Seeing Harriet sit down beside her, Tamera quickly handed the phone to Kathie, then pulled Harriet over and coaxed her gently,
“Hara, Ells was beaten up badly yesterday. Do you think you’ve
calmed down now?”
Harriet said, “Grandma, I’m not angry. It’s just that Ellsworth and
I aren’t suitable for each other.”
Listening to Harriet, Tamera tried to persuade her, “You two
aren’t unsuitable. It’s just that Ells is indeed immature. But
Hara, if I were you, I would stubbornly refuse to divorce, just so
Kelsey doesn’t get her way.”
At Tamera’s words, Kathie, fiddling with the phone beside them, lazily said, “My brother isn’t anything special. Why should Hara
be stubborn about this? If Kelsey wants him, just pack him up
and give him to her.”
Hearing Kathie’s words, Tamera reached out and pinched her
arm, “They say it’s better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. Why are you siding with outsiders?”
At this point, Tamera looked at Harriet again and said, “Hara,
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don’t listen to Kat’s nonsense. You see, Ells knows how to hedge his bets–he hasn’t even divorced yet and already found his next one. Hara, you should also find your next one first; it’s
not too late to divorce then.”
Tamera knew Harriet wouldn’t do that; she was deliberately stalling for time. But Kathie said, “Fine, I’ll introduce a boyfriend
to Hara later.”
With Kathie causing trouble, Tamera’s expression was easy to
imagine. She took off her shoe and hit Kathie a few times, “Give
me my phone back. I don’t want you messing with it. Go back to
your own room.”
Kathie’s antics made Harriet laugh.
Afterward, the two of them kept Tamera company in the
backyard for a while before heading back to the front villa
together.
The moon was as round as a plate.
This year’s trees were especially lush; when the wind blew, a
fresh fragrance wafted through the air, accompanied by a rustling sound.
The two walked side by side at a leisurely pace. Kathie said,
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“Hara, I think my brother likes you now. When I asked him this
morning, he implied that the marriage was voluntary and he
never thought about divorce.”
“And that whole scene yesterday was clearly a ruse, clearly
because he doesn’t want a divorce.”
Walking beside Kathie, Harriet smiled and said, “If he really
doesn’t want a divorce, it’s only because I’m obedient and
useful. Even Johnathan said, if this were two hundred years
ago, I could have a monument erected for me.”
Kathie said, “I think my brother cares about you now. You could
take this opportunity to make some demands, like asking him
not to get involved in the Ventura Tech partnership. You need
to look out for your own interests more–don’t be so naive.”
“Otherwise, all these benefits will go to other women.”
Harriet just smiled without saying anything at Kathie’s advice.
A moment passed.
When the two returned to the villa, Ellsworth was no longer in
the living room.
Harriet went back to the bedroom. Ellsworth was there,
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standing by the cabinet, taking medicine with a glass of water.
Dr. Fowler had prescribed him some anti–inflammatory and painkillers yesterday, and he was much better today than he
had been.
Seeing Harriet return, Ellsworth said, “Help me apply the
medicine later.”
Harriet replied, “Okay.”
Agreeing, and seeing that Ellsworth was still busy with work,
Harriet took her clothes and went to the bathroom to shower
first.
When she came out after showering, she saw Ellsworth had put
down his documents, so she took the topical medicine and
waited for him by the bed.
At this moment, Ellsworth was wearing dark gray pajamas, and Harriet was also in a dark gray pajama set, making the two of
them look especially well–matched.
He slowly unbuttoned his shirt and lay on the bed. When the wound on his chest was touched, Ellsworth let out a muffled
“Mm“.
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The sound was quite suggestive.
Sitting by the bed, Harriet glanced at him and reminded, “Don’t
make those noises when I’m applying the medicine.”
The point was, he wasn’t crying out in pain or saying it hurt.
His noises made her a little uncomfortable.
Ellsworth laughed at that, his laughter hearty, and teased, “Do
my moans sound better than yours?”
Harriet raised her hand and gave him a slap. “Be serious.”
Looking at Harriet’s prim expression, Ellsworth smiled and said,
“Harriet, it really hurts.”
Since Ellsworth said it hurt, Harriet stopped joking with him, told
him to lie down properly, and helped him apply the medicine.
But… every now and then, he would still let out a muffled groan,
making Harriet too cautious to use much force.
When she applied medicine to the deepest wound and heard Ellsworth suck in a breath, Harriet instinctively leaned down and
gently blew on the wound.
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