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Looking at Ellsworth, Harriet smiled gently and said, “I’m twenty-
three.”
After hearing this, Ellsworth responded with an ‘oh’ and then
said lightly, “Only twenty-three? I thought you were twenty-five
or twenty-six.”
Harriet said, “I took the college entrance exam early and got
accepted. I graduated from university at twenty and came to
the Townsend Group right after.”
Ellsworth smiled and praised her, “That’s impressive.”
Harriet smiled as well, “It’s alright.”
As Harriet smiled, Ellsworth kept both hands on the back of the
bench, turning his face slightly, staring straight at her.
Under Ellsworth’s intense gaze, Harriet instinctively raised her
hand to wipe the corner of her mouth, thinking maybe some
food had stuck to her face.
But Ellsworth said. “There’s nothing on your face.”
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After Ellsworth spoke, Harriet put her hand down and smiled at
him.
She still liked him. Being able to chat with him like this made her
happy, but she also knew in her heart that there was no future
for her and Ellsworth.
Harriet smiled, but Ellsworth didn’t even blink.
Harriet was beautiful, with a gentle and graceful temperament,
pure yet alluring, especially now with a touch of weary fragility.
Ellsworth felt a reaction.
Noticing Ellsworth staring at her, Harriet felt awkward.
She pressed her lips together, avoiding his gaze, and was about
to find a topic to talk about when Ellsworth suddenly grabbed
her chin, making her look at him again.
Harriet was startled.
Before she could ask what he was doing, Ellsworth leaned in
and kissed her on the lips.
Her eyes flew open wide, blinking several times in a row, her
hands reflexively clenching into fists.
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Holding her breath, she wanted to push Ellsworth away, but with
his hand cupping her face, she couldn’t move at all.
She couldn’t refuse.
She didn’t close her eyes, just looked at Ellsworth like that.
He was very passionate, his lips soft, kissing her until her face
flushed, her heart raced, and her limbs went weak.
He was very skilled.
After the heated kiss, Ellsworth didn’t remove his hand from her
face. His thumb gently stroked her cheek as he looked into her
eyes and asked, “Do you still insist on getting a divorce?”
Not far away, Kenneth was wearing black dress pants and a
white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, carrying the late-night
snack he had brought for Harriet.
During this period, he was on vacation at home, so he
frequented the hospital, making several trips a day, even
coming by at night to check in.
Seeing Harriet and Ellsworth getting along so closely, Kenneth
didn’t approach them.
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He turned and left for the elevator, pressed the button, and
then, as if nothing had happened, placed the late-night snack on
the trash can nearby.
Inside were all the things Harriet liked to eat.
When the elevator doors opened, Kenneth put his hands back in
his pockets and strode into the elevator.
He was calm and composed, exuding a quiet confidence,
without showing much emotion.
Over in the corridor.
Harriet removed his hand from her face, avoided his gaze, and
said, “We’re not right for each other.”
Ellsworth smiled, “There’s no such thing as perfect
compatibility. It’s all about slowly adapting.”
Earlier at the bar, he said he wouldn’t try to coax Harriet.
But before the night was over, he had already gone back on his
word.
He had never really considered getting a divorce.
Especially after these three years together, he felt there was no
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need for such a pointless move.
Harriet looked up, surprised that after Ellsworth had delayed
things, he was now changing his mind again.
Catching Harriet’s gaze, Ellsworth smiled, “Why are you looking
at me like that?”
He tried to comfort her again, saying, “I’ll move back home from
now on.”
But Harriet asked him seriously, “Did my grandpa say
something to you? Actually, you don’t have to take his words so
seriously. Don’t force yourself. It’s most important that you
follow your own heart.”
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Ellsworth’s sudden compromise was probably because
Grandpa had talked to him, maybe not wanting her to get
divorced, afraid she’d have no one to rely on.
Both grandfather and granddaughter were urging him to leave.
With his eyes lowered, Ellsworth fell silent.
His hands rested lazily on the back of the chair. He didn’t respond to Harriet, just gazed quietly at the wall opposite.
Turning her face, Harriet stared motionlessly at Ellsworth.
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After looking at Ellsworth for a while, Harriet withdrew her gaze,
looked back at the bulletin board across from her, and sighed,
“If only we could have discussed things from the start, if only
we had tried.”
Ellsworth turned his head and said in a calm voice, “It’s not too
late now.”
Harriet shook her head, “There’s no going back.”
