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Ells never should have agreed to this marriage back then. He
never should have gotten the marriage certificate.
***
Meanwhile, at the hospital.
When Kelsey returned to her room to rest after her checkup,
Ellsworth was in the corridor calling Johnathan, asking if the
event was over and whether Kathie and Harriet had been
taken home.
On the other end of the line, Johnathan said, “Your brother is
back. He took Kat and Hara home, so don’t worry!”
Ken is back?
Ellsworth was a little surprised.
By his count, it had been nearly a year since he last came back.
Ever since he married Harriet, he had come home less and less.
After a brief chat, Ellsworth hung up and returned to the
hospital room. Kelsey said dμ
for making you come out so late at night.”
Her mother, Alicia Graham, breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Kel said her heart was feeling unwell. I was really scared. Syl is already gone-if anything happened to her too, her father and I
wouldn’t be able to go on.”
“Ells, thank you for tonight. If your Uncle Wen hadn’t been away on business, I wouldn’t have called you.”
With both hands in his pockets, Ellsworth replied in a calm
voice, “It’s nothing.”
He added, “Auntie, I’ll head back now. You and Kelsey should
get some rest.”
Kelsey, reluctant to see him go, said, “Drive safely. I’ll let you
know how things go after my follow-up tomorrow.”
“Alright,” Ellsworth replied calmly, opening the door and
leaving.
The night air was cool. Ellsworth drove with the window
down, one hand holding a cigarette out the window, the other
on the steering wheel.
As the smoke drifted away in the wind, Ellsworth suddenly
thought of Harriet-how she had quietly appeared in front of
him and Johnathan.
He remembered her overhearing his conversation with
Johnathan.
Ellsworth exhaled a long plume of smoke, stubbed out the half-
finished cigarette, and pressed the gas pedal, speeding up.
***
After showering and washing away the smell of smoke and
alcohol, Harriet felt completely refreshed.
As she was drying her hair with a towel, the bedroom door
suddenly opened.
Harriet looked up and saw that Ellsworth had come back.
For a moment, Harriet was a little surprised, but she didn’t react
much-she just hadn’t expected him to come home tonight.
Since Patsy had moved in, he had restrained himself a lot.
Of course, she was his mother. It was only natural that he cared
about her and didn’t want to upset her.
After all, she wasn’t just anyone.
Seeing Ellsworth’s indifferent gaze fall on her, Harriet gave him
a gentle smile and greeted him, “You’re back.”
Her voice was soft and gentle, very pleasant to hear.
Ellsworth took off his suit jacket and tossed it carelessly onto
the sofa, then unbuttoned his shirt collar and rolled up his
sleeves.
He asked, “Did Ken bring you back?”
Harriet nodded. “Yes.””
Speaking to Ellsworth calmly, Harriet was more composed than
before.
Maybe it was because she had decided to let go.
As for the life she owed him, she could never repay it.
So be it.
She wouldn’t repay it anymore.
Harriet didn’t ask where he had been or who he had seen, and
Ellsworth didn’t offer any explanation. He just took his clothes
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and went to the bathroom.
At the foot of the bed, Harriet turned to look at Ellsworth.
She stared at the bathroom for a long time before snapping out
of it and turning her head back.
More than ten minutes later, Ellsworth came out after his
shower. Unlike before, Harriet hadn’t gone to bed early-she
hadn’t even gotten into bed, as if she were waiting for
Ellsworth.
He was absentmindedly drying his hair, the collar of his
pajamas open, his firm chest completely exposed.
Harriet didn’t look at him for long. She simply waited until
Ellsworth finished drying his hair and tossed the towel onto the
cabinet, then turned and picked up the divorce agreement from
the desk, handing it to him. She said calmly, “The agreement
isn’t complicated. I didn’t have much of a dowry when we got
married, so the divorce agreement doesn’t involve any property
issues.”‘
“I’ve already signed the agreement. Once you sign it, it will take
effect. We can handle the paperwork after you finish your
projects.”
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When Harriet handed over the agreement, Ellsworth stopped fixing his hair and just looked at her.
She had overheard his conversation with Johnathan and immediately tossed the agreement in front of him.
Such efficiency.
Staring at Harriet for a while, Ellsworth withdrew his right hand from his hair, looked at her coolly, and asked, “Harriet,
have you really thought this through? You want nothing at
all?”
Harriet replied, “I’ve thought it through, very clearly.””
