply didn’t make any logical

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

her friend best, had

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Howard.

last 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;

was

you just promised me that as long as

eyes instantly became

determined

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

“Indeed.”

indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold intent. “But the favor

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me, you have to

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what Ellis

misunderstood that Ellis was

days might become even

the company and the villa, as

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

this moment, Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences

a sigh of relief, then started the

and headed home.

the way, she even sent a WhatsApp message to Keera. “Keera, I did

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back to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness appeared on her

Soon, she arrived home.

and

in, her pace

on the floor of the hall, while her eldest uncle

in her

tensed her jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a step forward

“Mary…”

voice was choked with sobs. “What on earth did you do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no

eldest uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

cruel kick to her knees, they forced her legs to

Mr. Ellis had no interest in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence? Do you know that Mr. Lynch also called me just now

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

in pain as

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and she remained

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

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

her, how

ma21″

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and viciously struck

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

pain did

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

Mary, and she breathed

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

landed on Mary’s

you for not raising your daughter

covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and

spare Mary please.

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to the Davis

“Dad!”

widened in shock. She cried out and tried to rush over,

their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s

bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible to break away

If you keep going, it could be

a piercing voice, tears and

was only then that her eldest

to stop hitting him, fine,

292 Finally Divorced

her

kind of

make next…

was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after

before her…

none of this

already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the

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

had long anticipated

heart, she still harbored

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toward Ellis.

the same time, she blamed herself in secret

useless she was!

to protect her parents and unable to save

the end, she could only obediently become a social butterfly

sat on the ground, feeling an overwhelming

up from the

looked at him

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

Π

pinching Mary’s chin. “Come tomorrow at six in the

these words behind, he left with his bodyguards

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soon reached

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

hadn’t expected Mary’s life to

cautiously, “Mr. Ellis, since she’s technically your

“No.”

his heart and sneered. “She dares to

hearing this, the assistant looked at him. “What about that contract? Should we still

promised her, I won’t

the twenty million, I’ll have Keera

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

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smiled. “If she

that means there’s hope. In that case, we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin and let Uncle Olsen properly

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

loss.”

what about Miss

fell silent for a

“Leave her be.”

Ellis dreamt of

on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about to relent and end the encounter swiftly, the scene suddenly

beneath

“It’s not my first time, Mr. Ellis. Don’t be

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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rubbed his forehead,

he tossed and turned, he couldn’t

went to the office to handle affairs. After finishing the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis, after Howard knew we wouldn’t help, he proposed divorce to Miss Keera! We just received the news; he has printed a divorce agreement

they really think that Keera

be bullied at will?!”

thought was in di straits, was struggling to

the company and

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

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you better sign quickly and

speaking and looked

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

Three years!

and all he

the second and third years, his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three million left, h spent a little over one million on Cindy, and some on entertaining, leaving only about a

savings…

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

really couldn’t bear

the house and company were

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

her!

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.

if he didn’t divorce, then both spouses

already sent people over with the

away and was about to

expression; she still had

this, Howard’s mother couldn’t

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

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problems!

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

saved, and you

wanted to curse

sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he was

scolding and curses had to

swallowed.

don’t aband me, please. I haven’t worked for so many years, an the debt is in millions. I simply can’t raise Amy

own…”

these words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on the

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his mother won’t let you

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

contract with trembling

eyes of the three people, she

heaven knew how hard Keira was

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

into the South family villa with

assistant!

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

T

stopped in his

low, with a sobbing tone, as she said

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

was

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

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time, Keira had read

her diary, Keera recorded

Howard.

had also been

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

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

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

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

speaking these words on

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen

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

suddenly looked

Howard aware of it? How could he shamelessly say such

wife should. What right do you have to accuse Howard here? Just sign the paper, otherwise, don’t blame

red-hot with rage upon

heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak. “Fine,

Ellis immediately halted.

divorce like this, it wouldn’t be

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

it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh

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

say something, but Keira

agreement. Could you agree

for me?”

with suspicion, “What

it?”

much

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give Amy every month?”

came out, Howard immediately bristled. “What nonsense are you talking about? The company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I get the money to

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

of his income to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it clear that

with another employer and was

his own network. It was easy for him to find a job in the new energy

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thousands.

have so easily let go of

this was something Cindy wouldn’t

father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise Amy in the future. If you don’t provide child support,

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

you ha hands and feet. Why can’t you live on your

out and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if she

off with Amy, letting Howard raise

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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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 be so heartless toward Amy… As long as you are her father,

listening outside, felt

earth

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

took several deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up inside

even felt that someone as defeatist as Keer deserve his

there be such weak

Inside.

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

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

these words came out, Cindy immediately said, “Why not

Keira narrowed

been in vain that she

Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have no reason to come looking for her

shook her head and

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

294 She’s Keira

no relation with Amy from

tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about

seemed intimidated. She signed her

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

mother said, “Are we leaving

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

bit reluctant. “Once we

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will

to my

you in the future. You’re pregnant

up her suitcase and

as they reached the door,

“Mr. Ellis? When, when did you get

coldly looked at

gaze shifted to Keira, who had her

them.

with her

said, “Howard, is this how you treat

stupefied, then swallowed hard. “Mr. Ellis, my divorce from Keera

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