Sophie Baker’s face turned pale, but she forced a smile and said, "Adam, aren’t we good friends? How could you..."
Adam Jones coldly cut off Sophie Baker’s words, "Considering you once helped Lily and me, I have been somewhat lenient with you, but you must understand that I am not someone who allows people to overstep their bounds. Please be clear about your place, and also, if you try to snoop on my whereabouts again, I am not sure my unreliable father-in-law can keep you safe."
Adam’s words were quite impolite, with the warning tone also being very clear, causing Sophie Baker to shiver violently.
No, this was not what she had anticipated before coming here.
Her father had told her that her status was different now, that Adam would certainly give the Campbell family face, and treat her better than before, but why... wasn’t it so?
Even though he was divorced from Elly Campbell, why was he still calling her father "father-in-law"?
Elly Campbell had nothing left, could he still not let her go?
Sophie Baker was unwilling to accept this fact. It couldn’t be possible.
How many men merely wished to marry a wife who could be of help to them? When the Jones and Campbell families had their marriage alliance, wasn’t it precisely because they were well-matched, helping each other?
Now that Elly Campbell was divorced from the Campbell family, there was no way Adam could still think highly of her.
After some thought, she looked at Adam Jones, bit her lower lip, and said, "Adam, I...I didn’t mean to just snoop around for your whereabouts, but...but I wanted to invite you to my parents’ wedding, and I just couldn’t find you..."
She believed this hint was clear enough; her parents were getting married, she was her father’s most cherished daughter, and sooner or later he was going to pass on the Campbell corporation to her.
But she saw no change in Adam Jones, his indifferent expression not altering in the slightest, his demeanor resolute and merciless as he said, "Do you think everyone in this world has the privilege to invite me, Adam Jones?"
The disdain for her parents in his words was too obvious, so much so that Sophie’s face revealed an expression of disbelief.
Did he look down on her and her mother that much?
She had done so much in the past, but was it all for nothing in the end?
If subtlety failed, Sophie Baker thought she might as well just speak frankly.
With that thought, she said, "Adam, once my parents are married, I will be the legitimate young mistress of the Campbell family. My father adores me so much, the Campbell corporation will certainly be mine someday. If I were to marry you, then the Campbell and Jones families would be united, haven’t you ever considered it? My sister’s mother is now divorced from my father, and she is definitely going to be left with nothing."
Robert Green, standing beside his boss, couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud.
This time, he was even more convinced that Miss Baker was indeed, without a doubt, an idiot.
It was his first time encountering someone so foolish and self-important. He had heard that Miss Baker had graduated from a drama school overseas; perhaps she majored in being a comedian.
Seeing Robert Green laugh so disrespectfully, Sophie’s face turned dark, and she rebuked, "What are you laughing at? You have no place to speak in front of me."
Yes, yes, he had no place, dealing with this kind of comedienne was a bitter task, best left to the boss, who probably had stronger combat skills.
A few more degrees of frost formed in the depths of Adam Jones’s eyes, annoyance and impatience flickering within his cold pupils. Looking at Sophie’s foolish and ignorant demeanor, he moved his thin lips and said:
"The Campbell corporation is but a small matter, do you think I would consider it? Or do you believe that I, Adam Jones, would need to rely on connections through marriage to maintain my current position?"