Ellis was slightly startled when he heard this. âYou mean, Keera wants to divorce on her own?â
Since the topic had come to this point, Mary really feared that Ellis would take action and help KeeraâsCompany solve the contract issuesâ¦
Mary sighed. âYes, itâs a plan that Keera and I acted
out.â
She briefly explained the prenuptial agreement that Keera had signed and then went straight to thepoint. âWe 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. âSo, please don step in and help.â
But Ellis sneered. âMiss Davis, do you think I would believe such a clumsy lie?â
Ellis had investigated Keera before. She had been love-struck since college and almost fell out with heradoptive parents for Howard. Later, she even fell out
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Besides, in recent times, he had been keeping an eye on Keera and knew that she had been tolerant athome for the sake of competing with that mistress, serving Howardâs mother well, to the point whereHowardâs mother didnât want to part with herâ¦
How could Ellis possibly believe that such a person, whose heart was full of thoughts of Howard,wanted to
divorce?
Moreover, Maryâs influence wasnât sufficient to make Davis Corporation drop the lawsuit, and since thelawsuit had been filed, even if Keera really made Howard leave without a penny, the value of thatcompany and villa sold together wouldnât be enough cover twenty million.
So, if it was really a trap set by Keera herself, what was Keera plotting?
It simply didnât 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
Howard.
The last time she was blocked by Keera, she said something. The last message Keera sent Mary was,âEven if Howard really cheats, the fact that heâs been hiding it from me shows that he cares about me.
Mary, I donât need your warnings; he just made a mistake that any man could make. If you donât tell me,maybe heâll return to the family after a while on his own! I donât need your warnings!â
Such infatuation was beyond salvation.
Mary simply didnât bother explaining further and only said, âMr. Ellis, you just promised me that as longas my request isnât excessive, you would agree to it!â
Ellisâs eyes instantly became icy cold.
Was Mary determined to punish Keera?
He took a deep breath and suddenly lowered his gaze, hiding the icy chill within. âAre you sure youwant to make this request?â
âIndeed.â
âFine, I agree,â said Ellis indifferently, lifting his head, his eyes filled with a cold intent. âBut the favoryou just
borrowed from me, you have to return it now.â
Mary was startled.
She pursed her lips, knowing what Ellis was referring
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Her uncle agreed to let her off today because he misunderstood that Ellis was interested in her. If Elliswent to clarify it himselfâ¦
Her future days might become even harder.
But thinking of Keeraâs desire for a divorce, for the company and the villa, as well as freedom, sheeventually clenched her fist.
âOkay.â
Ellis hung up.
At this moment, Mary still hadnât realized the consequences of enraging Ellis.
She just breathed a sigh of relief, then started the car
and headed home.
On the way, she even sent a WhatsApp message to Keera. âKeera, I did something big today! Iâll tellyou all about it some other day!â
Thinking back to the passionate encounter with Ellis, a hint of shyness appeared on her face.
Soon, she arrived home.
She parked the car and quickly entered the house.
But as soon as she stepped in, her pace came to an abrupt halt.
Before her, she saw her parents kneeling on the floor of the hall, while her eldest uncle sat in front ofthem with several bodyguards.
Mary faltered in her steps.
She tensed her jaw, her whole body freezing. She took a step forward and called out gently, âDad,Momâ¦â
âMaryâ¦â
Maryâs motherâs voice was choked with sobs. âWhat on earth did you do to offend Mr. Ellis? Why wouldhe suddenly call your uncle and claim to have no association with you? Hurry up and explain to youruncle. Was Mr. Ellis joking? Didnât he go to the private room to find you today?â
Upon hearing this, Maryâs eldest uncle scoffed coldly and immediately scolded. âKneel!â
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Mary didnât kneel.
But the bodyguards were already approaching, and with a cruel kick to her knees, they forced her legsto buckle, and she fell kneeling to the ground!
âUngrateful creature! Mr. Ellis had no interest in you, yet you dared to take advantage of his influence?Do you know that Mr. Lynch also called me just now and gave me an earful?â
Her eldest uncle came right up to her, grabbing her hair. âMary, who gave you such audacity? To makesuch a fool out of us? Huh?â
Maryâs scalp throbbed in pain as she was forced to
look up.
Her fists were clenched tight, and she remained s
Beside her, Maryâs father crawled over on his knees, hugging his eldest brotherâs leg. âBrother, Mary isstill young, and she doesnât understand. Please spare herâ¦â
Maryâs eldest uncle, however, kicked Maryâs father away, âA waste of a father raising a waste of adaughter! Do you still have the nerve to ask me to
spare her? If I spare her, how could Mr. Lynch spare
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He raised his hand and viciously struck toward Maryâs
face!
Mary closed her eyes.novelbin
But the anticipated pain did not come.
Opening her eyes in confusion, she saw her eldest uncle sneer. âYour face is something I canât bear toharm, no wonder Mr. Lynch keeps thinking about you. I canât hit youâ¦â
He released Mary, and she breathed a huge sigh of
relief.
But in the next momentâ¦
âSlap!â
A firm slap landed on Maryâs fatherâs face!
Her eldest uncle furiously beat and kicked Maryâs father. âI blame you for not raising your daughter rig Iblame you for not raising your daughter rightâ¦â
But Maryâs father dared not fight back; instead, he covered his head and pleaded for mercy. He alreadyknew what his big brother intended to do and shouted, âBrother, Iâm begging you. Take it out on me ifyou
must, but spare Mary please. She doesnât owe
anything to the Davis family!â
âDad!â
Maryâs eyes widened in shock. She cried out and tried to rush over, but the bodyguards blocked herway!
She struggled fiercely, trying to break free from their grip, wanting to stop her eldest uncleâs beatingand insults toward her fatherâ¦
But those bodyguards were professional, robust, and impossible to break away from.
âUncle, stop hitting him, please stop! If you keep going, it could be fatal! I beg you!â
Mary cried out with a piercing voice, tears and snot streaming down her face.
It was only then that her eldest uncle finally stopped.
He rubbed his wrist and turned to look at Mary. âIf you want me to stop hitting him, fine, but from nowon, youâd better listen to me obedientlyâ¦â