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.

hesitation, she

the document tighter, a sense of desolation

After lunch, Patricia hesitated for a moment,

instructed the secretary to deliver the lunch to

“Take it away.

not eating," Ellar said,

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

need to listen..."" Ellar paused his retort as he suddenly realize

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

sudden change of

Ellar sternly said, "Just leave

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

the documents he was

gloom that had enveloped Ellar all morning dispersed

lunch, Ellar went to Patricia's

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

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