Elly Campbell spoke in an even tone, calm and composed, which infuriated Sophie Baker and her daughter, contorting their faces into hideous expressions.
"Elly Campbell, in any case, you must apologize to your Auntie Susan today. No matter what, she is your stepmother; she’s your elder!!!"
James Campbell gnashed his teeth and glared at Elly Campbell, putting on the air of a family patriarch.
Adam Jones, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up. His low voice, carrying a chill, immediately put a touch of unease in the hearts of James Campbell and his party.
Adam’s gaze slowly shifted toward Melody Baker, standing beside James Campbell, his eyes showing a hint of surprise that was rarely revealed, "Miss Baker has been promoted?"
He slightly curved his lips, his expression unexpectedly earnest, "Waiting for twenty-six years is no easy feat, congratulations."
When those present heard Adam Jones say this, they were all taken aback, and their expressions began to change unpredictably.
Adam Jones was known for not liking to interfere in other people’s business, so his "congratulations" sounded ironically sarcastic instead.
Waited for twenty-six years?
Didn’t that explain everything?
The ambiguous words James Campbell had used to scold Elly Campbell could have left the uninformed believing that he had met Melody Baker after the divorce, but with Adam’s words, many had caught on.
Only half a year had passed since the divorce, and yet this woman had waited for twenty-six years. What did this mean? It meant she had been the mistress for twenty-six years and might have even instigated their divorce.
If that were true, then whether she was humiliated or beaten by her stepdaughter, she deserved it!!
The faces of Melody Baker and her daughter kept changing colors. If it had been anyone else, she might have torn their mouth apart, but the person sitting in front of them was Adam Jones, the unapproachable head of the Jones conglomerate.
Confronted with the strange looks from all around, Sophie Baker was so angry she felt like blood would spurt out, but she still had to put on an aggrieved and compromising face. With reddened eyes and tightly bitten lips, she looked at Adam Jones and choked up, "Adam... Adam, how... how could you say that?"
Adam Jones still had a puzzled look, as if he hadn’t understood the meaning behind Sophie’s words. After pausing for a moment, his face revealed a hint of realization, and he nodded, saying, "True, it’s not exactly a glorious event, there’s nothing to congratulate; sorry, I take back my well-wishes."
James Campbell and his party: "..."
That apology was better left unsaid.
Was he sincerely apologizing, or deliberately making it difficult for them to maintain their dignity?
Their expressions began to shift vividly, a spectacle too amusing to describe.
The murmurs from the crowd rose again, shifting from criticizing Elly Campbell to berating Melody Baker and her daughter.
"Pfft! I thought it was the daughter who was the brat, but it turns out it’s a mistress moving up in the world. She deserves to be hit. If you ask me, it’s not just about breaking her fingers; even breaking her head would be deserved."
"Didn’t you hear her daughter say she didn’t even break the mistress’s fingers? Clearly, that shameless mistress is intentionally framing her."
"How malicious of her to break up a family and then frame the daughter. Are all mistresses so shameless?"
"Nonsense! Would any woman with dignity become a mistress?"
"I remember now, isn’t that man the chairman of the Campbell Group?"
"Now that you mention it, I remember too. My God, is that... isn’t that President Jones of the Jones Company??"