Chapter 24: 024. Love Play Chapter 24: 024. Love Play Editor: Henyee Translations “Dr. Campbell, the patient in bed 20 just had a heart attack. Please go check on it immediately.”
As Adam Jones stared at Elly Campbell, somewhat lost in thought, a sudden, urgent voice broke through his reverie, snapping him back to the present.
Elly Campbell had already put away the patient file in front of her and was swiftly heading toward the room of the patient the intern had mentioned.
He stood there, motionless, and after ten minutes, he watched as Elly Campbell emerged from the patient’s room, letting out a long sigh of relief, her forehead dotted with sweat.
Seeing her made his heart ache, inexplicably.
Holding the patient file, Elly Campbell glanced at her watch as she stepped out of the room. It was almost time to finish her shift.
Out of habit, Elly Campbell always made one final round in her patients’ rooms before leaving the hospital.
As she walked, her head lowered while she flipped through the case notes in her hand, completely unaware that someone had stopped in front of her, until she bumped straight into him.
As Elly Campbell apologized and closed the file to look up, her expression shifted upon seeing Adam Jones. However, she quickly masked her emotions, her gaze returning to one of calm composure.
“President Jones, what a coincidence. Are you here to visit your sister?”
The coldness in her demeanor caught Adam Jones off guard, and he couldn’t help but recall how docile and obedient Elly had been around him four years ago. The stark contrast made him feel an unsettling sense of discomfort.
Her way of addressing him grated on his ears, but Adam Jones gritted his teeth and endured it.
“No, I’m here to take you home.”
Ignoring the disdainful roll of Dr. Campbell’s eyes, he forced a smile, his lips curled.
“Love play doesn’t suit you, President Jones. If you could just cooperate and finalize the divorce quickly, I might even be grateful.”
Not wanting to waste any more words, she turned and walked away.
Hearing her mention the “divorce” again, the smile at the corners of Adam Jones’ mouth instantly disappeared, replaced by a cold, frosty expression.
In his mind, her eagerness to divorce him was simply so she could be with that bastard. Over his dead body!
His face darkened, struggling to suppress the jealousy rising in his chest, flames of anger flickering in his eyes.
“If President Jones, you aren’t here to discuss our divorce, then don’t waste my time. We have nothing else to talk about.”
She frowned in impatience, shaking off the hand gripping her arm with a forceful motion, her eyes flashing with revulsion.
Without saying a word, she turned and pushed open the door to a nearby patient’s room, deliberately staying inside longer than necessary, waiting until she was sure Adam Jones had left before emerging.
Taking a deep breath, she suppressed the swirl of emotions that he always seemed to stir within her and moved on to another patient’s ward.
She had to admit, even after four years, Adam Jones still had the power to affect her easily.
Dragging her feet after finishing with all the patient rooms, she reluctantly made her way to Lily Jones’s room. As she reached the door, she overheard Lily on the phone.
“Sophie, when are you coming to see me? You have no idea how bored I am in here; please come keep me company soon.”
Just as she reached the entrance of the room, she heard Lily Jones speaking to Sophie Baker on the phone, and Elly Campbell’s eyebrows instinctively furrowed.
To Elly Campbell, Sophie had always been just someone Adam Jones was infatuated with, and she harbored no malice toward her. However, after discovering that Sophie was James Campbell’s love child, Elly was resolute in her decision not to go easy on those who had hurt her mother.