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Ellsworth was moved by Harriet’s gesture. 

The lighting in the bedroom was soft, and the room’s decor was 

warm and cozy. 

Turning to look at Harriet, Ellsworth said softly, “Harriet, if you 

don’t want me to work with Ventura Tech, you can talk to me 

about it, you can negotiate with me.” 

As Ellsworth finished speaking, Harriet’s hand stopped applying 

the medicine, and she just looked at him. 

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to negotiate or discuss terms with 

him, but over the past three years, he had hung up on her 

countless times–he was annoyed by her. 

He made her feel that whatever she did was wrong. 

Even breathing, even just appearing in front of him, felt wrong. 

Calmly and steadily, Harriet stared at Ellsworth for a long 

moment before speaking in a flat tone, “What are your terms? 

Go ahead.” 

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Since Ellsworth had brought things to this point, he clearly had 

something in mind, so Harriet threw the question back to him. 

After all, she had never intended to negotiate with him. 

Seeing Harriet toss the question back to him, Ellsworth raised 

his right hand, pressed it against the back of her neck, pulled 

her close, and said softly, “If I don’t invest in Ventura Tech, we 

don’t get divorced.” 

Suddenly pulled over by Ellsworth, some of the medicine in her 

hand spilled onto the bed and onto both of them. 

She was now face–to–face with Ellsworth, looking straight into 

his eyes. 

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Harriet didn’t move, calmly telling him, “Go ahead and invest.” 

… 

Ellsworth. 

With just those two nonchalant words, Ellsworth was both 

exasperated and amused. 

In the end, he took the medicine from Harriet’s hand, set it 

aside, and pressed her head down to kiss her lips. 

Harriet’s brows and heart tightened. When she tried to push him 

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away with both hands on his chest, Ellsworth flipped over and 

trapped her in his arms. 

Her hair was scattered across her face, and both her wrists 

were pinned by Ellsworth. Harriet stared at him and said, 

“Ellsworth, I don’t like negotiating this way.” 

Without moving off her, Ellsworth just looked into her eyes and 

said in a low voice, “Do you really not want to be with me that 

much?” 

At Ellsworth’s question, Harriet turned her face away and didn’t 

respond. 

Her attitude had always been clear. 

Harriet said nothing. Ellsworth let out a long sigh, then pressed 

his whole body against hers, burying his face in the crook of her 

neck. 

The room was especially quiet. The strong scent of medicine 

on Ellsworth even overpowered the fragrance on Harriet. 

Ellsworth made no further moves, so Harriet didn’t push him 

away. 

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There was no going back–her feelings for Ellsworth had long 

since changed. 

*** 

Later, after staying at the Townsend’s mansion for a few days, 

Ellsworth’s injuries improved a lot, and the two of them returned 

to Auburn Heights. 

During these days, Rushtar Group was in full swing; whether it 

was financial news or other news, everyone was talking about 

1. it. 

Kelsey had been trending for several days in a row, with nothing 

but praise for her. 

Highly educated, highly intelligent, with a great family 

background, beautiful and gentle, and a noble character–she was practically every man’s dream woman. 

Recently, netizens even started a poll, and Kelsey was in first 

place by a landslide. 

Thanks to this wave, Rushtar Group saved quite a bit on 

advertising costs. 

The stock price also soared, and the partnership with Ventura 

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Tech was a hot topic. 

Ventura Tech was even more enthusiastic about her–the boss personally praised her, saying she was beautiful and smart, and 

that he looked forward to working together. 

That morning, when Harriet returned from running an errand at 

the Amberville University lab for Jonas, she had just reached 

the office building entrance when someone called out to her 

from behind. 

“Hara.” 

Hearing the familiar voice, Harriet turned around and saw 

Kelsey in a red dress, beaming and walking toward her with 

poise. 

Kelsey loved wearing red, and also yellow–both colors that 

exuded a strong female lead vibe. 

At Kelsey’s bold approach, Harriet greeted her politely, “Kelsey.” 

Kelsey walked up with a smile, “Hara, I have some work matters 

to discuss with you. Let’s talk.” 

Harriet looked at Kelsey calmly. Since she said it was about 

work, Harriet went with her to the nearby cafe. 

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Otherwise, she would have gone upstairs soon. 

In a small private room at the cafe, the two sat facing each 

other. Harriet ordered an Americano, and so did Kelsey. 

After taking a sip of coffee, Kelsey said, “Hara, I heard your 

patent was acquired by Galaxy Innovations. Congratulations.” 

Harriet replied, “Thank you.”