Not My Husband Anymore novel Chapter 127

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Now a bit more awake, Harriet looked directly at Ellsworth. She

could smell the jasmine scent from Kelsey on him, and the lively

aroma of the birthday party crowd.

Pulling Ellsworth’s hand away, Harriet avoided his gaze, put her

feet on the floor, slipped on her slippers, and said, “Tomorrow is

Sunday. I’m not going back to Auburn Heights today. If you

have things to do tonight, go ahead and take care of them.”

There were probably still events going on at the Graham’s villa

tonight.

So before Ellsworth could even suggest leaving, Harriet told him

to go.

After all, in these years of marriage, she had long since gotten

used to life without him, and so had her grandfather.

His sudden appearance was unsettling for both her and her

grandfather.

If this had been shortly after they got married, Harriet would have been so happy to see Ellsworth show up like this that she

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wouldn’t have been able to sleep, maybe even jumped for joy.

Now… it just didn’t mean much anymore.

As soon as Harriet told him to go take care of his business,

Ellsworth reached out, grabbed her hand, and stood up from the

bed himself.

He said, “What’s going on? Why are you always avoiding me

now?”

Her wrist caught in Ellsworth’s grip, Harriet tried to pull her hand

back, but couldn’t.

Looking up at Ellsworth, she said, “I’m not avoiding you.”

She wasn’t avoiding him; she had just long since gotten used to

life without him.

Holding onto Ellsworth’s hand, Harriet added, “You’re hurting my

hand.”

After Harriet spoke, Ellsworth let go of her hand.

He put his hands back in his pockets and said calmly, “From

now on, I’ll come back with you to visit Grandpa every week.”

Rubbing her reddened wrist, Harriet replied in a flat voice,

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“That’s not necessary. Grandpa doesn’t need company, and

when I come back, I don’t really keep him company anyway-I’m

always sleeping.”

Harriet’s rejection made Ellsworth acutely aware of the distance

between them-a distance that felt insurmountable.

He felt that he could never get close to Harriet’s heart again,

never go back to the way things were.

Not even as friends.

He raised his right hand to Harriet’s face; his hand was much

larger than her face.

When Harriet tried to push his hand away, Ellsworth took the

opportunity to press her nape and pull her toward him.

Stumbling, Harriet fell into Ellsworth’s arms, her hands

instinctively pressing against his chest, keeping some distance

between them.

Besides… she didn’t like the scent of Kelsey.

In silent struggle, with Harriet resisting, Ellsworth held her by

the nape and leaned in to kiss her.

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Harriet pressed her hands against his chest, turned her face away, and dodged Ellsworth’s kiss.

She didn’t let him kiss her.

Feeling Harriet’s rejection, Ellsworth didn’t push further. He just

looked at her.

He stared down at her for a long while, then slowly exhaled,

lowered his head, and rested his forehead against hers, not

saying a word.

Harriet didn’t speak either, just turned her face slightly, refusing

to give him a chance to kiss her.

After a moment of silence, Ellsworth returned to his usual

nonchalance. He pinched Harriet’s face, made her look at him,

and asked with a smile, “You won’t even let me touch you? Give

me a reason.”

Looking up at Ellsworth, Harriet thought of Jolene’s call at noon

and Kelsey’s Instagram post.

At this moment, even though Ellsworth was right in front of her,

Harriet still felt he didn’t belong to her.

He hadn’t belonged to her before, doesn’t belong to her now,

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and never will.

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