Craving 14

Chapter 14 

Patsy indeed stayed at Auburn Heights for the next couple of 

days. 

Ellsworth was under a lot of pressure, and Harriet wasn’t 

exactly better than him. 

She kept falling off the couch every night. 

Many times, he was awake and heard the thud. 

But he never cared to ask. 

She knew he was feigning sleep, but didn’t say anything either. 

To think they were a couple-how laughable. 

When Kathie finally returned from her business trip, she 

treated Harriet to dinner, which felt like a lifeline. 

After hearing her out, Kathie sighed, feeling both angry and 

sorry for her, “I told you so. I told you not to be with Ellsworth 

because he’s heartless. But you wouldn’t listen. See who’s 

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hurting now? 

“Do you regret not choosing Ken back then?” 

She smiled faintly, “One can never know they’re wrong unless 

they learn the hard way!” 

Ellsworth had risked his life and saved her from the fire. Not 

only that-he had led her to climb over walls to skip class for all 

kinds of adventures, such as going to concerts and playing pool. 

It was all things she had never dared to do, things she hadn’t 

even dared to imagine. 

All the cherished moments and vivid memories of her youth 

were related to Ellsworth. 

How could she not have loved him? 

She had thought he had feelings for her, too. 

So, when Raymond asked her whether she liked Kenneth or 

Ellsworth, she blurted out Ellsworth’s name without hesitation. 

At this, she said, “Besides, I’ve always been terrified of Kenneth. 

He’s much more serious than my dad. I always stay away from 

him whenever I see him.” 

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Looking at the helpless smile on her face, Kathie shook her 

head. “I can’t believe Ells. He’s such a jerk! He cheated on you 

and even accused you of having an affair? Does he really think 

everyone else is as shameless as him? 

“What’s so good about him anyway? He’s always been this way. 

Why are you so obsessed with him?” 

Harriet felt her cheeks burning up. 

She could only smile and say, “I guess I was too young and naive 

back then, believing I could change him.” 

Kathie let out a cold laugh. “Now you know how harsh the 

reality is.” 

Harriet smiled, saying nothing. 

In fact, Kathie was wrong about one thing-Ellsworth hadn’t 

always been this way. He had changed after the marriage. 

Maybe it was her fault for keeping him and Kelsey apart. 

Sensing her silence, Kathie comforted her, “Enough. Don’t 

overthink it. I’ll take you out to get some fresh air later.”” 

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After dinner, Kathie brought Harriet to a bar. 

As she greeted her friends with a grin, Harriet asked 

skeptically, “Seriously, Kat? This is where we get fresh air?” 

Kathie arched an eyebrow. “Yeah. Ells is such a party animal, 

never coming home, right? You might as well do the same. See 

how long he can hold back.” 

Harriet felt momentarily speechless. 

Then she pulled out a forced smile. “In case you haven’t 

realized-he doesn’t give a damn about me at all.” 

Kathie pulled her to sit down and poured her a glass of juice. 

“Hey, enough moping. You gotta forget about him, or you might 

get depressed soon. I mean it.” 

She took the juice, saying nothing. 

Since she was here, she shouldn’t be the mood killer. 

So, she maintained a smile throughout the whole time. She 

even tried dice games with several college boys Kathie had 

pushed toward her. 

To her surprise, the weight on her chest lifted-for the first time 

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in days, she could breathe. 

Not far away from them, a group of people were having fun. 

Just then, someone spotted Harriet. “Hey, isn’t that Harriet and 

Kathie?” 

Another person immediately looked over. “You’re right. Harriet 

is in a bar? How unbelievable. What about her ‘perfect wife’ 

persona?” 

“I guess Kathie took her here.”