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 closed the

the document tighter, a sense of desolation washing over

lunch, Patricia hesitated for a moment, then decided to have a meal packed

the secretary to deliver the

“Take it away.

not eating,"

secretary began, "Patricia said you must eat your lunch, or you won't

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

did you say?" "Patricia," the

sudden change

secretary's confusion, Ellar sternly said, "Just leave

the meal box on the desk, the secretary left the

he was holding and looked at

gloom that

his lunch, Ellar went to

need me

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