Mary immediately frowned and looked at her.
Keira pursed her lips, trying to make her gaze seem
softer.
Mary examined her face back and forth, then suddenly stood up, walked over to her, and touched her
forehead.
Keira was dumbfounded.
âYou donât have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense? You refused to tell me who they were back
then, saying it would compromise my safety. Why are you asking me now?â
For the first time, Keira sensed Keeraâs caution.
At least regarding this matter, she was very careful.
Keira just said âRightâ, her expression unchanged. âI was worried you might have discovered someclue, but it seems you still know nothing. Thatâs good.â
Sure enough, Mary was led astray. âKeera, you really are too cautious. Didnât you say? Since youcouldnât even complete their first task, they wouldnât come
looking for you again.â
That remark made Keira momentarily stunned. âThe
first task?â
âYes, you said the first task involved someone very important to you, so you refusedâ¦â
Someone very importantâ¦
Keira frowned. âThe very important person to meâ¦
who is it?â
Mary immediately rolled her eyes. âWho else could it be? Howard! You two were already togetherthen.â
She then spoke with a strong hint of jealousy. âAnyway,
itâs not me.â
After saying that, she couldnât help but complain. âI considered you my best friend; weâve been to thesame school since kindergarten and have stayed friends all these years, but to you, Iâm less significantthan Amy, let alone your mother-in-law and Howard. For them, you actually abandoned me⦠Forget it,letâs not talk about it. It makes me feel so sad!â
She was genuinely aggrieved!
Mary pouted.
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Keira wasnât good at comforting others, so she remained silent. Just then, the sound of the dooropening was heard, and Howardâs mother walked in.
Humming a tune from a dance, she didnât look toward the living room as she entered but headedstraight for the kitchen. âKeera, whatâs for dinner? Iâm hungry after
exercising!â
By the time she finished, she was already in the kitchen, only to find it completely empty, without atrace of cooking.
Howardâs mother was startled, then stormed out shouting, âKeera, what have you been doing at homeall afternoon? What time is it now, and you still havenâ started cooking? Youâ¦â
Speaking, she saw Mary and immediately stopped, then scoffed, âOh, isnât this Mary? Havenât seenyou here in over half a year, huh? What, youâve come to your senses and decided to bring apartnership proposal for Howard?â
Mary responded with a facade of a smile. âAuntie,
havenât seen you in half a year, somehow you look even more spiteful?â
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Howardâs motherâs expression faltered, and she said
indignantly, âYouâre so rude!â
Mary spread her hands. âJust telling the truth!â
âYou!â
Howardâs mother clutched her chest in anger and pointed at Keira, saying furiously, âKeera, youâre justgoing to stand there watching your friend insult me? Let me tell you, her being rude to me is the sameas being disrespectful to you! She obviously doesnât take you seriously, otherwise, wouldnât she knowsuch behavior would put you in an awkward position?
âKeera, you have to kick her out right now! And youâre not to see her again. If you donât, I swear Iâll tellHoward you allowed your friend to come over an bully me!ânovelbin
Maryâs chin tensed up when she heard this.
She looked at Keira.
Half a year ago, it was just like this.
Howard and his motherâs words made Keera block her
outright.
Later when she ran into Howard he shamelessly
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proposed that if her familyâs company partnered on a project with him, Howard would have Keera addher
back.
Mary was furious at the time.
She felt that Howard was treating her best friend and their friendship like commodities being negotiatedfor a price!
She felt anxious for Keeraâs sake, frustrated that she had somehow set her sights on such a loser.
But Mary was also afraidâ¦
Afraid that Keera would be swayed once again by Howardâs motherâs wordsâ¦
Mary didnât dare speak up, and Howardâs moth started to get arrogant. âWhy the silence? Cat gtongue? Werenât you quite articulate just now?â
Mary took a deep breath.
Though Keera had just said she wanted a divorce, she hadnât made up her mind yet. No matter howanxious Mary was, she knew this was Keeraâs life, and she couldnât make decisions for her.
Not wanting to make things difficult for her, Mary
stood up. âKeera, Iâm leaving now. Contact me if you need anything.â
After saying this, she got up and walked out.
Keira followed her to the door. âOkay, let me see you
out.â
These words made Mary pause slightly, and a sense of emptiness suddenly filled her heart.
Keera really hadnât made up her mind yet.
She tightened her jaw and reached the door, then turned back to Keira. âKeera, everything can befought for again, but freedom is your own. Donât forget what you said just now.â
Keira nodded lightly, her voice calm. âDonât worry have a plan.â
How could Mary not be anxious?
She wanted to speak up, but having caused a scene once before, she feared pressuring Keera toomuch and being blocked again, limiting herself to unsaid words as she left.
After Mary left, Keira turned back around.
Howardâs mother sneered. âWhat are you staring at?
Go make dinner already! Youâre so wooden and clumsy. How can you compare to Cindy? No wonderHoward never comes home!â
Keiraâs gaze grew colder.
Her lips curled into a faint smile. âAlright, Iâll go make
dinner now.â
Taking back everything that Keera should have owned was as easy as turning her hand. She alreadyhad a plan in her heart.
Amy needed to eat too, so since that was the caseâ¦
Keira entered the kitchen.
She quickly prepared three dishes and a soup, set table, then went upstairs to bring Amy down.
The three of them sat down together at the dining
table.
Keira served Amy her meal, and after Howardâs mother took a bite with disdain, her eyes suddenly litup.
âKeera, the food you made today is actually quite
delicious.â
Keira responded faintly âWell I searched for a tutorial
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online.â
She lowered her gaze.
Pleasing Howardâs motherâs palate was the first step of her revenge plan!
She had many quick and decisive ways to make Howard leave with nothing.
But she didnât want to expose her identity, so she intended to use her previous persona as little aspossible to avoid arousing âtheirâ suspicions. Moreover, having suffered so much for so many years,Keera was determined to seek revenge.
It wasnât only about getting divorced but also makin the scumbag, his mistress, and this wicked mother-in-law suffer after the divorce!!
That night, Mary lay in bed, unable to fall asleep.
She thought of how she left today and wanted to turn back to say a few words to Keera, but seeingthrough the glass window that Keera obediently entered the kitchen to make dinner for Howardâsmother, she felt
suffocated.
Was Keera seriously considering divorce?
Keera loved Howard so much that just a thread of his threats caused her to block Mary.
Howard, for the sake of the money in the company and
that house, would never bring up divorce voluntarily. And as soon as he uttered sweet words, wouldnâtKeera just soften again?
Mary took a deep breath and turned over in bed.
After a moment, she abruptly sat up, âThis canât be. Is Keera out of her mind? After everything, sheâsstill cooking for that wicked mother-in-law?! It must all be lies. She said she would get a divorce just todeceive me! Liar! Iâm going to block you so that when the tim comes, you wonât abandon me and blockme again!â
As she thought this, her eyes reddened.
She immediately grabbed her phone, fuming and about to block Keera, whom she had just re-added,when suddenly a message appeared in the chatboxâ¦