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All along, she had always gone back by herself to keep her
grandfather company.
And that phone call just now-it was from Kelsey. She had heard
Even though she was a bit far away, she still caught Kelsey’s
voice.
Understanding as always, Harriet made Ellsworth, phone in
hand, lower his gaze and just look at her.
Back when they had just gotten married, if he didn’t come home
or ignored her, she would feel disappointed, and her eyes would
show her sadness.
But now, her eyes were calm and unruffled.
At this moment, she busied herself as if he wasn’t even part of
this home.
He just stood there watching Harriet until a message came in
on WhatsApp, snapping Ellsworth back to reality. He gathered
his things and left.
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The bedroom door slammed shut. Holding the clothes she had
just folded, Harriet turned to glance toward the doorway.
She stared at the door for a while, then snapped out of it,
finished folding the clothes, tidied herself up, and drove home
to see her grandfather.
After having lunch with her grandfather at home, when the old
man next door came over to play chess, Harriet put on a hat
and went out to the yard to trim the flowers and plants.
Few young people would do this kind of work, but Harriet had
grown up with her grandfather, so whatever the old men could
do, she could too.
Just as she finished trimming a bonsai pine, her phone rang in
her pocket. She took it out and saw it was a call from Jolene.
Since leaving the Townsend Group, she hadn’t been in touch
with Jolene for some time.
Putting down her scissors, Harriet walked under the grape arbor
with her phone, swiped to answer, and greeted with a smile,
“Jolene, is there something you need?”
On the other end, Jolene’s voice sounded a bit aggrieved: “Ms.
Chavez, there’s something I’ve been thinking about for days. I
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felt I should call you and report it to you.”
Holding the phone to her ear with her left hand and fanning
herself with her right, Harriet smiled and said, “Go ahead.”
Hearing Harriet’s warm voice, Jolene said, “Ms. Chavez, Mr.
Townsend is planning to hand over the acquisition of Voyage
Group to Rushtar Group. This is a big project, and it’s an
important one for the company.”
“So I’ve been thinking about it for days, and I felt I should report
this to you, Ms. Chavez. If possible, could you try to persuade
Mr. Townsend? Ask him to reconsider the acquisition of Voyage
Group.”
Originally, the company’s shareholders were all against it, but
after Ellsworth held a meeting, everyone agreed.
Jolene had worked with Harriet for years. She couldn’t swallow
this injustice on Harriet’s behalf, feeling that Ellsworth was too
biased, too protective of Kelsey, and didn’t respect Harriet as
his wife. That’s why she made this call.
After all, no matter what, Harriet was still Ellsworth’s wife and
held 10% of the Townsend Group’s shares.
Feeling Jolene’s indignation, Harriet took a few steps to the
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side and, without showing any emotion, sat down on a stone
bench behind her-only to find it too hot to sit on, so she stood up again, smiling as she said, “Alright, I know about this. I’ll
think about how to talk to Ellsworth. Jolene, thank you for
letting me know.”
Harriet’s good temper only made Jolene more upset for her.
Jolene said sadly, “Ms. Chavez, you’re just too easygoing.
That’s why other women keep pushing their luck. Ms. Chavez,
please don’t be so nice anymore. Even if you don’t want to stay
married to Mr. Townsend, don’t make things so easy for other
women. You should make an agreement with Mr. Townsend so
he can’t keep protecting Rushtar Group like this.”
Jolene felt bad for her, and Harriet herself felt a bit bitter inside.
She said, “I understand. I’ll think of something.”
Seeing that Harriet was receptive, Jolene changed the subject
and gently asked, “Ms. Chavez, is there a position at Galaxy
Innovations that I could handle? I don’t really want to stay at the
Townsend Group anymore. If possible, I’d like to continue
working as your secretary at Galaxy Innovations.”
On this end, Harriet couldn’t help but laugh. She said, “I can’t
afford a secretary at Galaxy Innovations yet, but I can help you
look for other positions.”
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“Alright, thank you, Ms. Chavez.”
After chatting for a while longer, the two finally hung up.
Now that Harriet was no longer vice president at the Townsend
Group, her conversations with Jolene felt more like those between friends.
Jolene’s true personality was starting to show a bit more.
Actually, she came from quite a background herself.
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