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.

a moment's hesitation, she closed the door and

Ellar gripped the document tighter, a sense of

a moment, then decided

instructed the secretary to

“Take it away.

not eating,"

you must eat your lunch, or you won't hold up." "] don't care about

to listen..."" Ellar paused his retort as he

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

sudden change of

Ellar sternly

the meal box on the desk,

the documents he

does care after all." The gloom

his lunch, Ellar went to Patricia's

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

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