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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

didn’t wish to break away from the family,

and felt

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

was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and

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

said, “No, he

immediately scoffed. “A granddaughter brought up in a small family background is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I

wife

plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be

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

these words, but his father could no longer hold back. “Sister-in-law, how can you speak so harshly? Mary studied new energy in college, and now she’s been valued by the first branch and is in

I have to

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

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be blinded by

said, “You can insult me, but

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

in

looked at her, “Mary, I gave you a chance. If Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have

reasons anymore!

If their company fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the

her fists

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she was the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and

had long been a

families.

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

for an

at them and, facing the leviathan that was Davis

least, she could help

dinner for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the

contained a research and

she planned to use this latest research and development plan to seek

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with Davis Corporation.

be

just occurred to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the third

was delivered to Howard early in the

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Cindy was in the office coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and your son wants to be born

one too.”

“Okay, I’ll go back

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

villa is under

how to infuriate

“Hers? That’s mine! I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with me, and you’ll settle down in the villa with peace

said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and kick us

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his

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

“What?!”

out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at

dismissed it with a wave of

part. Mary is

could they sue

looked at his secretary, “But on

proposal wasn’t submitted

replied, “Mr. Smith, our core staff member in the R&D department was

quan told

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hadn’t expected things to turn out like

immediately said, “Don’t panic.

saying this, he took out his

situation before adding, “Do you think there’s

can

We’ve just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able to produce

that would settle

all, with so many joint projects with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small

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

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

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

statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

really have to

worth that much!”

and suddenly stood up to

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

to the South family

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

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door

the kitchen.

showed just the right amount of

Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her find a

pretended to be

the call!

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head. “Okay, I’ll

Mary’s number, but the message on the other end wa “Hello,

for a

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp voice

a voice call to

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

another message, she found

stared blankly at her

his hand raised

let herself

as Howard made his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees,

she block me?!”

abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with twenty million.

which won’t add up to twenty million! Will

We’re husband and wife, for better

worse…”

made Howard

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realized something. The company’s legal person and shares were all in Keera’s name, and even this villa was under

was get a divorce and

eyes instantly lit

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at Keera with a flicker of something in his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t worry.

said that, he turned

and blurted out, “Divorce her,

child and, of course, hoped that Howard

we really get divorced, I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all

waste?!”

been married to Keera for

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

do?”

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way; there’s

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

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

friend.

a

consider it payback

way, how are things on your end? Is he

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

chat status continuously showed that she was

ten minutes of typing, still no message

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

just feel like you’re not quite

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 always be there for

froze as she

as her sister for a while, and her interactions with Mary made her feel like she had

for the

at the message, she wanted to tell Mary that

silence, she ultimately didn’t voice

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thought.

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

long, long time, and finally replied with only one sentence. “Thank

Keera.”

was actually a bit

said strange things, so Mary

mind it.

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

down her phone. “Unele, don’t worry.

needed to stay in the company to find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay

she had to

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mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very tactful. Don’t provoke

“I

had these words fallen than there was a knock on

man.

his forties, and his appearance was

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

“This is my fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently interning at Day Corporation. Today

Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis,

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

hand, she only felt

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

sought help from her

eyes.

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

did Mr. Lynch sit down with a lecherous

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

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

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

the look

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

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often speaks of you, saying you’re

to offer you

she distinguished

a sudden change in

glared at

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

she looked at Uncle Davis.

have some work to do. You

I

picked up her

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

she suddenly felt dizzy, and

what had happened and looked desperately

Davis!!

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

beyond what she could comprehend or

and flung it open, hoping

expected that when she opened the door, the person

commotion, he turned

and saw Mary.

the plea for help choked in

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty with nothing but

less of her if he found out she

niece, you’ve had

some tea…”

suddenly approached and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her back inside,

very moment he was about to shut the door, a

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slender hand

taken aback.”

she saw the door

head to look, only to see a

seeing him, everyone in the room paused

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze

eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany the fat Lynch, but now Mr. Ellis suddenly came

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

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

was also bewildered at

control of the

show disrespect to the second

branch.

afford to offend

families!

He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a

toward

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immediately said,

contract out

signed the contract and then cheerily looked at Mary. “Dear niece, your uncle and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own!

Mr.

forehead and tentatively looked at

just friends. You’re mistaken.

doorway, she

a moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted

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

lawsuit.”

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

You…”

the spot. “Yes, she’s my best friend, but she chose to block me over a man. Do you think I am trying to get close to

matter.”

uncle didn’t quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary

involved in this matter.”

then did Mary pull the door open and step

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

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least she

turned to leave, she suddenly froze in

He frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously heard the

Mary, also noticing her anxiousness

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

he never expected that Mary would actually take advantage of his

for signing a contract, that would be end of

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

advantage, used it on his

freeze Ellis’s favorable impression of

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

friend and bestie?!

been a man of loyalty, despising those who play dirty

scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling her into

embrace.

collided with his chest, making her even

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

whispering into her

sprayed

down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

Ellis, her

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hands suddenly wrapped around

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

her, but what

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

aback, then scoffed. “How many people have

smiled at him, extending a

vision

tried to extend one finger, several

“So many…”

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

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

her

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collarbone.

hurried

gentleman; he had already taken an interest

him…

no lady, so

down, picked up Mary, and carried her into the

and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her

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hot, and the way she looked…

Ellis furrowed his brows.

asked, “Mary, do you know

“You are Ellis!”

to snuggle up

could Ellis resist such

onto Mary’s chin, with a profound look in his eyes, he said, “This

Mary was startled.

though her reasoning was almost completely worn down, she still paused for a

and after

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Ellis felt an inexplicable

in his chest.

others away, and then

client Ellis had an appointment with today was

suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch

time.”

the assistant returned his attention to the private

inside were

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

wasn’t a man and wasn’t

normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely

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how much time had passed when she finally woke

moved her

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

of where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark outside, and

suit

realized she was lying

clothes scattered all

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

“You…”

that day, her voice came

she

flooded her

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of joy emerged in her

a bank card, extending it toward

taken aback, her

Fee for service…

did he

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

bother.”

room fell silent for

Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze

of person. There’s no

money.”

“Is that so?”

bank card,

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well we fit together, why don’t

them.”

looked at him

had been following

type of person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and

lover of so many

now, could he actually be thinking about

this?

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

pointed to the corner. “It’s

and, sure enough, there were

the pieces on one by one, and found that the

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he has always

like years ago, after rescuing her from those people,

hadn’t had the heart to use them even

still kept them.

a bitter

dressing and turned to

still staring at her.

want?”

you believe it or not, I truly

bag, 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 advantage

she took a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

still turned around and walked

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

took a deep breath and

the

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

Corporation would pay Keera’s company two million annually for

“How could

so high?”

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said, “It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,”

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 signed

really out for

woman was truly too sinister

shown such pride in front

slammed his teacup onto

understand why he was suddenly feeling so

he had spent with her… No, it was she who had slept with

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stood up and

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

in the

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

said, “Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach

he

and see.”

down on such a

of Keera as

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breath to suppress his anger and went to

Howard.

290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

in front

I went to the Olsen

looked down at him.

me?”

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

deliver a message

to find out

narrowed. “What

collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis

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Davis family to give us some more time? Just give

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

your message.”

that, Ellis got

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

Cindy asked, “Will

said we could ask him

and

gone, Mary stepped

corner.

when she saw Howard

conveyed the message

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ruin

hurriedly took out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a

had already

that moment, Ellis was reclining in a chair, his eyes closed,

mind was filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin… endlessly

her words, “not the

his

was the case, wasn’t he

tie, feeling a bit

then, his

it and saw that

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

still the granddaughter

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patriarch and

some respect.

Davis Family, as Mary’s branch

Ellis

began, “What’s

say that as long as the requests I make aren’t excessive, you’ll

playing hard to get? Miss Davis,

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

thought Mary would ask him to marry her, to

for her branch of the

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Corporation. However, to his surprise, he heard

not help Howard and

immediately furrowed

laugh.

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words,

He was very angry.

“Mr. Ellis, Miss Davis also

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

afraid Mary

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stay in Oceanion!”

a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are you still

Uncle Olsen the

question made

of the DNA test had

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

for those two days.

got a good beating

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

was stunned

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

hesitated.

had always been

many years, not a single woman had

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been asked, “Why not

aren’t to be compromised with.

such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small

majestic life would be ruined

Ellis hadn’t gone to see Uncle Olsen for a

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

since that day.

for now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen

asked again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

that this was

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

only asked, “What do you

pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce. After all, the Olsen family could protect

because

a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to hit

“No, I want her to

does she want it

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person are

was infuriated by his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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heard this. “You mean, Keera wants

come to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would

a plan that Keera and I

out.”

prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We want to make Howard retreat in the face

both the company and the custody of the daughter

saying all this, Mary continued. “So, please don step in

sneered. “Miss Davis, do you think I

Keera before. She had been love-struck since college and almost fell out with her adoptive

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friend

times, he 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 Howard’s mother well, to the point where

that such a person, whose heart was full of

divorce?

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

trap set by Keera herself,

make

wanted to explain, but she also understood

all, even she, who knew her friend best, had doubted until now whether Keera had truly

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Howard.

really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me.

was

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

eyes instantly became

Mary determined to punish

and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are

“Indeed.”

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

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you have

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what

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

future days might become even

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

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

this moment, Mary still hadn’t realized

a sigh of relief, then started the

and headed home.

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

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to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and quickly entered

stepped in, her pace

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

faltered in her

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

“Mary…”

claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was Mr. Ellis joking? Didn’t he go to the private room to find

Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

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

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

in pain as

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and she remained

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

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

I spare her, how

ma21″

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hand and

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain

I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking about you. I can’t hit

and she breathed a huge sigh

relief.

in the next

“Slap!”

slap landed on Mary’s

“I blame you for not raising your

back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m begging you. Take it out on me if

spare Mary please. She

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the Davis

“Dad!”

shock. She cried out and tried to rush

trying to break free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s beating and insults toward her

those bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible to

stop! If you keep going, it

a piercing voice, tears

was only then that her

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

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her

what kind of demand her eldest

make next…

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

before her…

knew none of this was Ellis’s

have already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the restaurant

significant achievements in the company to gain the favor of the first

long anticipated a situation

she still harbored

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toward Ellis.

same time, she blamed herself

useless she was!

unable to protect her parents and

she could only obediently become a social butterfly

feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash over

was trying to get up from

looked at

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

Π

tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with me to

these words behind, he left with his

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of this soon reached

was in the Olsen residence’s study, listening to his assistant’s report. Indescribable emotions

hadn’t expected Mary’s life

Ellis, since she’s technically your woman, do

“No.”

in his heart and sneered. “She dares to scheme against Keera, so

him. “What about

her,

million, I’ll have Keera pay it

what kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After going through this

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smiled. “If she really

case, we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin and let Uncle Olsen properly coach

assistant. “Keep a close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my uncle’s daughter

loss.”

but what

a moment and eventually

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis dreamt of

sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as

was beneath a

“It’s not my first

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead,

how much he tossed and turned,

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,

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

be bullied at will?!”

Keira, whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile

the company and

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

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signs, you better sign quickly and painlessly, got

and looked

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

Three years!

and all he

to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household

savings…

got a little over a hundred thousand in

couldn’t bear to let it

company

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a clean break in the

her!

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

Howard panicked a little.

didn’t divorce, then both spouses would be burdened

sent people over with the message that they wouldn’t

pushed Keira away and was about to

eager expression; she

mother

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

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own problems! Why

and failed to pique

saved, and you

really wanted to

and was about to sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he was

and curses had

swallowed.

“Howard, for the sake of our three years of marriage, don’t aband me, please. I

own…”

Howard no longer hesitated

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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

the contract

of the three people, she

how hard Keira was trying

the South family villa,

into the South

assistant!

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he walked to the living room entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with

T

furrowed his brows but stopped in his tracks,

a sobbing tone, as she

child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with

was

trembled. “When we graduated, it you who said I didn’t need to work!

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had read through Keera’s

diary, Keera recorded the happy times

Howard.

college, had also

after graduating from university, Howard

and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would earn money to support the

just socializing, that it was all an act, that

also said, no matter whether the child I gave birth

was speaking these words

“Enough!”

didn’t want to listen

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about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of

suddenly looked incredulously at

had that night with Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard aware of it? How

Keera, you also didn’t behave like a wife should. What right do you have to accuse Howard here? Just sign the paper, otherwise, don’t blame us for not

was red-hot with

about to enter the room to back up Keera, he heard the

Ellis immediately halted.

like this, it wouldn’t be so

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

thought about it and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

appeared to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on the

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh of

said, “Now that you’ve signed, son,

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

Could you

for me?”

asked with suspicion, “What

it?”

said weakly. “How much child support

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give Amy every month?”

soon as these words 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

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

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

with another employer and was preparing

he had built up his own network. It was easy for him

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thousands.

have so easily

something Cindy wouldn’t tell

“Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in

live! If you

hands and feet. Why can’t

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

Amy, letting Howard raise

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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on a sobbing tone. “Howard, you are Amy’s father. If Amy can’t afford to go to school, there will be relevant departments that will hold you accountable! I’m not making an unreasonable request, Howard. You can’t be so heartless toward Amy… As long as you are her father, you have to take responsibility for

who was listening outside, felt a surge

on earth was Keera

that bit of child support? Couldn’t she

took several deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up

as defeatist

be such

Inside.

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

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

out, Cindy immediately said,

hearing this, Keira

in vain that she had put

so that in the future, Howard would have no reason to

this, she immediately shook her head and waved

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

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with Amy from then on, before

Keira had a chance to act, 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 and that loser better stay

intimidated. She

stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along with Howard’s mother, promptly walked

mother said, “Are we leaving

this woman from demanding any more

felt a bit reluctant. “Once

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will

said with a smile, “Auntie, move to

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

picked up her suitcase and followed behind the

reached the door, they encountered the

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when

coldly looked at

his gaze shifted to Keira, who had

them.

be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his anger

“Howard, is this how you

hard. “Mr. Ellis,

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