My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

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.

moment's hesitation, she

Ellar gripped the document tighter, a sense

about my feelings.' After lunch, Patricia hesitated for a moment, then decided to have

instructed the secretary to deliver the lunch to Ellar's

“Take it away.

eating,"

said you must eat your lunch, or you

don't need to listen..."" Ellar paused his

you say?" "Patricia," the secretary repeated, still

sudden change

the secretary's confusion, Ellar sternly

can go now." "Yes, Mr. Riddle." After placing the meal box on the desk, the secretary left

set aside the documents he was holding and looked at

does care after all." The gloom that had enveloped Ellar all morning dispersed

lunch, Ellar went to Patricia's

know if there's anything you need me to do," he