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Ellsworth took his hands out of his pockets and slowly trapped Harriet against the wall with his arms. Lowering his head to look at her, he teased, “You sent everyone to the hospital. Shouldn’t you at least give me a son to make up for it?” 

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‘…” Harriet. 

Their eyes met. Harriet reminded him, “That person isn’t pregnant. If you want a son, you’ll have to work a bit harder.” 

Harriet’s subtle sarcasm made Ellsworth burst out laughing, his 

laughter hearty and unrestrained. He said, “Harriet, are your 

provoking me? How about I verify it right here with you?” 

Ellsworth didn’t seem angry at all. In fact, he seemed to be in a 

good mood, every word laced with flirtation. 

Harriet pressed her back tightly against the wall, her hands. 

braced against Ellsworth’s chest. “No need. If you want to verify 

something, go do it somewhere else.” 

The more Harriet resisted, the closer Ellsworth leaned in. Seeing 

her avoid his gaze, Ellsworth bent down to kiss her, but Harriet 

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pushed him away at once. 

Ellsworth still wasn’t angry. He grabbed her hands and pinned 

them against the wall, then leaned down and kissed her lips. 

Her lips were caught in his kiss. After a moment, Harriet grew 

angry. She shook off Ellsworth’s hands and pushed him away, 

saying, “Ellsworth, do you really take me for an idiot? Do you 

really think I have no temper? Just because I don’t argue with 

you or make a scene doesn’t mean I don’t have thoughts of my 

own.” 

After speaking, she rubbed her left wrist, which had just been 

grabbed, with her right hand, her expression dark. 

Ellsworth didn’t mind at all. He lifted her chin, half-smiling as he 

said, “So what are you thinking? Tell me about it.” 

In three years of marriage, this was the first time Harriet had 

gotten angry over his affairs outside. He was actually quite 

interested, wanting to hear what she really thought. 

She thought Ellsworth would make a big deal out of it, get angry 

at her for raising her voice, or accuse her of being heartless. 

However, Ellsworth was completely unconcerned. Instead, he teased her with genuine interest, leaving Harriet with no temper 

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left. 

Not wanting to keep arguing, Harriet changed the subject. “Go 

take a shower first. My stomach hurts today, so let’s both get 

some rest early.” 

By saying this, Harriet was also hinting to Ellsworth that she 

wasn’t feeling well today, so he shouldn’t get any other ideas. 

As she brushed past Ellsworth, he grabbed her arm and, with a 

bit of force, pulled her back. 

Her back pressed against the wall-not too hard, not too soft-as 

Ellsworth trapped her again. For a moment, Harriet found him 

rather annoying. 

Maybe it was because she had dealt with Eileen’s issues during 

the day, or maybe it was because of her period, but right now 

she was irritated by Ellsworth’s persistence-especially since it 

was his fault, yet he was demanding an explanation from her. 

Lifting her head, she met Ellsworth’s intense gaze. Harriet didn’t 

hold back and said directly, “I find you disgusting. Disgusted by 

how dirty you are outside. Is that reason enough? Can you stop 

touching me from now on?” 

Harriet’s voice wasn’t loud, nor was her emotion intense, but 

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her slow, measured words landed with weight 

Very heavy. 

Ellsworth stared at Harriet, motionless. For a moment, he was 

speechless, stunned by her bluntness, 

He had expected her to get angry or make excuses, but he 

hadn’t expected her to be so honest about her disgust. 

With his eyes lowered, Ellsworth looked at Harriet, unable to 

speak for a long time. 

They stared at each other for a while, Seeing Ellsworth stunned 

by her words, Harriet removed his hand from the wall, quietly 

stepped out of his embrace, and said calmly, “I’m going to rest 

now. You should get some sleep too.” 

With that, she walked to the right side of the bed, pulled back 

the covers, and lay down. 

With her back facing Ellsworth’s side of the bed, Harriet said 

nothing more, 

Only then did Ellsworth turn to look at Harriet. 

Those two sentences she had just said were indeed heavy- 

heavier than he could have imagined. 

He was truly surprised. 

Staring at Harriet for a long while, Ellsworth finally looked away, 

picked up his clothes in silence, and went to the bathroom. 

A while later, when he came out after his shower, Harriet was 

still lying on her side with her back to him. Ellsworth rubbed his 

hair dry, and only after it was completely dry did he turn off the 

main light and lie down beside Harriet. 

A small bedside lamp was left on in the room. Ellsworth 

glanced at Harriet, saw that she was still motionless with her 

back to him, then turned on his side and pulled Harriet into his 

arms. 

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