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Ellis was slightly startled when he heard this. “You mean, Keera wants to divorce on her own?”

Since the topic had come to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and help Keera’s Company solve the contract issues…

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

out.”

She briefly explained the prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to the point. “We want to make Howard retreat in the face of

difficulties, leave without a penny, and give both the company and the custody of the daughter to Keera

After saying all this, Mary continued. “So, please don step in and help.”

But Ellis sneered. “Miss Davis, do you think I would believe such a clumsy lie?”

Ellis had investigated Keera before. She had been love-struck since college and almost fell out with her adoptive parents for Howard. Later, she even fell out

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with her best friend Mary over Howard…

Besides, in recent times, he had been keeping an eye on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant at home for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howard’s mother well, to the point where Howard’s mother didn’t want to part with her…

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

divorce?

Moreover, Mary’s 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 a penny, the value of that company and villa sold together wouldn’t be enough cover twenty million.

So, if it was really a trap set by Keera herself, what was Keera plotting?

It simply didn’t make any logical sense!

Mary wanted to explain, but she also understood that her words were hard to believe.

After all, even she, who knew her friend best, had doubted until now whether Keera had truly let go of

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Howard.

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

was beyond salvation.

promised me that

eyes instantly became icy

determined to punish Keera?

the icy chill within. “Are you sure you want to make

“Indeed.”

head, his eyes filled with a cold intent. “But

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have

Mary was startled.

her lips, knowing what Ellis was referring

her off today because he misunderstood that Ellis was interested in her. If Ellis

might become even harder.

desire for a divorce, for the company and the

“Okay.”

Ellis hung up.

hadn’t realized the consequences of enraging

sigh of relief,

and headed home.

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

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to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness appeared on her

arrived home.

and quickly entered the

stepped in, her pace came to an abrupt

of the hall, while her eldest uncle sat in front of them with

in her

her jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a step forward and called out gently, “Dad,

“Mary…”

“What on earth did you do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why would he suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to your uncle.

eldest uncle scoffed

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Mary didn’t kneel.

cruel kick to her knees, they forced her legs to

interest in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence? Do you know that Mr. Lynch also called me just

hair. “Mary, who gave you

throbbed in pain as she was

look up.

fists were clenched tight,

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

uncle, however, kicked Mary’s father away, “A waste of a father raising a waste of a daughter! Do you still

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