Yet, everything he did, every action, every word, wasn’t it all
leading toward divorce?
Men are clever; they won’t make themselves the bad guy, but
they’ll make you become the bad one.
Forget it.
It’s all in the past.
It doesn’t matter who’s right or wrong, who brought up the
divorce, or who takes the blame.
What matters is that the divorce can go through.
With Harriet’s calm and composed attitude, and her unwavering
determination to get divorced, Ellsworth’s expression grew even
darker.
Seeing his tattered clothes, and bloody wounds, Patsy, both
angry and distressed, said, “You’re just so stubborn, like you’ve been bewitched. I really want to see what’s so great about that
Kelsey. You won’t regret being with her, will you?”
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After saying that, she turned to Kathie and said, “Kat, hurry up
and call the doctor.”
The chairman of the Townsend Group being beaten like this was definitely not something that could be made public.
Besides, with Ellsworth’s temper, he wouldn’t go to the hospital
anyway.
Patsy’s scolding and the servants‘ flood of comforting words all
went unanswered by Ellsworth; he just stared straight at
Harriet.
Before long, the family doctor arrived.
Patsy helped Ellsworth back to his room, and the doctor
followed them in.
Meanwhile, Harriet didn’t go upstairs. She escorted Raymond
back to the backyard.
In the standalone wooden cottage, Raymond leaned on his
cane with both hands, his brows tightly furrowed. He looked up
at Harriet and asked, “Hara, there’s no one else here. Tell
Grandpa the truth–Ells really didn’t force you to get divorced? It
was truly your idea?”
Pulling up a chair to sit beside Raymond, Harriet looked at him,
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gently stroked his back to help him breathe easier, and
comforted him, “Grandpa, don’t worry. I was the one who asked
for the divorce. Ellsworth tried to keep me, but I refused.”
Even with such a good opportunity just now, she hadn’t thought
about saving the marriage or not getting divorced. She was
even less likely to waver now.
Hearing Harriet’s words, Raymond let out a long sigh. “It’s my
fault for not raising Ells well, for not helping you two live a good
life together.”
Harriet continued to gently stroke Raymond’s back and said with a calm smile, “Grandpa, this has nothing to do with you.
You’ve always been good to me. It’s just that some people aren’t suited to be husband and wife–maybe they’re better off
as friends.”
Raymond sighed again and said, “Ah, but to have you go through a divorce for no good reason… If you really don’t want to be with Ells, then let Ken marry you. He’s got a good
temperament, and he’s more sensible than Ells.”
He had watched Harriet grow up since she was little. He and Tamera both liked her quiet nature and her intelligence.
Originally, he had wanted to arrange for her to be with Kenneth,
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but this girl just had to choose the rebellious Ellsworth.
If only she had listened to his arrangement back then, she and
Ken would surely be living well now, and their child would
already be calling them Mom and Dad.
Hearing Raymond’s words, Harriet quickly said, “Grandpa, let’s
not talk about this for now. I want to spend a few years with
you after the divorce is finalized, and focus on my work for a
while.”
It had taken her so much effort to climb out of the pit; how
could she jump back in again?
Besides, even if she were to remarry in the future, it could never
be Kenneth.
Raymond and the others might not be afraid of awkwardness,
but she was.
She couldn’t accept Ellsworth calling her ‘sister–in–law‘ either.
That would be completely inappropriate.
Besides… she was afraid of Kenneth, afraid of his seriousness.
Seeing how Harriet reacted to the topic of marriage as if she
were afraid of being bitten by a snake again, Raymond dropped
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the subject and instead chatted with her about other things,
reminiscing about the past.
Once his mood had gradually settled, Raymond said, “I’m fine
now. It’s just that I was too harsh with the whip today. You should go check on Ells. If you really are getting divorced, with your personality, you two probably won’t see much of each
other in the future.”
“You two grew up together, so it’s best to part on good terms and make things clear. Whatever Ells owes you, I won’t let him shortchange you by a single cent.”
Harriet didn’t respond to Raymond’s words.
Nowadays, Harriet wouldn’t respond or take a stance on anything that might affect the progress of their divorce.
For example, if she said she didn’t want any of the divorce settlement, it would probably drag things out, so she said nothing and let the Townsend family do as they pleased.
