Chapter 10
Harriet was still working in the office.
It was past 9:00 p.m., but for her, the night had just started.
Today, she was organizing documents for her handover.
Now that the divorce was happening, she’d leave the company
for sure.
Over the past years, she had handled quite a lot of work, and
she had to sort through it in advance.
By now, most of the employees had left, leaving only a handful
of lights on.
The entire building was quiet-something she had long grown
used to.
As she typed while looking straight at the screen, someone
suddenly knocked on the door.
She said gently, “Come in.”
As the door was pushed open, she looked up and was stunned
at the sight of Ellsworth. Then she said, “You haven’t left
either?”
Thinking of something, she stood up, picked up a document from the desk, and walked over to him. “The project with
Ranton Group is getting started, and the paperwork is still in process. I stopped by your office twice this afternoon, but you
weren’t there.
“Can you sign the contract now?”
He glanced at her before taking the contract and flipping
through it.
It suddenly dawned on him that work was all she talked about
when she saw him.
Finding no issues in the contract, he picked up a pen from her
desk, bent down, and signed it swiftly.
She then took the contract, reviewed it, and said, her voice all
business, “This is the only project I’m handling now. I’ll hand it
over to Noel later. Once I organize all my handover materials,
I’ll submit my resignation letter to you and the board.
“Oh, and I’ve drafted an NDA. After I resign, I won’t work in
related industries, and I’ll keep all information relevant to the
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Townsend Group completely confidential. Is there anything else I should prepare? I’ll get them ready within the next couple
of days.”
Harriet didn’t major in finance or management. She had studied
industrial robotics in Robotics and Automation Engineering,
with intelligent control as her minor.
At the age of sixteen, she had been admitted to Amberville
University with the highest scores, soon becoming her
professors’ most brilliant protege.
Back in middle school, she could already build model robots.
And she had won many competitions and even held patents.
During her senior year, Amberville University and two other
prestigious universities had offered her a postgraduate spot. A
few top-tier universities abroad had even invited her.
But she had turned all the offers down for the sake of
Ellsworth.
After the divorce, she wanted to go back to her roots and
advance her qualifications.
She was truly fed up with playing the company’s VP, who was
swamped with work and cozied up to clients every day. It
wasn’t her, and this life had never been the kind she wanted.
Her true passion lay in robotics and emerging technologies.
As she said this to Ellsworth, she was more like his subordinate
than his wife.
He looked at her deadpan and suddenly felt a strange sensation
in his heart.
She had changed at some point. Unlike before, she was no
longer passionate or radiant, and she’d never please him again.
He said, not responding to her remarks, “Mom’s at Auburn
Heights. Let’s head back first!”
Harriet had intended to say more. Upon hearing this, she just
nodded and put down the documents in her hands. “I’ll pack up,
then. It’ll be quick.”
She turned off her computer and put the documents back into
the drawer. Noticing that he was still here, she was slightly
surprised.
He actually waited for her.
As he turned to leave, she picked up her phone and bag and
followed him out of the office.
When they were in the elevator, he habitually tucked his
hands in his pockets, while she looked straight at the doors,
keeping her distance from him.
