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As soon as Johnathan called out Hara, Ellsworth turned around

and looked over immediately.

When he saw that it really was Harriet standing in front of

them, he instinctively stubbed out his cigarette.

He hadn’t expected the person next door to be Harriet.

While the two men were visibly shocked to see her, Harriet

herself appeared calm and unruffled.

She nced at Ellsworth, then looked at Johnathan and said

with a smile, “I just came out to take a call. I’ll head back to the

private room now. Mr. Burton, you two carry on.”

Harriet remainedposed, as if she hadn’t overheard their

conversation, as if nothing had happened at all.

With that, Harriet turned and headed back to the private room

first.

Not far away, the two men watched as Harriet walked away.

It wasn’t until Harriet’s figure disappeared from view that

Johnathan turned to Ellsworth and said, “What a coincidence-it

really was Hara next door.”

“She’ll probably go back and feel sad in secret again. But maybe it’s for the best; you don’t have to say anything yourself. Hara probably already knows what’s going on.”

Ellsworth withdrew his gaze, turned around, and resumed his previous stance, resting both arms on the railing, looking out at

the distant night scene with no particr emotion.

Seeing this, Johnathan turned and stood in the same posture,

then looked at Ellsworth and asked, “Ells, do you really think

Hara wants a divorce just to split the assets?”

Ellsworth smiled, “Only she knows what she’s really thinking.”

After chatting for a while, the two of them also returned to the

private room.

When they got back, Harriet was sitting next to Kathie,

watching her y cards with the others.

She didn’t notice Ellsworth and Johnathan return, nor did she

pay any more attention to Ellsworth.

At midnight, Ellsworth’s phone rang again-it was a call from

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Kelsey.

After taking the call outside, Ellsworth came back in, picked up his suit jacket, and said directly to Johnathan, “Something came up, I have to go. Kat and Harriet, make sure someone sees them

hometer.”

Johnathan replied, “Alright, I got it. Go take care of your

business.”

Getting a callte at night and leaving right away-who else

could it be but her? So Johnathan didn’t try to stop him.

Because there was no way to make him stay.

Seeing that Ellsworth was about to leave, Kathie looked up and

called out, “Bro, you’re leaving so early?”

Ellsworth turned around, and Harriet also looked up at him.

Looking down at Kathie, Ellsworth said emotionlessly, “Yeah,

Johnathan will take you hometer.”

Watching Ellsworth turn and leave, Kathie grew unhappy and

muttered in disgust, “He’spletely bewitched.”

After Kathie spoke, Johnathan nced at Harriet, only to see

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her withdraw her gaze without saying a word.

Besides… when it came to Ellsworth, she had no say in the

matter.

Still, that fleeting trace of sadness in her eyes did not go

unnoticed.

Feeling sympathetic, Johnathan tried to smooth things over,

saying, “It’s just work, Kat. Don’t jump to conclusions.””

Kathieughed, “What kind of work could there be in the

middle of the night?”

Late at night, who else could it be but Kelsey?

Because of Ellsworth and Kelsey, Kathie had talked to

Ellsworth many times, but it never made any difference.

He was deeply in love with Kelsey, and their love was real-she

couldn’t interfere.

But dragging things out and refusing to sign the divorce papers with Harriet-that was just wrong.

At Kathie’s veiled remark, instead of looking at her, everyone

turned to look at Harriet.

Their gazes were direct,

Sality.

At first, Harriet hadn’t thought much of Ellsworth’s departure, but when she noticed everyone’s looks, she couldn’t help but

feel a bit exasperated.

After a moment of awkwardness, she pinched Kathie’s arm

gently and said warmly, “Kat, it’s your turn. You’ve got a good

hand this round-don’t waste it.”

Johnathan also tried to lighten the mood, “Come on, everyone,

don’t just stand there-let’s keep ying!”

With Johnathan’s encouragement, everyone got back into the

lively atmosphere.

By one in the morning; several of the girls were yawning and

getting sleepy, so Johnathan called it a night.

When the group went downstairs to the club entrance, they

saw a ck Audi A8L parked outside, with a license te full of

sixes.

Seeing the car, Kathie’s eyes lit up instantly, and her

drunkenness and sleepiness vanished in a sh.

Wasn’t that her family’s car? Wasn’t that Keh’s car?

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As she was wondering, the driver’s door opened, and a long leg d in ck leather shoes and ck suit pants stepped out.

When Keh was fully out of the car, Kathie let out a shrick

and dashed toward him.