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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

to break away from the family, always

this and felt

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

with me. I had barely sat down and

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

said, “No, he

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,

wife also

of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family

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Ellis? How would he possibly take a fancy to someone who

been valued by the first branch and is in charge of the new energy research and development projects at the

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

my maternal family’s nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull

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be blinded

“You can insult me,

her, and she just tolerates it. With

her in the

branch’s uncle stood up and looked at her, “Mary, I gave you a chance. If Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp the opportunity, and I won’t bend

reasons anymore!

judging people 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

clenched her fists

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peers, she was the first to pass the interview

long been a thorn in the side

families.

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

looking for an excuse to

the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt somewhat

it didn’t matter. At the very least, she could help Keera divorce

preparing 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

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with Davis Corporation.

let Mary be put in

her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

quickly reached the

was delivered to Howard early in

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complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and your

one too.”

said, “Okay, I’ll go back and

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

The villa is under

knew exactly how to

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,

reaction, Cindy quickly said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and kick us out? Didn’t

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

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

“What?!”

shocked exclamation, looking incredulously

with a wave of his hand.

part. Mary

could they

looked at his secretary, “But

the proposal wasn’t submitted

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

and you quan

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things to turn

immediately said, “Don’t panic. I’m

this, he took out

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

can

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

thought that

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

bellowed at him. “Howard! You

already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s using this as leverage to fire me! Now

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

statement, Mary

Howard was stunned.

Davis Corporation and find out if Mary

“Yes.”

do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty

worth that much!”

suddenly stood up to leave. “I’m

face was filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediately followed

quickly returned to

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

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as the door was opened,

the kitchen.

just the right amount of surprise and joy.

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

be uninformed.

make the call!

Howard was furious.

lowered her head.

Mary’s number, but the message on the other

a moment, then

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp voice

a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung up and soon

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

send another message, she found she had been

blankly

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

didn’t let herself get

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

she block me?!”

she stood up and grabbed Howard’s arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with twenty million. The property prices in Clance are unstable, and if we have to

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

We’re husband and wife, for better or

worse…”

made

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shares were all in Keera’s

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

instantly

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eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t worry. I’ll definitely

that, he turned

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

of course, hoped that Howard could have a

I might end up with nothing. Wouldn’t all

waste?!”

married to

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

do?”

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be a way;

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 Corporation, and they’ll surely stop pursuing the lawsuit. As long as they withdraw the legal action, there’s still a chance for

phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp notification

friend.

after came a

consider it payback for the

things on your end? Is

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t drop the

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

chat status continuously showed

of typing,

wrong? Is there something inconvenient on your

replied, “No, I just feel like

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

she read

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

for the first

this moment, looking at the message, she wanted to tell Mary that she

after a long silence, she

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thought.

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

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

Keera.”

actually a bit

Keera often said strange things, so

mind it.

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

down her phone. “Unele,

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

the job she had

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hint of mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is

“I

a knock on the door, followed

man.

be in his forties, and his appearance was

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

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

nodded. “Oh?

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand toward

Mary took his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

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

from her uncle

eyes.

please take a seat! The

Lynch sit down

Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal

bringing up the contract and kept glancing over

laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking to you. Why don’t you toast

by the look in

to Mr. Lynch, and said with a

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speaks of you, saying you’re a

like to offer

statement, she distinguished their generational

change in Mr. Lynch’s

at Mary, then shot a look at

uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then

and downed the content of her glass

at Uncle

have some

yourselves. I need to

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 body went

had happened and looked desperately at her glass,

Davis!!

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

beyond what she could comprehend or

flung it open, hoping to cry for help from anyone

she hadn’t expected that when she opened the door, the person walking by her private room would actually be

he turned around in

and saw Mary.

their eyes met, the plea

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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her mind, she heard the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an

found out she

had

some tea…”

behind, Uncle Davis suddenly approached and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling

he was about to shut

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slender

taken aback.”

saw the door

to look,

everyone in the room paused

moment.

before finally settling on Mary. “Mr. Ellis is dining next door, and he asked me to come and say

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned 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

Ellis interested

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

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

also bewildered at

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

to show disrespect to the second branch, as a sort

branch.

afford to offend any

families!

a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a partnership with my niece!

looked toward

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immediately said, “Yes, I

directly took the contract out

saying another word, Mr. Lynch signed the contract and then cheerily looked at Mary. “Dear niece, your uncle and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I just remembered I have something else to attend to,

that statement, Mr.

from his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary, asking, “Dear niece, you and Mr.

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

reaching the doorway,

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

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed

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would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said,

lawsuit.”

“No need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and your

You…”

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

matter.”

between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay,

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door open and

took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed,

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least she couldn’t

she turned to leave, she suddenly froze in

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

Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and

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

that Mary would actually take advantage of

for signing a contract, that would be

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

gaining an advantage,

simply… enough to freeze

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seemed that Mary was

friend and bestie?!

man of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and

turned icy, his smile edged with scorn,

embrace.

his chest,

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

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

breath sprayed on Mary’s

down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

against Ellis, her eyes gradually

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hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

her, but what

to hear Mary murmur,

aback, then scoffed. “How

smiled at him, extending a

vision

one finger, several appeared before

“So many…”

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

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

her

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collarbone.

became hurried for a

a gentleman; he had already taken an interest in Mary, and now

him…

no lady, so why

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

the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin,

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hot, and the way she

Ellis furrowed his brows.

asked, “Mary, do you know

“You are Ellis!”

murmured, continuing to snuggle up

could Ellis resist such

grew heavier, and, holding onto Mary’s chin, with a profound look in

Mary was startled.

completely worn down, she still paused for a moment, feeling

after a while, she suddenly laughed. “Of

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hearing this, Ellis felt an

in his chest.

away, and then he fiercely

appointment with today was stopped by his

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

time.”

returned his

were becoming more

but he could only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back a few paces to

wasn’t a man and wasn’t immune

He was a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should

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idea how much time had passed when she finally

moved her sore

it had been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her brain

where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

it was

a suit

was then that Mary realized

her clothes scattered all over

shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her gaze

“You…”

she thought about what happened that day, her voice came to

was she who started

flooded her

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of

produced a bank

aback, her

Fee for service…

he

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

bother.”

that statement, the room fell silent for

to see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled with

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then you

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Considering your passion last night and how well we fit together, why don’t you speak

them.”

looked at

had been following Ellis for

was never fickle or messy, and his private

why Ellis was the dream lover of so many eligible ladies

now, could he actually

this?

couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare a set of suitable

to the corner. “It’s

gaze and, sure enough, there

on one by one, and found that the fit

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always

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

the heart to use

still kept them.

a bitter

and turned to

still staring at her. “Tell me, what do

want?”

you believe it or not, I truly don’t

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

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

services.”

Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

fear, she still turned around and walked briskly

door 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

took a deep breath

had left, the assistant entered the

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

would pay Keera’s company two million annually for research funding. This penalty was

sneered. “How

so high?”

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promptly said, “It’s said to be

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

“deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered

have been an accident, but now it turned out that what Mary had said was

really out

woman was truly too

just shown such pride in front of him.

teacup onto the ground

he was suddenly

just a night he had spent with her… No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman wasn’t worth being on his

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he stood up and

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

assistant instinctively picked up the stack of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis,

Ellis was speechless.

money in the assistant’s hand,

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy

this Howar has been trying to reach

“What does he want with

and see.”

only ever looked down on such a scoundrel

thinking of Keera as his cousin. he

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arrived in front of

went to the Olsen family to find

him. “What do you

me?”

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

a message for

out tha he had been

narrowed.

collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I

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behalf, and 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

gaze, sneering/”Alright,

your message.”

said that, Ellis got

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

Ellis left, Cindy asked,

Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It should

two talked and left

were gone, Mary stepped

corner.

just come down to the parking lot, not yet finding her car, when she saw Howard and Cindy

the message to

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ruin

out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment,

had

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

with Mary’s delicate

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

was his

was the case, wasn’t he

tie, feeling a bit

then, his

glanced at it and saw that it

he had no recollection, but Mary had been mingling

Maru ung still the granddaughter

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and everyone would

some respect.

over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she started to become more invisible in

this, Ellis answered the voice

“What’s the

“Did you just say that as long as the requests

instantly appeared on Ellis’s face, “So just now you really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really no need for you to play

in front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

marry her, to

to get some benefits for her branch of the Davis Family or at least to solidify

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Corporation. However, to his surprise,

help Howard

furrowed

out a cold laugh.

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those

He was very angry.

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

like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was

afraid Mary would

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stay in

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

Olsen the truth about the

question made

of the DNA test had

Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter,

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good beating from his

would have thought that the results would show, that Keera

stunned at

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

hesitated.

always

years, not a single woman had caught

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

to be

around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen would probably be so angry

and majestic life would be ruined by his

Uncle Olsen for a long time and hadn’t

traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two

since that day.

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

assistant asked again. “Then, this matter… do

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

that this was his

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

they only asked, “What

Howard so deeply, Ellis’s choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to

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

his heart, Ellis’s tone became a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing this just to

hurriedly said, “No, I want

a divorce, but does she want it herself?

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forced onto another person are actually

was infuriated by his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

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

it’s a plan that Keera and I

out.”

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

leave without a penny, and give both the company and the custody

Mary continued. “So, please don step in

“Miss Davis, do you think I would believe

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

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best friend

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

person, whose

divorce?

been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave

trap set by Keera herself,

make

but she also understood that her words were hard to

had doubted until now whether Keera

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Howard.

something. The last message Keera sent Mary was, “Even if Howard really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could make. If you don’t tell me, maybe he’ll return

was

promised me that as

eyes instantly became

determined to punish

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

“Indeed.”

Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold

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me, you have to return

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing

off today because he misunderstood that Ellis was interested

days might become

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

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

still hadn’t realized the

of

and headed home.

Keera. “Keera, I did something big

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Ellis, a hint of

Soon, she arrived home.

car and quickly

as she stepped in, her pace came to an abrupt

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

in her

jaw, her whole body freezing. She took

“Mary…”

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

eldest uncle scoffed coldly and

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

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

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

scalp throbbed in pain as she was

look up.

were clenched tight, and

knees, hugging his eldest brother’s leg.

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

If I spare her, how could Mr. Lynch

ma21″

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hand and

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did

is something I can’t bear to harm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking

released Mary, and she

relief.

the

“Slap!”

slap landed on Mary’s father’s

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

head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, “Brother, I’m begging

Mary please.

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the

“Dad!”

She cried out and tried to rush

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

bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible

stop! If you keep going, it could be fatal!

with a piercing voice, tears and snot streaming down

was only then that her eldest

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clenched her fists

kind of demand

make next…

by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after hearing the commotion in

before her…

knew none of this was Ellis’s

would have already been taken advantage

sufficient ability to protect herself or make any significant achievements in the company to gain the favor of the first branch, and with

anticipated

heart, she

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toward Ellis.

blamed herself in secret

useless she was!

parents and

only obediently become a social butterfly

sat on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash

up from

mother looked

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

Π

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

these words behind, he left with his

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this soon reached Ellis’s

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

life to be this

technically your woman, do you

“No.”

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

assistant looked at him. “What about that

promised her, I

million,

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

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“If she really gets

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

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

loss.”

but what

a moment and

“Leave her be.”

Ellis

sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about

was beneath

was licentious as she looked at him sideways. “It’s not

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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rubbed his forehead,

much he tossed and turned, he couldn’t fall back

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

see. Do they really think that Keera doesn’t have a family to back her up and that

be bullied at will?!”

thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a

agreement gave her the

mocking her. “Keera, after all these years of marriage with Brother Howard, now he’s giving you the house and the company,

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signs, you better sign quickly

and looked

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

Three years!

three years since he married Keera, and all he

company 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

savings…

only got a little over

bear

house and company

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a clean break in the divorce, he had no choice but to leave

her!

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, and if we can’t sell it

Howard panicked a little.

then both spouses would be burdened with millions

people over with the message that they wouldn’t

away and was about to

she still had to keep a miserable

Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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your own problems! Why are

pique

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

wanted

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

scolding and curses had to

swallowed.

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

own…”

no longer hesitated and swiftly signed on

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

immediately handed the two contracts to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise, Howard and his mother won’t let

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to blame anyone, blame yourself for not having enough support from your own family, which is why your

contract

the three

knew how hard Keira was

family villa,

the South family villa with

assistant!

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happened to see a woman with her back to

T

stopped in his

woman’s voice was low, with a sobbing tone, as she said with her head down, “Howard, I don’t want to

now, just staying at home every day. For all these years it was I who 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

was

you who said I

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had read

Keera recorded the happy times

Howard.

in college, had also

married, after graduating from

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

that it was all an act, that

whether the child I gave birth to was a

speaking these words

“Enough!”

didn’t want to

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

suddenly looked

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

up. “That’s right, Keera, you also didn’t behave like a wife should. What right do you

red-hot with rage upon hearing

about to enter the room to back up Keera, he heard the woman with a

Ellis immediately halted.

just divorce like this, it

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waiver of Custody

family’s assertiveness, if

thought about it and simply stood

an inch.

Inside the room.

agreement on the table and quickly

Cindy was pleased.

a

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

wanting to say something, but Keira said, “Howard, I’ve

Could you

for me?”

asked with suspicion,

it?”

much

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give Amy every month?”

and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I get the money to pay you

this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce? You wish! Howard’s future income has nothing to

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 clear that he doesn’t have a

another employer and was preparing to start

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

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thousands.

Cindy and Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go of this

something Cindy

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

how you live! If you can’t make it, just take her and go beg on the

mother sneered. “Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why can’t you

go out and find a jo After all, working is so exhausting, and if she could get living expenses for Amy, she could just find a place

with Amy, letting Howard

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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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

who was listening outside, felt

on earth was Keera

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

breaths to suppress the anger welling

as defeatist as Keer deserve his

be

Inside.

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

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think of a

soon as these words came out, Cindy immediately said,

hearing this, Keira

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

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

this, she immediately shook her head and waved her

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

294 She’s Keira

with Amy from then on, before turning to Keira. “You,

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

seemed intimidated. She

the divorce agreement and the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with

mother said, “Are we leaving

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

a bit reluctant. “Once

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where will

smile, “Auntie, move to my place

I’ll take care of you in the future.

immediately picked up her suitcase and followed

door, they

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when

coldly looked

his gaze shifted to Keira, who had her back

them.

be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his

this how you

hard. “Mr. Ellis, my divorce from

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