He seemed to have never really thought about this question before.
Elly Campbell, looking into his eyes, hesitated before saying, "I mean, will you stay by her side for a lifetime?"
"Not taking a wife, not having children, just staying by her side like this?"
Then, feeling like she was being too direct, she added, because Harry Hall might not tell the truth in front of her, "You don't have to hide your true feelings from me just because I'm Helen's friend; I'm not an unreasonable person."
Harry Hall looked at her, and after a few seconds of silence, he said:
"Elly Campbell, you're Adam Jones's wife, not mine."
Elly Campbell: "..."
What's the point of saying such nonsense?
"The person who'd care about what you think is someone who loves you, your spouse or family, but it wouldn't be me."
Elly Campbell was stunned for a moment but roughly understood what Harry Hall meant.