Upon hearing these words, Sophie Baker’s figure suddenly shook. Wasn’t this statement embarrassing enough as it was?
She cast a resentful gaze at Adam Jones, biting her lower lip with a look of aggrievement, her eyes brimming with tears that carried a silent reproach.
Impatience was the only thing left in Adam Jones’s eyes. Lily Jones’s accusatory words were just about to be spoken when they were interrupted by a knock at the door.
Adam Jones’s body stiffened as his gaze shot toward the door, thinking it was Elly Campbell.
However, as soon as his eyes landed on the person who entered, his face darkened, and a hint of disappointment flickered unintentionally in his eyes.
"Miss Jones, congratulations on your discharge."
The visitor was none other than James Churchill, holding a stack of documents in his hand.
Lily Jones, not fond of Elly Campbell, was polite to others, she glanced at the nametag on his white coat and smiled, "Doctor Matt, hello."
"Miss Jones’s recovery after surgery is quite good, but before you leave the hospital, there are some medication instructions that I need to go over with you roughly," he said.
Lily Jones looked at James Churchill with some surprise. Wasn’t her primary physician Elly Campbell?
As if not seeing the confusion in Lily Jones’s eyes, James Churchill went through the post-operative care instructions with her, his face always adorned with an apt, formulaic smile.
"Everything you need to do is clearly written here, Miss Jones. Just take it home and follow the instructions, and remember to come back to the hospital for a follow-up visit after some time."
After James Churchill finished, he handed the documents to Lily Jones. Turning his head as if he had just noticed Adam Jones, his lips curved slightly, "President Jones, any other questions?"
Adam Jones’s eyes darkened, his cold gaze freezing on James Churchill’s faintly smiling face, "Why are you here, where’s Elly Campbell?"
James Churchill looked at Adam Jones, his brows tightening. "Elly resigned from the hospital a few days ago. What? Isn’t Mr. Jones still legally Elly’s husband? Shouldn’t she have told you about this kind of thing?"
James Churchill’s rising smile carried an unmistakable challenge, and upon hearing that Elly Campbell had resigned, Adam Jones clenched his fists tightly.
Yet he still maintained a calm demeanor, "Even between husband and wife, there should be personal space. You, Doctor Matt, an outsider, could not understand the way Elly and I interact."
Keep making up stories, like I would believe you!
Not wanting to argue with Adam Jones, James Churchill explained the home care instructions to Lily Jones after being discharged and then left.
"Brother, Elly Campbell actually resigned. She’s not going to disappear for years again, is she?"
When Lily Jones heard that Elly Campbell was gone, she couldn’t have been happier. She would rather Elly stayed far away from her brother—that way, Sophie would have a chance to marry him.
Adam Jones walked out with a stern face, saying nothing. Sophie Baker silently watched his composed and calm figure from behind, and even though he appeared serene, she still noticed the chaos barely concealed under his forcedly steady steps.
As Adam Jones stepped out of the hospital building, Robert Green immediately approached, "President..."
"Find out where Elly Campbell is right now!"
In Adam Jones’s hoarse voice, there was a hard-suppressed urgency and panic, along with a tremor he himself barely noticed.
Robert Green looked at Adam Jones in surprise, nodded, and immediately set off to do as told.
Adam Jones stood still, his hand clenched into a fist which, ever since he came down from Lily Jones’s hospital room, had not unclenched.