Patricia felt this was probably for the best, to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.

Ellar watched Patricia leave without hesitation, feeling a deep, muted pain in his heart.

A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Mr. Riddle, these are urgent," his secretary announced, entering the room.

"Just leave them," Ellar instructed, returning to his desk.

After the secretary placed the documents down and left, Ellar picked them up without hesitation and began to work, engrossed in his tasks for the entire morning.

Noticing Ellar hadn't left his office, Patricia approached with a puzzled look.

She knocked on his office door.

"Come in," Ellar's voice sounded from inside.

Opening the door, Patricia asked, "Aren't you going to have lunch? It's lunchtime." "I'm not eating," Ellar responded tersely, then returned his focus to the documents.

Patricia was taken aback.

she closed the door

gripped the document

really doesn't care about my feelings.' After lunch, Patricia hesitated for a moment, then decided to have a

secretary to deliver the

“Take it away.

not eating,"

your lunch, or you won't hold up." "] don't care about who said so, I'm

paused his retort

"Patricia," the secretary repeated, still

sudden change

confusion, Ellar

the meal box

documents he was holding and looked at the

gloom

satisfied after his lunch, Ellar

you need me to do," he

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