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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

from the family, always hoping to be buried

this and felt a sense of

her mother couldn’t help but look at her with

Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and hadn’t even spoken

one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With

“No,

I had known earlier,

second uncle’s wife

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

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possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a

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

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

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 mentally deficient, you

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be blinded

can insult me, but don’t drag my

her husband cheated on her, and

her in the

you, I would have turned a blind eye to

reasons anymore!

contract is on 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

clenched her

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

a thorn in the side

families.

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

branch’s uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from

looked at them and, facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt

least, she could help Keera divorce and escape from

after preparing dinner for Howard’s mother and

laptop contained a research

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

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with Davis Corporation.

let Mary be put

just occurred to her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

reached the

Davis Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to Howard early

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complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a

one too.”

I’ll go back and discuss

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

is under her

knew exactly how to

“Hers? That’s mine! I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with

“Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and kick

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

lifted his

“Mr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and development proposal on time, and Davis Corporation

“What?!”

out a shocked exclamation, looking

it with a wave of

on their part. Mary is so

they sue

his secretary, “But

proposal wasn’t submitted on

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

you refuged and you quan told him to

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286 Blame Keera

hadn’t expected things to turn

said, “Don’t panic.

this, he took out his phone

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

can

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

that

focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds, and not producing results

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

already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s using

286 Blame Keen

position is at risk, I don’t have the

statement, Mary hung

Howard was stunned.

Corporation and

“Yes.”

do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company, it

worth that much!”

up to leave.

her eyes flickered. She

quickly returned to the South family

the dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in the kitchen for Howard’s

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as the door was opened, Howard charged

the kitchen.

amount of

right now and make her find a way

pretended to be uninformed.

make the call!

Howard was furious.

lowered her head.

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

for a

Howard.

said, “Use WhatsApp voice

a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung

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a message. “Keera, I’m sorry, but we

another message, she found she

blankly at her

expression, stepped forward, his hand raised to slap her

let herself

made his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to

she block me?!”

arm “Howard, you can’t abandon me! I’m your wife, and I can’t come up with

would only fetch half its value, which won’t add up to twenty million! Will I end

We’re husband and wife, for

worse…”

words made Howard

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

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

eyes instantly

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flicker of something in his eyes before he said, “Okay,

turned around and left with

on to something and blurted out, “Divorce her, then you

pregnant with Howard’s child and, of course, hoped that

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

waste?!”

married to Keera for three

away empty-handed either and immediately

do?”

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must be a way; there’s definitely a

a pretty good relationship with Uncle Olsen. Let’s find Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to

displaying a WhatsApp

friend.

after came a

it payback for the half-year you blocked

on your end? Is he going to

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So what

like he won’t give up until he’s at the end of his rope. As long

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

chat status continuously showed

ten minutes of typing, still

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

like you’re not

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

as she read

a while, and her interactions with

the first

she wanted to tell Mary

long silence, she

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thought.

thought that if Keera was still alive, she would certainly have regretted being

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

Keera.”

was actually a

said strange things, so

mind it.

“Mary, as long as you land the next

phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll definitely perform

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

the job she had

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he heard her. “Hmm, Mr.

“I

words fallen than there was a knock on the door, followed by the

man.

appeared to be in his forties,

to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who

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

immediately nodded.

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand toward

hand, she only felt

clammy and quite disgusting.

tightened his grip

from her uncle with

eyes.

a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a seat! The dishes will get cold

Lynch sit down

about the contract with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the admiration of the first

Mr. Lynch, all smiles, avoided bringing up

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

by the look in Mr.

walked over to Mr. Lynch, and

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you, saying

like to offer

statement, she distinguished their

a sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

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

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

relief and downed the content of her glass

Uncle

still have some work to do. You

I need to head

she quickly picked up her

a fool could see that something was off with Uncle

took a few steps, she suddenly

had happened and looked desperately at

Davis!!

just a ploy to secure a contract

beyond what she could comprehend or

and flung it open, hoping to cry for help from anyone passing

door, the person walking by her private room would

he turned

and saw Mary.

plea

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty with

even less of her if he found

niece, you’ve had too

some tea…”

pulling her back inside, then proceeded to push

moment he was about to shut

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looked at that slender

taken aback.”

the door being

but turn his head to look,

seeing him, everyone in the

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his

that Mary hadn’t caught Mr. Ellis’s eye, which was why he brought her here

Ellis

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assistant to expressly ask after her, but she instantly

Ellis to worry.

was also bewildered at this

main branch took control of

show disrespect to the second branch, as

branch.

to offend any of

families!

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

looked toward her

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said, “Yes,

directly took the contract out of

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, so I’ll take my leave

Mr. Lynch

uncle wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary, asking, “Dear niece, you

we are just friends. You’re

the doorway, she suddenly

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

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed

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

lawsuit.”

need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t

You…”

only make up an excuse on the spot. “Yes, she’s my best friend, but she chose to block me over a man. Do you think I am trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting and crying after her

matter.”

women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod.

involved in this matter.”

then did Mary pull the door open and

breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she forced herself

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she couldn’t

she turned to leave, she suddenly

as he looked at her. He had

had just walked past and seen Mary, also noticing

he found his own action a bit baffling, which was why he sent his assistant in to

Mary would actually take

just for signing a contract,

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

after gaining an advantage, used it

was simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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but now it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How could she

friend and bestie?!

man of loyalty, despising those who play

turned icy, his smile edged with scorn,

embrace.

body collided with his chest, making her even more

drug slowly started to take effect, and she forced

could finish, Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her ear. “For

breath sprayed

shivers down

reactions.

leaned against Ellis, her eyes gradually

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her hands suddenly

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

wanted to scare her, but what

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

“How

at him, extending a

her vision was

one finger, several appeared before her, and she muttered in

“So many…”

someone who appears so innocent could play so wild behind the

longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer against the man.

her shirt,

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collarbone.

became hurried for a

never a gentleman; he had already taken an interest in Mary, and now she was

him…

no lady, so why not

and carried her into the

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

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289 First Time

and the

Ellis furrowed his brows.

you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

continuing to

Ellis resist such

Mary’s chin, with a profound look in his eyes, he said, “This isn’t your first time, is

Mary was startled.

she still paused for a moment,

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

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this, Ellis felt

in his chest.

and then he fiercely turned his

had an appointment with today was stopped by his

private room, letting the visitor immediately

time.”

returned his attention to the

were becoming

wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step

wasn’t a man and wasn’t immune

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

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much time had

moved her sore

had been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her

of where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

she notice it was dark outside,

in a suit sat

Mary realized she was

her clothes scattered all

cov her chest, and turning her

“You…”

about what happened that day, her voice came to an abrupt

she

of shyness flooded her cheeks, and after

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touch of joy

Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank

taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

he take her

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

bother.”

the room fell silent for

up only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his

kind of person. There’s no need for you

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then you must

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why don’t you speak up? As

them.”

at

following

wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and his private life was

Ellis was the dream lover of so many eligible ladies

now, could he actually be thinking about

this?

with her head lowered, “Could you

the corner. “It’s

his gaze and, sure

one by one, and found that the fit was surprisingly

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always been

those people, he had

the heart to use

still kept them.

gave a bitter

turned to look

still staring at her. “Tell

want?”

lowered her gaze. “Whether you believe it or

bent down to pick up her bag, stuffed her own phone into it, then straightened her back and looked at Ellis. “Mr. Ellis, I was presumptuous last night, and if

a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on

services.”

Ellis’s pupils contract

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gaze piercing Mary.

turned around and walked briskly out of

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

a deep breath and then

had left, the assistant

saw Mr. Ellis with a dark gaze 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 time and

parties, it was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay Keera’s

sneered. “How could

so high?”

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“It’s said to be

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

words “deliberate

but now it turned out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t

was really out

truly

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

onto

was

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

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as he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

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

Ellis was speechless.

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

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

those words behind, he walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and forth in front of his

Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle

frowned. “What does he want

and see.”

down on

Keera as his cousin. he took

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arrived in front

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

down at him. “What do you

me?”

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

deliver a message for

Uncle Olsen only to find out tha he had been blocked on WhatsApp a long time

narrowed.

having a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or Mr. Ellis to step

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some more time? Just give us one more month, no, half a

his gaze,

your message.”

Ellis got into

dare to stop him anymore, and Ellis’s

left, Cindy asked, “Will this

time Keera helped Uncle Olsen a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask

and

gone, Mary stepped out

corner.

when she saw Howard and Cindy stopping Ellis, so she

conveyed the message to

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that ruin

took out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp,

sky had already

was reclining in a chair, his

was filled entirely with

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

his first

was the case, wasn’t he at

tie, feeling

his phone

it and saw that it was

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

Maru ung still

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Family’s patriarch and everyone would

some respect.

grandfather passed away and the first branch took over the Davis Family, as Mary’s branch gradually declined, she started to become more

Ellis answered the

began, “What’s the

that as long as the requests I make

“So just now you really were playing hard to

front of

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

ask him to marry her, to take responsibility for her, or take advantage of

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

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to his surprise,

help Howard

immediately furrowed

cold laugh.

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those words, he hung

He was very angry.

saw this and couldn’t help saying, “Mr. Ellis,

to treat an ordinary friend?!” Ellis rebuked, 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

behavior, I’m afraid Mary would no

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stay in Oceanion!”

remark, the assistant was silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are you still

tell Uncle Olsen the truth

made Ellis

DNA test

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

for those two days.

got a good

would have thought that the results would show, that Keera was

stunned at the

but after hearing the assistant’s report

hesitated.

always been

years, not a

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asked, “Why not find someone, just to have

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

life, being played around

life would be ruined by

to see Uncle Olsen for a

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

since that day.

I’m afraid Uncle Olsen might get so angry it

again. “Then, this

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

he also felt that this was his cousin’s own

tradition had always taught them since childhood to act according to their own hearts, and the family elders never

they only asked, “What

if Keera loved Howard so deeply, Ellis’s choice would be to help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce. After all, the Olsen family could protect

buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it was

a few degrees colder. “Miss Davis, are you doing

I want her

but does she want it herself? Do

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person are actually very

infuriated by his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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he heard this. “You mean, Keera wants to divorce on her

had come to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and help Keera’s Company

sighed. “Yes, it’s a plan that Keera and

out.”

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

the company and the custody of

saying all this, Mary continued. “So,

you think I would believe such a clumsy

and almost fell out with her adoptive

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her best friend

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

Ellis possibly believe that such a person, whose heart was full of thoughts of Howard, wanted

divorce?

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

was really a trap set by Keera herself,

simply didn’t make any

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

who knew her friend best, had doubted until now whether Keera had

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Howard.

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 to

infatuation was beyond

and only said, “Mr. Ellis, you just promised me that as long as my request

instantly became

determined

the icy chill

“Indeed.”

eyes

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from me, you have to return

Mary was startled.

pursed her lips, knowing what Ellis was

that Ellis was interested in

future days might

for a divorce, for the company and the

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

this moment, Mary still hadn’t

breathed a sigh of relief, then

and headed home.

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

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encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness appeared on

Soon, she arrived home.

and quickly entered the

in, her pace came to an

of the hall, while her eldest

faltered in her

She took

“Mary…”

do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have

hearing this, Mary’s eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

to take advantage of his influence? Do you know

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

pain as she was forced

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and she remained

hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is

away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you still have the nerve

spare her, how could Mr.

ma21″

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his hand and viciously struck

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain did

something I can’t

released Mary, and she breathed a

relief.

in the next

“Slap!”

firm slap landed on Mary’s

for not raising your daughter rig I blame

fight back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He already knew what his big brother intended to do

Mary

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the

“Dad!”

and tried to rush over, but

wanting to stop her eldest uncle’s beating and insults toward her

those bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible

If you keep going, it could be fatal! I

a piercing voice, tears and

that

look at Mary. “If you want me to

292 Finally Divorced

her fists

of demand

make next…

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

before her…

of this

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

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

had long anticipated a situation like

heart, she still

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toward Ellis.

time, she blamed herself in

useless she was!

to protect her parents and unable

become

sat on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness

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

mother looked at

her gaze. “Fine, I’ll b obedient. I’ll listen to everything

Π

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

these words behind, he left with his bodyguards

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of this soon reached Ellis’s

Olsen residence’s study, listening to his assistant’s report.

life to be this

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

“No.”

and sneered. “She dares to scheme against Keera, so she must pay

looked at him. “What about that

I promised her, I won’t interfere

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

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

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smiled. “If she

In that case, we’ll acknowledge her again as a cousin

close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s

loss.”

what about Miss

for a moment and

“Leave her be.”

night, Ellis

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

was beneath a

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead,

how much he tossed and turned, he

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, after Howard knew we wouldn’t help, he proposed divorce to Miss Keera! We just received the news; he has printed a divorce agreement

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

be bullied at will?!”

this moment, Keira, whom Ellis thought was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile as she looked at the

her the company and the

these years of marriage with Brother Howard,

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signs, you better sign quickly and painlessly, got

speaking and looked toward

agreement, lost in thought, with

Three years!

been three years since he married Keera, and all he had gotten was a

million a year. Out of that, one million went to

savings…

only got a little over a hundred thousand in

really couldn’t bear to let

company were originally

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the question. If he wanted a clean break in the divorce, he had no choice but to

her!

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 at a good price, I’ll end up with nothing and still

Howard panicked a little.

then both spouses would be

Olsen had already sent people over with the message that they

and was about to

immediately show her eager expression; she still

this, Howard’s mother couldn’t help

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

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problems! Why

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

be saved, and you and Howard

really wanted to

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

scolding and curses had to

swallowed.

aband me, please.

own…”

hesitated

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

just sign it! Otherwise,

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

the contract with trembling

of the three people, she

only heaven knew how hard Keira was trying

villa, a black

the South family villa with

assistant!

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he walked to the living room entrance with his assistant, he just happened to see a woman with her back to him, holding two copies of a

T

but stopped in

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

gave birth to a child, living in a daze every day, enjoying luxury with the company’s money for so many years. What contributions have you made to the company? Now, just a little bit of debt, and you don’t

was

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

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time, Keira had read through Keera’s

recorded the

Howard.

college, had

before they got married, after graduating from university,

of Keera’s diary, Keira said with her head down, “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

it was all an act,

child I gave birth to was

these words on

“Enough!”

want to listen any

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

looked incredulously

night with Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard aware

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

red-hot with rage upon hearing

as he was about to enter the room to back up Keera, he heard the woman with a trembling voice start to speak. “Fine, I’ll

Ellis immediately halted.

Keera would just divorce like this,

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assertiveness, if Keera regretted it later and didn’t want a divorce, the agreement could completely be

it and simply stood

an inch.

Inside the room.

the divorce agreement on the table and quickly signing

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh of

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

say something, but Keira said, “Howard, I’ve agreed

Could you agree

for me?”

immediately asked with

it?”

much child support will

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give Amy every month?”

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

years? How much has he earned for this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce? You wish!

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 proper job yet, and his future income is unstable,

touch with another employer and was

a business for three years, he had built up his own network. It was easy for him to find a job in the new energy sector

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thousands.

so easily let go of this

was something Cindy

upon hearing all this, looked up incredulously. She bit her lip, pretending to be aggrieved, “Howard, you’re Amy’s father, and it’s your duty to raise her… Moreover, I’m

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

and feet. Why can’t you live on

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

off with Amy, letting Howard raise

Howard’s mother shouted

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

listening outside, felt a surge of

earth was

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

deep breaths to suppress the

that someone as defeatist as Keer

could there be such weak

Inside.

saw Howard’s mother jumping up and down in anger.

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

as these words came out, Cindy immediately said, “Why

Keira narrowed

achieved, and it hadn’t been in vain

relationship with Howard and his family, so that in the

she immediately shook her head and waved her

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

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

and grabbed her hand. “When we tell you to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re divorced, you and that loser better stay far

She signed

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

“Are we leaving in

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

felt a bit

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where will we

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

of you in the future. You’re pregnant and

mother immediately picked up her suitcase and followed behind

the door, they encountered the ashen-faced

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

looked

to Keira, who had her back

them.

to be weeping with her shoulders

said, “Howard, is this how you

hard. “Mr. Ellis, my divorce from Keera

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