Chapter95
Kathie looked at Ellsworth’s perfunctory attitude with utter
disdain.
Harriet just ate quietly on the side, saying nothing.
After dinner, Raymond called Ellsworth to the study for a private
talk, while Harriet and Kathie stayed downstairs to keep Tamera
company.
At this point, Tamera didn’t need their company. She put on her
glasses and sat in the small living room watching short dramas
on her phone.
Every time the villainous female character appeared in the
drama, Tamera would grit her teeth in anger, thinking Kelsey was just like that villain, and her grandson was the foolish male
lead, deceived by a bad woman.
So she took her phone over to Harriet and Kathie, asking them
to teach her how to send the short dramas to Ellsworth.
Tamera’s seriousness made Harriet and Kathie burst out
laughing.
But they still taught Tamera how to share the dramas with Ellsworth. Kathie even set Tamera’s app to a ‘mistress
prevention’ playlist, so Tamera could send Ellsworth four or five videos a day to remind him not to be fooled by bad women.
Four or five?
Ha, just while Raymond was lecturing Ellsworth, Tamera had
already sent him forty or fifty videos-either melodramatic short dramas or clips about mistresses ruining families.
Upstairs in the study, seeing Ellsworth’s phone constantly
buzzing, Raymond scowled and asked, “Is Kelsey messaging
you? What’s going on? Are you not even allowed back in the
Townsend’s mansion now?”
…
Ellsworth.
After a moment of silence, Ellsworth crossed his legs and said
with amusement, “It’s Grandma sending me spam messages.”
When he heard it was from Tamera, Raymond dropped the
subject and just talked to Ellsworth about the company and his
own matters.
***
A little after nine, Ellsworth came downstairs with his hands in his pockets, unhurried. Seeing Harriet and Kathie on either side of Tamera, arms linked, happily watching dramas with her,
Ellsworth slowed his steps.
It was a very warm scene.
For a moment, it felt like going back to the past, before he and Harriet were married.
Back then, Harriet would come to the Townsend’s mansion almost every day, always hanging out with Kathie.
After they got married, she came much less often.
Without making a sound, he walked into the living room. Seeing the three of them still watching their phones, unaware of his
arrival, Ellsworth walked over, reached out, and ruffled Harriet’s
hair. “Time to go home.”
His voice was gentle, and Harriet’s hair was left a bit messy from his touch.
Looking up at Ellsworth, Harriet stopped smiling, replied with a faint “Okay,” then put on her shoes and said to Tamera and Kat,
“Grandma, Kat, I’m heading back to Auburn Heights.”
Seeing this, Tamera finally put down her phone and got up to see her off.
Patsy, having finished in the kitchen, came out when she saw the two of them about to leave.
When Patsy offered to walk them out to the car, Ellsworth said, “Just see us to the door, no need to walk all the way out and
back.”
At Ellsworth’s words, Patsy, Tamera, and Kathie walked the couple to the villa’s front door and stopped there.
“Mom, Grandma, Kat, we’re heading back now.” After saying goodbye to everyone again, Harriet followed Ellsworth out.
The breeze was cool, the moon especially round tonight, and the stars were bright and plentiful.
After walking a short distance in the yard, Ellsworth took his
right hand out of his pocket again and held Harriet’s hand.
They were already out of sight-Grandma couldn’t see them
anymore.
Thinking of this, Harriet was about to pull her hand back and remind Ellsworth, but he spoke first.
He asked her, “Are you getting used to working at Galaxy
Innovations?”
As soon as Ellsworth spoke, Harriet’s attention shifted. She replied, “I’m quite used to it. Reginald is really nice, Jonas and the others are great too, and I really like this job myself.”
Whenever she talked about her new job, Harriet seemed like a different person-especially bright and cheerful.
Seeing her so happy, Ellsworth gave a faint smile and said nothing more.
It had been a long time since they’d walked together like this. Back in their school days, they used to walk home together, especially after Harriet skipped a grade-they’d gone home alone
many times.
The atmosphere suddenly grew quiet. Harriet could only feel
how strong Ellsworth’s hand was.
Even though he wasn’t holding her tightly at all.
There were insects and frogs chirping in the yard. Thinking about the Townsend Group’s stock turmoil today, Harriet felt like it was all a dream, because Ellsworth’s calmness made it
seem as if nothing had happened.
But then, Ellsworth had always been emotionally steady since
childhood.
The night was peaceful, and Ellsworth walked slowly tonight, as if they were just taking a stroll.
