He knew Elly Campbell was always calm, even just now when she found out about the trouble Brayman faced, she remained composed; all her moments of emotional outbursts, every embarrassment, came from the people she cared about deeply.
Her mother, their son.
The words from Lily Jones just now had clearly trampled over her bottom line several times.
And he was absolutely certain that the harsh words Elly had said just now were not empty threats but actions she would indeed take if her son suffered the slightest grievance.
After saying those words, Elly hadn’t suppressed her angry emotions yet; her hands trembling as she withdrew her gaze, pushing down the acrid sweetness that surged to her throat, she said to the young Helen Melendy:
Her steps were a bit unsteady, and just as she lifted her foot, her wrist was grabbed by Adam Jones who was beside her.
She turned around, her eyes icily glaring at Adam, but met his deep eyes that held not anger but a touch of dissatisfaction and steadfastness.
"I won’t marry another woman, nor will I let anyone else raise our son. Is that really how misplaced you think I am?"
He felt somewhat wronged because she had taken out her anger on him just because of what Lily Jones had arrogantly said; he hadn’t said anything or done anything just now.
Even when she hit Lily Jones, he hadn’t even frowned; why was she taking it out on him?
Adam Jones felt a bit innocent and aggrieved.
Elly had no idea that he had thought through so much in such a short time; her mind was entirely filled with the notion that her son was going to be taken away by Adam and not properly cared for, which made her internal organs ache with anger.
"How could I ever see you in that way?"
She curved her lips into a smile, and seeing that, Adam’s eyes filled with slight satisfaction. That’s when he heard her next words, "In my eyes, you don’t even exist."
Everyone present: "..."
And off to the side, watching Adam Jones being verbally attacked by Elly to the point of almost vomiting blood, and not even saving face, she couldn’t help but snicker.
She had begun to see a slight change in Adam Jones; at least this jerk didn’t bully Elly when she was hitting the idiotic Lily Jones, and when Elly cursed at him, pointing fingers, he had just darkened his face without any real action.
Adam Jones felt like his dignity was being stomped into the ground by Elly, so he might as well just give up on it.
He chose to ignore her last comment and said, "I’ll take you to the airport."
Elly was taken aback for a moment, not expecting Adam not to get angry.
After glancing at Adam, she said indifferently, "No need, Helen will take me there."
Adam still had his grip on Elly’s hand, only casting a dark glance as a warning towards Helen Melendy, and said, "She’s not available."
Damn! How do you know I’m not available!
Just as Helen was about to retort, her phone rang.
She answered the call: "Hello?... What?... I’ll be there right away!"
After hanging up, she walked over to Elly, "Elly, a sudden emergency has come up at the Helen Law Firm and I have to go back immediately to handle it. I can’t take you to the airport, I have to leave first, okay?"
She waved at Elly while quickly running off.
She looked coldly at Adam Jones; if it weren’t for seeing Adam standing right there, she would have suspected he was behind the sudden urgency at Helen Law Firm.
Adam, however, simply shrugged his shoulders innocently and said, "I told you she’s not available. Let’s go."