My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

father was dutifully

a traditional woman who didn’t wish to break away from the

and felt a

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

with me.

came out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t even bother to give you

said, “No, he

I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young people’s private gatherings, my daughter

wife

have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be

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

branch and is

up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to sign a contract for her

the Davis Corporation,

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be blinded

immediately said, “You can insult me, but don’t drag

her, and she just

in the

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

reasons anymore!

wrongly. If their company fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll be held

clenched her fists

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was the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation

she had long been a thorn

families.

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

clearly looking for an excuse to

them and, facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt somewhat

At the very least, she could

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

a research and

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

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with Davis Corporation.

wouldn’t let Mary be put in

her that she

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the third

Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in the

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about her grievances. “I just want

one too.”

I’ll go back and discuss it with her

should go back and discuss

villa is under

how to

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

said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and

“What?!”

a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at

it with a wave of his hand. “It

their part. Mary

could they

looked at his secretary, “But on the

the proposal wasn’t submitted on time,

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

you refuged and you quan told him to

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he hadn’t expected things to

“Don’t panic. I’m

this, he took out his

situation before adding, “Do you think there’s some misunderstanding here? Or

can

just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able to produce the proposal

that would

Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds, and not producing results

surprise, Mary actually bellowed at him. “Howard!

the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now

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

statement,

Howard was stunned.

to Davis Corporation and find out if Mary really is getting

“Yes.”

we really have

worth that much!”

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

and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered.

to

the dutiful wife

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door was opened, Howard

the kitchen.

amount of surprise and joy.

him, Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and

to be uninformed.

call!

Howard was furious.

lowered her head.

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

stunned for a

Howard.

hastily said, “Use WhatsApp voice

a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung up

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

tried to send another message, she found she had

stared blankly at

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

didn’t let herself

his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and

she block me?!”

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

its value, which won’t add up

We’re husband and wife, for better or

worse…”

words made

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person and shares were all in Keera’s name, and even this

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

eyes instantly

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

that, he turned around and left with

blurted

and, of

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

waste?!”

had been married to Keera for three

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

do?”

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a way; there’s definitely

stroked his chin, and his eyes lit up. “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

phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp

friend.

a

for five minutes, consider it payback for the

way, how are things on your end? Is he

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

status continuously showed that

minutes of

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

“No, I just feel like you’re not quite

about to respond with something when she saw another message from Mary pop up. “Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you, or the future you. As long as it’s you, I will always be there

froze as she read

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

the first

she wanted to tell Mary that she was

after a long silence, she ultimately

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thought.

still alive, she would certainly have

long time, and finally replied with only one

Keera.”

was actually

Keera often said strange things, so

mind it.

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

“Unele, don’t worry. I’ll definitely

find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty million, so if there

the job she had

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

nodded. “I

a knock on

man.

in his forties, and

turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady?

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

nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand toward

Mary took his hand,

clammy and quite disgusting.

hand back, but he tightened his grip slightly, making

she sought help from her uncle with

eyes.

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

Lynch sit down

Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him

bringing up the contract and

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

the look in Mr.

stood up with her glass, walked over to

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you,

offer you

statement, she distinguished their

caused a sudden change in

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

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

of relief and downed the content

she looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle,

I still have some work to do.

enjoy yourselves. I

picked up her bag and started walking

see that something was off with Uncle Davis;

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

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

Davis!!

family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but

beyond what she could comprehend or

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

she opened the door, the person walking by her private

he turned around in

and saw Mary.

the plea for

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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

of her if he found out she was

you’ve had too

some tea…”

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

about to shut the door, a hand suddenly stopped

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that slender hand and was

taken aback.”

she saw the door

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

everyone in the room paused

moment.

the assistant to Mr. Ellis. He stood there, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Mary. “Mr.

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his gaze toward

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

Mr. Ellis interested

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

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 uncle. Right, Uncle

Lynch was also bewildered

of the company, they had been excluding the

to show disrespect to the second branch, as a sort of statement

branch.

afford to offend any of the

families!

anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a partnership with my niece! Dear

looked toward

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said, “Yes, I

the contract out of

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

statement, Mr.

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

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

the doorway, she suddenly

something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue with your friend’s

retract the lawsuit…”

had flaunted

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

lawsuit.”

was baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and

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 her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting and crying after her husband

matter.”

the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod.

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door open and

she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat

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she couldn’t collapse

to leave, she suddenly froze in

who should have left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously heard the entire

also noticing her anxiousness and that something was

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

Mary would actually take

for signing a contract, that would

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

advantage, used it

freeze Ellis’s

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seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious!

friend and bestie?!

always been a man of loyalty, despising those who play

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

embrace.

with his chest, making her even more

she forced herself to shake her head, barely maintaining her

already leaned d whispering into her

breath sprayed

down

reactions.

leaned against Ellis,

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her hands suddenly wrapped around

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

but what was this woman doing? She started clinging

to hear Mary murmur,

scoffed. “How many people

smiled at him,

vision was

one finger, several appeared before her,

“So many…”

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

what he was saying and pressed

to undo her

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collarbone.

hurried for

taken an interest in Mary, and now

him…

was no lady, so

Mary, and

the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed that something was

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hot, and the way she looked… Was

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to snuggle up

could Ellis resist

heavier, and, holding onto Mary’s chin, with a profound look in his eyes, he

Mary was startled.

completely worn down, she still paused

Ellis, and after a while, she suddenly laughed. “Of course

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hearing this, Ellis felt

in his chest.

just a look, he sent his assistant and the others away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze to Mary, “You are the

client Ellis had an appointment with today was

suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr. Ellis isn’t

time.”

assistant returned his attention to the private

were becoming

could only wave his hand, signaling

wasn’t a man and

was a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give

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how much time had passed when she finally

her sore

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

of where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark outside,

suit sat before

was then that Mary realized she was lying on

all over

in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her

“You…”

she thought about what happened that day, her

was she who

shyness flooded her cheeks, and after

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of joy emerged

smiled and immediately produced a bank card, extending it toward her.

was taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

did he take

mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying a

bother.”

the room fell

Ellis appraising her closely,

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then

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how well we fit together, why

them.”

looked at him

following

was never fickle

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

actually

this?

clenched her fists tightly, stood up from the couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you

to the corner. “It’s already

gaze and, sure

walked over, tried the pieces on one by one, and found that the fit was surprisingly

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he has always been so

her from those people, he had also carefully given her a

heart to use them even now

still kept them.

gave a bitter

and turned to look at

at her.

want?”

her gaze. “Whether you believe it or not, I

into it, then straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and if anything,

from her bag and placed it on the table. “This is for

services.”

words made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

turned around and

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

deep breath

had left, the assistant entered

stack of cash on the table, and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed

would pay Keera’s company

immediately sneered. “How

so high?”

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promptly said, “It’s said to be

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

what Mary

was really

was truly too sinister and

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

his teacup onto the

he was suddenly feeling so irrationally

spent with her… No, it was she who had

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he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

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

been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but

he

and see.”

had only ever looked down on such a scoundrel in the

as his cousin.

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arrived in front

went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t

down at him. “What

me?”

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

deliver a

only to find out

eyes narrowed.

Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis to step in, give them

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

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

your message.”

Ellis got

didn’t dare to stop him anymore,

Ellis left, Cindy asked,

deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could

talked and left

gone, Mary stepped out from

corner.

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

conveyed the message to Uncle

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that ruin Keera’s

found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and

had already

in a chair, his eyes

was filled entirely with Mary’s

when he thought about her words, “not the

was his first

the case,

loosened his tie,

then, his phone

it and saw that

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

still the granddaughter

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Family’s patriarch and everyone

some respect.

over the Davis Family, as

Ellis answered

“What’s

came through, “Did you just say that as long as the requests

you really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really no need for you to

in front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

her, to take responsibility for her,

some benefits for her branch of the Davis Family

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his

not help Howard

immediately furrowed his

cold laugh. “The favor

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

after Ellis said those words,

He was very angry.

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

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

Mary

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to stay

silent for a moment before

Olsen the truth about the

question made Ellis

results of the DNA test had been out for a

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

for those two days.

even got a

thought that the results would

stunned at the

planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after

hesitated.

Olsen had always been a

many years, not a single

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once been asked, “Why

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

daughter had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a

glorious and majestic life would

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

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

since that day.

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

“Then,

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

this was his cousin’s

tradition had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never did things just because they

asked, “What do

would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce. After all,

he thought about this, his phone buzzed because of

forming in his heart, Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss

“No, I want her

snorted. “You want her to get a divorce, but does she want

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person

his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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“You mean, Keera wants to divorce on

feared that

“Yes, it’s a plan that Keera and I

out.”

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

and give both the company and the custody of

all this, Mary continued. “So, please

think I would believe

She had been love-struck since college and almost fell out with her

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best friend Mary over

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

whose heart was

divorce?

lawsuit, and since the lawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really

set by Keera herself, what

didn’t make any

also understood that her words were hard

friend best, had doubted until now whether

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Howard.

cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could make. If you don’t tell me, maybe he’ll

was beyond

you just promised me

instantly became

determined to

suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within.

“Indeed.”

eyes

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from me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing what

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

days might become

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

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences

breathed a sigh of relief,

and headed home.

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

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

Soon, she arrived home.

the car and quickly

she stepped in, her pace came to an

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

faltered in

her whole body freezing. She took a step forward and

“Mary…”

do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry

uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

to her knees, they forced her legs to buckle, and she fell kneeling to the

had no interest in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence? Do

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

scalp throbbed in pain as she

look up.

were clenched tight,

brother’s leg.

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

spare her,

ma21″

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hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain did not

something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder

Mary, and she breathed

relief.

in the

“Slap!”

slap landed on Mary’s father’s

eldest uncle furiously beat and kicked Mary’s father. “I blame you for not raising your daughter rig I blame

knew what

spare Mary please.

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the Davis

“Dad!”

out and tried to rush over, but

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

were professional, robust,

If you keep going, it could be fatal!

out with a piercing voice, tears and snot

only then that

and turned to look at Mary. “If you want me to stop hitting him, fine, but

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clenched her fists

knew what kind of demand her eldest uncle

make next…

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

before her…

knew none of

she would have already been taken

company to gain the favor of the

anticipated a situation like

heart, she

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toward Ellis.

time, she blamed herself in

useless she was!

was unable to protect her parents and unable

the end, she could only obediently become a social butterfly for her

the ground, feeling an overwhelming

up from the ground. “Mary, don’t agree to

looked at

b obedient. I’ll listen to everything you say from now

Π

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

behind, he left with

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soon

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

Mary’s life

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

“No.”

dares to scheme against Keera, so she must pay these

this, the assistant looked at him. “What about

I promised her, I

lowered his gaze. “But the twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay it

what kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After going through this ordeal, she might

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“If she really

there’s hope. In that case, we’ll acknowledge her again as

a close eye on Keera’s

loss.”

but what about Miss

a

“Leave her be.”

Ellis dreamt of

plaintive cryin on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about to relent and end

beneath

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead, feeling utterly

matter how much he tossed and turned, he couldn’t

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 and is forcing Miss Keera to

go and see. Do they really think that Keera doesn’t have a

be bullied at will?!”

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

the

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

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better sign quickly

finished speaking and looked toward

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

Three years!

married Keera, and all he had gotten was a little bit of

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

savings…

got a little over a hundred

couldn’t bear to

house and company were originally

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

her!

reluctance to sign, Keira’s eyes flickered, and then she feigned a look of agony. “Howard, you can’t 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.

spouses would be burdened with millions

had already sent people over with the

Keira away and

immediately show her eager expression; she still had to keep

this, Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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own problems! Why are you

to pique his interest at all! If Mr. Horton were willing

company could be saved, and you and Howard wouldn’t

really wanted to curse

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

scolding and curses had to

swallowed.

her head, continuing to cry. “Howard, for the sake of our three years of marriage, don’t aband me, please. I haven’t worked for so many years, an the debt is in millions. I simply can’t raise Amy

own…”

no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on the

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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anyone, blame yourself for

the contract with trembling

eyes of the three people, she

how hard

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

into the South

assistant!

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happened to see a woman with her

T

in his tracks, not entering

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

managed the company, and you? You just gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so many years. What contributions

was

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

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this time, Keira had read through

Keera recorded the happy times

Howard.

college, had also

and before they got married, after

Keera’s diary, Keira said with her head down, “You said that going to work was too hard and that you would

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

child I gave birth to was a

was speaking these words on behalf of

“Enough!”

to listen

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talking about them, and he coldly laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have

suddenly looked incredulously at

had that night with Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard aware of it? How could he shamelessly say such

right do you have to

with rage upon hearing

up Keera, he heard the woman

Ellis immediately halted.

just divorce like this, it

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

about it and simply stood still,

an inch.

Inside the room.

appeared to be coerced, placing the divorce agreement on the table and quickly signing her

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a

signed, son, go get

regretfully around the villa, wanting to say something, but

you

for me?”

with

it?”

said weakly. “How much child support will

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give Amy every month?”

“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

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 daughter.

laughed 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

had built up his own network. It was easy for him to find a job in

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thousands.

Howard wouldn’t have so

something

aggrieved, “Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m so deep in debt, and I definitely won’t have the money to raise Amy in the future. If

live! If you can’t make it, just take her and

and feet. Why can’t

jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if

off with Amy,

dreaming!” Howard’s

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you accountable! I’m not making an

outside, felt a

on earth

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

deep breaths to suppress the anger welling

as

there be such weak

Inside.

jumping up and down in anger. “You’re already

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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 even after

these words came out, Cindy immediately said, “Why not sign a waiver of

hearing this, Keira

was achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that

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

she immediately shook her head and waved her

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

294 She’s Keira

indicating that he had no relation with Amy from then

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

seemed intimidated. She signed

up the divorce agreement and the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He

said, “Are we leaving in such a

this woman from

felt a bit reluctant.

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where will

move to

you in the future. You’re

up her suitcase and followed

reached the door,

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when did

looked at

shifted to Keira, who

them.

seemed to be weeping with her shoulders

“Howard, is this how you treat your lawful

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

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