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After all, everyone at Amberville knew Ellsworth was married,
and that he had a wife nicknamed the Ninja Turtle.
It wasn’t a good reputation, so there was no need to claim it
eagerly.
Harriet’s indifference didn’t anger Ellsworth. He smiled and
said, “So you just wait for a chance to criticize me?”
Harriet glanced at him coolly, too lazy to explain.
Coming over to her, Ellsworth placed the snacks he brought on
the bedside table and asked, “How did the dressing change go
today?”
Harriet looked at her book and said, “It’s fine. The bruising has
faded a lot. After two more days of injections, I can be
discharged.”
At this point, she pulled a file from under her pillow and handed
it to him, saying, “The confirmation letter Mr. Hurley and the others wanted–I’ve checked and signed it. Please give it to Mr. Hurley for me.”
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Ellsworth took the confirmation letter, and Harriet looked up at
him and asked, “So, when do you think we can go handle the
paperwork?”
When Harriet brought up the paperwork, Ellsworth chuckled and
said, “Still thinking about that while you’re in the hospital?”
He added, “Harriet, do you really think it’s that simple for us to
handle the paperwork? To transfer so many assets and shares
to you at once? You think the higher–ups won’t investigate?”
“Don’t worry. Since things have come to this, I know what I’m
doing.”
After Ellsworth finished speaking, Harriet pressed her lips
together and looked at him without saying anything.
Seeing this, Ellsworth pulled out the chair beside her and sat
down, speaking slowly: “I’ve quit my job and moved out of
Auburn Heights. Harriet, our relationship is pretty much back to
how it was before marriage. There’s no rush to get the
certificate in the next few days.”
Ellsworth didn’t say he wouldn’t divorce anymore, but instead said the higher–ups would investigate and told her to wait for
news. Harriet didn’t say much more.
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Even though she knew some of his little schemes, she didn’t
expose him.
But… back to before marriage?
No, they could never go back.
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At noon, Patsy brought lunch for the two of them.
After lunch, when Ellsworth walked Patsy downstairs, Patsy
said, “Hara’s leg isn’t convenient these days. Take good care of
her, do your best, and try to win her back.”
Ellsworth replied lazily, “Mom, don’t worry about my business. I
have it under control.”
As he spoke, he closed the car door for her with a click and let
her head home first.
When he returned upstairs to the hospital room, Gracelyn had
come to see Harriet, and the two of them were sitting together
on the bed.
Gracelyn had recently undergone orthopedic correction surgery,
and her hospital room was not far from Harriet’s, so she came
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to check in with Harriet every day.
With her arm around Gracelyn’s small shoulders, Harriet was
reading her a storybook she had brought.
On the hospital bed, the little one was so absorbed in the story
that she didn’t notice anyone come in. Harriet glanced at him
briefly, then continued reading.
Seeing this, Ellsworth didn’t disturb them. He picked up a book
from the coffee table and sat down on the sofa.
From time to time, his gaze drifted to Harriet, finding the scene
quite heartwarming.
If he hadn’t discovered Harriet’s diary back then, if they had just
lived a normal life, their child would be walking by now, calling
out ‘Mom‘ and ‘Dad,’ and squeezing between them to sleep.
Retracting his gaze and looking down at his book, Gracelyn
suddenly turned to Harriet and asked seriously, “Hara, can you
come to my house and be my mom?”
Before Harriet could react, Gracelyn added, “I’ll let you play with all my toys, I’ll share half of my little bed with you, and I’ll ask my
dad to buy you lots of pretty clothes.”
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“And I’ll have him buy you a necklace. Hara, will you come to my
house and be my mom?”
Hearing this, Ellsworth immediately looked up.
Vicente had just come by in the morning, and now Gracelyn was
here. There were certainly plenty of people who liked and
admired her.
The little girl blinked her big eyes, her expression pure and
innocent. Harriet couldn’t help but laugh.
She said, “Grace, being good friends like this is wonderful too.
Whenever you miss me, I can come see you. I don’t have to live
at your house.”
Harriet didn’t agree to go to her house, and Gracelyn looked a little sad, lowering her head and saying softly, “But Grace
doesn’t have a mom.”
At this, Gracelyn looked up at Harriet and asked, “Hara, do you have a baby in your tummy? My dad said you and Ells will have a baby in the future. He said if I ask you to come home with me, it might scare you, but I still want you to come to my house.”
