Chapter89

It had taken her three years to see that clearly.

When Harriet said she wasn’t capable, Ellsworthughed.

At Ellsworth’sugh, Harriet calmly asked him, “Ellsworth, you promised before that you would get a divorce. What are you thinking now?”

Withdrawing his gaze from Harriet, Ellsworth stared at the

ceiling for a while before replying unhurriedly, “Let’s see how

you react after leaving thepany first.”

He added, “Harriet, when you agreed to this marriage, you

should have known that it wasn’t just about you and me, or

even just about our two families. It involves much more than an

ordinary marriage.”

Hearing this, Harriet fell silent.

Ellsworth was right, but back then, she thought he loved her and

that they would be happy together.

She had simply been too young.

Harriet fell silent, and Ellsworth said nothing more.

When Harriet turned her back to him, Ellsworth remained silent.

After tossing and turning a few more times, Harriet suddenly turned to Ellsworth and said, “I might have insomnia tonight. When I can’t sleep, I tend to toss and turn. I’ll go to the next

room.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ellsworth rolled over and trapped her in his arms.

Before Harriet could react, Ellsworth braced himself on either

side of her head and leaned down to kiss her lips.

As Harriet pressed her hands against Ellsworth’s chest in

protest, he grabbed her wrists and pinned her hands above her

head.

After a long, passionate kiss, Ellsworth asked, “Still thinking

about your robot? Can it do what I can?”

…

For a moment, she didn’t know how to respond. After a

while, she said, “Not really thinking about it anymore.”

Ellsworth’s smile grew wider. His hand, which had been resting

on her waist, slid upward as he kissed her again.

Harriet struggled a few times, but she was no match for

Ellsworth.

When Ellsworth tried to kiss her again, Harriet turned her face away, refusing him.

Ellsworth didn’t mind Harriet’s reaction. He leaned down and

whispered in her ear, “That night, I was in a meeting. The hotel’s conference room had surveince cameras.”

Sure enough, as soon as Ellsworth finished speaking, Harriet’s body rxed, and she turned to look at him.

Ellsworth was experienced-he knew exactly what to say to get

her attention.

Meeting his gaze, Harriet hadn’t expected Ellsworth to exin

himself.

As Harriet looked at him, Ellsworth leaned down and kissed her

lips again.

The kiss was gentle, tender, and lingering.

Harriet’s hands slowly curled into fists, but Ellsworth gently pried them open, intecing his fingers with hers as they kissed

with deep affection.

It wasn’t until Ellsworth began to undress her that Harriet suddenly snapped back to her senses and grabbed his arm.

Ellsworth tried to exin, but his exnation meant nothing.

Even if that night had been a misunderstanding, it couldn’t ount for his indifference over the past three years, nor could it exin that all the rumors she had dealt with during those

years were false.

Looking straight into Ellsworth’s eyes, Harriet said, “My position at the Townsend Group isn’t that important, so it shouldn’t have much of an impact.”

What she meant was clear: she insisted on getting a divorce

and didn’t want to have any further involvement with Ellsworth.

Harriet gripped his arm tightly.

Ellsworth leaned over and looked at her. Seeing how serious

she was, he immediately lost interest and moved away from

her.

Seeing this, Harriet nced at him, then quietly fastened the

buttons on her clothes.

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In the days that followed, Ellsworth came home on time every day. Sometimes Harriet came backter than he did, and she was especially busy-aside from eating and sleeping, she was basically working overtime.

She was even busier than when she was vice president at the Townsend Group.

That night, Ellsworth came out of the bathroom after his shower

and saw Harriet working overtime at her desk again. As he dried

his hair, he said offhandedly, “Reginald really doesn’t hold back when ites to making you work.”

At the desk, Harriet was focused on herputer, her fingers

ttering away on the keyboard, not hearing a word Ellsworth

said.

Watching Harriet without much concern, Ellsworth finally got a

taste of what ‘cold violence’ felt like.

It wasn’t until she finished her work and got into bed that

Harriet politely said to him, “Good night.”

After saying that, Harriet turned off the light,y down, and went

straight to sleep.

Beside her, Ellsworth turned to look at Harriet, watching her lie

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next to his pillow with such calm detachment that he couldn’t

help but feel a secret sense of annoyance.

He thought the matter of her resignation was settled, but that

morning, while Harriet was busy at Gxy Innovations, news of

her departure from the Townsend Group suddenly spread.