She chose to relay only the most critical points, assuming Adam Jones would be furious, but when he heard her, he arched an eyebrow faintly, "She said she doesn’t want a divorce anymore?"
Lily Jones didn’t notice his tone and, hearing him ask, she became even more enthusiastic in her complaints.
"Exactly, Brother, you have no idea how shameless she is, saying she absolutely must cling to the title of the Young Miss of the Jones Family. Have you ever seen someone so brazen?"
Lily Jones failed to discern Adam’s intentions while Sophie Baker could see them clearly.
Her focus had been solely on Adam’s face, and she naturally noticed how the lines that had previously tightened due to anger softened noticeably upon hearing Lily say that Elly Campbell didn’t want to divorce.
Even though it wasn’t very obvious, she still saw it clear as day.
She knew that Elly had not meant to frighten Lily with her words but rather that she understood if Elly were to withdraw her divorce petition, Adam would truly reconcile with her and not treat her coldly like he did before.
Just thinking about it set Sophie’s heart racing. Besides returning to the Campbell Family, her goal was to marry Adam Jones. Only by doing so could she firmly trample Elly Campbell into the dust and repay her for all the humiliation she had caused.
For this, she had sacrificed so much and schemed for so long—if Elly Campbell could still sit securely in the Young Miss’s seat of the Jones Family, all her efforts would be meaningless.
With that thought, she seized the opportunity to say, "Adam, it’s really not Dr. Campbell’s fault. It’s just that Lily was too blunt with her words, which angered Dr. Campbell. He only reprimanded her a little bit. Adam, Lily listens to you the most. You should talk to her more. She has just had surgery and shouldn’t get upset so easily."
Sophie Baker’s words were very cunning. While outwardly defending Elly and blaming Lily, she indirectly told Adam that Elly had upset Lily despite her recent surgery.
In doing so, she not only ingratiated herself with Adam but also succeeded in snitching on Elly.
Lily, however, couldn’t detect the hint in Sophie’s words and, hearing her speak this way, she retorted angrily, "Sophie, why are you still making excuses for Elly Campbell? Didn’t you see how upset she made me? I could hardly breathe! "
This was the effect Sophie wanted—to deepen Lily’s dissatisfaction with Elly, making it harder for Elly to live peacefully in the Campbell Family.
But Adam Jones was not Lily. Sophie’s incendiary words were nothing in his eyes.
He didn’t even offer Sophie a complete glance, looking instead at Lily’s slightly pale face, he said indifferently, "The vigor with which you curse seems quite strong to me."
As his words fell, Lily, who had been waiting for him to take her side, was left dumbfounded. She stared at Adam’s stern visage for a long moment before saying, "Brother, are you confused? I’m the victim here. Why are you siding with Elly?"
Adam didn’t want to argue with Lily over this and stood up from the sofa. His tall frame instantly added an air of intimidation.
His dark eyes, filled with a warning, turned to Lily, "I’m going to emphasize this one last time—stay out of the matters between Elly and me."
With that, he walked toward the exit of the hospital room. He had come to the hospital merely as an excuse to bring Elly there and had never intended to stay long.
As he opened the door to leave, he paused and, looking at Lily’s indignant expression, said, "Lily, maybe you should feel lucky that Christopher Moore doesn’t have a sister like you."
After speaking, he left without looking back, leaving Lily Jones with a stunned expression.