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After sending that series of messages to Mary, Keira saw that Mary had withdrawn a message.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

was dutifully filial,

who didn’t wish to break away from the

this and felt a sense of

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

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

words came out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he

“No,

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

second uncle’s wife also sneered.

have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed,

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he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a

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 is a capable

the uncle from the first branch snorted coldly. “Fourth brother, since you brought it up, there’s something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to sign a contract for her best friend’s husband. That’s

Mary! When my maternal family’s nephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis Corporation, you said we couldn’t pull strings, and now for an outsider, for

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be blinded

me, but don’t

cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and

in the

If Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp the opportunity, and I won’t bend

reasons anymore!

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 time comes,

her

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pass the interview for Davis Corporation and

a thorn in the side

families.

could be

uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her

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

At the very least, she could

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

contained a research and

the blame onto her and divorced her, she planned to

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with Davis Corporation.

let Mary be put in a

her that she hadn’t

to Mary yet.

reached the

lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in the

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

one too.”

said, “Okay, I’ll go back and discuss it with her

you should go back and discuss it

The villa is under

knew exactly how to

these words immediately provoked him, and Howard retorted. “Hers? That’s mine! I’m the head of the household! Haven’t you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight, you’re coming home with me, and you’ll settle down in the villa

be

out last time?”

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“She wouldn’t dare!”

his

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

“What?!”

let out a shocked exclamation, looking

dismissed it with a wave

on their part. Mary is so

could they sue

looked at his secretary,

wasn’t submitted

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

you refuged and you quan told

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he hadn’t expected things to

“Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary

saying this, he took out his phone and

explained the situation before adding, “Do you think there’s some misunderstanding

can

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

that

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

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

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

286 Blame Keen

the capacity to help you

statement,

Howard was stunned.

at his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out

“Yes.”

the secretary left, Cindy asked, “Howard, what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twenty million? Even if we sold the company, it wouldn’t

worth that much!”

suddenly stood up to leave. “I’m going

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

returned to the

moment, Keira was still playing the role of the dutiful wife and mother, busy

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the door

the kitchen.

the right amount of surprise and

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

to be uninformed. “What

the call!

Howard was furious.

lowered her head. “Okay, I’ll

took out her phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the other end wa “Hello, the phone you have dialed is

for a moment,

Howard.

“Use WhatsApp

call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung up and soon

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I’m sorry, but we

message, she found

blankly at

hand raised to slap her face. “Bitch!

didn’t let herself

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

she block me?!”

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

add up to twenty

We’re husband and wife, for better or

worse…”

words made

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

get a

eyes instantly lit

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glanced at Keera with a flicker of something in his eyes before he said,

said that, he turned around

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

and, of course, hoped that

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

waste?!”

to Keera for

empty-handed either and immediately said, “Then

do?”

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way; there’s definitely a

Olsen. Let’s find Uncle Olsen to intervene. Just one word from him to Davis Corporation, and they’ll surely

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

friend.

came a

for five minutes, consider it payback

are things on your end? Is

Keira replied, “Not yet.”

asked, “So

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

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pan. Don’t rush it.”

showed that she was

ten minutes of typing,

“What’s wrong? Is there something

just feel like you’re not quite

what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you, or the future you. As long as it’s you,

as she read the

while, and her interactions with Mary made her feel

for the first

looking at the message, she wanted

silence, she

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thought.

thought that if Keera was still alive, she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck to trust in

finally replied with

Keera.”

message was actually

strange things, so

mind it.

was yet to put down her phone when Uncle 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

set down her phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll

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

the job she had to

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as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very tactful. Don’t

nodded. “I

was a knock on the door, followed by the entry of a

man.

appeared to be in his forties, and his appearance was

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

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

nodded. “Oh? Miss

pleasure to meet you…”

extended his

his hand, she

clammy and quite disgusting.

hand back, but he tightened his grip

sought help from her uncle with

eyes.

then said with a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a seat! The dishes will get

Mr. Lynch sit down with a lecherous

a few matters about the contract with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn

up

Lynch has taken

felt repulsed by the look

walked over to Mr. Lynch,

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speaks of you, saying you’re

like to offer you a

that statement, she distinguished their generational

sudden change in

and glared at Mary, then shot a

and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and

of relief and downed the content of her

at Uncle Davis.

have some work to

I

that, she quickly picked up her

see that something was off with Uncle Davis;

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

looked desperately at

Davis!!

daughter of the Davis family and her uncle’s niece, she was just a ploy to secure a contract with her beauty, but she had never imagined Uncle

what

it open, hoping to cry

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

he turned around in

and saw Mary.

plea

throat.

Mary stood there, stunned.

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her mind, she heard the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter.

found out she was

niece, you’ve had too much drink! Come

some tea…”

pulling her back inside,

he was about to shut the door, a

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that slender hand and was

taken aback.”

saw the door being pushed

help but turn his head to look, only to see

everyone in

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

Uncle Davis immediately paused.

his gaze

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

Mr. Ellis interested

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

fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing

was also bewildered at this

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

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

branch.

afford to offend any of the

families!

immediately replied with a grin. “Yes,

looked toward her

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immediately said, “Yes,

the contract out of his

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

statement, Mr. Lynch promptly

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

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

doorway,

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

retract the lawsuit…”

flaunted borrowed authority

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

lawsuit.”

need to retract the lawsuit?

You…”

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

matter.”

uncle didn’t quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could

involved in this matter.”

pull the

to the private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and

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she couldn’t

turned to leave, she suddenly froze

should have left. He frowned as he looked at

seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and that

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

he never expected that Mary would actually

just for signing a contract, that would be end

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

after gaining an advantage, used it

enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable

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it seemed that Mary was both stupid and vicious! How

friend and bestie?!

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

edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling her into

embrace.

with his

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

into her

breath sprayed on

shivers down

reactions.

against Ellis,

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her hands suddenly wrapped

neck…

Ellis stiffened all over.

to scare her, but what was this woman doing? She started clinging to

only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I

scoffed. “How many people

him, extending

her vision

finger, several appeared before

“So many…”

didn’t expect someone who appears

hear what he was saying and pressed

began to undo her shirt, revealing a

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collarbone.

breathing became hurried for a

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

him…

was no lady, so why not

Mary, and carried

her. As soon as he touched her burning

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skin was so hot, and the

Ellis furrowed his brows.

asked, “Mary, do you

“You are Ellis!”

to

Ellis

Mary’s chin, with a profound look in his

Mary was startled.

though her reasoning was almost completely worn down, she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight pain

and after a while,

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Ellis felt

in his chest.

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

client Ellis had an appointment with today was

going on, faint sounds suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since

time.”

assistant returned his attention to

inside were

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

man

Mr. Ellis should definitely give him a

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no idea how much time had

her sore

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

where she

“Click.”

The light turned on.

notice it was dark outside, and

in a suit sat before

Mary realized she was

her clothes scattered all over

her chest, and turning her gaze

“You…”

what happened that day, her voice came to

was she who started

shyness flooded her cheeks,

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a touch of joy emerged in

Davis,” Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank card, extending it toward

was taken aback, her fingers

Fee for service…

he take

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

bother.”

statement, the room fell silent

looked up only to see Ellis appraising

kind of person.

money.”

“Is that so?”

his bank card, “Then you must

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how well we fit together, why don’t you speak up?

them.”

at him

following

person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never

also why Ellis was the dream lover

he actually be thinking about

this?

clenched her fists tightly, stood up from the couch, and asked with her

pointed to the corner. “It’s already

and, sure enough,

by one, and found that the fit was

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he has always been so

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

the heart to use them even now

still kept them.

gave a

finished dressing and turned

still staring at her. “Tell me,

want?”

it or not,

saying that, she 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 anything, I was

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

services.”

made Ellis’s pupils

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gaze piercing Mary.

felt fear, she still turned around and walked briskly

only then did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that

breath and then turned to

the assistant entered

the table, and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run

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

sneered. “How could the

so high?”

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promptly said, “It’s

contractual trap…”

A contractual trap….

of Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,”

out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t for a deliberately

really out

was truly too sinister

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

slammed his teacup onto the

understand why he was suddenly feeling so

was she who had slept with him, right?

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as he stood up and

clothes. “Let’s go.”

He walked straight out.

instinctively picked up the stack of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis, whose money is this? It must amount to about

Ellis was speechless.

in the assistant’s hand,

sneered. “It’s yours now.”

out the door to the parking lot, only to

immediately said, “Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen,

does he want with me? Let’s

and see.”

down on such a scoundrel in the

thinking of Keera as his

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breath to suppress his anger and went to

Howard.

290 Uncle Olsen’s Daughter

arrived in

smile on his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family

him. “What do

me?”

Uncle Olsen and I hit it off. Afterward, he even had my wife, Keera, help visit Mrs. Olsen, so my wife and I have a very good relationship with Uncle Olsen, and there’s something I’d

deliver a message

message to Uncle Olsen only to find out

eyes narrowed.

“We’re having a slight issue with our collaboration with Davis Corporation. Could I trouble Uncle Olsen or

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

his gaze,

your message.”

said that, Ellis got

dare to stop him anymore, and

left, Cindy asked,

“Last time Keera helped Uncle Olsen a great deal, and afterward, Uncle Olsen said we could ask him if

and left

they were gone, Mary stepped out

corner.

when she saw

Ellis really conveyed the message to

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ruin

thought, Mary hurriedly took out her phone, found Ellis on WhatsApp, hesitated for a moment, and then directly dialed

sky had

reclining in a chair, his eyes closed,

entirely with

“not the first time,” Ellis could not

his

that was the case,

tie,

then, his phone

it and saw that it was

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

than Maru ung still the granddaughter of

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and everyone would

some respect.

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

Ellis

began, “What’s the

just say that as long as

really were playing hard to get? Miss Davis,

front

Mary was taken aback.

Ellis said indifferently, “Speak.”

thought Mary would ask him to marry her, to

the Davis Family or at least to solidify

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to his surprise, he heard Mary

not help

immediately furrowed

out a cold laugh. “The favor you’re

that’s it?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t do it.”

said those

He was very angry.

“Mr. Ellis, Miss Davis also didn’t know about

Keera, then she should keep her distance. It was Mary herself who-got closer, and the result was just to

behavior, I’m afraid Mary

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to stay

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

tell Uncle Olsen the

made

test had been out

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

for those two days.

Ellis even got a good beating from his

the results would show, that Keera was Uncle

was stunned at

had planned to tell Uncle Olsen immediately, but after hearing

hesitated.

always been

not a

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

Olsen’s reply was, “Blood ties aren’t to be compromised with. Better have

played around by

and majestic life would

Uncle Olsen for a

Mrs. Olsen,

since that day.

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

“Then, this matter… do

intervene?”

Ellis tensed his jaw.

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

that this was his cousin’s own

their own hearts, and the family elders never did

asked, “What do you

her pressure Howard, to make him. afraid to ever

his phone buzzed because of WhatsApp again, and it was

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

said, “No, I want

divorce, but does she

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onto another person

by his words. “How do you

she doesn’t want to?!”

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

this point, Mary really feared that Ellis

a plan that Keera and

out.”

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

the company and the custody of the daughter

Mary continued. “So, please don step

sneered. “Miss Davis, do you think I would believe

investigated Keera before. She had been love-struck since college and almost fell out

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her best friend

she had been tolerant at home for the sake

such a person, whose heart was full of thoughts

divorce?

influence 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

it was really a trap set

make

but she also understood that her words

her friend best, had doubted until now whether Keera had

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Howard.

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 the family after a while on his own! I

infatuation was

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

instantly

determined to

deep breath and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill

“Indeed.”

I agree,” said Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold intent.

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have to

Mary was startled.

her lips, knowing what Ellis

today because he misunderstood that

days might become even

for the company and the villa, as well as freedom, she eventually clenched her

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

still hadn’t realized the

of relief, then started

and headed home.

she even sent a WhatsApp message to Keera. “Keera, I did

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passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint

Soon, she arrived home.

and quickly

as soon as she stepped in, her pace

hall, while her eldest uncle sat in

faltered in

tensed her jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a step forward and

“Mary…”

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

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

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Mary didn’t kneel.

her knees, they

dared to take advantage of his

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

scalp throbbed in pain

look up.

fists were clenched tight, and

Mary’s father crawled over on his knees, hugging his eldest brother’s leg. “Brother, Mary is still

a waste of a

If I spare her, how could Mr.

ma21″

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raised his hand and viciously struck toward

face!

Mary closed her eyes.

anticipated pain did

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

and she breathed

relief.

in the next

“Slap!”

firm slap landed

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

father dared not 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

but spare Mary please.

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to the

“Dad!”

widened in shock. She cried out and tried to rush over, but the bodyguards blocked

from their grip, wanting to stop her

professional, robust, and impossible to break away

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

piercing voice,

only then that

me to stop hitting him, fine, but from now on, you’d better listen to me

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clenched her

kind of demand her eldest

make next…

at her father with a bruised nose and swollen face, her mother who was being held down by bodyguards, unable to struggle, and her grandmother, who hurried over after hearing the commotion in

before her…

knew none of

it weren’t for him, she would have already been

the favor of

long anticipated

she

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toward Ellis.

she blamed

useless she was!

protect her parents and unable to save her

end, she could only obediently become a social butterfly

ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of helplessness wash

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

looked at

obedient. I’ll listen

Π

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

he left with

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of this soon

study, listening to his assistant’s report.

hadn’t expected Mary’s life to

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

“No.”

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

him. “What

her,

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

cousin what kind of man

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“If she really

we’ll acknowledge her again as a

this topic, he instructed the assistant. “Keep a close eye on Keera’s situation; after all, she’s my

loss.”

what about

fell silent for a

“Leave her be.”

Ellis dreamt of

dreamt of Mary’s fair skin, and her plaintive cryin on the sofa, begging him to be faster… Just as he was about to relent and end the encounter swiftly, the

beneath a

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

Ellis jolted awake suddenly.

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his forehead, feeling utterly

he tossed and turned, he couldn’t fall back

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 and is forcing Miss Keera to

contracted, and he let out a cold laugh, “Let’s go and see. Do they really

be bullied at will?!”

was in di straits, was struggling to suppress a smile as she looked at the

agreement gave her the company and the

Howard, now he’s giving you the house

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sign

speaking and looked toward

the two copies of the divorce agreement, lost

Three years!

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

year’s company income as dividends, and for the second and third years, his salary amounted to around two million a year. Out of that, one million went to Keera for household expenses, and with the three million left, h spent a little over

savings…

was to say, he only got a little

bear to let it

the house and company were originally

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

her!

sign, Keira’s eyes flickered, and then she feigned a look of agony. “Howard, you can’t abandon me… The real estate market in Clance is terrible right now, this villa can sell at most for fifteen million. The company has a debt contract of twenty million, and if we can’t sell it at a good price, I’ll end up with nothing and still be saddled with

Howard panicked a little.

didn’t divorce, then both spouses would

over with

pushed Keira away and

eager expression; she still had to

this, Howard’s mother couldn’t

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

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your own problems!

and failed to pique his

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

really wanted to curse

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

scolding and curses

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

own…”

hesitated and swiftly signed on

Seeing this, Keira smiled.

immediately handed the two contracts to her. “Keera, stop struggling, just sign

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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 three

heaven knew how hard Keira was

South family villa, a black luxury car screeched

into the South

assistant!

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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 divorce

T

in his tracks,

woman’s voice was low, with a sobbing tone, as she said with her head down,

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

was

“When we graduated, it you who said I didn’t need to work! You said that being your wife

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had read through

diary, Keera recorded

Howard.

college, had also been sweet

married, after graduating from

with her head down, “You said that going to work was too hard and that you would manage the company for me,

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

matter whether the child I gave birth to was a boy or a girl,

words on behalf of

“Enough!”

to

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

looked incredulously at

with Lewis come about, wasn’t Howard aware

What right do you have

red-hot with rage upon hearing

he heard the woman with a trembling voice

Ellis immediately halted.

if Keera would just divorce like this, it wouldn’t be so

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

thought about it and simply

an inch.

Inside the room.

divorce agreement on the table and

Cindy was pleased.

a sigh of

you’ve signed, son, go get the

nodded, then looked regretfully around the villa, wanting to say something, but Keira said, “Howard, I’ve agreed to all the conditions

Could you agree to

for me?”

asked with

it?”

much child support will

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give Amy every month?”

company is in debt, and I’ve resigned. I don’t

“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

a father should pay 20% of his income to his child for living expenses, but Howard has already made it

had already been in touch with another employer and was preparing to

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

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thousands.

Howard wouldn’t have so easily let go of this

this was something Cindy

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 so

care how you live! If you can’t

ha hands and feet.

out and find a jo After all, working

Amy, letting Howard raise

dreaming!” Howard’s mother shouted

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

who was listening outside, felt

earth was

still cared about that bit of

deep breaths to suppress the anger

someone as defeatist

be

Inside.

up and down in anger.

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

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

Keira narrowed

in vain that

to completely sever Amy’s relationship with Howard and his family, so that in the future, Howard would have no reason to come looking for her

immediately shook her head

paper. “You don’t get to

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indicating that he had no relation with Amy from then

to sign, you sign. Don’t even think about clinging to Howard. Once you’re divorced, you and that loser better stay

intimidated. She

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 walked

mother said, “Are we

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

mother felt a bit reluctant.

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will

“Auntie, move to my place

care of you in the future. You’re pregnant and

mother immediately picked up her suitcase and

the door, they

When, when did

coldly looked at

shifted to Keira, who had

them.

her shoulders trembling slightly, fueling his

is this how

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

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