Chapter130
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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.”
