At this moment, Cindy was in the office coquettishly complaining to Howard about her grievances. âIjust want to live in a villa, and your son wants to be born in
one too.â
Howard said, âOkay, Iâll go back and discuss it with her again.â
Cindy blinked and said, âYeah, you should go back and discuss it with her. After all, sheâs the owner ofthe
villa! The villa is under her name.â
She knew exactly how to infuriate Howard.
As expected, these words immediately provoked him, and Howard retorted. âHers? Thatâs mine! Iâm thehead of the household! Havenât you seen that I call the shots with everything at the company? Tonight,youâre coming home with me, and youâll settle down in the villa with peace of mind!â
Seeing his reaction, Cindy quickly said, âWouldnât your wife be unhappy and kick us out? Didnât shekick me
out last time?â
âShe wouldnât dare!â
Howard lifted his chin defiantly.
It was at this moment that someone knocked on the office door and entered, handing him the letter.âMr. Smith, someone just delivered this! They say we havenât submitted the research and developmentproposal on time, and Davis Corporation has sued us! Theyâre demanding we compensate them twentymillion according to the contract!â
âWhat?!â
Cindy let out a shocked exclamation, looking incredulously at the indictment.
Howard dismissed it with a wave of his hand. âIt must
be a mistake on their part. Mary is so good to Keera.
How could they sue us!â
He looked at his secretary, âBut on the R&D
departmentâs end, the proposal wasnât submitted on time, was it?â
The secretary immediately replied, âMr. Smith, our core staff member in the R&D department waspoached last month. He came to you asking for a raise,
which you refuged and you quan told him to not out
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But he hadnât expected things to turn out like this.
Howard immediately said, âDonât panic. Iâm calling Mary right now.â
After saying this, he took out his phone and dialed Maryâs number.
Mary answered quickly, and Howard immediately explained the situation before adding, âDo you thinkthereâs some misunderstanding here? Or maybe you
can
give us another monthâs extension. Weâve just hired new tech staff, and weâll definitely be able toproduce the proposal for you!â
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 wouldnât be a big dealâ¦
But to his surprise, Mary actually bellowed at him. âHoward! 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 alreadydispleased with my joining the corporation over my cousin, and now heâs using this as leverage to fireme! Now that
my own position is at risk, I donât have the capacity to help you any longer! Youâre on your own!â
With that statement, Mary hung up.
Howard was stunned.
He immediately looked at his secretary. âHurry to Davis Corporation and find out if Mary really is gettingfired.â
âYes.â
After the secretary left, Cindy asked, âHoward, what do we do now? Do we really have to pay twentymillion? Even if we sold the company, it wouldnât be
worth that much!ânovelbin
Howard was frantically pacing and suddenly stood up to leave. âIâm going back to see Keera.â
Cindyâs face was filled with anxiety, and upon hearing this, her eyes flickered. She immediatelyfollowed him, âIâm coming with you!â
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 inthe kitchen for Howardâs mother.
As soon as the door was opened, Howard charged into
the kitchen.
Keira showed just the right amount of surprise and joy. âYouâre back?â
Seeing that she was trying to please him, Howard immediately ordered, âCall Mary right now and makeher find a way to withdraw the lawsuit against the company!â
Keira pretended to be uninformed. âWhat lawsuit?â
âJust make the call! No more nonsense!â
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Keira immediately lowered her head. âOkay, Iâll call.â
She looked down, took out her phone, and dialed Maryâs number, but the message on the other end waâHello, the phone you have dialed is turned offâ¦â
She was stunned for a moment, then looked at
Howard.
Howard hastily said, âUse WhatsApp voice call.â
Keira quickly opened WhatsApp and made a voice call to Mary, but Mary immediately hung up andsoon sent
her a message. âKeera, Iâm sorry, but we shouldnât contact each other anymoreâ
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. âBitch! Youâveruined me!â
Keira didnât let herself get hit.
She too seemed extremely aggrieved, and as Howard made his move, she crouched down, huggedher knees, and began to cry, âWhy would Mary do this? Why did
she block me?!â
Howardâs slap missed, and as he was about to kick and punch Keira, she stood up and grabbedHowardâs arm âHoward, you canât abandon me! Iâm your wife, and I canât 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 wonât add up to twenty million! Will I end up in jail? Thinkof
something! Weâre husband and wife, for better or for
worseâ¦â
These words made Howard pause.
He suddenly realized something. The companyâs legal person and shares were all in Keeraâs 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 theresponsibility onto Keira, then he could walk away scot-free.
His eyes instantly lit up.