Chapter100
That jasmine fragrance was Kelsey’s signature.
Disliking the scent on him, Harriet made no move to get up,
while Ellsworth pulled at his own clothes and sniffed them.
Other than the smell of laundry detergent, there was nothing
else.
But he still smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll go take a shower first.”
With that, he took his clothes and went to the bathroom.
A moment passed.
After showering, Ellsworth returned to the bedroom. When he
lay down beside Harriet’s pillow, he hugged her from behind.
The promise he made to Tamera last night wasn’t entirely
perfunctory.
Harriet wasn’t sleeping deeply, so when Ellsworth hugged her,
she woke up.
She didn’t open her eyes, nor did she remove Ellsworth’s hand
from her waist; she just pretended to be asleep.
It wasn’t until Ellsworth got serious, until he started unbuttoning her clothes, that Harriet couldn’t keep up the act anymore. She grabbed his hand at once and said, “Ellsworth, stop it. I’m really tired. I have a lot of work to do tomorrow.”
As Harriet spoke, Ellsworth held her and chuckled, “Not
pretending to sleep anymore?”
Still holding his hand, Harriet said in a flat voice, “I’m really tired.
Please stop.”
Since Harriet said she was tired, Ellsworth didn’t force her. He
kissed her face and said, “Then let’s wait until the weekend.”
Harriet replied lazily, “We’ll see about the weekend.”
While answering Ellsworth, Harriet was thinking to herself that
she had to work overtime this weekend, and the next, and the
one after that.
By then, the resignation turmoil would have pretty much blown
over.
With her voice still lazy, Ellsworth greedily kneaded her a few times before finally letting her go so she could rest.
The nightlight in the room stayed on, and Harriet was much
colder than she used to be.
A few months ago, whenever Ellsworth managed to come
home, she would be so happy, bustling around with joy.
Now… she didn’t care anymore. No matter what he did, whether
he came home or not, she just didn’t care.
***
The next morning.
Harriet woke up earlier than Ellsworth. She quietly got herself
ready, went downstairs for breakfast, and then drove to the
company.
A little after ten.
While Harriet was busy in her office, things suddenly got lively
outside.
Through the floor-to-ceiling glass wall, she saw Grayson
bustling in, leading Ellsworth and Kelsey into the company.
Behind Ellsworth and Kelsey, each had their own secretary
following.
Grayson said, “Mr. Townsend, Mr. Barton is on his way. Mr.
Barton asks that Mr. Townsend wait in the office for a bit; he’ll
be here in about fifteen minutes.”
Walking at the front of the group, Ellsworth was still as spirited
and outstanding as ever, standing out from the crowd.
Beside him, Kelsey kept close to Ellsworth, glancing around
Galaxy Innovations as if searching for something.
Hearing Grayson’s words, Ellsworth responded with a faint “Mm” and followed Grayson upstairs.
His gaze was indifferent; he didn’t look around, nor did he ask
about Harriet.
As Grayson led the group upstairs, Harriet withdrew her gaze
and continued working.
Not long after, someone knocked on her office door.
Hearing the sound, Harriet said gently, “Come in.”
The door opened, and Harriet looked up to see Kelsey entering with a big smile, greeting her warmly, “Hara.”
Harriet replied calmly, “Kelsey.”
Kelsey walked into the office with a smile. As Harriet stood up to greet her, Kelsey said, “Hara, you don’t need to be so polite, no need to make tea or anything. I was just bored upstairs, so I
came to see you.”
Reginald was in the lab that morning, and because he got stuck
in traffic due to an accident, he couldn’t make it back at the
agreed time.
Since Kelsey told her not to stand on ceremony, Harriet really
didn’t, and just sat back down.
At this point, Kelsey sat across from her at the desk and
chatted idly, “Reginald is quite proud. I asked him out several
times, but he always said he didn’t have time and turned me
down. It was only when Ells stepped in and brought me over
that Reginald agreed to meet.”
“Luckily, with Ells’ help, there’s finally a glimmer of hope for
working with your Galaxy Innovations.”
At this, Kelsey smiled again and said, “I was originally going to
ask you to make the introduction, Hara, but since you just
joined Galaxy Innovations, I was worried it might put you in a difficult position, so I didn’t come to you.”
The reason she didn’t ask Harriet this time was because last
time at the resort, when she asked Harriet to make the
introduction, Harriet refused.
Looking at Kelsey, Harriet smiled and said, “Ellsworth’s
influence is much greater than mine. With him, you can rest
assured, Kelsey.”
