Yet, everything he did, every action, every word, wasn’t it all

leading toward divorce?

Men are clever; they won’t make themselves the bad guy, but

they’ll make you be the bad one.

Forget it.

It’s all in the past.

It doesn’t matter who’s right or wrong, who brought up the

divorce, or who takes the me.

What matters is that the divorce can go through.

With Harriet’s calm andposed attitude, and her unwavering

determination to get divorced, Ellsworth’s expression grew even

darker.

Seeing his tattered clothes, and bloody wounds, Patsy, both

angry and distressed, said, “You’re just so stubborn, like you’ve been bewitched. I really want to see what’s so great about that

Kelsey. You won’t regret being with her, will you?”

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After saying that, she turned to Kathie and said, “Kat, hurry up

and call the doctor.”

The chairman of the Townsend Group being beaten like this was definitely not something that could be made public.

Besides, with Ellsworth’s temper, he wouldn’t go to the hospital

anyway.

Patsy’s scolding and the servants‘ flood offorting words all

went unanswered by Ellsworth; he just stared straight at

Harriet.

Before long, the family doctor arrived.

Patsy helped Ellsworth back to his room, and the doctor

followed them in.

Meanwhile, Harriet didn’t go upstairs. She escorted Raymond

back to the backyard.

In the standalone wooden cottage, Raymond leaned on his

cane with both hands, his brows tightly furrowed. He looked up

at Harriet and asked, “Hara, there’s no one else here. Tell

Grandpa the truth–Ells really didn’t force you to get divorced? It

was truly your idea?”

Pulling up a chair to sit beside Raymond, Harriet looked at him,

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gently stroked his back to help him breathe easier, and

for the divorce. Ellsworth tried to keep me, but I refused.”

Even with such a good opportunity just now, she hadn’t thought

about saving the marriage or not getting divorced. She was

even less likely to waver now.

Hearing Harriet’s words, Raymond let out a long sigh. “It’s my

fault for not raising Ells well, for not helping you two live a good

life together.”

Harriet continued to gently stroke Raymond’s back and said with a calm smile, “Grandpa, this has nothing to do with you.

You’ve always been good to me. It’s just that some people aren’t suited to be husband and wife–maybe they’re better off

as friends.”

Raymond sighed again and said, “Ah, but to have you go through a divorce for no good reason… If you really don’t want to be with Ells, then let Ken marry you. He’s got a good

temperament, and he’s more sensible than Ells.”

He had watched Harriet grow up since she was little. He and Tamera both liked her quiet nature and her intelligence.

Originally, he had wanted to arrange for her to be with Keh,

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but this girl just had to choose the rebellious Ellsworth.

If only she had listened to his arrangement back then, she and

Ken would surely be living well now, and their child would

already be calling them Mom and Dad.

Hearing Raymond’s words, Harriet quickly said, “Grandpa, let’s

not talk about this for now. I want to spend a few years with

you after the divorce is finalized, and focus on my work for a

while.”

It had taken her so much effort to climb out of the pit; how

could she jump back in again?

Besides, even if she were to remarry in the future, it could never

be Keh.

Raymond and the others might not be afraid of awkwardness,

but she was.

She couldn’t ept Ellsworth calling her ‘sister–inw‘ either.

That would bepletely inappropriate.

Besides… she was afraid of Keh, afraid of his seriousness.

Seeing how Harriet reacted to the topic of marriage as if she

were afraid of being bitten by a snake again, Raymond dropped

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the subject and instead chatted with her about other things,

reminiscing about the past.

Once his mood had gradually settled, Raymond said, “I’m fine

now. It’s just that I was too harsh with the whip today. You should go check on Ells. If you really are getting divorced, with your personality, you two probably won’t see much of each

other in the future.”

“You two grew up together, so it’s best to part on good terms and make things clear. Whatever Ells owes you, I won’t let him shortchange you by a single cent.”

Harriet didn’t respond to Raymond’s words.

Nowadays, Harriet wouldn’t respond or take a stance on anything that might affect the progress of their divorce.

For example, if she said she didn’t want any of the divorce settlement, it would probably drag things out, so she said nothing and let the Townsend family do as they pleased.