NovelOnlineChapter 324
Harriet pursed her lips. “So, do you really think that what you're doing is for my good?”
All that Delbert wanted was for Harriet to be happy.
When Harriet questioned him, he felt as if his heart had been stabbed by something. The pain caused him to feel
suffocated.
Did he do something wrong?
Harriet realized how harsh her words were.
Her angry questioning seemed to deny everything Delbert had done.
for her.
She trembled, unable to say sorry to him.
After a moment of silence, Delbert got up and said, “Let's take som
tto calm down.”
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Without finishing breakfast, he went to his study and closed the doo
“Delbert!” Harriet wanted to chase after him, but her steps stopped at the closed door.
She stood there for a moment before going back to the dining table. and continuing to have her breakfast.
She didn’t want him to protect her like before. It wasn’t that she didn’t. trust Delbert. She was just upset about
the situation.
She wanted to have power. She wanted to hone her skills and help. him.
But she had been willful in her methods, and she had hurt Delbert’s
feelings.
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She finished breakfast and got up, thinking about having a nice talk.
with Delbert.
And she needed to apologize to him.
But before she could leave the dining room, she heard the door closing in the foyer.
She quickly left the dining room and saw that the study door had been opened.
She ran up the stairs and entered the study, but there was no sign of
Delbert inside.
‘Has he gone to work? Or is he trying to avoid me?’ She wondered.
Harriet stood there in a daze, not knowing how much thad passed. Finally, the sound of the key unlocking
cfrom the foyer,
Thinking it was Delbert returning, she rushed back to the dining room
and hid.
But the person who cin was Opal.
Harriet clasped her fingers, feeling disappointed.
After a while, she walked out of the dining room and greeted Opal.
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Opal looked surprised at first and then smiled. “Mr. Delbert said th you were in a bad mood today, so he asked
Harriet walked over and asked, “What did Delbert say to you?”
“Something cup at the company, so he askedto cand keep you company,” Opal respectfully
replied.
“Turns out there is an emergency in the company,” Harriet mused.
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But it seemed too coincidental.
“Madam?” Opal called out, seeing her abnormal behavior.
“I'm fine. You can go back to your work,” Harriet said, snapping out of her thoughts.
Since Delbert had gone to work, she had to wait for him to cback and then apologize to him.
However, Delbert didn’t return to the island for the next three days.
Harriet was torn, unsure whether she should call him or not.
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