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She walked up to Harriet’s desk, stood on tiptoe, and placed a
few chocolates on the desk. “These are for you, sister.”
Seeing the little girl give her chocolates, Harriet beamed with
joy, her heart warmed, thinking children really are angels.
So, she came out from behind her desk to play with Gracelyn.
Gracelyn was only five and a half, still very young. She had to look up to talk to Harriet, so Harriet squatted down to her level
to chat with her.
She was especially gentle.
Even though there was an age gap, the two got along quite well.
By this time, Ellsworth and Reginald had finished their business. After Reginald saw Ellsworth downstairs, Ellsworth headed
toward Harriet’s office.
Just as he reached the door, he saw Harriet squatting in front
of Gracelyn, playing with her.
She looked up at Gracelyn, her eyes shining with warmth and
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affection.
For a moment, Ellsworth paused, his hand on the door.
He thought, if Harriet became a mother, she would definitely be
a gentle and capable one.
Her own mother had passed away early, so she would surely give all the motherly love she missed to her own child.
“Mr. Townsend.”
“Mr. Townsend.”
Standing at the door, Ellsworth stared into the office for a long time. Only when a Galaxy Innovations employee greeted him did he snap out of it and knock on Harriet’s office door.
Squatting in front of Gracelyn, Harriet heard the knock at the
door and looked up.
Seeing it was Ellsworth, she quickly stood up and greeted him
with a smile, “You’re here.”
She then asked, “You came to discuss the contract with Mr.
Barton, right? Did you sign it?”
Ellsworth walked into the office and replied nonchalantly, “We’re
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still discussing it.”
Hearing this, Harriet turned to pour him some tea, while
Ellsworth glanced down at Gracelyn, who followed Harriet over.
His gaze was especially gentle.
Harriet handed the tea to Ellsworth, then looked down at
Gracelyn and said softly, “Grace, this is Ells. He’s here to talk
business with your dad.”
Gracelyn hugged Harriet’s leg with both arms, looked up at
Ellsworth, and greeted him sweetly, “Hello, Ells.”
Hearing Gracelyn’s childish greeting, Ellsworth felt his heart
soften.
Seeing Gracelyn clinging to Harriet’s leg and how much she
relied on her, Ellsworth found the scene heartwarming.
For a moment, he wanted to have a child with Harriet.
So, he reached out to ruffle Gracelyn’s hair, then looked at
Harriet and smiled, “You like kids so much-let’s have a few of
our own.”
Holding a cup in her hands, Harriet poured herself a cup of tea
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as well.
Hearing Ellsworth talk about having several children, Harriet
almost choked on the tea she had just drunk.
Her face and ears turned red from coughing.
Setting down her cup, she looked at Ellsworth, calmed herself,
and changed the subject, asking, “Weren’t you getting along
well with Mr. Barton before? Why didn’t you sign the contract
today?”
Ellsworth replied in a calm voice, “There was a last-minute
change. We’re still negotiating.”
“Oh.” Harriet responded, then asked him, “You haven’t eaten yet,
have you? Let me order you something.”
“No need.” Ellsworth glanced at his watch and said, “I have
something else to do. I’ll be going now.”
“Alright, then I won’t take up any more of your time.”
With that, Harriet saw him out, then ordered delivery from a
restaurant and had lunch with Gracelyn.
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The next morning.
While Harriet was busy in her office, the phone she kept by her
side rang.
She glanced down at the screen-it was a call from Kelsey.
Kelsey asked to meet her at the cafe downstairs. Harriet
originally didn’t want to go, but Kelsey insisted, “Hara, if it’s
inconvenient for you to come down, I’ll come up to find you.”
Hearing this, Harriet said, “I’ll come down. Wait for me a bit.”
So, after hanging up, Harriet still went downstairs.
She didn’t like Kelsey coming to Galaxy Innovations to look for
her.
The last time Kelsey came to Galaxy Innovations, she was seen
walking closely with Ellsworth, and for several days after,
everyone looked at Harriet with a hint of sympathy.
She didn’t like that kind of sympathy.
Soon, Harriet pushed open the glass door of the cafe and saw
Kelsey waving at her from a VIP booth in the back. “Hara, over
here.”
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Harriet walked over and sat down, ordering a latte.
When the server brought the coffee, Harriet looked calmly at
Kelsey across from her and said, “Kelsey, if you have something
to say, just say it.”
At Harriet’s question, Kelsey first furrowed her brows, then sighed and said, “Galaxy Innovations suddenly refused to let Rushtar Group join the project, so Ells is now at a standstill with Galaxy Innovations and hasn’t signed the contract yet.”
