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Then, the main light was switched on, flooding the room with
brightness.
Ellsworth glanced at Harriet on the bed, then unbuttoned his
shirt, grabbed a change of clothes from the wardrobe, and went
into the bathroom.
A moment passed.
After showering, Ellsworth came out of the bathroom to find
Harriet had rolled over and was occupying his usual side of the
bed.
Used to sleeping on the right, Ellsworth dried his hair, tossed
the towel aside, walked over, and bent down to pick Harriet up.
He held her gently, and put her down just as gently.
Even so, Harriet was startled awake,
She opened her eyes, but the light was too harsh, so she quickly
closed them again.
Her brows furrowed tightly.
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After a while, she opened her eyes to a narrow slit and saw
Ellsworth right in front of her. Half asleep, Harriet smiled at him
and said, “You’re back.”
She had thought that with Patsy gone, Ellsworth wouldn’t come
back anymore.
Seeing Harriet’s sleepy smile, Ellsworth felt an unexpected
warmth.
He didn’t get up right away. Instead, he bent over and looked at
Harriet, responding softly, “Mm.”
The light was glaring.
Harriet didn’t fully open her eyes. Drowsily, she looked at
Ellsworth and said lazily, “I’m sleepy. I’m going to bed now.
Ellsworth, good night.”
As soon as Harriet finished speaking, Ellsworth smiled and
replied gently, “Good night.”
After that, he reached up to turn off the main light in the room
and returned to his own side of the bed.
For the next two days, although Ellsworth came home late, at
least he was home every night.
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But whether he came home or not didn’t seem to matter much
anymore.
She went about her work as usual, had dinner with her
grandfather at the Chavez’s mansion as usual, and after
finishing everything, Harriet would study her field at night,
preparing for a new job.
By Tuesday at noon, the day before the business exchange,
Jolene had arranged all the travel plans, and Harriet set off for
the resort with Jolene.
In the days leading up to the conference, Harriet saw Ellsworth
a few times, but he never asked about the meeting or
suggested they go together.
So Harriet didn’t bring it up either.
Kathie didn’t go this time; she stayed home with Kenneth.
At four in the afternoon, their flight arrived on time. Harriet and
Jolene took a business car to the hotel, and as they were
picking up their room cards at the front desk, they saw a lively
group chatting in the hotel lobby to the right.
The hotel was very quiet, so the group’s excitement was
particularly noticeable.
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Taking the room card from the front desk staff, Harriet listened
to the laughter and chatter from that direction and instinctively
turned to look.
“Kelsey, you came back so low-key this time. Except for Mr.
Townsend, you won’t see anyone, and no one can get an
appointment with you.”
“Kelsey, it’s been years, and you just keep getting prettier and
more elegant.”
“Kel, this time you and Ells will finally make it official, right? We
hope to drink at your wedding soon.”
“Kel, now that you’re back, don’t leave again. Your dad’s
company needs your help too.”
In the crowd, Kelsey was the center of attention, surrounded by
men and women who greeted her warmly, welcomed her, and offered blessings for her relationship with Ellsworth, asking for
wedding wine. Not a single person mentioned Harriet.
It was as if… she had never existed.
She was not Ellsworth’s wife.
Off to the side, Ellsworth was dressed in a white shirt and black
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suit, looking very distinguished
With both hands in his trouser pockets, he looked down at Kelsey, his eyes full of calm tenderness.
He had never looked at Harriet with such eyes-not even when
he asked her to have a child.
Listening to everyone’s questions, Kelsey smiled and said,
“There’s a lot to do now that I’m back. Tonight, let me treat
everyone to dinner, okay? And this time, I’m not leaving. We’ll be
able to get together often from now on.”
At this point, Kelsey turned to look at Ellsworth and said with a
smile, “As for the wedding wine between me and Ells, that
depends on Ells.”
After Kelsey spoke, everyone looked at Ellsworth and urged
him, “Ellsworth, hurry up! We’re all waiting for the wedding.”
“Ells, after so many years with Kel, it’s time for a result. We’ve all
got our red envelopes ready.”
Ellsworth still had his hands in his pockets, his nose straight
and his profile especially handsome.
Listening to everyone’s urging, he just smiled and said nothing.
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At that moment, the people around him started to tease,
“Ellsworth, if you don’t say anything, that means you agree!”
