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At Kelsey’s inquiry, Ellsworth nonchalantly flipped through the 

documents in his hand and said in a calm voice, “I’ve already 

had Noel turn it down.” 

Across the desk, Kelsey’s back instantly straightened. She 

looked at Ellsworth in surprise and asked, “Ells, why? The Ventura Tech project is quite promising, and it’s already 

reached a certain stage. All it needs now is further funding. This 

is an opportunity.” 

Seeing Kelsey’s astonished expression, Ellsworth unhurriedly 

put down the documents in his hand and looked up at her. 

He gazed at Kelsey with a cool expression and asked coldly, 

“You want to know why?” 

Seeing that Ellsworth wouldn’t invest in the project, Kelsey grew 

anxious and asked, “Is it because of Hara? But this has little to 

do with Hara. She’s doing her research, we’re making our 

investments. Both projects can make money. We’re just investors, not the ones doing the technical work.” 

Before Ellsworth could respond, Kelsey continued, “Ells, this is 

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just business. Aren’t businesspeople supposed to focus on business? Isn’t profit the priority? I think you’re not being 

rational about this.” 

Kelsey’s self–assured tone made Ellsworth’s gaze grow even 

colder. 

Looking at Kelsey with indifference, he said coldly, “She’s my 

wife.” 

At Ellsworth’s words–‘my wife‘–Kelsey was stunned as she 

looked at him. 

Clutching her bag with both hands, Kelsey stared at Ellsworth 

for a long time before she finally came to her senses and 

realized the weight of his words. 

Swallowing, she said weakly, “Ells, actually…” 

Before Kelsey could finish, Ellsworth cut her off directly: “Kelsey, 

there’s nothing more to discuss. The Townsend Group will not 

invest in Ventura Tech. Any project that competes with Harriet, 

the Townsend Group will not invest in.” 

When Kelsey first approached him about this, he had already 

said it wasn’t appropriate and handed the matter over to Noel. 

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He thought Kelsey would be able to read the situation and back 

off, but to his surprise, she was still unwilling to give up and 

wanted to persuade him. 

So now, he couldn’t be bothered to waste words with her and 

made his stance even clearer. 

With Ellsworth cutting her off so directly and making his 

position so clear, Kelsey stared at him for a while, unable to 

speak. 

She looked at Ellsworth for a long time, lost in thought, before 

finally speaking. 

With a hint of sadness in her eyes, she looked at Ellsworth and 

asked softly, “Then what about Sylvia? What does she mean to 

you?” 

When Kelsey brought up Sylvia, Ellsworth looked at her again. 

Looking at that face identical to Sylvia’s, seeing the hurt in her 

eyes, Ellsworth recalled many things from the past. 

Things from when Sylvia was still around. 

He remembered that accident, and how Sylvia had saved him. 

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He stared at Kelsey for a moment without moving, then said 

impassively, “She’s the past.” 

Kelsey let out a laugh, looked straight at Ellsworth, and said 

with a smile, “Ells, stop lying to yourself. If you really let go of 

Sylvia, why would you do so much for the Graham family? Why 

would you still meet with me so often? Why would you care so 

much about my health?” 

“Everyone can see what you’ve done for the Graham family.” 

At this point, Kelsey changed the subject: “Alright, I didn’t think 

through the Ventura Tech matter. I was just focused on the fact that high–tech projects are profitable, so I cared about it so 

much.” 

“Even though I don’t think it would affect Hara much, if you 

don’t want to invest, that’s fine.” 

After expressing her stance, Kelsey leaned forward and gently 

took Ellsworth’s hand. “I’ll go to the meeting first. How about we 

have lunch together at noon?” 

Kelsey was smart, good at reading faces, and knew how to 

keep the peace. 

Picking up the documents on the desk, Kelsey’s hand naturally 

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slipped away from his. Ellsworth said, “Let’s talk at noon. Go to 

your meeting first.” 

Ellsworth didn’t bring up the previous topic again. Kelsey 

chatted with him with a smile for a bit, then got up and left. 

At the door, as she gently closed it behind her, Kelsey couldn’t 

help but look back. 

Thinking of Ellsworth’s words just now–‘she’s my wife‘–her expression dimmed, and she looked utterly desolate. 

Harriet is his wife, so what is she? 

She had waited for him for so long–what did that make her? 

Looking sadly at Ellsworth’s office, her right hand gently left the 

doorknob, and in the end, she turned and left. 

Ellsworth belonged to him, to the Graham family. 

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Meanwhile. 

Harriet had just finished organizing the lab reports from the past few days and was heading to the lab with Jonas and the 

others.