Lewis looked over. âIs there a problem?â
Keira furrowed her brows. âI trust Mary, so since Mary could get pregnant, then Ellisâs report must be
problematicâ¦â
Lewis frowned. âWhat could be wrong with it?â
Keira looked at the report. âI donât know, Iâm not familiar with this area. Letâs hurry back home. Iâm afraid
Mary will be heartbroken if she sees it.â
âOkay.â
Lewis drove, and they quickly returned to the South residence.
As they arrived at the entrance, they saw a large crowd gathered at the front door, and upon closer
inspection, it turned out to be the Davis family.
At that moment, Wayne stood at the entrance, angrily staring at Mary, and demanded, âIs this child
really Ellisâs? What on earth is going on!â
Mary looked at them, her fists clenched tightly. âUncle,
this is between me and Ellis. It has nothing to do with
the Davis family!â
âHow is it unrelated?!â
Wayne sneered. âIf this child is a lie, then we, the Davis family, have offended Ellis, and youâve doomed
us!â
Wayneâs eyes darkened as he stared at Mary.
Ever since their family had split, they were no longer part of the Davis familyâs direct lineage, and their
living standards began to fall, so he had wished for his niece to marry Ellis.
Even though he had let her accompany men in drinking, he had never actually allowed her to sleep
with anyone.
They had a daughter of their own, but still, he gave the
chance to meet Ellis to this most beautiful niece of his.
And what happened?
His niece wasnât chosen, which was one thing, but then, on turning around, she somehow managed to
hook up with Ellis by using god knows what methods.
It had caused his position in the company to plummet!
Mary was simply ungrateful and biting the hand that
fed her!
Since she married Ellis, their lives should have been on the upswing, but instead, because of his
nieceâs hatred for him, he was now worse off than before!
If only he had known his niece would turn out like
thisâ¦
He should never have introduced Ellis to her!!
And nowâ¦
Wayne took this opportunity, determined to take down. Mary!
He stared at Mary, took a step forward, and lashed out. âSay something! Iâm telling you to speak up!â
Mr. Davis and Mrs. Davis had also arrived, both fixated on Mary, one anxious, the other filled with
panic. âMary, what on earth is going on? Is that report false? Why does the doctor say itâs true? If Ellis
truly is infertile, then whose child are you carrying?â
Mary looked at the three people in front of her.
She suddenly felt her life was ridiculous.
At this moment, her dearest family members were
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actually putting reputation first!
She closed her eyes in pain, and tears slid down from the corners of her eyes.
Mrs. Davis stepped forward and grabbed her by the shoulders. âSpeak up! Whatâs going on with this
child? If itâs not Ellisâs⦠our family is finished!â
After saying this, the corners of her eyes moistened.
Mary looked at her and gave a bitter smile. âHow
would it matter if the child is Ellisâs or not?â
No sooner had these words fallen, Mrs. Davis blurted
out, âHow could it possibly be Ellisâs? No wonder I thought, from the engagement to the marriage,
Ellisâs demeanor was all wrong, he was so reluctant⦠If itâs not his child, you have to get rid of it! How
could the Olsen family ever allow you to keep this illegitimate child!â
Mary listened to these words and laughed mockingly.
She stared at Mrs. Davis and enunciated each word.
âThis child is Ellisâs. I have never done anything to betray him!â
Mrs. Davis retorted. âIf itâs his, then whatâs that news
about? The Olsen family has yet to clarify, and their
stock has already fallen! Mary, how can you still be so stubborn?! Do you know how much the Olsen
familyâs stock has dropped? Thatâs a lot of money! Even if we â sold our house, we couldnât pay it
back!â
She was on the verge of tears. âIf the relationship between the Davis family and the Olsen family is
destroyed, the first branch of the family will never let us off the hook! What do we do? What do we do!â
She was so anxious and was spinning in circles. She then suddenly grabbed Mr. Davis. âShould we just
run away? Sell the house and leave the country!â
Wayne immediately said, âRun away? Impossible! You are the ones who will have to take the fall! If my
brother blames us, your family wonât be able to handle
it!â
No sooner had these words fallen, Mr. Davis retorted, âIt was Mary who deceived Ellis. What does that
have to do with us? We really didnât know about this⦠If
thereâs blame, blame it on Mary, Iâll leave her here for
you!â
Upon hearing this, Maryâs pupils shrank sharply!
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She was aware that her parents exploited her, but she never imagined they would use her to such an
extent!
At a time like this, their first reaction was to abandon
her?!
She clenched her fists tightly and looked at them in disbelief. âDad, Mom! How can you treat me like
this!â
âHow have we treated you?â
Mr. Davis glared at her. âIt was because you were indiscreet and did such a thing!â
Mrs. Davis also looked at he., âMary, you and Ellis were husband and wife for some time, so there must
be some feelings there, right? We believe they wonât cut you off completely, so just go ahead and get
an abortion. That way, you can at least give the Olsen family an explanationâ¦â
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