Keira didnât know that Lewis had decided to make
inroads into Clance.
In the following days, she settled down and started to look into everything that belonged to Keera withAmy by her side.
Samuel had already turned Keeraâs information upside down and even found out which elementaryschool
she attended.
Keeraâs life appeared ordinary and unremarkable.
She was an orphan, and her adoptive parents had passed away, leaving her this villa and a smallcompany
She brought Howard into her family by marrying him, and their daughter Amyâs full name was AmySouth, taking Keeraâs surname.
Since getting married, Keera had never worked; she handed the company over to Howard and tookcare of her husband and child at home.
What gave Keira a headache was that before marrying
Howard, Keera had signed a prenup.
No matter whose fault it was, if the two got divorced, the custody of the child would go to Howard.
That was why, even though Keera knew about Howardâs affair, she never dared to mention divorce.
What a disaster.
How-love-struck was Keera to sign such an agreement!
No wonder Howard had such a tight grip on her.
Amy was her life, so how could she possibly consider divorce for her sake?
And as long as Howard didnât divorce, he could d her money and keep his mistress. It seemed th
mistress might be pregnantâ¦
While Keira was sorting out Keeraâs various docu in the study, Howard walked in and threw a thousa
dollars at her. âHere, this monthâs allowance.â
Keira was startled. âSo little?â
This was Clance, where even the monthly property
management fee for the villa was several hundred dollars. What was left would barely be enough tobuy some formula for Amy.
Howard scoffed. âIf itâs too little, then youâll just have to spend it frugally! Some peopleâs monthly salaryis only a few hundred, and they live just fine. Why canât you manage?â
Keira frowned. âIâ¦â
Before she could finish, Howard interjected. âDonât ask me for money. I donât have any!â
Keira frowned. âHow can you not have any? The company pays you a salary of twelve thousand evemonthâ¦â
âDonât I have to pay taxes?â
Howard impatiently said, âBesides, Cindy is pregnant now, carrying the Smith familyâs eldest grandson.If sheâs in a bad mood, I should at least buy her a bag,
right?â
Howardâs mother sneered. âIf you spend less on formula for Amy, youâll have enough. Howard earnshis money through hard work. Canât you be a little more frugal and considerate? You couldnât evenplease Mr.
(
Horton. After all these days, he hasnât bothered to
check on you once. You really got a poor bargain sleeping with him!â
Keira was perplexed.
The company used to pay Keera a dividend each month, but since the tax on dividends was high, theyswitched to paying Howard a salary instead.
Keera really didnât leave any backup for herself at all. She took a deep breath. âThe propertymanagement fee is a thousand a month, utilities add up to a bit less than 200, and this yearâs heating
fee still hasnât been paid. Theyâve been hounding me for it. Whatâs thousand dollars going to do? A bagfor your i costs tens of thousands at least, doesnât it?â
Howard scoffed. âKeera, why have you become s vulgar, only talking to me about money? Where ishigh-mindedness? This really disappoints me!â
S
Leaving those words behind, he turned to his mothe âMom, I guess we canât count on Mr. Hortonanymor Weâve definitely eaten a silent loss. I havenât seen Cindy in a few days, Iâll visit her today.â
âGo go!â
Howard slammed the door and left.
Howardâs mother then looked at Keira with scorn. âKeera, if you canât keep your husband, itâs your ownlack of ability. You should look for the problem within yourself! Stop complaining about this and that allthe time! Besides, you are now like a worn-out shoe, filthy to death. Howard doesnât even want to touchyou!â
Keira stared at her. âThen letâs get a divorce.â
âDivorce?â Howardâs mother sounded as if she heard a joke. âThe prenuptial agreement made it clearthat if we divorce, Amy will stay with us.â
Having said that, Howardâs mother laughed aga ut Iâm not unreasonable. Amyâs just a girl, and we,Smith family, donât really want her. I can speak t Howard for you. As long as you transfer the villa a the
company to him, then you can keep Amy!â
Keira frowned. âWhere would Amy and I live? How would we survive afterward?â
âAre you missing hands or feet? Besides, just any place will do for you two women to live! The familyassets are to be passed on to the boys in the future!â
After going that Howardâs mother stored at har âIf
you want to divorce, you can only choose between the child and the family wealth!â
Keira frowned.
Howardâs mother scoffed. âCanât let go of your little family wealth, can you? Then keep your mouthshut, serve Howard well, and make him satisfied. You might get a little more spending money eachmonth that
way.â
Leaving those words behind, she went out to dance in
the square.
Keira stayed at home with a tight frown.
She sneered and then went into the bedroom to
Amy.
Her phone pinged twice, and it was a message from Amyâs early education teacher, reminding her thatit was time to renew Amyâs classesâ¦
But inside Keeraâs bank card, there were only a few
hundred dollars.
How utterly pathetic and pitiable!
Keira sighed again.
How on earth did Keera end up leading such a life?!
She sighed silently; her eyes gradually turned steely.novelbin
Having figured out Keeraâs daily routine these past few days, it was now time for her to collect debts for
Keera!
Although she needed to use Keeraâs identity to survive, she had no intention of allowing herself to liveso
stifled.
Just as she thought this, her phone vibrated. She picked it up and saw a message from Uncle Olsen.âLittle friend, have you returned to Clance?â
This was their first contact since coming back fr
Oceanion.
Keira looked down, replying to the message. âI ha there something you need?â
Uncle Olsen had been investigating Mrs. Olsenâs whereabouts lately with absolutely no leads.
It was as if she had evaporated from this world.
Feeling utterly clueless and not knowing where to
start, he had no choice but to return defeated.
This reminded him of Keira.
But was this response⦠a bit too indifferent?
Uncle Olsen rubbed his tired and foggy head, looking toward Ellis. âWhy do I feel like Keera is a bit coldtowards me?â
Ellis had also returned from Oceanion and upon hearing this, he said, âPerhaps thereâs amisunderstanding? Uncle, who exactly is this Keera that you are so concerned about?â
Thatâs when something occurred to Uncle Olsen, and he suddenly said, âBring me my bag.â
His secretary immediately brought over his b
Uncle Olsen then opened the bag, and Ellis wa he took out from it a teacup.
Ellis was baffled. âUncle, this is⦠a Fragrance Hall teacup? Wait, you were just eating. Why did you sna teacup home?â
Uncle Olsen tossed him the teacup, which was sealed in a vacuum bag. âThis was used by