My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Chapter 281-290

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

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

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

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

Her eyes reddened with anger.

Was Keera thinking of her as a fool?

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

But why did Keera have to deceive her with such

tricks?

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

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

me.”

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

Amy had already fallen asleep.

After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.

She asked, “What did you just send?”

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

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She shook her head and set the mobile phone aside.

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

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

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

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

The next morning.

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

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

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

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Upon seeing Keira, she immediately curved her lips

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

Keira replied with a thumbs-up and a smile.

The two entered the building together and approached

Howard’s office.

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

Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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

Cindy’s skirt was hiked up to her waist.

Howard’s pants were also down to his knees…

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

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

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

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

and me…”

Keira didn’t know what to say.

She wasn’t blind!

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

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

She was suddenly at a loss for words.

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

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

matters into her own hands..

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

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

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

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

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Keira silently watched them, feeling beyond words.

What had she done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discern.

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

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

Mary snorted but didn’t speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Of course…”

Howard touched her waist, his eyes gradually

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

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

“He won’t.”

Keira replied.

Meanwhile.

At the Olsen residence.

Ellis held the DNA test results and hurried into Uncle

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

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

handing over the corporate affairs to the young man

in advance.

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

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

Upon hearing what Ellis had said, he frowned and

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

Ellis placed the report on Sam’s desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing that, Sam immediately looked toward Ellis.

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

that?”

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

“Pfft…”

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

here.”

Sam looked at him and remained silent, but his eyes

were filled with pity.

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

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

“It’s impossible.”

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

Could Keera really be his dad’s illegitimate daughter?

Thinking of his father’s henpecked demeanor, he still

found it unbelievable.

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

his hand.

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

Ellic entered his father’s room again took hig

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toothbrush, and handed everything to his assistant to

send to the testing center.

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

Lewis Horton in Clance.”

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

But the secretary was puzzled.

Could that be the case?

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

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

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

The secretary paused here.

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Ellis then said, “What about her?”

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

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

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

her?”

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

rumors…”

Ellis raised his eyebrow. “And then?”

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

Mary.”

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

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this look like it?”

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

Ellis asked, “What?”

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

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

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

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

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

intelligence!”

The secretary coughed. “It looks like Uncle Olsen

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intends to acknowledge her and then bring her back

into the family…”

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

“Yes.”

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

Meanwhile.

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

In the South family’s small villa.

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

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

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

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Maybe today I’ll show you.”

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

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

eat?”

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

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

him!

…Their shamelessness was beyond her imagination!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vairo still kant her hood down seemingly fragile and

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

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

child?”

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

Cindy snapped. “You…”

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

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

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

In an instant, Cindy understood. Keera was declaring

war!

Ha.

Did she really think she could win?

It was just because she had snagged a deal with Mary

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

Cindy left reluctantly with Howard.

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

“…Okay.”

Keira looked utterly docile.

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

Howard’s mother.

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

diligent.

Sometimes she would even deliberately seek to please

Howard’s mother.

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

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

Keira just smirked.

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

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

mother-in-law like this?

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

would be once she divorced and Howard’s mother

lived with Cindy.

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

A month passed by quickly.

In two days, the contract would expire.

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

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

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tomorrow comes, we’ll sue him!”

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

Keira nodded. “I’m sure.”

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

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

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

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

check him out.”

Keira was perplexed.

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

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

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wants

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

candidates!”

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

wanted to, whereas I…”

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

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

Keira saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

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

definitely be impressed with you!”

People from every social class have their own troubles.

Wealthy families were no exception.

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

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

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

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

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

Keira asked, Who’s your blind date?”

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

Keira was dumbfounded.

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

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Keira watched as Ellis walked in and sat down at Table

8 not far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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connection!”

This stubborn facade…

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

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

Keira shook her head in resignation at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary was stunned. “You know me?”

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

Mary was dumbfounded.

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

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

“No.” Ellis blinked.

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

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

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Ellis had always despised foolish, unprincipled people.

Mary’s actions had struck a nerve with him.

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

Keera’s best friend.

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

Correct.

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

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

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

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

With that, he left straight away.

Mary still sat there, utterly baffled.

Indeed, she had a good impression of Ellis.

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

bullied.

was

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

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

Her crush was well concealed…

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

But what did he just say?

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

empty-headed beauty, a vase with nothing but her

looks.”

Tears welled up in Mary’s eyes.

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

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

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

She was humiliated by her family and now mocked by

Ellis as well.

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

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

standing up as if nothing had happened.

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

“It’s nothing.”

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

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

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

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“…Okay.”

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

tomorrow, the lawsuit will definitely reach the

company.”

“Okay.”

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

“I know.”

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

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

Mary looked at the road ahead. “Yes.”

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

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Since she was in charge of the new energy research

and development, it was possible to offer her a

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

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

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

million?!

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

Meanwhile.

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

Ellis had always remembered her.

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

he very much liked

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

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

intelligence. What a pity.”

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

Ellis now felt a headache whenever he heard those two

words.

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

The secretary didn’t dare to speak.

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

The Olsen family always covered for their own!

They could criticize their own cousin, but nobody else

could!

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

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

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Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.

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

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

so were her other uncles and aunts.

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

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

Mary’s fingers tightened instantly, and she looked

down.

She swallowed before saying, “No…”

“No?!”

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

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

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

Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized

in detail?

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

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

any further…”

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

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

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

indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!”

Mary’s grandfather was the gooand can of the

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

live on his own.

While Mary’s grandfather was still alive, the first

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

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

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

Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.

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Her father indeed didn’t have the same mother as

these people.

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

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

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

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

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

dutifully filial, and her

from the

this and felt

look at her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened during the blind date? Just

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

uncles became extremely disappointed.

said, “No, he

just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my

wife also sneered.

the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed, the first branch

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he possibly take a fancy to

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

there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority

maternal family’s nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings, and now for an outsider, for a best friend who is

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blinded by

“You can insult me, but don’t drag my

heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck brain, you’re

her in

first 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

reasons anymore!

you for 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 held responsible for the

her

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peers, she was the first to pass the interview

a thorn

families.

contract, if compensation could be obtained, it

uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from

facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation,

she could help Keera divorce and escape from Howard’s

for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the

laptop contained a research and

her and divorced her, she planned to use this latest research and development plan to seek in-depth

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with Davis Corporation.

let Mary be

occurred to her

to Mary yet.

quickly reached

Davis Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to

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grievances. “I just want to live in a villa,

one too.”

said, “Okay, I’ll go back

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

is

exactly how

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

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

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his chin

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

“What?!”

exclamation, looking

a wave of his hand. “It

part. Mary is so good to

they

secretary, “But on the

the proposal wasn’t submitted on

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

you quan

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he hadn’t expected things

immediately said, “Don’t panic. I’m calling

took out his phone and

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

can

staff, and we’ll definitely be able

that would

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

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

this incident, I also suffered at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and

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

that statement,

Howard was stunned.

to Davis Corporation and find out if Mary really is getting

“Yes.”

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

worth that much!”

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

face was filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediately followed him, “I’m

returned to the South family

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

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as the door was

the kitchen.

right amount of surprise

Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her find a way to withdraw the lawsuit

to be uninformed. “What

the call! No

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head. “Okay,

number, but the message on the other end wa “Hello, the phone you have dialed is turned

a

Howard.

“Use

WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung

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sorry, but we

send another message, she found

blankly

with a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised to slap her face. “Bitch!

let herself

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

she block me?!”

punch Keira, 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

won’t add up to twenty million!

husband and wife, for better

worse…”

words made Howard

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and shares were all in Keera’s

Davis Corporation pursued this matter, all he needed to do was get a

instantly lit

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his eyes before

he turned

to something and blurted out, “Divorce her, then

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

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

waste?!”

had been married to Keera for three years

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

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely

Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and they’ll surely stop pursuing the lawsuit. As long as they

he and Cindy left, Keira’s phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp notification that Mary had added her

friend.

came a message from

minutes, consider it

how are things on your end? Is he going

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

continuously showed that

minutes of

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

feel like you’re not quite the same as

the message and was about to respond with something when she saw another message from Mary pop up. “Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you,

she read the

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

for the first

the message, she wanted to

long silence, she

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thought.

she would certainly have

silent for a long, long time, and finally replied with only

Keera.”

actually a

said strange things, so Mary

mind it.

long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position

“Unele, don’t worry. I’ll definitely

find a way to retract the lawsuit after the

she had to

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flickered with a hint of mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very tactful. Don’t provoke him

nodded. “I

than there was a knock on

man.

appeared to be in his forties, and his

a beaming smile. “Mr.

daughter, who is currently interning at Day Corporation. Today she’s accompanying me to gain some

immediately nodded. “Oh?

pleasure to meet you…”

his hand

hand, she only

clammy and quite disgusting.

his grip slightly, making it hard

she sought help from her uncle with

eyes.

a seat!

sit down with

If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the

all smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and kept

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

by the look in

walked over to Mr. Lynch, and said

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you, saying you’re a

to offer you

statement, she distinguished their

a sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

brows and glared at Mary, then shot a look at Mr.

just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece, your Uncle Lynch will surely take

downed the content of her glass

she looked at Uncle

that I still have some work to do.

Lynch enjoy yourselves. I

quickly picked up her bag and

was off with Uncle Davis; how could she possibly stay

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

had happened and looked desperately

Davis!!

uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had never

was completely beyond what she

open, hoping

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

he

and saw Mary.

their eyes met, the plea for help choked

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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she heard the words Ellis had once said about her

her if he found out she was using her looks

had too much

some tea…”

arm, pulling

about to shut the door, a hand suddenly stopped

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looked at that slender

taken aback.”

saw the door being pushed

to look, only

seeing him, everyone in the room paused for

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

turned his gaze toward

hadn’t caught Mr. Ellis’s eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany the fat Lynch,

Ellis interested

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hadn’t expected Mr. Ellis’s assistant to expressly ask after her, but she instantly understood;

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

was also bewildered

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

the second branch, as a sort of

branch.

offend

families!

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

looked toward

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said,

took the contract

saying another word, Mr. Lynch signed the contract and then cheerily looked at Mary. “Dear niece, your uncle and I are like brothers.

Mr. Lynch promptly

and tentatively looked at Mary, asking, “Dear niece,

her gaze. “Uncle, we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed, I’ll be going

doorway, she suddenly

moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue with your friend’s company,

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed authority

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

lawsuit.”

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

You…”

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

matter.”

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

involved in this matter.”

pull the

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

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at least she

leave, she suddenly froze

looked at her. He had obviously heard the entire conversation in the private

past and seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and that something was

action a bit baffling, which was why he sent his assistant in to lend Mary a

he never expected that Mary would actually take advantage of his

just for signing a contract, that would be end

business world, and he

an advantage, used it on his

was simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression

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with Keera was just foolish, but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could she do such a thing to her

friend and bestie?!

been a man of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and backstab

smile edged with scorn, and

embrace.

entire body collided with his chest, making her

she forced herself to shake her head,

she could finish, Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her

sprayed on Mary’s

sent shivers down her spine, magnifying

reactions.

Ellis,

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hands

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

wanted to scare her, but what was this

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

was taken aback, then scoffed. “How

smiled at him,

vision was

finger, several appeared before her, and she muttered

“So many…”

someone who appears so innocent

no longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer against the man.

undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

hurried

a gentleman; he had already taken an interest

him…

was no lady, so why not play

and carried

As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis

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skin was so hot, and the way she

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know

“You are Ellis!”

to snuggle

could Ellis

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

Mary was startled.

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

after a while,

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this, Ellis felt an

in his chest.

sent his assistant and the others away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze to Mary,

appointment with today was

suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr. Ellis isn’t unavailable today, let’s reschedule for

time.”

visitor leave, the assistant returned his attention to

inside were becoming

wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step

a man

Mr. Ellis

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much time had passed when she

moved her

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

of where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

then did she notice it was dark outside, and

suit

was then that Mary realized she

scattered all over the floor

her chest, and turning her

“You…”

happened that day,

she who started

shyness flooded her cheeks, and

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touch of joy

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

aback,

Fee for service…

he take

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

bother.”

the room

looked up only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his

kind of person. There’s

money.”

“Is that so?”

card, “Then you must

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passion last night and how well we fit together, why don’t you speak up? As

them.”

at him

had been following Ellis for many

heirs. He was never

why Ellis was the dream lover of

could he actually be thinking

this?

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

to the corner.

sure

on one by one, and found that the fit

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he has always

people, he had also carefully given

had the heart to

still kept them.

gave a

dressing and turned to look at

at her.

want?”

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

her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and if anything, I was the one who took advantage

said that, she took a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on the table.

services.”

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gaze piercing Mary.

felt fear, she still turned around and walked briskly

heart, feeling that if she

breath and

had left, the

fixed on the stack of cash on the table, and the assistant, 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

contract between the two parties, it was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay Keera’s company two million annually for research funding. This

sneered. “How

so high?”

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assistant promptly said, “It’s said to

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

words “deliberate retaliation,”

the whole affair could indeed have been an accident, but now it turned out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t for a

was really

woman was truly too sinister

Mary had just shown such pride in front

his teacup onto the ground in

didn’t understand why he was suddenly feeling so irrationally

he had spent with her… No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman

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sneered as he stood up

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

money in

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

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

this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after

frowned. “What does he

and see.”

on such

Keera as his cousin. he

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

in front of

a pleasing smile on his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone, so I came to look for you to try my

down at him. “What

me?”

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

a message

to Uncle Olsen only to find out tha he had been

narrowed.

Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis to

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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

gaze,

your message.”

Ellis got

dare to stop him anymore,

left, Cindy asked, “Will this

and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed

and

Mary stepped out

corner.

yet finding her car, when she saw Howard and Cindy stopping Ellis, so she

conveyed the message

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ruin

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

sky had already

was reclining in a chair,

entirely with Mary’s

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

was his

the case, wasn’t he at

his tie,

then, his phone

and saw that it was Mary’s

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

Maru ung still

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Family’s patriarch and everyone

some respect.

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

Ellis answered the voice

began, “What’s

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

instantly appeared on Ellis’s face, “So just now you really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis, there’s really

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

ask him to marry her, to

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

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his surprise, he heard

not help Howard and

furrowed

let out a cold laugh. “The favor

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those

He was very angry.

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

then scoffed. “If she really can’t stand someone like Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to embarrass Keera?! Is their friendship of over ten years all fake?!

Mary

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stay in Oceanion!”

was silent for a moment before saying, “Mr.

Uncle Olsen the

question made Ellis

of the DNA test had been out

so confident, and he actually believed Keera was Ellis’s dad’s illegitimate daughter, which

for those two days.

even got a good beating from his

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

was stunned at the

Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing the assistant’s report

hesitated.

had always been a proud

years, not a

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“Why not find someone, just to have some

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

around by a man from a small place,

life would be ruined by

Uncle Olsen for a long time

out there looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so the two of them hadn’t

since that day.

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

again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

that this was his cousin’s

them since childhood to act according to their own

only asked,

if Keera loved Howard so deeply, Ellis’s choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to

this, his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it

degrees colder. “Miss

hurriedly said, “No, I want her to get a

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

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forced onto another person

was infuriated by his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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heard this. “You mean, Keera wants to divorce

to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would

it’s a plan

out.”

briefly explained the prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point.

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

“So, please

you think

before. She had been love-struck since college and almost

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best friend Mary

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

a person, whose heart was full of thoughts of

divorce?

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

set by

simply didn’t make any logical

to explain, but she also understood that her words

best, had doubted until now whether Keera had

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Howard.

me. Mary, I don’t need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man

infatuation was

promised me that as long as my request isn’t

instantly became icy

determined to punish

lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are you sure

“Indeed.”

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

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me, you have to return it

Mary was startled.

knowing what Ellis

let her off today because he misunderstood that Ellis

future days might become even

the company and the

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

this moment, Mary still hadn’t realized the consequences of

just breathed a sigh of relief, then started the

and headed home.

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

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back to the passionate encounter with Ellis,

Soon, she arrived home.

parked the car and

as she stepped in,

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

in her

took a step forward and called out gently,

“Mary…”

voice was choked with sobs. “What on earth did you do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle. Was Mr. Ellis joking? Didn’t he go to the private room

eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

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

“Mary, who

pain

look up.

fists were clenched tight,

on his knees, hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young, and she doesn’t

“A waste of a father raising a

her,

ma21″

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and viciously struck toward

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did not

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

released Mary, and she

relief.

in the next

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on

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

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

spare Mary please. She doesn’t

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the

“Dad!”

She cried out and tried

fiercely, trying to break free from their grip, wanting to stop her

bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible

stop hitting him, please stop! If you keep going, it could be fatal!

a piercing voice, tears and snot streaming

was only then that

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

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clenched her

of demand her eldest

make next…

a bruised nose and swollen face, her mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after hearing the commotion in the living room but fainted from

before her…

of

already been taken advantage

herself or make any significant achievements in the company to gain the favor of the first branch, and with her father being relentlessly

long anticipated a

she still harbored

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toward Ellis.

blamed herself in

useless she was!

her parents and unable to save her

become a

the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash over

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

looked

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

Π

chin. “Come tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with me to the hotel, and

left with

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this soon

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

hadn’t expected Mary’s life to

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

“No.”

dares

him. “What about that contract?

her, I won’t interfere

gaze. “But the twenty million,

It just might show your cousin what kind of man her husband is. Who knows? After going through

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however, smiled. “If she

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

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

loss.”

what

a

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis

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

was beneath a corpulent

expression was licentious as she looked at him sideways. “It’s not my first time, Mr. Ellis. Don’t

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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forehead, feeling

matter how much he tossed and turned,

the night, he got up in the morning and went to the office to handle affairs. After finishing the meetings in the afternoon, as soon as he stepped out of the conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis,

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

be bullied at will?!”

straits, was struggling to

her the

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

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better sign quickly and

finished speaking and

the divorce agreement, lost in thought, with an expression

Three years!

and all he had gotten was a

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

savings…

little

bear to

the house and company were

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

her!

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

Howard panicked a little.

divorce, then both spouses

people over with the message that

pushed Keira away and was about

couldn’t immediately show her eager expression; she still had to keep

mother couldn’t

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

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own problems! Why are

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

saved, and you and Howard wouldn’t

really wanted to curse

had already signed one contract and was about to sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he was having doubts once

curses had

swallowed.

hung 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,

own…”

these words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign it! Otherwise,

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

the contract with

the eyes of the

heaven knew how hard Keira was trying

family villa, a black luxury car screeched

strode into the South

assistant!

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his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a divorce agreement in her hands,

T

immediately furrowed his brows but stopped in his tracks, not entering

with a sobbing tone, as she said with

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 many years.

was

you who said I didn’t need to work! You said

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this time, Keira had

her diary, Keera recorded

Howard.

in college, had

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

“You said that going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you would earn money to support the family, and I just needed to

all an act, that the person you loved the most was

the child I gave birth

was speaking these words on behalf

“Enough!”

to listen any

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

suddenly looked

come about, wasn’t Howard aware

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

red-hot with

room to back up Keera, he heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak. “Fine,

Ellis immediately halted.

divorce like this,

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the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later

and simply stood still, not

an inch.

Inside the room.

divorce agreement on the table and

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh of

signed, son, go

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

agreement. Could you

for me?”

with suspicion, “What

it?”

weakly. “How much child support will

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give Amy every month?”

debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t have a job right now. Where would I

far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family? How can you

has already made it clear that he doesn’t have a proper job yet, and his future income is unstable, so he

another employer and was preparing to start

network. It was easy for him to

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thousands.

wouldn’t have so easily let go of

this was something Cindy

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

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

“Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why can’t you live on

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

off with Amy, letting

dreaming!” Howard’s mother

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

outside, felt a surge of

on earth was

already divorced, and she still cared about that bit of child

to suppress the

as defeatist as Keer deserve

be such weak

Inside.

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

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

immediately said, “Why not sign a waiver of

hearing this, Keira narrowed

was achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain that she had put on

relationship with Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have

immediately shook her head and waved her hands, “No,

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

294 She’s Keira

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

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

intimidated. She signed her name

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

mother said, “Are we leaving in

this woman from demanding any

a bit reluctant. “Once

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where will

with a smile, “Auntie, move to my place first. I have a

you in the future. You’re pregnant and

picked up her suitcase and followed behind the

they reached the door, they encountered the

terrified. “Mr. Ellis? When, when did you

looked at

gaze shifted to Keira, who had

them.

weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly,

is this how you

Ellis, my divorce

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