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
- 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.”
