Chapter 13
He had cheated on her, leaving her heartbroken. Yet she had to
comfort him.
Sure enough, whoever fell in love first lost.
She brought up the divorce proceedings again. Ellsworth stood
with his back to her, even the air around him freezing.
Since he didn’t say anything, she said nothing more either. She
went to open the door, only to see Patsy and her hand hovering
mid-air.
“Patsy?” she called out in surprise.
Patsy peeked inside before looking at her. “Hara, were you and
Ells arguing? Did he upset you?”
She smiled, “No, Patsy. There’s nothing to worry about.”
Patsy, however, seemed suspicious. “Then why did you open
the door?”
“I wanna fetch some water,” she answered.
Chapter 13
“I see. Go ahead then.” Patsy nodded.
She nodded, too, and turned right to walk down the stairs.
Meanwhile, Patsy entered the bedroom, pulling a long face.
Ellsworth turned around and looked at her lazily. “Mom, why
don’t you sleep here as well? That way, you get to keep an eye
on us 24/7!”
Furious, she pinched his arm. “Don’t go too far, Ellsworth.
Hara’s been tolerant enough. At least learn to appreciate it.
“Do you think she’s a robot, without any feelings? In case you
don’t know, she gets upset, too. You barely come home and
always treat her so coldly. You don’t think that will make
others laugh at her? How could you be so heartless? I’m
warning you-if you really drive her away, you’ll regret it.”
Ellsworth frowned in pain and patted her hand away. “Mom,
could you get rid of this pinching habit? It hurts.”
Patsy rolled her eyes. “That’s exactly what I want. Mark my
words, Ellsworth. Don’t get involved with Kelsey anymore. If
you put Hara in a difficult spot again, I swear I’ll bankrupt the
Graham family.”
He looked down at her. “Did Harriet cast a spell on you?”
She retorted, “Did Kelsey cast a spell on you? I simply couldn’t
think of one reason why you chose her over Hara. Hara’s
perfect. What the heck is wrong with you?”
The more she said, the more furious she became. She couldn’t
help but poke his head hard.
He patted his hand away again when Harriet went upstairs
with a glass of water.
Hearing the footsteps, Patsy immediately grinned while
turning around. “Hara, you’re back. Well, chop. Get inside, then.
It’s late. You gotta work tomorrow.”
She closed the door after Harriet went inside.
Once again, Harriet and Ellsworth were alone in the room. He
kept rubbing his arm-it still hurt.
Realizing there was no way out, Harriet could only ask him, “I’ll
take the couch. That OK with you?”
Ignoring her, he entered the bathroom with his sleepwear.
Looking at his retreating figure, she felt exhausted.
It was so typical of him, always leaving her to deal with what
they should have faced together.
After he finished a shower and stepped out, she went into the
bathroom with her pajamas.
She took a shower and then disinfected the entire bathroom,
not wanting him to repel it if he needed it later.
Then she went back to the bedroom, put on earplugs and an eye
mask, and slept on the couch with a thin blanket draped over
her.
It had been a long day, and she simply didn’t have the energy to
deal with Ellsworth.
Ellsworth sat by the desk. As the room fell silent, he put down
the documents in his hands and looked over, his gaze landing
on the small hump beneath the blanket.
“Ellsworth, are you coming back tonight? I made soup for you.”
“Ellsworth, check out tonight’s sunset. It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”
“Ellsworth, do you love me?”
Memories flooded back into his mind.
If not for what Raymond had said, if not for discovering her
secret, if not for stumbling upon her diary… Then he probably
would have believed her feelings for him were real.
