Chapter 275
Chapter 277: Chapter 277 Chapter 277: Chapter 277 Mary Davis immediately frowned and looked at her.
Keira Olsen pursed her lips, trying to make her gaze seem gentler.
Mary Davis sized her up with her eyes, suddenly stood up, walked over to her, and touched her forehead.
Keira Olsen: p>
“You don’t have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense! You were adamant about not telling me who they were back then, saying it would jeopardize my safety, so why are you asking me now p>
For the first time, Keira Olsen felt Keera’s caution.
At least on this matter, she hadn’t been careless.
Keira Olsen simply uttered “Oh,” her expression unchanged, “I was afraid you might have discovered something. It seems you still know nothing, which is good p>
Sure enough, Mary Davis was distracted: “Keera, you’re really too cautious. Didn’t you say before? If you couldn’t even complete their first task, they wouldn’t come after you again p>
These words made Keira Olsen freeze for a moment, “The first task p>
“Yes, you said the first task involved someone very important to you, so you refused p>
Someone very important…
Keira Olsen knitted her brow, “My very important person… who is it p>
Mary Davis immediately rolled her eyes: “Who else could it be? Howard, of course! You were already together with him back then p>
Then she added with a tone full of jealousy, “Certainly wasn’t me p>
After she finished speaking, she couldn’t help but complain, “I considered you my best friend. We’ve been in the same school since kindergarten, with years of friendship behind us. And yet, in your heart, I don’t compare even to Amy, let alone your mother-in-law and Howard. For them, you actually abandoned me… Never mind, let’s not talk about it. I feel aggrieved just bringing it up p>
She was genuinely aggrieved!
Mary Davis pouted her lips.
Keira Olsen wasn’t good at comforting people, so she remained silent. Just then, the sound of the door opening came from the entrance, followed by Howard’s mother walking in.
She hummed a tune from a square dance routine as she entered, not looking towards the living room but heading straight for the kitchen, “Keera, what are we eating today? I’m starving after exercising p>
After finishing her sentence, she had already entered the kitchen, only to find it completely empty, with no signs of food being prepared.
Howard’s mother paused, then burst out the door, cursing, “Keera, what have you been doing at home all afternoon? What time is it, and you still haven’t started cooking?! You p>
As she spoke and saw Mary Davis, Howard’s mother halted her words, then scoffed, “Oh, isn’t this Mary Davis? It’s been over half a year, hasn’t it? What, you finally came to your senses and brought a partnership proposal for Howard p>
Mary Davis replied with a forced smile, “Auntie, half a year no see, you seem to have become even more acerbic p>
Howard’s mother’s expression froze, and she retorted angrily, “What way is that to talk p>
Mary Davis spread her hands, “Just telling it like it is p>
“You p>
Howard’s mother, infuriated, clutched at her chest and then pointed at Keera, berating her: “Keera, you just stand there and let your friend insult me? I’m telling you, her disrespect towards me is disrespect towards you! She clearly has no regard for you, otherwise she would know that doing this would make things difficult for you, wouldn’t she p>
“Keera, I want you to kick her out immediately, and don’t you dare see her again. Otherwise, I’ll definitely tell Howard that you let your friend come here to bully me p>
Mary Davis clenched her jaw upon hearing this.
She looked towards Keira Olsen.
It had been the same six months ago.
Howard and his mother’s words had led Keera to block her outright.
Later, she encountered Howard, who shamelessly suggested that if her family’s company partnered with him on a project, he’d convince Keera to unblock her.
Mary Davis was furious then.
She felt as though Howard treated her best friend and their friendship as commodities to be bargained with!
She felt anxious for Keera, angry at her inability to see through such a character.
But Mary Davis also feared…
Feared that Keera would once again be swayed by Howard’s mother’s words…
Mary Davis didn’t dare speak, and Howard’s mother grew bolder, “Why so silent now? Cat got your tongue? Weren’t you so articulate just a moment ago p>
Mary Davis took a deep breath.
Just now, Keera had spoken of wanting a divorce, but she hadn’t made up her mind yet. Despite Mary’s urgency, she knew this was Keera’s life, and she couldn’t make decisions for her.
Worried about making Keera uncomfortable, Mary stood up, “Keera, I’ll head out first. Contact me if you need anything p>
After saying this, she got up and walked towards the door.
Kiera Olsen followed behind her, “Alright, let me walk you out p>
This response caused Mary to pause slightly, her heart suddenly feeling empty.
Keera clearly hadn’t made up her mind yet.
She clenched her jaw, reached the doorway, then turned back to look at Kiera Olsen, “Keera, you can fight for almost anything in life, but freedom is something you own; don’t forget the words you just said p>
Kiera Olsen nodded, her tone indifferent, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing p>
How could Mary not be anxious?
She wanted to say more, but having already caused a stir once, she feared being too oppressive and getting blacklisted by Keera again, so she left without saying another word.
After Mary left, Kiera Olsen then turned around.
Howard’s mother scoffed, “What are you looking at? Get moving and cook, you’re so wooden, and clumsy, how can you compare to Cindy? No wonder Howard never comes home p>
Kiera Olsen’s gaze grew stern.
Her lips curled into a faint smile as she replied, “Okay, I’ll go cook now p>
Snatching back everything that originally belonged to Keera was as easy as flipping her hand; she already had a plan in her heart.
Amy needed to eat as well, so since that was the case…
Kiera Olsen entered the kitchen.
She quickly made three dishes and a soup. After serving the meal on the table, she went upstairs to fetch Amy down.
The three of them sat down at the dining table to eat.
Kiera Olsen served some food to Amy, and Howard’s mother, tasting a mouthful with disdain, suddenly lit up, “Keera, the food you cooked today is quite delicious p>
Kiera Olsen spoke lightly, “Hmm, I looked up a tutorial online specifically p>
She lowered her gaze.
Using her status as a Disciple of the Imperial Kitchen to spoil Howard’s mother’s taste buds was part of her revenge plan!
She had plenty of swift and decisive methods to strip Howard of everything cleanly.
But she didn’t want to expose her identity, so she had to minimize the use of her past status to avoid arousing “their” suspicion; also, after suffering for so many years, Keera absolutely had to take her revenge.
It wasn’t enough just to get a divorce, but also, after the divorce, she would make the cheating couple and this terrible mother-in-law suffer p>
This nitpicky mother-in-law would probably find Cindy’s cooking unsatisfactory in the future… after all, accustomed to delicacies, how could she settle for homemade dishes? There would certainly be chaos then!
She… was quite looking forward to it!
At night, Mary Davis lay in bed, tossing and turning restlessly.
Thinking of leaving today and wanting to go back to give Keera a few words of advice, she saw through the window that Keera obediently entered the kitchen to cook for Howard’s mother, and her heart was blocked.
Keera, are you really going to get a divorce?
She loved Howard so much, one threat from him was enough to make her block herself.
For the sake of the company’s money and that house, Howard would surely not bring up divorce himself, and if Howard said a few sweet words, wouldn’t Keera soften once again?
Mary Davis took another deep breath and turned over in bed.
After a while, she suddenly sat up, “No way, is Keera sick? After all this, she’s still cooking for that vile mother-in-law?! Claiming she would divorce, all lies to deceive me! Liar! I should block you, so you can’t abandon and block me again p>
At this thought, tears welled up in her eyes.
So she immediately picked up her phone, huffing and about to block Keera – who had just been added back – when suddenly, a new message appeared in the chat…