Mary quickly returned to the Davis home.
As soon as she entered the door and saw the people in the room, her expression immediately grewgrave.
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, âWell? Did Mr.Ellis take a liking to you?â
Maryâs fingers tightened instantly, and she looked
down.
She swallowed before saying, âNoâ¦â
âNo?!â
Her eldest auntâs voice instantly became shrill. âHow could it not be? Mary, are you not gentle enough?Havenât I told you? When you see Mr. Ellis, talk about horses more; he loves horse racing the most!â
Her eldest uncle spoke dispassionately, âDonât rush, Mary. Tell us the details of the blind date so wecan analyze it and figure out where the problem lies.â
A trace of shame and anger flashed across Maryâs face.
Her private affairs were to be laid out and scrutinized
in detail?
Her father then intervened. âBrother, Sister-in-law, this, after all, is Maryâs private affair. Since Mr. Ellisdidnât take a liking, then it must mean Mary doesnât
have such a fate. I think thereâs no need to dwell on it
any furtherâ¦â
Maryâs second uncle immediately scoffed. â Brother, our eldest brother is the family head, and itâs histurn to speak. Is it your place to interrupt?â
Maryâs father was suddenly at a loss for words.
The aunt spoke disdainfully as well. âBrother, the Davis family was indeed once the primary line of theDavis familyâs legacy, but now that the old man has passed away, we can only be considered acollateral line. If we donât strive in this generation, soon weâll be
indistinguishable from the most distant relatives!â
Maryâs grandfather was the gooand can of the
legitimate line of the Davis family. After the eldest took over as family head, Maryâs grandfather brokeaway to
live on his own.
While Maryâs grandfather was still alive, the first
branch of the family showed them some respect, but after the grandfather passed away, the uncle fromthe main branch who became the head began to tighten his control of the familyâs authority, and theywere 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 â Brother, although we donât share the same mother, for many years,everyone has held great expectations for Mary, hoping she could marry into the first branch of one ofthe other fo major families and elevate our status! This opport was fought for by our eldest brother fromthe main branch only for Mary. Can you say this is her private matter? Can you justify this to our eldestbrother?â
Seeing this scene, Mary clenched her fists.
Her father indeed didnât have the same mother as
these people.
Their mother was also from one of the five major families, but, unfortunately, after giving birth to theiraunt, she weakened in health, fell ill, and died.
Afterward, her grandfather remarried her grandmother, who came from a minor familyâ¦novelbin
By all means, her grandmother should have been treated with respect as their mother after many yearsof companionship with her grandfather, but insteadâ¦
After her grandfather passed away, her eldest uncle, second uncle, and aunt joined forces to drive hergrandmother out of the ancestral home. They said that since she wasnât the original wife, even indeath, she couldnât be buried alongside Grandpa.
Although Mary could be considered a member of the Davis family, in reality, their familyâs status withinthe Davis family was exceedingly awkward.
Her father was dutifully filial, and her grandmother
was a traditional woman who didnât wish to break away from the family, always hoping to be buried withher grandfatherâ¦
Mary thought of this and felt a sense of suffocation.
Seeing her like this, her mother couldnât help but look at her with dismay. âMary, what exactly happenedduring the blind date? Just tell usâ¦â
Mary clenched her fingers before finally speaking up. âMr. Ellis was dissatisfied with me. I had barelysat down and hadnât even spoken when he left.â
As soon as these words came out, one of her uncles became extremely disappointed. âWith your looks,he didnât even bother to give you a second glance?â
Mary said, âNo, he didnât.â
The aunt immediately scoffed. âA granddaughter brought up in a small family background is justuseless! 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 peopleâs private gatherings, my daughter was ableto speak a few words with Mr. Ellisâ¦â
The second uncleâs wife also sneered. âSister-in-law,
your daughter isnât a member of the Davis family, but we have plenty of daughters in our family waitingto be married. Indeed, the first branch chose wrongly
this time! Who is Mr. Ellis? How would he possibly take a fancy to someone who is nothing but a prettyface with no understanding of anything?â
Mary didnât respond to these words, but his father could no longer hold back. âSister-in-law, how canyou speak so harshly? Mary studied new energy in college, and now sheâs been valued by the firstbranch and is in charge of the new energy research and development projects at the DavisCorporation⦠In her generation, sheâs the first one to hold such a position! Mary is a capable and goodchild!â
Once he said this, the uncle from the first branch snorted coldly. âFourth brother, since you brought itup, thereâs something I have to say. I heard she abused her authority to sign a contract for her bestfriendâs husband. Thatâs utterly preposterous!â
The second uncleâs wifeâs voice immediately became shrill. âWhat? Mary! When my maternal familyâsnephew wanted to work in the New Energy Research and Development Department of the Davis
Corporation, you said we couldnât pull strings, and now for an outsider, for a best friend who is mentallydeficient, you blatantly do such a thing? You must
really be blinded by greed!â
Mary immediately said, âYou can insult me, but donât drag my friend into it.â
âWhat friend? Thatâs nothing but a questionable outsider! Iâve heard her husband cheated on her, andshe just tolerates it. With her feeble and incompetent love-struck brain, youâre forbidden fromassociating
with her in the future!â
The first branchâs uncle stood up and looked at her, âMary, I gave you a chance. If Mr. Ellis had taken aliking to you, I would have turned a blind eye to your actions, but unfortunately, you failed to grasp theopportunity, and I wonât bend the rules for personal
reasons anymore!
âThat contract is on you for judging people wrongly. If their company fails to deliver the research plantomorrow, Iâll definitely have the legal department sue them for compensation according to the contract,and at the same time, youâll be held responsible for the investment failure! When the time comes, donâtblame me for not considering our relationship!â
Mary clenched her fists tightly.
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 meantshe had rectified her mistake with her investment.
The first branchâs 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 didnât matter. At the very least, she could help Keera divorce and escape from Howardâs clutches.
Meanwhile, Keira, after preparing dinner for Howardâs mother and Amy, entered the bedroom and tookout Keeraâs 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 researchand development plan to seek in-depth cooperation
with Davis Corporation.
She wouldnât let Mary be put in a difficult position.
It just occurred to her that she hadnât mentioned this
to Mary yet.
Time quickly reached the third day.
The Davis Corporationâs lawsuit was delivered to Howard early in the morning.
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