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…”
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…
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!”.
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
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
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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!”
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.
diligent.
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
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.
The more she did now, the more she would satisfy Howard’s mother, and the more comparisons there
lived with Cindy.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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!”
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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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.
Her father was dutifully filial, and her grandmother
was a traditional woman who didn’t wish to break away from the family, always hoping to be buried with her grandfather…
Mary thought of this and felt a sense of suffocation.
Seeing her like this, her mother couldn’t help but look at her with dismay. “Mary, what exactly happened during the blind date? Just tell us…”
Mary clenched her fingers before finally speaking up. “Mr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barely sat down and hadn’t even spoken when he left.”
As soon as these words came out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. “With your looks, he didn’t even bother to give you a second glance?”
Mary said, “No, he didn’t.”
The aunt immediately scoffed. “A granddaughter 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 few words with Mr. Ellis…”
The second uncle’s wife also sneered. “Sister-in-law,
your daughter isn’t a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waiting to be married. Indeed, the first branch chose wrongly
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this time! Who is Mr. Ellis? How would he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a pretty face with no understanding of anything?”
Mary didn’t respond to these words, but his father could no longer hold back. “Sister-in-law, how can you speak so harshly? Mary studied new energy in college, and now she’s been valued by the first branch and is in charge of the new energy research and development projects at the Davis Corporation… In her generation, she’s the first one to hold such a position! Mary is a capable and good child!”
Once he said this, 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 utterly preposterous!”
The second uncle’s 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 said we couldn’t pull strings, and now for an outsider, for a best friend who is mentally deficient, you blatantly do such a thing? You must
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really be blinded by greed!”
Mary immediately said, “You can insult me, but don’t drag my friend into it.”
“What friend? That’s nothing but a questionable outsider! I’ve heard her husband cheated on her, and she just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck brain, you’re forbidden from associating
with her in the future!”
The first branch’s uncle stood up and looked at her, “Mary, I gave you a chance. If Mr. Ellis had taken a liking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp the opportunity, and I won’t bend the rules for personal
reasons anymore!
“That contract is on you for judging people wrongly. If their company fails to deliver the research plan tomorrow, I’ll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract, and at the same time, you’ll be held responsible for the investment failure! When the time comes, don’t blame me for not considering our relationship!”
Mary clenched her fists tightly.
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Among her peers, she was the first to pass the interview for Davis Corporation and to work there.
Thus, she had long been a thorn in the side of these
families.
It was an investment failure, but according to the contract, if compensation could be obtained, it meant she had rectified her mistake with her investment.
The first branch’s uncle was clearly looking for an excuse to fire her from Davis Corporation.
Mary looked at them and, facing the leviathan that was Davis Corporation, felt somewhat powerless.
But it didn’t matter. At the very least, she could help Keera divorce and escape from Howard’s clutches.
Meanwhile, Keira, after preparing dinner for Howard’s mother and Amy, entered the bedroom and took out Keera’s laptop.
The laptop contained a research and development plan.
Once Howard shifted all the blame onto her and divorced her, she planned to use this latest research and development plan to seek in-depth cooperation
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She wouldn’t let Mary be put in a difficult position.
It just occurred to her that she hadn’t mentioned this
to Mary yet.
Time quickly reached the third day.
The Davis Corporation’s lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in the morning.
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At this moment, Cindy was in the office coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. “I just want to live in a villa, and your son wants to be born in
one too.”
Howard said, “Okay, I’ll go back and discuss it with her again.”
Cindy blinked and said, “Yeah, you should go back and discuss it with her. After all, she’s the owner of the
villa! The villa is under her name.”
She knew exactly how to infuriate Howard.
As expected, 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 with peace of mind!”
Seeing his reaction, Cindy quickly said, “Wouldn’t your wife be unhappy and kick us out? Didn’t she kick me
out last time?”
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“She wouldn’t dare!”
Howard lifted his chin defiantly.
It was at this moment that someone knocked on the 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 twenty million according to the contract!”
“What?!”
Cindy let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at the indictment.
Howard dismissed it with a wave of his hand. “It must
be a mistake on their part. Mary is so good to Keera.
How could they sue us!”
He looked at his secretary, “But on the R&D
department’s end, the proposal wasn’t submitted on time, was it?”
The secretary immediately replied, “Mr. Smith, our core staff member in the R&D department was poached last month. He came to you asking for a raise,
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But he hadn’t expected things to turn out like this.
Howard immediately said, “Don’t panic. I’m calling Mary right now.”
After saying this, he took out his phone and dialed Mary’s number.
Mary answered quickly, and Howard immediately explained the situation before adding, “Do you think there’s some misunderstanding here? Or maybe you
can
give us another month’s extension. We’ve just hired new tech staff, and we’ll definitely be able to produce the proposal for you!”
He thought that would settle everything.
After all, with so many joint projects with Davis Corporation, no one would focus on such a small one. They were steadily receiving R&D funds, and not producing results wouldn’t be a big deal…
But to his surprise, Mary actually bellowed at him. “Howard! You have the nerve to call me?! Do you
realize that because of this incident, I also suffered at the company? My great-uncle was already displeased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now he’s using this as leverage to fire me! Now that
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my own position is at risk, I don’t have the capacity to help you any longer! You’re on your own!”
With that statement, Mary hung up.
Howard was stunned.
He immediately looked at his secretary. “Hurry to Davis Corporation and find out if Mary really is getting fired.”
“Yes.”
After 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 be
worth that much!”
Howard was frantically pacing and suddenly stood up to leave. “I’m going back to see Keera.”
Cindy’s face was filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediately followed him, “I’m coming with you!”
The two quickly returned to the South family villa.
At that moment, Keira was still playing the role of the dutiful wife and mother, busy preparing lunch in the kitchen for Howard’s mother.
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As soon as the door was opened, Howard charged into
the kitchen.
Keira showed just the right amount of surprise and joy. “You’re back?”
Seeing that she was trying to please him, Howard immediately ordered, “Call Mary right now and make her find a way to withdraw the lawsuit against the company!”
Keira pretended to be uninformed. “What lawsuit?”
“Just make the call! No more nonsense!”
Howard was furious.
Keira immediately lowered her head. “Okay, I’ll call.”
She looked down, took out her phone, and dialed Mary’s number, but the message on the other end wa “Hello, the phone you have dialed is turned off…”
She was stunned for a moment, then looked at
Howard.
Howard hastily said, “Use WhatsApp voice call.”
Keira quickly opened WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung up and soon sent
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her a message. “Keera, I’m sorry, but we shouldn’t contact each other anymore”
When Keira tried to send another message, she found she had been blocked.
She stared blankly at her phone.
Howard, with a dark expression, stepped forward, his hand raised to slap her face. “Bitch! You’ve ruined me!”
Keira didn’t let herself get hit.
She too seemed extremely aggrieved, and as Howard made his move, she crouched down, hugged her knees, and began to cry, “Why would Mary do this? Why did
she block me?!”
Howard’s slap missed, and as he 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, and if we have to sell the
house, it would only fetch half its value, which won’t add up to twenty million! Will I end up in jail? Think of
something! We’re husband and wife, for better or for
worse…”
These words made Howard pause.
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He suddenly realized something. The company’s legal person and shares were all in Keera’s name, and even this villa was under her name!
If Davis Corporation pursued this matter, all he needed to do was get a divorce and push all the responsibility onto Keira, then he could walk away scot-free.
His eyes instantly lit up.
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Howard glanced at Keera with a flicker of something in his eyes before he said, “Okay, don’t worry. I’ll definitely think of something.”
Having said that, he turned around and left with Cindy.
But Cindy had already caught on to something and blurted out, “Divorce her, then you won’t have any responsibilities!”
She was already pregnant with Howard’s child and, of course, hoped that Howard could have a good life.
Howard frowned, however. “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 years go to
waste?!”
He had been married to Keera for three years already…
Cindy didn’t want him to walk away empty-handed either and immediately said, “Then what should we
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Howard stroked his chin, and his 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. As long as they withdraw the legal action, there’s still a chance for everything to turn around!”
After he and Cindy left, Keira’s phone lit up, displaying a WhatsApp notification that Mary had added her as a
friend.
Soon after came a message from Mary.
“I blocked you for five minutes, consider it payback for the half-year you blocked me! Teehee!
“By the way, how are things on your end? Is he going to divorce you?”
Keira replied, “Not yet.”
Mary asked, “So what now?”
Keira said. “It looks like he won’t give up until he’s at the end of his rope. As long as Davis Corporation doesn’t drop the lawsuit, he’ll be like an ant on a hot
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pan. Don’t rush it.”
Mary’s chat status continuously showed that she was typing…
But after ten minutes of typing, still no message came.
Keira, unable to resist, asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something inconvenient on your end?”
Mary immediately replied, “No, I just feel like you’re not quite the same as before.”
Keira looked at the message and was about to respond with something when she saw another message from Mary pop up. “Keera, no matter what happens, I’ll always stand by your side. Whether it’s the past you, the present you, or the future you. As long as it’s you, I will always be there for you!”
Keira froze as she read the message.
She had been acting as her sister for a while, and her interactions with Mary made her feel like she had a
friend for the first time.
At this moment, looking at the message, she wanted to tell Mary that she was no longer Keera…
But after a long silence, she ultimately didn’t voice that
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thought.
She thought that if Keera was still alive, she would certainly have regretted being too love-struck to trust in friendship and blocked Mary…
Keira was silent for a long, long time, and finally replied with only one sentence. “Thank you for liking
Keera.”
The message was actually a bit odd.
But Keera often said strange things, so Mary didn’t
mind it.
She 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 a little and being so distracted?”
Mary immediately set down her phone. “Unele, don’t worry. I’ll definitely perform well.”
She needed to stay in the company to find a way to retract the lawsuit after the divorce or to help Keera pay that twenty million, so if there was a chance to
keen the job she had to try.
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Uncle Davis’s eyes flickered with a hint of mockery as he heard her. “Hmm, Mr. Lynch is not very tactful. Don’t provoke him later.”
Mary nodded. “I understand, Uncle.”
No sooner had these words fallen than there was a knock on the door, followed by the entry of a portly
man.
He appeared to be in his forties, and his appearance was quite greasy.
After shaking hands with Uncle Davis, he immediately turned to Mary with a beaming smile. “Mr. Davis, who is this young lady? I’ve never seen her before!”
Uncle Davis replied with a smile, “This is my fourth brother’s daughter, who is currently interning at Day Corporation. Today she’s accompanying me to gain some exposure.”
Mr. Lynch immediately nodded. “Oh? Miss Davis, a
pleasure to meet you…”
He extended his hand toward Mary.
When Mary took his hand, she only felt his palm
clammy and quite disgusting.
She tried to pull her hand back, but he tightened his grip slightly, making it hard for her to pull away.
Immediately, she sought help from her uncle with her
eyes.
Uncle Davis then said with a laugh, “Mr. Lynch, please take a seat! The dishes will get cold if we wait much longer!”
Only then did Mr. Lynch sit down with a lecherous grin.
Uncle Davis discussed a few matters about the contract with Mr. Lynch. This was Uncle Davis’s project. If he could seal the deal, it would earn him the admiration of the first branch and further solidify his position within Davis Corporation.
But Mr. Lynch, all smiles, avoided bringing up the contract and kept glancing over at Mary.
Uncle Davis then said with a laugh, “Mary, Mr. Lynch has taken a liking to you. Why don’t you toast him?”
Mary felt repulsed by the look in Mr. Lynch’s eyes.
Reluctantly, she stood up with her glass, walked over to Mr. Lynch, and said with a smile, “Uncle. Lynch, my
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uncle often speaks of you, saying you’re a good friend.
I’d like to offer you a toast!”
With that statement, she distinguished their generational gap.
It caused a sudden change in Mr. Lynch’s expression.
Uncle Davis furrowed his brows and glared at Mary, then shot a look at Mr. Lynch.
Mary was only paying attention to Mr. Lynch and didn’t notice her uncle’s expression. She just saw Mr. Lynch’s expression change, and then he stood up. “Alright, my dear niece, your Uncle Lynch will surely take good care of you from now on!”
Mary breathed a sigh of relief and downed the content of her glass all at once.
Then she looked at Uncle Davis. “Uncle, I just
remembered that I still have some work to do. You and
Uncle Lynch enjoy yourselves. I need to head back!”
Having said that, she quickly picked up her bag and started walking out.
Even a fool could see that something was off with Uncle Davis; how could she possibly stay there?!
But just as she took a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her body went limp!
Mary instantly realized what had happened and looked desperately at her glass, then incredulously at Uncle
Davis!!
She thought, being the 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 Davis would drug her drink!
This was completely beyond what she could comprehend or accept!
She rushed to the door and flung it open, hoping to cry for help from anyone passing by.
Yet, she hadn’t expected that when she opened the door, the person walking by her private room would actually be Ellis.
Hearing the commotion, he turned around in surprise
and saw Mary.
As their eyes met, the plea for help choked in her
throat.
Mary stood there, stunned.
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In her mind, she heard the words Ellis had once said about her during a matchmaking encounter. “…indeed, just an empty-headed beauty with nothing but looks.”
Would he think even less of her if he found out she was using her looks to discuss a deal?
“My dear niece, you’ve had too much drink! Come have
some tea…”
From behind, Uncle Davis suddenly approached and grabbed Mary’s arm, pulling her back inside, then proceeded to push the door closed.
In the very moment he was about to shut the door, a hand suddenly stopped it…
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Mary looked at that slender hand and was slightly
taken aback.”
Then she saw the door being pushed open.
Uncle Davis couldn’t help but turn his head to look, only to see a man standing outside.
Upon seeing him, everyone in the room paused for a
moment.
Everyone 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. Miss Davis, are you alright?”
Uncle Davis immediately paused.
He then turned his gaze toward Mary.
He had originally thought that Mary hadn’t caught Mr. Ellis’s eye, which was why he brought her here to accompany the fat Lynch, but now Mr. Ellis suddenly came in to greet her…
Was Mr. Ellis interested in Mary?
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Mary hadn’t expected Mr. Ellis’s assistant to expressly ask after her, but she instantly understood; this was her chance to flaunt borrowed power.
She decisively grabbed the opportunity, smiling. “I’m fine. There’s no need for Mr. Ellis to worry. I was just discussing a partnership with Uncle Lynch and my uncle. Right, Uncle Lynch?”
Mr. Lynch was also bewildered at this point.
Ever since the Davis family’s main branch took control of the company, they had been excluding the second branch.
That was why he dared to show disrespect to the second branch, as a sort of statement to the main
branch.
He couldn’t afford to offend any of the five major
families!
Now that Mr. Ellis had spoken up, how would he dare say anything? He immediately replied with a grin. “Yes, yes, I’m here discussing a partnership with my niece! Dear niece, did you bring the contract?”
Mary looked toward her uncle.
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Her uncle immediately said, “Yes, I did.”
He directly took the contract out of his pocket.
Without saying another word, Mr. Lynch signed the contract and then cheerily looked at Mary. “Dear niece, your uncle and I are like brothers. His niece is practically my own! I just remembered I have something else to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first!”
With that statement, Mr. Lynch promptly ran off.
Mary’s uncle wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and tentatively looked at Mary, asking, “Dear niece, you and Mr. Ellis…”
Mary lowered her gaze. “Uncle, we are just friends. You’re mistaken. Since the contract is signed, I’ll be going now.”
Upon reaching the doorway, she suddenly turned
Her uncle paused for a moment, then suddenly understood something. “My dear niece, rest assured, that contract issue with your friend’s company, I’ll
retract the lawsuit…”
Mary had flaunted borrowed authority today,
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leveraging Ellis’s influence for this very reason, fearing it would hinder Keera’s big plans, so hearing this, she immediately said, “There’s no need to retract the
lawsuit.”
Her uncle was baffled. “No need to retract the lawsuit? Aren’t you and your close friend the best of friends?
You…”
Mary could only make up an excuse on the spot. “Yes, she’s my best friend, but she chose to block me over a man. Do you think I am trying to get close to her now for what reason? Of course, it’s for revenge. I want to witness her regretting and crying after her husband abandons her. Uncle, you must not intervene in this
matter.”
Her uncle didn’t quite understand the friendships between young women, but seeing Mary so vehem he could only nod. “Oh, okay, don’t worry. I won’t ge
involved in this matter.”
Only then did Mary pull the door open and step out.
When the door to the private room closed again, she took a deep breath, still feeling somewhat dizzy and light-headed, but she forced herself to maintain her
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composure, at least she couldn’t collapse here.
As she turned to leave, she suddenly froze in place.
There stood Ellis, who should have left. He frowned as he looked at her. He had obviously heard the entire conversation in the private room.
Ellis had just walked past and seen Mary, also noticing her anxiousness and that something was off.
He blocked the private room 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 a hand!
But he never expected that Mary would actually take advantage of his help!
If it was just for signing a contract, that would be end of it.
After all, such things were common in the business world, and he didn’t mind being used this once, especially since Mary was beautiful…
But, unfortunately, Mary, after gaining an advantage, used it on his cousin, Keera!
It was simply… enough to freeze Ellis’s favorable impression of her!
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Initially, 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 own
friend and bestie?!
Ellis had always been a man of loyalty, despising those who play dirty and backstab friends the most.
His gaze turned icy, his smile edged with scorn, and suddenly he grabbed Mary, pulling her into his
embrace.
Mary’s entire body collided with his chest, making her even more dizzy.
The drug slowly started to take effect, and she forced herself to shake her head, barely maintaining her rationality. “You…”
Before she could finish, Ellis had already leaned d whispering into her ear. “For what just happened, w will you give me in return?”
His breath sprayed on Mary’s ear.
It sent shivers down her spine, magnifying her
reactions.
She leaned against Ellis, her eyes gradually growing
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dazed as her hands suddenly wrapped around his
neck…
Ellis stiffened all over.
He initially just wanted to scare her, but what was this woman doing? She started clinging to him?
He tried to push her away, only to hear Mary murmur, “Ellis, I like you so much…”
Ellis was taken aback, then scoffed. “How many people have you said that to?”
Mary smiled at him, extending a finger.
But her vision was blurring.
Although she tried to extend one finger, several appeared before her, and she muttered in confusion
“So many…”
Ellis’s expression turned cold instantly. “Mary, I didn’t expect someone who appears so innocent could play so wild behind the scenes?!”
Mary could no longer hear what he was saying and pressed closer against the man. “Ellis, I’m so hot.”
She began to undo her shirt, revealing a delicate
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collarbone.
Ellis’s breathing became hurried for a moment.
He was never a gentleman; he had already taken an interest in Mary, and now she was throwing herself at
him…
Besides, Mary was no lady, so why not play along!
Ellis bent down, picked up Mary, and carried her into the adjacent private room!
He laid Mary down on the sofa and then bent over her. As soon as he touched her burning skin, Ellis finally sensed that something was amiss…
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Her skin was so hot, and the way she looked… Was she drugged?
Ellis furrowed his brows.
He asked, “Mary, do you know who I am?”
“You are Ellis!”
Mary murmured, continuing to snuggle up to him.
How could Ellis resist such seduction?
His breathing grew heavier, and, holding onto Mary’s chin, with a profound look in his eyes, he said, “This isn’t your first time, is it?”
Mary was startled.
Even though her reasoning was almost completely worn down, she still paused for a moment, feeling a slight pain in her chest.
Her blurred eyes looked at Ellis, and after a while, she suddenly laughed. “Of course not.”
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Upon hearing this, Ellis felt an inexplicable annoyance
in his chest.
With just a look, he sent his assistant and the others away, and then he fiercely turned his gaze to Mary, “You are the one who started this!”
Outside, the client Ellis had an appointment with today was stopped by his assistant.
About to ask what was going on, faint sounds suggesting a tryst emanated from the private room, letting the visitor immediately catch on. “Since Mr. Ellis isn’t unavailable today, let’s reschedule for another
time.”
Watching the visitor leave, the assistant returned his attention to the private room.
The sounds inside were becoming more intense.
His face flushed with embarrassment, but he could only wave his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back a few paces to keep a distance.
Alas! He wasn’t a man and wasn’t immune to
eavesdropping. He was a perfectly normal man! Mr. Ellis should definitely give him a pay raise!
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Mary had no idea how much time had passed when she finally woke up.
She moved her sore arms.
Every part of her felt as if it had been crushed by a massive truck, leaving her brain somewhat fogged,
unsure of where she was…
“Click.”
The light turned on.
Only then did she notice it was dark outside, and a
man in a suit sat before her.
It was then that Mary realized she was lying on th
couch, her clothes scattered all over the floor in
disarray. She exclaimed in shock, immediately cov her chest, and turning her gaze fiercely toward Ellis
“You…”
When she thought about what happened that day, her voice came to an abrupt halt
It was she who started it…
A hint of shyness flooded her cheeks, and after the
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initial surprise, a touch of joy emerged in her heart.
“Miss Davis,” Ellis then smiled and immediately produced a bank card, extending it toward her. “Your fee for last night.”
Mary was taken aback, her fingers tightening.
Fee for service…
What did he take her for?
The man’s comment on her flashed through her mind, and she cast her gaze downward. She felt as cold as an ice cellar, her voice carrying a trace more chill. “Don’t
bother.”
With that statement, the room fell silent for a moment.
She looked up only to see Ellis appraising her closely, his gaze filled with scrutiny.
Mary lowered her gaze, then said, “I’m not that kind of person. There’s no need for you to insult me with
money.”
“Is that so?”
Ellis withdrew his bank card, “Then you must have
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other desires? Considering your passion last night and how well we fit together, why don’t you speak up? As long as your requests aren’t too excessive, I’ll fulfill
them.”
Mary looked at him incredulously.
She had been following Ellis for many years…
He wasn’t that type of person, unlike other wealthy heirs. He was never fickle or messy, and his private life was exceptionally clean.
That’s also why Ellis was the dream lover of so many eligible ladies in Clance.
But now, could he actually be thinking about her like
this?
She clenched her fists tightly, stood up from the couch, and asked with her head lowered, “Could you prepare a set of suitable clothes for me?”
Ellis pointed to the corner. “It’s already prepared.”
Mary followed his gaze and, sure enough, there were some clothes.
She walked over, tried the pieces on one by one, and found that the fit was surprisingly perfect…
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Yes, he has always been so meticulous.
Just like years ago, after rescuing her from those people, he had also carefully given her a few band-aids…
She hadn’t had the heart to use them even now and
still kept them.
Mary gave a bitter smile.
She finished dressing and turned to look at Ellis.
Ellis was still staring at her. “Tell me, what do you
want?”
Mary lowered her gaze. “Whether you believe it or not, I truly don’t want anything.”
After 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 the one who took advantage of you.”
Having said that, she took a stack of cash from her bag and placed it on the table. “This is for last night’s
services.”
Her words made Ellis’s pupils contract slightly his icv
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gaze piercing Mary.
Although Mary felt fear, she still turned around and walked briskly out of the room.
When she opened the door and ran out, only then did she cover her wildly beating heart, feeling that if she stayed any longer in that suite, her heart might leap out through her mouth!
She took a deep breath and then turned to leave.
Once she had left, the assistant entered the suite.
He saw Mr. Ellis with a dark gaze fixed on the stack of cash on the table, and the assistant, not understanding the situation, reported to him. “Mr. Ellis, Miss Keera has indeed run into trouble. It’s said their company didn’t submit the research plan on time and was su by Davis Corporation. The penalty is ten times the amount, as high as twenty million…”
In the contract between the two parties, it was stipulated that Davis Corporation would pay Keera’s company two million annually for research funding. This penalty was a bit excessive.
Ellis immediately sneered. “How could the penalty be
so high?”
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The assistant promptly said, “It’s said to be a
contractual trap…”
A contractual trap….
Thinking of Mary’s words “deliberate retaliation,” Ellis sneered again.
He had thought that the whole affair could indeed have been an accident, but now it turned out that what Mary had said was true! If it wasn’t for a deliberately set contractual trap, how could Howard have signed it?
She was really out for retaliation!
That woman was truly too sinister and ruthless.
Ellis thought again of how Mary had just shown such pride in front of him. It must have been a ploy to entice capture.
He slammed his teacup onto the ground in anger.
He didn’t understand why he was suddenly feeling so irrationally irritable.
It was just a night he had spent with her… No, it was she who had slept with him, right? Such a woman wasn’t worth being on his mind.
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Ellis sneered as he stood up and straightened his
clothes. “Let’s go.”
He walked straight out.
The assistant instinctively picked up the stack of money on the table. “Mr. Ellis, whose money is this? It must amount to about three thousand, right?”
Ellis was speechless.
He turned back sharply, glanced at the money in the assistant’s hand, and after a moment of silence,
sneered. “It’s yours now.”
Leaving those words behind, he walked out the door to the parking lot, only to see Howard and Cindy pacing back and forth in front of his car.
The assistant immediately said, “Mr. Ellis, this Howar has been trying to reach Uncle Olsen, but after we stopped him, he came looking for you…”
Ellis frowned. “What does he want with me? Let’s go
and see.”
He had only ever looked down on such a scoundrel in the past.
But now thinking of Keera as his cousin. he took a
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Ellis arrived in front of Howard.
Howard immediately bent over and lowered his head, with a pleasing smile on his face. “Mr. Ellis, I went to the Olsen family to find Uncle Olsen but couldn’t see anyone, so I came to look for you to try my luck…”
Ellis looked down at him. “What do you want from
me?”
“It’s like this. Last time in Oceanion, 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 like to ask Uncle Olsen about. I wonder if Mr. E
could deliver a message for me?”
He sent a message to Uncle Olsen only to find out tha he had been blocked on WhatsApp a long time ago.
Ellis’s eyes narrowed. “What message?”
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greeting on our behalf, and ask the Davis family to give us some more time? Just give us one more month, no, half a month and I’ll definitely submit the proposal!”
Ellis lowered his gaze, sneering/”Alright, I’ll deliver
your message.”
Having said that, Ellis got into his car.
Howard and Cindy didn’t dare to stop him anymore, and Ellis’s car sped away.
After Ellis left, Cindy asked, “Will this work?”
Howard said, “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 problem for such a small favor.”
The two talked and left the place.
After they were gone, Mary stepped out from the
corner.
She had just come down to the parking lot, not yet finding her car, when she saw Howard and Cindy stopping Ellis, so she had secretly hidden on the side to eavesdrop.
If Ellis really conveyed the message to Uncle Olsen,
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