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After finishing with the bandage, Harriet said gently, “All done. 

Just don’t wash your hair or get it wet tomorrow, or use a 

waterproof bandage–there’s some in the medicine box.” 

As soon as Harriet finished speaking, Ellsworth pulled her hand 

and made her sit on his lap. 

Their posture was quite intimate. When Harriet instinctively 

tried to stand up, Ellsworth pressed his hands on her waist, 

giving her no chance to get up. 

After pushing Ellsworth a couple of times without success, 

Harriet looked at him seriously. 

Looking into Ellsworth’s eyes, she knew he was waiting for her 

answer from earlier. 

With the scent of medicine lingering in the room, Harriet 

thought for a while and then asked solemnly, “Ellsworth, do you 

love me?” 

Harriet’s sudden question caught Ellsworth off guard. He just 

stared at her, stunned. 

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Harriet kept her eyes fixed on Ellsworth. Seeing that he was 

slow to respond, she slowly got up from his lap and said softly, 

“Get some rest early.” 

With that, she left quietly without another word. 

It wasn’t until he heard the sound of the door closing that 

Ellsworth snapped out of it and turned to look at the doorway. 

He stared silently at the door for a long while, then got up and 

walked over to the floor–to–ceiling window. He picked up a 

cigarette and a lighter from the side cabinet and lit one for 

himself. 

Smoke curled upward as he furrowed his brow slightly. 

In the bedroom next door, after Harriet entered, she tidied up 

the room a bit, put her changed clothes into the laundry basket, 

then turned off the lights and went to bed. 

Ellsworth didn’t want a divorce simply because, after three years of marriage, they were already familiar with each other. She accommodated him in everything, never interfered, and 

always cleaned up his messes. 

In the days that followed, both of them continued to come 

home as usual, but they left early and returned late, so they 

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barely interacted. 

And after that night, it seemed there was no need for any more 

communication between them. 

When Saturday’s holiday arrived, Harriet dragged Kathie to the 

real estate company early in the morning. 

A few days ago, the two had their eyes on several apartments. 

After comparing them for a while, Harriet had made up her mind 

about which one to buy, so she called Kathie to go with her early 

in the morning. 

It was a never–lived–in, fully decorated second–hand apartment, 

close to the river, on the twelfth floor. 

The apartment was decorated by the developer, so there was 

no furniture inside–they would have to buy it themselves. 

After signing the contract, paying, and completing the 

paperwork, Harriet and Kathie took the keys and went to the 

new place. 

The two of them did a rough cleaning of the apartment, then sat on the floor with the air conditioning on to rest. 

Looking at this apartment that belonged to her, Harriet couldn’t 

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help but burst out laughing. 

Sitting back–to–back with Harriet, Kathie heard her laughter, 

turned her head teasingly and said, “Ms. Chavez, you bought the 

place in full–impressive!” 

At Kathie’s teasing, Harriet looked up at the ceiling, smiled, and 

said, “I feel at ease now. I won’t have to trouble Grandpa 

anymore. I finally have a place to call my own.” 

She added, “I’ll find some time to buy the furniture and 

appliances.” 

Kathie said, “Don’t worry about the furniture and appliances. I’ll 

get them for you. I guarantee they’ll match the apartment and 

you’ll be satisfied.” 

Turning to look at Kathie, Harriet said, “Kat, thank you.” 

Other than her grandfather, Kathie was the closest person to 

her in this world. 

Though a bit rough around the edges, Kathie always looked out 

for her and had her best interests at heart. 

Still sitting back–to–back in the air conditioning, Kathie teased 

her again, “Now that you’ve bought a place, Ms. Chavez, isn’t it 

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time to find a man for the house?” 

Harriet was amused, her eyes crinkling with laughter. “You 

introduce one to me.” 

When two girls are together, these topics are always inevitable. 

Seeing Harriet in such a good mood today, Kathie grinned and said, “Kenneth, Johnathan, Darrick, and Deandre are all great. They’re the top bachelors in Amberville. My top pick is Ells-” 

Before Kathie could finish, Harriet quickly interrupted her, “Stop, 

stop, stop! Kat, why are all the people you mention 

acquaintances? I don’t want to date anyone close to me this 

time–it’s too exhausting.” 

She’d had enough of being tormented by Ellsworth, who was 

right under her nose. 

From now on, if she ever looked for someone, it wouldn’t be 

anyone in her immediate circle. 

Kathie was amused, “Once bitten by a snake, you’re afraid of 

ropes for ten years?” 

Harriet replied, “Exactly.”