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Once the paperwork was done, she didn’t want anything from Ellsworth; she would return it all at that time.

So, after spending a while with Raymond, Harriet went to the

main vi.

Not long after, when she arrived at Ellsworth’s room, the doctor

had already put him on an IV and treated his wounds. Patsy and

Kathie were there with him, while Colin hadn’t even bothered to

“Hara.”

“Hara, is Grandpa all right? Is he still angry?”

Hearing Kathie’s greeting and Patsy’s question, Harriet replied

gently, “Grandpa isn’t angry anymore. He’s calmed down.”

At this moment, the doctor turned to Harriet and instructed,

“Mrs. Harriet Townsend, Mr. Ellsworth’s wounds are quite serious. Although he’s had medicine and injections, you still

need to make sure the wounds stay dry and apply ointment in

time.”

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“If anythinges up, you can call me at any time.”,

Hearing the doctor’s instructions, Harriet replied softly, “I

understand. Thank you, Dr. Fowler.”

Soon after the doctor finished packing up and left, only Harriet,

Kathie, and Patsy were left in the room.

The curtains in the room were drawn tightly, making the light

inside rather dim.

Ellsworthy sprawledzily on the bed, looking at the three

women standing by his bedside. His wounds hurt, but he also

found it funny.

Looking at Kathie and Patsy, he saidzily, “All right, I wasn’t

beaten to death. No need to stand in a row like that.”

Patsy rolled her eyes at him and said, “At a time like this, you

still have the mood to joke? Maybe Grandpa went too easy on

you today. You really must have been bewitched by the Graham

family.”

After Patsy finished speaking, Ellsworth didn’t say anything

more. He just nced at Harriet.

Seeing this, Kathie tugged at Patsy and said, “Mom, say a little

less.”

She added, “Brother’s fine now. Let’s go out and let him rest for

a bit.”

After all themotion just now, Harriet had probably talked

with Grandpa as well.

At this point, the two of them probably had things to discuss.

Hearing Kathie’s words, Patsy scolded Ellsworth a couple more

times before leaving with Kathie.

As soon as Kathie and Patsy left, the room fell silent.

Standing by the bed, Harriet looked down at the whip marks on

Ellsworth’s back. Thinking of his earlier joke, she couldn’t help

but smile slightly.

She wasn’t sad-not at all.

All that was left seemed to be a sense of being moved.

Or perhaps… in her rtionship with Ellsworth, all she had left

was numbness.

Seeing Harriet smile, Ellsworth propped himself up, turned over to look at her, and asked in a t voice, “Are you very happy?”

Pulling out the chair beside him and sitting down, Harriet looked

at Ellsworth and smiled calmly. “I’m quite moved.”

After a pause, she added a little awkwardly, “And I do feel rather

unnecessary.”

After Harriet finished speaking, Ellsworth didn’t want to say

anything more.

He simply withdrew his gaze.

At this moment, he didn’t even need to ask to know that Harriet

thought the whipping he got today was so he could be with

Kelsey.

Ellsworth casually looked away, and Harriet spoke again: “Don’t

worry, Grandpa has epted it. He won’t interfere with our

divorce anymore.”

Hearing this, Ellsworth said coldly, “You can go about your

business now.”

Harriet replied, “Okay, then you get some rest.”

Since Ellsworth didn’t want to see her, Harriet didn’t stay long.

She got up, went to the open study nearby, picked up a book,

and sat on the sofa to read.

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From time to time, she nced at Ellsworth to check on his IV.

When the IV was finished, she quietly went over and helped him

change to another bottle.

There was no conversation; she just silently did what the doctor

had instructed.

Just as Raymond had said earlier, once the paperwork was

done, they probably wouldn’t see each other much anymore.

The room was especially quiet. Harriet sat quietly in the study

reading, and Ellsworth could see her at a nce.

Every time his gaze fell on her, every time he thought of her

calmness today, Ellsworth felt that his understanding of Harriet

was iplete.

At every critical moment, she was rational and calm beyond

imagination.

Thinking back, he could understand.

After all, her heart belonged elsewhere.

A little after five, Ellsworth’s IV was finished.

After Harriet removed the needle for him, Ellsworth propped

himself up on the bed and sat up.

Seeing this, Harriet quickly asked, “Why are you getting up?”

Ellsworth repliedzily, “To go to the bathroom.”

Hearing this, Harriet hurried over to open the bathroom door for

him.

Ellsworth saw all of Harriet’s thoughtfulness and consideration

as nothing but politeness and distance.