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As soon as Johnathan called out Hara, Ellsworth turned around
and looked over immediately.
When he saw that it really was Harriet standing in front of
them, he instinctively stubbed out his cigarette.
He hadn’t expected the person next door to be Harriet.
While the two men were visibly shocked to see her, Harriet
herself appeared calm and unruffled.
She glanced at Ellsworth, then looked at Johnathan and said
with a smile, “I just came out to take a call. I’ll head back to the
private room now. Mr. Burton, you two carry on.”
Harriet remained composed, as if she hadn’t overheard their
conversation, as if nothing had happened at all.
With that, Harriet turned and headed back to the private room
first.
Not far away, the two men watched as Harriet walked away.
It wasn’t until Harriet’s figure disappeared from view that
Johnathan turned to Ellsworth and said, “What a coincidence-it
really was Hara next door.”
“She’ll probably go back and feel sad in secret again. But maybe it’s for the best; you don’t have to say anything yourself. Hara probably already knows what’s going on.”
Ellsworth withdrew his gaze, turned around, and resumed his previous stance, resting both arms on the railing, looking out at
the distant night scene with no particular emotion.
Seeing this, Johnathan turned and stood in the same posture,
then looked at Ellsworth and asked, “Ells, do you really think
Hara wants a divorce just to split the assets?”
Ellsworth smiled, “Only she knows what she’s really thinking.”
After chatting for a while, the two of them also returned to the
private room.
When they got back, Harriet was sitting next to Kathie,
watching her play cards with the others.
She didn’t notice Ellsworth and Johnathan return, nor did she
pay any more attention to Ellsworth.
At midnight, Ellsworth’s phone rang again-it was a call from
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Kelsey.
After taking the call outside, Ellsworth came back in, picked up his suit jacket, and said directly to Johnathan, “Something came up, I have to go. Kat and Harriet, make sure someone sees them
home later.”
Johnathan replied, “Alright, I got it. Go take care of your
business.”
Getting a call late at night and leaving right away-who else
could it be but her? So Johnathan didn’t try to stop him.
Because there was no way to make him stay.
Seeing that Ellsworth was about to leave, Kathie looked up and
called out, “Bro, you’re leaving so early?”
Ellsworth turned around, and Harriet also looked up at him.
Looking down at Kathie, Ellsworth said emotionlessly, “Yeah,
Johnathan will take you home later.”
Watching Ellsworth turn and leave, Kathie grew unhappy and
muttered in disgust, “He’s completely bewitched.”
After Kathie spoke, Johnathan glanced at Harriet, only to see
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her withdraw her gaze without saying a word.
Besides… when it came to Ellsworth, she had no say in the
matter.
Still, that fleeting trace of sadness in her eyes did not go
unnoticed.
Feeling sympathetic, Johnathan tried to smooth things over,
saying, “It’s just work, Kat. Don’t jump to conclusions.””
Kathie laughed, “What kind of work could there be in the
middle of the night?”
Late at night, who else could it be but Kelsey?
Because of Ellsworth and Kelsey, Kathie had talked to
Ellsworth many times, but it never made any difference.
He was deeply in love with Kelsey, and their love was real-she
couldn’t interfere.
But dragging things out and refusing to sign the divorce papers with Harriet-that was just wrong.
At Kathie’s veiled remark, instead of looking at her, everyone
turned to look at Harriet.
Their gazes were direct,
Sality.
At first, Harriet hadn’t thought much of Ellsworth’s departure, but when she noticed everyone’s looks, she couldn’t help but
feel a bit exasperated.
After a moment of awkwardness, she pinched Kathie’s arm
gently and said warmly, “Kat, it’s your turn. You’ve got a good
hand this round-don’t waste it.”
Johnathan also tried to lighten the mood, “Come on, everyone,
don’t just stand there-let’s keep playing!”
With Johnathan’s encouragement, everyone got back into the
lively atmosphere.
By one in the morning; several of the girls were yawning and
getting sleepy, so Johnathan called it a night.
When the group went downstairs to the club entrance, they
saw a black Audi A8L parked outside, with a license plate full of
sixes.
Seeing the car, Kathie’s eyes lit up instantly, and her
drunkenness and sleepiness vanished in a flash.
Wasn’t that her family’s car? Wasn’t that Kenneth’s car?
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As she was wondering, the driver’s door opened, and a long leg clad in black leather shoes and black suit pants stepped out.
When Kenneth was fully out of the car, Kathie let out a shrick
and dashed toward him.
