She had been spending a lot of time in thebtely, and the product had entered the user experience phase. She had a lot of ideas in her mind.

    So she had been working on her thesis during this period.

    She didn’t know how much time had passed. Just as she was deeply engrossed in writing, her phone, ced next to the

    mouse, vibrated.

    It was a call from Ellsworth.

    Seeing the iing call, Harriet still answered it.

    She didn’t have the habit of ignoring calls.

    Once the call connected, Ellsworth’s voice came through:

    “Come back ito /ithe Townsend’s mansion for dinner. I’lle

    pick you up.”

    Looking at her thesis on theputer, Harriet replied calmly,

    “I’m working overtime. You go back by yourself.”

    She added, “You don’t need to ask me toe back for dinner

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    in the future.”

    Everyone already knew they were getting divorced. If she kept going back to eat with him, it would only give the grandparents false hope.

    She had never considered reconciling with Ellsworth. When she handed him the agreement, there was no turning back.

    So, she wouldn’t go back to disturb Raymond and Tamera.

    With that, she said gently, “I’m in the middle of a good train of thought for my thesis, so I won’t chat with you. I’ll hang up

    now.”

    As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for

    Ellsworth’s response, Harriet hung up the phone.

    She wasn’t lying–the thesis was going well, and she didn’t want

    to be interrupted.

    So, she hung up, put down her phone, and continued typing

    away at the keyboard.

    In the ck Maybach, seeing that Harriet had hung up on him,

    Ellsworth tossed his phone onto the passenger seat.

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    With Harriet’s stubborn temper, he was almost at his wit’s end.

    He picked up a cigarette and lighter from the side, lit one for

    himself, took a slow drag, then exhaled the smoke, opened the

    window, and flicked the ash outside.

    Retracting his hand holding the cigarette, he stepped on the gas

    and started the car, heading back to the office.

    Not long after Ellsworth returned to the office, Kelsey came to

    see him after finishing the Ventura Tech exhibition.

    She had mentioned this to Ellsworth a few days ago. Although

    Ellsworth said he didn’t have time, she still told him to wait for

    her at the exhibition.

    She had also sent him a reminder message in the morning.

    She thought he would at least show up and support her a little.

    However, Ellsworth never showed up from start to finish.

    iSo /iafter leaving the tech exhibition, she came to find him.

    At his desk, Ellsworth looked up and nced at Kelsey, then

    withdrew his gaze and continued working.

    Kelsey pulled out the chair across from Ellsworth and sat down,

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    asking softly, “Ells, why didn’t youe today? Mr. Todd waited for you all day and was quite disappointed in the end.”

    As Kelsey reported, Ellsworth didn’t look up. He continued

    signing documents and asked her unhurriedly, “Why would I care about Mr. Todd feelings?”

    He put extra emphasis on the words “Mr. Todd.”

    Kelsey looked embarrassed and quickly forced a smile to exin, “That’s not what I meant. I just thought it wouldn’t take much time to stop by.”

    When Kelsey mentioned time, Ellsworth finally looked up at her

    and said nonchntly, “Kelsey, I’ve reminded you before: I won’t

    get involved in anything that opposes Harriet’s work.”

    Hearing this, Kelsey’s expression visibly stiffened.

    Harriet again.

    Why is everything always about Harriet? Why is she always involved in everything?

    She was clearly so unremarkable.

    The only reason she could go to Gxy Innovations was

    because she had the status of Mrs. Townsend. Reginald only bought her patent because Ellsworth had invested billions in Gxy Innovations, and even five hundred million in Harriet’s project team.

    Without the Townsend family, without Ellsworth, what would Harriet be?

    Kelsey stared at Ellsworth for a while without moving, then smiled faintly and said, “It’s just a tech exhibition. It shouldn’t be in opposition to Hara’s work.”

    She had always looked down on Harriet, thinking she was just Kathie’s sidekick, always scheming to climb up the Townsend family, so Ellsworth only treated her as a joke and never

    respected her.

    Now, she found herself disliking Harriet more and more,

    thinking she was too calcting.

    Her push–and–pull tactics were truly masterful.

    But Ellsworth… just couldn’t see it.

    After Kelsey finished speaking, Ellsworth didn’t look up at her

    again, nor did he respond, simply flipping through the documents in his hand as if nothing had happened.

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    Sitting across from Ellsworth, seeing that he still hadn’t spoken,

    the smile on Kelsey’s face gradually faded.

    After a long while, she tentatively asked Ellsworth, “Ells, do you

    dislike me now?”