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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

who didn’t wish to break away from the family, always hoping to be buried with

of this and felt a sense

with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened during the

her fingers before finally speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and hadn’t even spoken when

as these words came out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t

“No, he

brought up in a small family background is just useless! Brother, you insisted on giving her this opportunity. See? it was wasted! If I had known earlier, I might a well have let my daughter try! At the young people’s private gatherings, my daughter was able to speak a

second uncle’s wife also sneered.

isn’t a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting

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possibly take a fancy to someone who

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 development projects at the Davis Corporation… In her generation, she’s the first one to hold such a position! Mary

something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to sign a contract

wife’s voice immediately became shrill. “What? Mary! When my maternal family’s nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you

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blinded by

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

but a questionable outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her

in the

liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed

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 investment failure! When the

her

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the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and

been a thorn

families.

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

for an excuse to fire

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

very least, she could help Keera divorce and escape from Howard’s

Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the bedroom and took out

laptop contained a

she planned to use this latest

879

with Davis Corporation.

Mary be put in a

her that she hadn’t mentioned

to Mary yet.

reached

was delivered

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about her grievances. “I just want

one too.”

go back and discuss it with her

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

is

how to infuriate

call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with me, and you’ll settle down in the villa with

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

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his chin

this! They say we haven’t submitted the research and

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously

wave of his hand. “It

on their part. Mary is

they

looked at his secretary,

end, the proposal wasn’t submitted on time,

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

refuged and you quan told him to

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286 Blame Keera

he hadn’t expected things to turn out

“Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary right

he took out his phone and

situation before adding,

can

us another month’s extension. We’ve just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able

that

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

“Howard! You have the nerve

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

286 Blame Keen

have the capacity to help you any longer! You’re on

that statement,

Howard was stunned.

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

“Yes.”

left, Cindy asked, “Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company,

worth that much!”

and suddenly stood up to leave.

her eyes

to the

Keira was still playing the role of the dutiful

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as the door was opened, Howard

the kitchen.

the right amount of surprise and joy.

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

be uninformed.

call! No more

Howard was furious.

immediately lowered her head. “Okay,

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

stunned for a moment,

Howard.

said, “Use

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

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message. “Keera, I’m sorry, but

Keira tried to send another message, she found she had

stared blankly at

stepped forward, his hand raised to slap

let herself get

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

she block me?!”

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

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

husband and wife, for better or

worse…”

words made

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

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

instantly lit

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

he turned around and left

to something and blurted

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

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

waste?!”

to Keera

away empty-handed either and

do?”

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a way;

eyes lit up. “When we were in Oceanion, she had a pretty good relationship with Uncle Olsen. Let’s find Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and they’ll surely stop pursuing the lawsuit.

up, displaying a WhatsApp notification

friend.

a

for five minutes, consider it payback for

your end?

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

“So

of his rope. As long

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

chat status continuously showed that

minutes of typing, still

“What’s wrong? Is

like you’re

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

she read

while, and her interactions with Mary made

for the

message, she wanted to tell

after a long silence, she ultimately

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thought.

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

and finally replied with only one sentence. “Thank you

Keera.”

actually a bit

strange

mind it.

Davis, who was sitting across the dining table from her suddenly scoffed. “Mary, as long as you land the next client, I’ll secure the position of R&D project tear leader for you. Could you please focus a little and

down her phone. “Unele, don’t

find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty

she had

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

“I

than there was a knock on the door, followed by

man.

appeared to be in his forties, and his

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

with a smile, “This is my fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently interning at

Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh?

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his hand toward

his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

but he tightened his grip slightly,

from her uncle with

eyes.

please take a

sit down

Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the

Lynch, all smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and kept glancing over at

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

repulsed by the look in

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

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speaks of you, saying you’re a

offer you a

that statement, she distinguished

sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s

his brows and glared at Mary, then shot a look

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

breathed a sigh of relief and downed the content of her glass all

she looked at Uncle

some work to do. You

I need

that, she quickly picked up her bag

fool could see that something was off with Uncle Davis; how could she

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

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

Davis!!

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

was completely beyond what she could comprehend

flung it open, hoping to cry for

she hadn’t expected that when she opened the door, the person walking by her

the commotion, he

and saw Mary.

their eyes met, the plea for help choked in

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 nothing

he found out

you’ve had

some tea…”

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

to shut the

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that slender hand

taken aback.”

saw the door being pushed

to look, only

him, everyone in the room paused

moment.

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his

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

Ellis interested

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Mr. Ellis’s assistant to expressly ask after her, but she instantly understood; this was her chance to

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

Lynch was also bewildered at

took control of

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

branch.

offend any of the five

families!

up, how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes,

looked toward

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uncle immediately said,

directly took the contract out of

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

Mr. Lynch promptly

non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked

You’re mistaken.

doorway, she

suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed

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very reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said,

lawsuit.”

to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and your

You…”

trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course,

matter.”

between young women, but seeing Mary

involved in this matter.”

did Mary pull the door open and

the private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she forced

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she

turned to leave,

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

had just walked past and seen Mary, also noticing

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

expected that Mary would actually take advantage of

signing a contract, that would

he didn’t mind being

gaining an advantage, used it on his

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression

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he thought Mary’s conflict 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?!

despising those who

turned icy, his smile edged with scorn, and suddenly he

embrace.

with his chest, making her even more

slowly started to take effect, and she forced herself to shake her head, barely

into her ear. “For what just

sprayed

sent shivers down

reactions.

leaned against Ellis, her eyes

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her hands suddenly

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

scare her, but what was

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

then scoffed. “How

at him,

vision

several appeared before her, and she muttered

“So many…”

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

was saying and pressed closer against

her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried for

already taken an interest in Mary, and

him…

no lady, so why

up Mary, and carried her into the adjacent

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

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hot, and the way she looked… Was

Ellis furrowed his brows.

asked, “Mary, do you know who I

“You are Ellis!”

to

could Ellis resist such

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

Mary was startled.

almost completely worn down, she still

eyes looked at Ellis, and after

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Ellis felt

in his chest.

others away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze

Ellis had an appointment with today

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

time.”

the assistant returned his attention

inside were becoming more

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

He wasn’t a man and wasn’t

normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give

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much time

her

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

where

“Click.”

The light turned on.

then did she notice it

suit sat

realized

clothes scattered all over the

shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her gaze

“You…”

happened that day, her voice came

was she who started

of shyness flooded her cheeks,

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touch of joy emerged in

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

was taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

he take

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

bother.”

that statement, the room fell

see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled

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

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then

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how well we fit together, why

them.”

looked at

been following

unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy,

the dream lover of so many

actually be thinking about her

this?

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

the corner. “It’s

sure enough, there were

pieces on one by one, and found that the fit

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always

rescuing her from those people, he

heart to use

still kept them.

gave a

finished dressing and turned to

at her.

want?”

gaze. “Whether you believe it or not,

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

cash from her bag

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his

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gaze piercing Mary.

fear, she still turned around and

heart, feeling that if she stayed any longer in that suite, her heart

a deep breath

had left, the assistant entered the

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

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

immediately sneered. “How

so high?”

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“It’s said

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

“deliberate

what Mary had said was true!

really

was truly too

in front of him.

onto the ground in

didn’t understand why he was suddenly feeling so

No, it was she who

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he stood up and straightened

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

stack of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis, whose money

Ellis was speechless.

back sharply, glanced at the money in

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

those words behind, he walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy

assistant immediately said, “Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped

frowned. “What does he want with me?

and see.”

looked down on such a scoundrel

as

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290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in front

went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone, so I came to look for you to try

at him.

me?”

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

a message

to find out tha he had been blocked

eyes narrowed.

our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble

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

his gaze, sneering/”Alright, I’ll

your message.”

that, Ellis got into his

to stop him

Ellis left, Cindy asked, “Will this

“Last time Keera helped Uncle Olsen a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if we needed anything. It should be no

two talked and left the

were gone, Mary stepped out

corner.

when she

really conveyed the message

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ruin

phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a

had already

in a

filled entirely with Mary’s delicate skin… endlessly

words, “not the first time,” Ellis could not help

his first

was the case, wasn’t he

his tie,

his

at it and saw that

added Mary on WhatsApp, he had no recollection, but

still

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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

Ellis answered

began, “What’s the

“Did you just say that as long as the requests

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

in front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

to take responsibility for her, or take advantage

branch of the Davis Family or at least to solidify her

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However, to his

you not help Howard

immediately furrowed his

out a cold laugh.

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

Ellis said those

He was very angry.

saying, “Mr. Ellis,

this the way 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

Mary would no longer

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to stay in Oceanion!”

for a moment before saying, “Mr. Ellis, are you still not

Uncle Olsen the truth about the

made Ellis

the DNA test had been

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

for those two days.

got a good

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

stunned

Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing the assistant’s

hesitated.

always been a proud

not a single

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and he had once been asked, “Why not find

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

Uncle Olsen knew that his daughter had been living such a defeated life, being played around by a man from a small place, Uncle Olsen would probably be so angry he’d

would

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

looking for traces of Mrs. Olsen, so

since that day.

this for now. I’m afraid Uncle Olsen

asked again. “Then, this matter…

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

that this was his cousin’s

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

they only asked, “What do you

help her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever divorce.

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

“Miss Davis, are you doing this just

I want

divorce, but does she want it

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onto another person are

his

she doesn’t want to?!”

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“You mean, Keera wants to divorce

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

it’s a plan that

out.”

signed and then went straight

give both the company and the custody of

continued. “So, please don

think I would

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

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best friend Mary

the sake of competing with that mistress, serving

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

divorce?

wasn’t sufficient to make Davis 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

set by Keera

simply didn’t make any logical

understood that her words were hard to

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

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Howard.

something. The last message Keera sent Mary was, “Even if Howard really cheats, the fact that he’s been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me. Mary, I don’t need your

infatuation was beyond

didn’t bother explaining further and only said, “Mr. Ellis, you just promised

eyes instantly became

Mary determined

a deep breath and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. “Are you sure you want to

“Indeed.”

his head, his eyes filled with a cold intent.

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from me, you have

Mary was startled.

lips, knowing

misunderstood that Ellis was interested in her. If Ellis went to

might become

for a divorce, for the company and the villa, as well as

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

Mary still hadn’t realized the

breathed a sigh of relief,

and headed home.

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

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encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness

Soon, she arrived home.

parked the car and quickly entered

soon as she stepped in, her pace came

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

faltered in

She took a step forward and

“Mary…”

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

Mary’s eldest uncle

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Mary didn’t kneel.

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

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

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

throbbed in pain as she was

look up.

clenched tight, and she remained

eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still young, and she doesn’t understand.

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

If I spare her, how could Mr. Lynch

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his hand and viciously

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

the anticipated pain did not

“Your face is something I can’t

Mary, and she breathed a

relief.

the next

“Slap!”

slap landed on

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

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

Mary please. She doesn’t

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to the Davis

“Dad!”

She cried out and tried

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

those bodyguards were professional, robust,

keep going, it could be fatal!

with a piercing voice, tears

only then that her eldest uncle

rubbed his wrist and turned to look at Mary. “If you want me to stop hitting him, fine, but from now on, you’d better listen to me

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her fists

what kind of demand her eldest uncle

make next…

by bodyguards, unable

before her…

of this was

it weren’t for him, she would have already been taken advantage of by Mr. Lynch at the restaurant

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

long anticipated a

heart, she still harbored some

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toward Ellis.

time, she blamed

useless she was!

protect her parents and unable to save her

become a social butterfly for

an overwhelming

father was trying to get up from the ground.

looked at him

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

Π

“Come tomorrow at six in the evening, and you’ll come with

left with his bodyguards in

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this soon reached Ellis’s

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

Mary’s life to be this

technically your woman,

“No.”

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

him. “What about that contract? Should

promised her,

the twenty million, I’ll have Keera pay it

your cousin what kind of man her husband is.

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“If she really gets

we’ll acknowledge her again

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

loss.”

what

silent for a

“Leave her be.”

that night, Ellis dreamt

begging him to be faster… Just as he was

beneath a corpulent

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead,

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

conference room, his assistant hurried over. “Mr. Ellis,

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

be bullied at will?!”

in di straits, was struggling to suppress

the

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

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sign quickly

speaking and looked toward

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

Three years!

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

for the second and third years, his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went

savings…

was to say, he only got a little over a hundred thousand in three

really couldn’t bear to let

house and company were

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

her!

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

Howard panicked a little.

spouses would be

had already sent people over with the message

away and

she still

this, Howard’s mother

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

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your own problems! Why are

failed to pique

could be saved, and you

really wanted

was about to sign the second, but he hesitated again as if he was having doubts once

scolding and 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, an the debt is in millions. I simply can’t raise Amy on

own…”

words, Howard no longer hesitated and swiftly signed

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

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

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

contract

of the

how hard Keira

family villa, a

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

T

but stopped in his tracks, not entering the room right

sobbing tone, as she said

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

was

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

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time, Keira had read

Keera recorded

Howard.

had also

got married, after graduating from university, Howard was a typical doting

hard and that you would manage the company for me, that in the future you

was all

whether the child I gave birth to was a boy or a

was speaking these words on behalf of

“Enough!”

want to listen any longer

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laughed. “Keera, what’s the point of saying all this? I have a mistress outside, but are you clean yourself? Haven’t you

looked incredulously

Howard aware of it? How could

do

with rage upon

the room to back up Keera, he heard the

Ellis immediately halted.

would just divorce like this, it

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signed it, given the Olsen family’s assertiveness, if Keera

thought about it and simply stood still,

an inch.

Inside the room.

placing the divorce agreement on

Cindy was pleased.

breathed a sigh of

mother said, “Now that you’ve signed, son, go get

looked regretfully around the villa, wanting to say something,

you agree to one

for me?”

immediately asked with suspicion, “What

it?”

“How much

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give Amy every month?”

company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I

also said, “Keera, don’t go too far! How much money has Howard given you over the years? How much has he earned for this family? How can you still want his money after the divorce? You wish! Howard’s future income has nothing to do with

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

another employer and was preparing to start

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

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thousands.

and Howard wouldn’t have so

this was something Cindy wouldn’t tell

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

If you can’t

“Exactly, Keera, you ha hands and feet. Why

added. “Auntie, I guess 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

Amy, letting Howard raise

Howard’s

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go to school, there will be relevant departments that will hold you accountable! I’m not making an unreasonable request, Howard. You

listening outside,

earth was

cared about that bit

deep breaths to suppress the anger welling up

as defeatist as

be such weak

Inside.

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

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

immediately said, “Why not sign a

this, Keira narrowed her

vain that she had put

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

her head and waved

of paper. “You don’t

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indicating that he had no 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

seemed intimidated. She

immediately picked up the divorce agreement and the waiver, then excitedly stood up. He exchange a look with Cindy, and the two, along with Howard’s mother, promptly

we leaving

woman from demanding any more living expenses

felt a bit reluctant.

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will we

smile, “Auntie, move to my place first. I have a three-bedroom

take care of you in the future. You’re

picked up her suitcase and followed

they reached the door,

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

coldly looked

his gaze shifted to Keira, who had

them.

to be weeping with her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling

is this how you treat your

“Mr. Ellis, my

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