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The way he said ‘Ms. Chavez’ carried a hint of amusement.
“Morning.” Harriet smiled at him, feeling it was rare for
someone to even notice her.
While Ellsworth chatted with people at the restaurant entrance,
Harriet quietly stood by his side.
At that moment, Kelsey and a few other women arrived.
When Harriet saw Kelsey, Kelsey saw her too.
Their eyes met. Harriet looked calmly at Kelsey, but Ellsworth
immediately let go of her hand.
Withdrawing her gaze from Kelsey, Harriet turned to look at
Ellsworth.
He let go of her hand as soon as he saw Kelsey-how pragmatic
he was.
He really did care about Kelsey.
Turning her face, Harriet looked up at Ellsworth, only to see him
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staring straight at Kelsey, his eyes full of gentleness.
As if… they hadn’t spent the night in the same room, as if she
hadn’t helped him with his tie that morning, as if he hadn’t just
held her hand.
“Kelsey.”
“Kelsey.”
“Kel.”
As Kelsey approached, the restaurant entrance grew even
livelier, with everyone enthusiastically greeting her.
Unconsciously, Harriet was left out of the crowd.
Whether in the past or now, she had never been able to fit into
Ellsworth’s circle, nor into his life.
She felt like an extra.
“Ells, you’re here for breakfast too? I heard the hotel’s breakfast
is pretty good.”
“Mm.” Ellsworth replied unhurriedly.
Standing aside, Harriet thought about how Ellsworth avoided
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her, and how the lively scene before her had nothing to do with
her. She quietly withdrew from the crowd and turned away
without a word.
Just as Harriet was about to leave, Kelsey suddenly called out
to her, “Hara.”
Harriet turned back. Kelsey stepped out of the crowd, smiling as she greeted her, “Hara, you’re here too? When did you arrive?
Why didn’t you tell me?”
“We all had dinner together last night. If I’d known you were
coming, I would’ve invited you to join us.”
In response to Kelsey’s enthusiasm, Harriet smiled faintly and
called, “Kelsey.”
It was only when Kelsey greeted Harriet that everyone else
realized she was there too.
Looking at Harriet, they didn’t greet her, just whispered among
themselves.
In fact, some had already noticed Harriet earlier, but since
Ellsworth didn’t pay her any mind and was talking to Kelsey,
they ignored her too.
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After all, Ellsworth had never acknowledged her, never acknowledged their marriage, not even held a wedding.
Ellsworth’s attitude toward Harriet was also their attitude
toward her.
Despite Harriet’s politeness, Kelsey warmly took her hand and said with a smile, “Hara, we’re just about to have breakfast. Join
us.”
Harriet smiled and replied, “Kelsey, you all go ahead. I asked my secretary to bring me some documents, so I have to wait for
her.”
Kelsey looked disappointed. “I see. Then we’ll go in first. Come
find us later.”
Harriet nodded with a smile. “Okay, I’ll come find you later.”
In fact, she had planned to have breakfast, but Kelsey’s words
felt like a reminder of something.
However, she didn’t want to join them.
When Harriet mentioned her secretary, only then did Ellsworth
turn to look at her.
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Meeting Ellsworth’s gaze, Harriet smiled and said, “I asked
Jolene to bring me some materials. I’ll wait for her. You go
ahead.”
Ellsworth stood in the middle of the crowd, surrounded by his
and Kelsey’s supporters.
It was as if there were mountains and armies between the two
of them.
Harriet’s explanation didn’t elicit much reaction from Ellsworth.
Seeing this, Kelsey took Ellsworth’s arm and said to Harriet,
“Hara, we’ll wait for you inside.”
“Mm.” Harriet nodded, and the crowd turned and walked into
the restaurant.
Watching everyone leave, Harriet felt a sense of relief.
She hadn’t actually asked Jolene to bring her anything; it was
just that such a lively scene wasn’t for her.
Even more so, it wasn’t suitable for her, Ellsworth, and Kelsey to
appear together.
Watching Ellsworth walk away and thinking about how he had
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suddenly let go of her hand, Harriet could only smile wryly.
Her smile was tinged with helplessness.
She watched the crowd for a while, saw them sit down on the
left side of the restaurant, then finally looked away, quietly
entered the restaurant, grabbed some breakfast at random, and
sat down at a table on the right.
She sat far from Ellsworth and Kelsey, not disturbing them.
Over on the other side, as Kelsey ate her own breakfast, she
would occasionally taste something from Ellsworth’s bowl.
Everyone saw Kelsey’s actions as perfectly normal.
If anyone was out of place, it was Harriet’s earlier appearance that was truly awkward and out of sync.
When Kelsey once again ate from Ellsworth’s bowl, Ellsworth
put down his fork.
He raised his right hand and glanced at his watch-it was 8:40.
He looked around the restaurant absentmindedly.
