No More Mrs. Nice Wife (Eleanor) novel Chapter 557

Still, even without going public, Goodwin Pharma Group had a promising future ahead.

As soon as Ellington got word, he relayed the news to Eleanor right away. But Eleanor, who had never cared much about such things, was hardly surprised.

Ian’s company hadn’t needed outside funding for ages. Their cash flow was more than healthy, and they had enough capital on hand to cover any investments he wanted to make.

Eleanor figured Ian’s decision was about keeping his pharmaceutical group’s information private. He liked to keep things close to the chest, and from his perspective, whether the company was publicly listed or not made little difference.

Earlier, Eleanor had discussed the background check on Starnova Group with York, who had actually followed through and had someone look into it.

Sitting on the couch, Eleanor watched York put on his reading glasses. “I checked three times,” he said. “There’s no trace of Goodwin & Co. anywhere.”

Eleanor scrolled through the equity structure chart of Starnova Group on her laptop. The first layer of ownership was crystal clear.

York rubbed his forehead. “The truth is, scientific research needs commercial backing. As long as the contracts are clear and research independence stays intact, it doesn’t really matter where the funding comes from.”

Eleanor frowned, realizing her worries had been overblown.

She had been overthinking things—there was no need to waste any more time fretting about Ian.

Mr. Windsor was already busy enough, and now she’d made him assign people to do such a complicated background check—she felt a bit guilty for troubling him.

Starnova Investments and York’s lab were mainly focused on developing a neural interface system for pilots.

Just then, York shared his thoughts with Eleanor. “Science knows no borders, but technology does. So this time, our lab will be contributing technology as equity—we’ll be getting a significant controlling stake.”

That evening, Eleanor took her daughter to the nearby park. Watching her little girl hop and skip around, laughing with delight—this, she thought, was what made it all worth it.

Just then, her phone buzzed in her bag. She pulled it out and saw a message from the Secretary of State’s private number.

“Eleanor, Mansfield is safe. He asked me to let you know.”

Eleanor stared at the message for a few seconds before finally releasing a breath. As long as he was safe, that was all that mattered.

When the weekend ended, Eleanor returned to the lab for a meeting. As soon as the elevator doors opened, she spotted Faye clutching a box, chatting with Nina.

Nina looked genuinely upset. “Faye, you just got back and now you’re leaving for Meridian Dynamics again? I’m really going to miss you.”