Glancing at Tamera and Patsy, Harriet looked at Ellsworth
again. She saw that his back was no longer as straight as
before; he was barely holding on.
But Ellsworth must have known very well that as long as the
two of them wanted a divorce, Raymond and Tamera’s
opposition didn’t really matter.
In fact, there was no need for him to be so stubborn.
He would rather endure Raymond’s beating than give up on the
divorce.
Ellsworth really was making things difficult for her.
Even so, Harriet kept her eyes on Ellsworth and took two steps
forward.
On Raymond and Ellsworth’s side, chess pieces were scattered all over the floor. Seeing Harriet about to intervene, Ellsworth turned to her and, his voice trembling, warned, “Harriet, if you come over, this divorce will never happen. Think carefully.”
At Ellsworth’s warning, Harriet stopped in her tracks.
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She stared at Ellsworth for a moment, then didn’t go any closer.
Instead, she looked at Raymond and said calmly, “Grandpa, it
wasn’t Ellsworth who asked for the divorce. I insisted on it.”
She didn’t plead for Ellsworth, nor did she defend him. She
simply stated the facts.
It was indeed she who had asked for the divorce.
As for his future with Kelsey, that was for him to handle and
fight for himself.
All she wanted now was her own freedom.
Hearing Harriet’s words, Raymond’s whip finally stopped.
But he only looked at Harriet and said, “Even if it was you, Hara,
who asked for it, it’s still Ells‘ fault.”
When Tamera heard that it was Harriet who had asked for the
divorce, she immediately turned to comfort her, saying, “Hara,
did Ells mess around outside again? Grandma promises you,
nothing like this will ever happen again. I’ll move to Auburn
Heights to live with you, I’ll keep an eye on him, I’ll teach him.
Please, don’t get divorced, okay?”
At Tamera’s comfort, Harriet turned and smiled at her, saying,
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“Grandma, there’s no need to go to all that trouble, but thank
you.”
After thanking Tamera, Harriet looked at Raymond and said
solemnly, “Grandpa, thank you for letting me marry Ellsworth
three years ago. Thank you and Grandma for your affection and
approval. In these three years, I’ve learned a lot at the
Townsend Group, and in life, I’ve grown and matured a lot.”
She paused, then continued, “Grandpa, it was I who asked for
the divorce, and I insist on it. When I chose to marry Ellsworth
back then, I was immature, and so I brought trouble to the
Townsend family. Here, I want to apologize to you and
Grandma.”
“Three years, I’ve been with Ellsworth for three years, and I’ve
realized we’re truly not suited for each other. That’s why I asked
for a divorce. If this brings any damage to the Townsend
family’s reputation, I apologize again to you and Grandma. But
as for my divorce from Ellsworth, I ask for your approval.”
At this point, Harriet looked at Ellsworth again and said calmly,
“Ending this is because we both want a better beginning.”
Harriet didn’t plead for him, nor did she agree to let Tamera
discipline him. Instead, she tried to persuade Raymond in her
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own way, still insisting on divorce. Ellsworth’s eyes instantly
dimmed and lost their light.
The stubbornness and determination from earlier were gone
from his eyes.
Harriet truly wanted to end it, truly wanted a divorce.
She really wanted to cut all ties with him.
With Harriet having said this much, Raymond stood there
holding the whip, caught in a dilemma.
He wanted to beat Ellsworth, to teach him a lesson, hoping to
curb his arrogance, to make him stop thinking about Kelsey,
and to get him to live his life properly.
But now, Harriet said she was the one who wanted the divorce,
that ending things was for a better beginning. For the moment,
Raymond was at a loss.
Looking at Harriet, Raymond’s right hand was trembling.
At this point, it was no easy thing for him to raise the whip
again.
After all, age was catching up with him.
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Seeing this, Harriet quietly walked up to Raymond, gently took the whip from his hand, and softly said, “Grandpa, it’s all in the
past now. Both Ellsworth and I will be better off in the future.”
Hearing Harriet’s words, Raymond felt a wave of sadness,
thinking he had failed to raise his grandson properly.
Supported by Harriet as he sat down on a nearby chair,
Raymond looked up at her and asked, “Hara, are you really the
one who wants the divorce? Ells didn’t force you, did he?”
Harriet smiled, “He didn’t force me. I was the one who brought
up the divorce.”
In the past three years, Ellsworth had never once mentioned divorce to her, as if… the word didn’t exist in his vocabulary.
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