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Hearing Harriet’s words, Ralph turned to Ellsworth with a smile. 

“Ells, there’s still a while before dinner. Come play a couple of 

games of chess with me first.” 

Ellsworth put both hands in his pockets and replied cheerfully, 

“Sure.” 

Although he supported Harriet’s decision to divorce and hoped 

it would be settled soon, as an elder, Ralph couldn’t bring up the 

topic every time he saw Ellsworth. So whenever Ellsworth came 

to the Chavez’s mansion, Ralph was always quite courteous. 

Besides, in the end, their issues were for the two of them to 

resolve themselves. 

What he needed to do was show his granddaughter where he 

stood, to be her strongest support. 

At the chess table, Ralph and Ellsworth faced off, while Harriet 

sat quietly to the side, watching. Occasionally, when she 

couldn’t bear Ralph’s moves, she would quietly offer a 

suggestion or two. 

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In the yard, Deloris was busy preparing dinner, and seeing the harmony inside the house, she couldn’t stop smiling, thinking 

that life should always be like this. 

She thought, Miss had finally endured through the years and 

was finally seeing better days. 

Inside the house, as Ellsworth was deeply engrossed in his 

chess game with Ralph, his phone rang. 

Staring at the chessboard, Ellsworth casually took out his phone 

and glanced at the caller ID. Seeing that familiar number and 

contact name, his expression changed instantly. 

He didn’t answer right away. Looking up at Ralph, he said, 

“Grandpa, I need to take this call.” 

Ralph glanced at Ellsworth and said nonchalantly, “Go ahead, I’ll 

just study the board for a bit.” 

With that, Ralph turned back to the chessboard, studying it 

intently. 

Seeing this, Ellsworth glanced at Harriet, who sat with a calm 

expression, eyes fixed on the chessboard. He took the call and 

went outside. 

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The call was from Kelsey. 

As soon as Ellsworth answered, Kelsey’s bright voice came 

through: “Ells, dinner is about to start. Come over and eat, okay? 

Mom, Dad, and Grandpa were all asking about you just now.” 

Kelsey’s tone made it sound as if Ellsworth were her husband. 

With his left hand in his pocket and his right hand holding the 

phone, Ellsworth glanced back into the house. Ralph was still 

studying the chessboard, and Harriet sat with her back to the 

door. 

She didn’t look back at him, showing no interest in who was 

calling. 

Staring at Harriet’s back for a long moment, Ellsworth said 

quietly, “I’m not coming.” 

On the other end, Kelsey exclaimed in surprise, “Why not? There 

are so many guests tonight, and the real celebration is in the evening. Grandpa is still waiting for you, and there will be a 

fireworks show later. Ells, do you have something else to do?” 

Looking at Harriet’s lonely figure and remembering her silent 

tears just now, Ellsworth replied, “I’m having dinner at the 

Chavez’s mansion with Hara and her grandfather.” 

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Since getting married, Ellsworth had rarely called Harriet ‘Hara.’ 

On the other end, Kelsey heard Ellsworth call her Hara and say 

he was having dinner with Harriet and Ralph. Kelsey fell silent. 

After a long pause, Kelsey finally asked gently, “Ells, is having 

an ordinary dinner with Hara and her grandfather more 

important than my grandfather’s birthday banquet?” 

Withdrawing his gaze from Harriet’s desolate back, Ellsworth 

didn’t answer Kelsey’s question. He simply said in a flat voice, 

“I’m hanging up now.” 

With that, he hung up the phone. 

At the Graham’s villa. 

Kelsey stood alone in the yard, listening to the dial tone from. 

the other end. Her right hand, holding the phone, slowly dropped 

from her ear, and her expression gradually dimmed. 

Ellsworth had changed. 

He had started to care about Harriet. 

Staring blankly at the flowers and plants in the garden, Kelsey 

was lost in thought for a long time, murmuring to herself, 

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“Ellsworth, if Harriet is so important, then what about me? What 

am I? What about Sylvia?” 

“Kel, did you call Ells? Has he come over? Grandpa is still 

waiting for him to start dinner.” At that moment, Alicia came out 

of the villa, asking Kelsey cheerfully. 

Hearing her mother’s voice, Kelsey quickly composed herself, 

turned around with a bright smile, and said nonchalantly, “Mom, 

Ells has something to take care of. He won’t be coming tonight. 

Let’s start dinner, no need to wait for him.” 

Alicia asked, “Is there really so much to do on a Saturday? 

What’s so important?” 

Kelsey smiled and said, “With such a big company, of course 

Ells is busy. Let’s just start dinner, don’t wait.” 

Hearing Kelsey say it was company business, Alicia took her 

hand and said, “Kel, Ells is really a good kid, and he’s been so 

good to you. He even gave us Voyage Group acquisition. You 

mustn’t get upset with him over little things. You have to 

understand how hard it is for him-he’s caught in the middle, 

after all.”