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Laney Simmons, rubbing her arm, tugged at Patsy’s sleeve and said, “Mrs. Patsy Townsend, shouldn’t you go and intervene? Sir Townsend is a trained fighter, a former soldier–if this keeps up,
Mr. Ellsworth might really be in danger.”
Seeing the stubbornness of both grandfather and grandson, and Ellsworth’s determination to go through with the divorce, Patsy pushed Laney and said, her voice trembling, “Go to the backyard, go call Hara over. Only Hara can stop this.”
Hearing Patsy’s instructions, Laney immediately ran toward the
backyard.
At that moment, Harriet and Kathie were still in their sun-
protective clothing and hats, busying themselves with the
flowers and plants.
Wiping sweat from her brow, Harriet said, “Kat, let’s do this in the evening. I’m about to get heatstroke.”
Standing on the ladder, Kathie replied, “I’m only in the mood to do it now. Hara, you go rest inside. I’ll finish up soon.”
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Harriet looked up at her. “Forget it, I’ll stay and help you.”
She didn’t want to go inside–if she did, she’d have to be alone
with Ellsworth. She’d rather be out in the sun.
As she handed Kathie the scissors she needed, Laney suddenly
rushed out of the house in a panic: “Mrs. Harriet Townsend, Ms.
Townsend, you two need to come inside quickly. Sir Townsend
and Mr. Ellsworth are having a fight.”
“Sir Townsend even brought out the whip! Hurry and go stop
them, or Mr. Ellsworth might get beaten to death!”
Laney was anxious, and Harriet immediately turned to look
over.
On the stairs, Kathie also turned her head to look.
At that moment, Laney came running over, out of breath, and
said, “Mr… Mr. Ellsworth and Sir Townsend are fighting. Sir
Townsend is extremely angry, and a few of us who tried to
break it up got hurt.”
After catching her breath, Laney continued, “Mrs. Harriet Townsend, Mrs. Patsy Townsend asked me to come get you. She said only you can calm Sir Townsend down.”
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Listening to Laney, Harriet more or less understood what had
happened.
She put down the tool in her hand, looked up at Kathie, and
said, “Kat, let’s go take a look.”
“Okay,” Kathie agreed, and immediately climbed down from the
ladder.
When the two of them followed Laney into the house, Raymond
was still fuming, and Ellsworth was still stubbornly confronting
him, refusing to back down at all.
The household servants and Patsy were all watching from the
side; no one dared to step in and break up the fight.
As she approached, Harriet called out to Patsy, “Mom.”
Hearing Harriet call her ‘Mom,’ Patsy turned to look at her and
said softly, “Your grandfather found out about your divorce
from Ells.”
Harriet glanced at Raymond and Ellsworth, thinking to herself,
so it really is about this.
At that moment, Raymond lashed Ellsworth’s back with the whip again. Harriet’s heart clenched at the sight, and her brows
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furrowed tightly.
The last time Ellsworth was beaten like this, he was fourteen or
fifteen.
Back then, she was just a teenager.
That time, Raymond was also furious. She had been so scared
she was almost paralyzed, but still, she had rushed over to
shield Ellsworth, begging Raymond to stop.
Watching the whip fall on Ellsworth again, Harriet’s hands
unconsciously clenched into fists, her nerves taut.
His clothes were already torn to shreds; there probably wasn’t a
single uninjured spot left on his body. It must hurt terribly.
Staring fixedly at Ellsworth, Harriet didn’t rush over to protect
him like she did when she was a child.
At this point, Patsy couldn’t help but feel distressed. She tried
to persuade Ellsworth, “Ells, don’t be so stubborn. Just admit
your mistake to your grandfather, say you know you were wrong
and promise to change.”
Ellsworth ignored Patsy, simply enduring Raymond’s whipping.
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Once Raymond was too exhausted to continue, then Ellsworth
would have the final say, and no one would be able to interfere.
Seeing Harriet staring at Ellsworth and Raymond, Kathie pulled
her to her side and whispered, “Hara, don’t get involved. Let my
brother handle it himself, or things will only get harder for you
later.”
Ellsworth stubbornly refused to admit fault. Kathie didn’t even
need to ask; she knew it must be that Raymond wouldn’t allow
the divorce, but Ellsworth insisted on it.
If that’s the case, then Harriet had even less reason to get
involved.
If she did, she would have even less say in front of her brother
in the future; besides, if Raymond saw that Harriet felt sorry for Ellsworth, he would only press them harder not to divorce.
But what Harriet wanted was divorce, was freedom.
Ellsworth and Kelsey loved each other so much; he would rather
be beaten to death than not get divorced–then let him be beaten
to death.
