Chapter63
It was actually quite nice.
So, after a brief farewell, Reginald headed home, and Harriet
returned to her room to continue working.
Reginald’s unexpected visit had actually lightened the mood
quite a bit.
Someone like Reginald was born to devote himself to his career
and to science.
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Meanwhile, in the small conference room downstairs.
Ellsworth was discussing business with several partners, two of
whom had flown in from Mablaria.
Kelsey was by his side.
Leaning back in his chair, right leg crossed over his left,
Ellsworth was casually flipping through the strategic
partnership agreement when Noel suddenly came over.
Noel bent down and whispered a few words in Ellsworth’s ear,
and Ellsworth’s expression instantly darkened.
After Noel finished his report, Ellsworth’s expression returned to
normal-languid and relaxed, yet unable to hide his innate
nobility.
Placing the closed agreement back on the table, neither too
lightly nor too heavily, Ellsworth said, “Mr. Russell, it’s getting
late today. Let’s discuss the details another time. You’re also
welcome to visit Amberville.”
Hearing Ellsworth’s words, Mr. Russell glanced at his watch-it
was already nine o’clock.
After checking the time, Mr. Russell immediately said in somewhat unpolished English, “Sorry, Mr. Townsend, for taking
up so much of your time. Let’s continue our discussion in
Amberville another day.”
Ellsworth stood up, and the two men from Mablaria, along with
Kelsey and the others, also got up.
As everyone walked to the door, they shook hands and said
their goodbyes.
Kelsey followed Ellsworth out.
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As the two walked to the elevator, Kelsey asked, “Ells, the Townsend Group has been involved in quite a few
semiconductor projects these past two years. Are you interested in the project we just discussed?”
With both hands habitually in his pockets, Ellsworth replied in a
calm voice, “We can observe, and learn more about it.”
Kelsey perked up at this, her eyes shining as she looked at him. “Then let’s find a place to talk. I want to share my thoughts with
you, if you don’t mi…”
Before Kelsey could finish inviting Ellsworth to her room, he
interrupted her, “Let’s talk about this another day. Hara is sick.”
When Ellsworth said Harriet was sick-and even called her Hara-
the smile on Kelsey’s face froze.
She forced a smile after staring at Ellsworth for a while, then
said awkwardly, “Alright, let’s set another time.”
She quickly changed the subject, asking, “How is Hara?”
“A bad cold. She’s taking medicine.”
The elevator doors opened. Ellsworth stepped in, pressed the
button for his floor, and also pressed the button for Kelsey’s
floor upstairs.
Ellsworth was eager to get back. As Kelsey entered the elevator,
she looked a bit disappointed.
Standing next to Ellsworth, she really wanted to ask if he and
Harriet were still getting divorced, and whether he would keep
his promise to her sister.
But seeing that Ellsworth seemed to be in a bad mood tonight,
she didn’t ask anything.
When they reached the 22nd floor, Ellsworth said goodbye to
Kelsey and got out of the elevator first.
In the elevator, watching Ellsworth’s figure disappear, Kelsey’s
eyes gradually dimmed.
Harriet wasn’t as simple as she seemed-she was quite shrewd.
Striding to the door of his room, Ellsworth kept one hand in his
pocket and used the other to swipe his key card and open the
door.
The moment he opened the door, Ellsworth instinctively looked
around the room.
Fortunately, aside from Harriet sitting at the desk reading, there
was no one else in the room.
As his brow relaxed slightly, Harriet looked up and greeted him, “All done?”
At that moment, Harriet was flipping through one of the professional books Reginald had given her.
“Yeah.” Ellsworth replied indifferently, glanced around the room again, and even patted the bed a few times.
Harriet ignored him.
After checking the room, Ellsworth didn’t mind that Harriet was
sick. He walked over to the desk, pinched Harriet’s chin to make
her look at him, and asked her directly, “Did Reginald come by just now?”
Forced to look up at Ellsworth, Harriet finally understood what
he had been searching for in the room earlier.
For a moment, Harriet didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
In the end, she pushed Ellsworth’s hand away, lowered her head
to continue reading, and said calmly, “Ellsworth, I don’t want to
argue with you. Besides, we’ll probably go through the
formalities when we get back. If I really had any intentions, I
could wait a few more days.”
He never demanded anything of himself, yet always demanded things of others.
Unreasonable.
Unimpressed by Harriet’s attitude, Ellsworth walked behind her,
placed both hands on the desk to trap her in his arms, looked at
her face, and asked with a half-smile, “Harriet, do you really
have a change of heart? Since it’s come to this, tell me after all
the scheming to marry into the Townsend family, why do you
suddenly want nothing at all?”
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