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On the way, Kathie called her, saying that Ellsworth had rejected

the Ventura Tech investment project. She said she ran into

Kelsey just as she was leaving Ellsworth’s office, and Kelsey’s

face looked absolutely terrible.

In the passenger seat, Harriet listened to Kathie’s report and

couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised.

She had thought Ellsworth would invest in Ventura Tech, that he

would once again back Kelsey this time.

Unexpectedly… he refused.

Her red lips parted slightly as she said, “This must have been

hard for him.”

Kathie replied, “Not really.”

After chatting for a bit more and hanging up, Harriet told Jonas

about it.

Jonas, upon hearing this, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, when reporting to the bosses in the future, they’d all

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have to hide things and wouldn’t dare say too much.

After chatting with Jonas, Harriet turned to look out the

window.

The trees by the roadside were lush and full. Harriet rested her

elbow on the car window, her hand gently supporting her face,

her mood a bit like today’s sunshine.

A little bright and cheerful.

When they arrived at theb, everyone changed into theirb

coats and dove straight into work.

The newly upgraded system had already been integrated into

the product, and today they were there to continue debugging

and testing.

The results were pretty good.

Because the previous work had gone smoothly, their efficiency

was quite high when they went to theb today.

They finished up and returned home a little after five in the

afternoon.

After dinner at home, with nothing else to do, Harriet went to

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the study to continue working overtime.

Wearing sses on her nose and holding a pencil, she

alternated between looking at theputer and jotting down

calctions on paper. The desk was covered with her scribbled

notes.

It wasn’t until after nine in the evening, when Jacquelyn and the others had already gone to bed and the study door was

knocked on, that Harriet looked up to see Ellsworth had

returned.

With her right hand holding a pencil above the keyboard, she

greeted him, “You’re back.”

She then asked, “Have you eaten?”

But seeing the white gauze on Ellsworth’s forehead, she

couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.

Walking up to the desk, Ellsworth casually picked up a sheet of her notes and nced at it, then said in a calm voice, “Not yet.”

Hearing this, Harriet stood up from her chair and said gently, “Jacquelyn and the others have already gone to bed. Go take a shower first, and I’ll go downstairs to see what I can prepare for

you to eat.”

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She had thought he wouldn’te home tonight, but he did

after all.

Speaking softly, Harriet received a faint response from

Ellsworth. He then put down the notes in his hand and went to

the bedroom to shower.

Over ten minutester, when he came downstairs, Harriet had

already cooked beef noodles for him, sliced some fruit, and

prepared a ss of milk.

When they had just gotten married, Harriet would wait for him

like this almost every day.

But… he never came home.

Soter, she stopped preparing anything.

When she went to the kitchen to get a fork and spoon for

Ellsworth, she saw him remove the gauze from his forehead.

The wound was quiterge and very noticeable.

Taking the fork Harriet handed him, Ellsworth said calmly, “Sit.”

Hearing Ellsworth, Harriet sat down across from him, nced at

his wound, and said, “I didn’t mean to do it yesterday.”

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She then asked, “Did you go to the hospital? Did you get a

tetanus shot?”

Ellsworth replied, “It’s nothing serious. I’ll just put some

ointment on itter.”

He then said to her, “The legal department has already finished

the asset liquidation. I’ll give you a copy of the list in a bit. See if

there’s anything in particr you want.”

Ellsworth suddenly bringing this up made Harriet look up at him.

So this was what he meant by ‘let’s talk‘ yesterday.

Looking at Ellsworth, Harriet shook her head. “No, you can

decide on the agreement.”

At this, Ellsworth asked, “Have you taken a liking to Reginald?”

Across the table, Harriet couldn’t help butugh and said, “No, I

was just visiting a patient yesterday. Reginald couldn’t refuse

Grace’s request for a burger, so he took her, and brought me

along as well.”

The living and dining rooms were very quiet, so quiet that their

voices echoed faintly.

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At this, Harriet teased, “You sure have a lot of informants.”

Last time, when Kat took her to a bar, someone took photos

and sent them to him.

This time, when she apanied Gracelyn for a burger,

someone caught that too.

If she weren’t so unimportant, she’d suspect he was doing it on

purpose.