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Once the paperwork was done, she didn’t want anything from Ellsworth; she would return it all at that time. 

So, after spending a while with Raymond, Harriet went to the 

main villa. 

Not long after, when she arrived at Ellsworth’s room, the doctor 

had already put him on an IV and treated his wounds. Patsy and 

Kathie were there with him, while Colin hadn’t even bothered to 

come by. 

“Hara.” 

“Hara, is Grandpa all right? Is he still angry?” 

Hearing Kathie’s greeting and Patsy’s question, Harriet replied 

gently, “Grandpa isn’t angry anymore. He’s calmed down.” 

At this moment, the doctor turned to Harriet and instructed, 

“Mrs. Harriet Townsend, Mr. Ellsworth’s wounds are quite serious. Although he’s had medicine and injections, you still 

need to make sure the wounds stay dry and apply ointment in 

time.” 

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“If anything comes up, you can call me at any time.”, 

Hearing the doctor’s instructions, Harriet replied softly, “I 

understand. Thank you, Dr. Fowler.” 

Soon after the doctor finished packing up and left, only Harriet, 

Kathie, and Patsy were left in the room. 

The curtains in the room were drawn tightly, making the light 

inside rather dim. 

Ellsworth lay sprawled lazily on the bed, looking at the three 

women standing by his bedside. His wounds hurt, but he also 

found it funny. 

Looking at Kathie and Patsy, he said lazily, “All right, I wasn’t 

beaten to death. No need to stand in a row like that.” 

Patsy rolled her eyes at him and said, “At a time like this, you 

still have the mood to joke? Maybe Grandpa went too easy on 

you today. You really must have been bewitched by the Graham 

family.” 

After Patsy finished speaking, Ellsworth didn’t say anything 

more. He just glanced at Harriet. 

Seeing this, Kathie tugged at Patsy and said, “Mom, say a little 

less.” 

She added, “Brother’s fine now. Let’s go out and let him rest for 

a bit.” 

After all the commotion just now, Harriet had probably talked 

with Grandpa as well. 

At this point, the two of them probably had things to discuss. 

Hearing Kathie’s words, Patsy scolded Ellsworth a couple more 

times before leaving with Kathie. 

As soon as Kathie and Patsy left, the room fell silent. 

Standing by the bed, Harriet looked down at the whip marks on 

Ellsworth’s back. Thinking of his earlier joke, she couldn’t help 

but smile slightly. 

She wasn’t sad-not at all. 

All that was left seemed to be a sense of being moved. 

Or perhaps… in her relationship with Ellsworth, all she had left 

was numbness. 

Seeing Harriet smile, Ellsworth propped himself up, turned over to look at her, and asked in a flat voice, “Are you very happy?” 

Pulling out the chair beside him and sitting down, Harriet looked 

at Ellsworth and smiled calmly. “I’m quite moved.” 

After a pause, she added a little awkwardly, “And I do feel rather 

unnecessary.” 

After Harriet finished speaking, Ellsworth didn’t want to say 

anything more. 

He simply withdrew his gaze. 

At this moment, he didn’t even need to ask to know that Harriet 

thought the whipping he got today was so he could be with 

Kelsey. 

Ellsworth casually looked away, and Harriet spoke again: “Don’t 

worry, Grandpa has accepted it. He won’t interfere with our 

divorce anymore.” 

Hearing this, Ellsworth said coldly, “You can go about your 

business now.” 

Harriet replied, “Okay, then you get some rest.” 

Since Ellsworth didn’t want to see her, Harriet didn’t stay long. 

She got up, went to the open study nearby, picked up a book, 

and sat on the sofa to read. 

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From time to time, she glanced at Ellsworth to check on his IV. 

When the IV was finished, she quietly went over and helped him 

change to another bottle. 

There was no conversation; she just silently did what the doctor 

had instructed. 

Just as Raymond had said earlier, once the paperwork was 

done, they probably wouldn’t see each other much anymore. 

The room was especially quiet. Harriet sat quietly in the study 

reading, and Ellsworth could see her at a glance. 

Every time his gaze fell on her, every time he thought of her 

calmness today, Ellsworth felt that his understanding of Harriet 

was incomplete. 

At every critical moment, she was rational and calm beyond 

imagination. 

Thinking back, he could understand. 

After all, her heart belonged elsewhere. 

A little after five, Ellsworth’s IV was finished. 

After Harriet removed the needle for him, Ellsworth propped 

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himself up on the bed and sat up. 

Seeing this, Harriet quickly asked, “Why are you getting up?” 

Ellsworth replied lazily, “To go to the bathroom.” 

Hearing this, Harriet hurried over to open the bathroom door for 

him. 

Ellsworth saw all of Harriet’s thoughtfulness and consideration 

as nothing but politeness and distance.