Mr. Olsen frowned, unable to understand. He asked, âYour sister has been wronged. You canât justignore it, can you?â a
Ellisâ mother hurriedly said, âIs it because you are too busy? Recently, Ellis has been helping Sammanage the company⦠Letâs not distract himâ¦â
Mr. Olsen nodded, and then he said, âThat young Miss Davis is from the Davis family, and we have toshow the Davis family some respect and let it be. But the one called Keera, sheâs too arrogant. Shemust pay a price
for this!â
Christinaâs face lit up when she heard this.
She was about to say something when Ellis said, âYou are not to touch Keera!â
These words brought a moment of silence to the room.
Mr. and Mrs. Olsen looked at him, puzzled.
Christina was also taken aback and carefully asked, âEllis, is it because of Mary? Do you really havefeelings
for her?â
Ellis was now feeling irritated whenever he heard the
name Mary.
He scoffed coldly, tugged at his tie, and then said, âNo.â
The fact that Keera was Uncle Olsenâs daughter was something he hadnât yet told Uncle Olsen. What ifUncle Olsen didnât want to acknowledge his daughter?
Ellis didnât give a reason and simply issued an order.
Because Mary was mentioned, he didnât bother to say more to them and went straight upstairs.
Ellis, as the successor to the head of the Olsen family, naturally held a different status at home, and hispresence made the three of them fall silent for a moment.
It wasnât until he disappeared into the corridor that his parents came back to their senses.
Ellisâ mother immediately said, âEllisâ mood seems off today⦠Christina, what were you saying aboutMary just now? Could Ellis really have taken a fancy to that girl?â
She seemed a bit excited. âEllis has been so clueless
when it comes to relationships all these years, and heâs almost 28 now. If he really has taken a liking toher, we need to prepare and let them get married quicklyâ¦â
Upon hearing this, Mr. Olsen immediately nodded. âThat Mary girl is quite pretty, even though herreputation isnât too good, but as for the young peopleâs affairs, we should respect themâ¦â
As the two talked and laughed, Christinaâs face gradually darkened.
She clenched her fists tightly. âDad, Mom, that Keeraâ¦â
Ellisâ mother immediately interrupted her. âChristina, since thereâs a relationship between Mary andyour brother, and Keera is Maryâs close friend, there might be some misunderstanding. Letâs listen toyour br and just let it go this time.â
Christina tightened her jaw.
Mr. Olsen also looked at her. âYes, your big brotherâs marriage is more important. The conflict betweenyou young girls shouldnât be blown out of proportion⦠Letâs just let bygones be bygones!â
Ellisâ mother stood up. âHey, I wonder if I can prepare
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that heirloom bracelet a bit earlier? Where did I put it? Dear, come help me look for itâ¦â
Mr. Olsen followed her lead, gesturing to Christina. âChristina, stay for dinner before going backâ¦Honey, what do you think? How much dowry should we give to that Davis girl?â
The two of them chatted as they went upstairs, looking
excited.
Christina watched them leave, her eyes revealing a hint
of malice.
Look at thatâ¦
After all, sheâs an adopted daughter, not their own flesh and blood. She was beaten, yet her parentschose to let her yield!
And they never call her Tina or some other nickname. Every time they addressed her, it was always
Christinaâ¦
Christina, Christina⦠It annoyed her so much!
Would she be treated this way if she were their
biological daughter?
Furious, Christina turned and left the house.
As soon as she reached the car, an assistant came up to her with a file. âMiss, here is Keeraâsinformationâ¦
She has kept a low profile for so many years without many friends.â
Upon hearing this, Christina narrowed her eyes.
She couldnât touch Mary, but when it came to Keera, Christina had to regain her footing there.
Otherwise, if word got out, how could she, the heiress, maintain her position in the Olsen family? Wouldjust anyone be able to bully her?
Christina carefully examined Keeraâs personal information. Indeed, there was no blackmail mater
on her. Suddenly, she saw something and a cold sm appeared on her face.
Keira had just arrived at the South family villa.
Lewis parked the car, and both of them got out. As they approached the entrance, they saw Lewisâsassistant holding a suitcase, standing at the door.
Keira was slightly taken aback and looked at Lewis.
âAre you going on a business trip?â
âNo,â came the deep, light reply from Lewis.
Keira then asked, âThen what is thisâ¦â
The assistant handed the suitcase to Lewis. âMr. Horton, Iâve packed your daily necessities.â
Lewis nodded, picked up the suitcase, and entered the villa.
Keira finally understood his intention and, with a mix of laughter and tears, followed him inside. âHoldon, are you seriously planning to live here from now on?â
âYes,â Lewis answered without hesitation.
Keira shook her head ruefully and saw the housekeeper come out, looking at her with an indescribableexpression. âMiss Southâ¦â
Keira raised an eyebrow. âWhat is it?â
The maid glanced upstairs. Before she could speak, Lewisâs assistant blurted out, âMr. Horton, as peryour
instructions, Iâve already changed the master
bedroomâs bed and bedding to brand new ones.â
Keira was dumbfounded.
She looked at Lewis doubtfully and heard the man explain lightly, âI donât want to sleep in a bed thatothers have slept in.â
Keira immediately understood.
That was the bed Keera and Howard had shared. She too hadnât been comfortable sleeping in it whenshe first arrived.
At that time, it hadnât been convenient for her to make changes, so she just replaced it with a brand-new set of linens. This man, on the other hand, was more decisive. He switched out the entire bed.
Keira and Lewis went upstairs to the bedroom to lo at the bed, and Lewis opened the suitcase andstarte putting his things away in the closet.
As he organized his clothes, he disdainfully threw out the garments that Howard had not worn, whichwere in the closet, and instructed his assistant, âTrash
should stay in the trashcan.â
Keira remained silent.
When she divorced Howard, sheâd already packed up
and thrown out all of Howardâs belongings. The items here were just some unused menâs dailynecessities⦠Could this man truly not even tolerate that?
Keira shook her head. She found his behavior of marking territory childish but didnât stop him.
It was quite an accomplishment that Lewis had restrained himself from coming to see her for a monthand hadnât disrupted her plans.
She let Lewis do as he pleased with the master bedroom; even if he tore it down and remodeled it, itwould be fine. She could live in the study.
She picked up the diary sheâd found under the tree yesterday and began to read through it.
Upon seeing the contents on the first page, Keiraâs pupils constricted!
Indeed, this notebook contained Keeraâs secrets!
The date on the first page was from ten years ago, and
the content readâ¦.