Especially those voices that discussed her and Adam Jones as boyfriend and girlfriend, which caused Elly Campbell to frown slightly.
As for Adam Jones opposite her, it was unclear whether he had heard those discussions, as his lips occasionally curved upward.
Suppressing the inexplicable fluttering in her heart, Elly Campbell looked towards Adam Jones opposite her and said, "Thank you for just now."
She extended her hand and pushed the menu in front of her towards Adam Jones, adding, "President Jones, order whatever else you like."
Adam Jones glanced at her, set down the utensils in his hand, picked up a wet towel beside him, and gently pressed it to the corners of his lips. Facing Elly Campbell’s rare attentive face, he raised an eyebrow and said:
"I’ve found you to be quite realistic, woman."
Elly Campbell didn’t know why he said that; she just moved her eyebrows slightly and watched him quietly.
"Because I just helped you out of a situation, you’re so attentive to me. I’ve never seen CEO Campbell be so nice to me before."
Elly Campbell was startled and wanted to retort, but in the end, she tacitly agreed with Adam Jones’s words, saying, "President Jones is right, there’s usually no reason for me to be so nice to President Jones."
Adam Jones was caught off guard by her words and didn’t know whether to be angry or to laugh.
No wonder he thought this woman was realistic.
Normally towards him, she was either stone-faced or outright ignored him. Today, for the sake of her son, she had been sufficiently tolerant towards him.
As for him speaking out to help her just now, in her view, it must have been unexpected.
Adam Jones didn’t want to argue with Elly Campbell and knew that arguing would be pointless, so he simply said, "Do you believe now that there’s nothing between Sophie Baker and me?"
The food Elly Campbell had just picked up to her mouth hadn’t made it there before it fell onto the table in front of her because of Adam Jones’s words.
After a moment of silence, she asked seriously, "Is there really nothing between you and Sophie Baker?"
Adam Jones had thought that Elly Campbell would ignore his question, but instead she asked him so seriously. The hand holding the chopsticks tightened, filled with an inexplicable sense of joy.
"I told you that long ago."
Elly Campbell nodded, her serious expression giving way to a hint of regret, and even her next words caused Adam Jones to pause mid-action.
"Since there’s nothing between you and Sophie Baker, you can’t become James Campbell’s son-in-law, and our Campbell family has lost a significant ally."
Adam Jones’s face suddenly darkened. He resented himself for feeling secretly pleased just now due to Elly Campbell’s suddenly solemn attitude.
He still harbored some hope for this heartless woman.
Elly Campbell ignored the gloom on his face and said with a smile, "President Jones probably doesn’t know that I am now the largest shareholder of the Campbell corporation. Realizing that we have lost such a big resource, I can’t help but feel somewhat regretful."
As she said this, she shook her head in apparent regret.
Adam Jones took a deep breath, intending to ignore the nonsense this woman was saying. After a moment, his lips curled into a smirk.
"There’s nothing to regret. How could CEO Campbell forget? I can’t be James Campbell’s son-in-law, but I can be your husband, CEO Campbell. As long as you remarry me, the entire Jones conglomerate will be yours."
Even though she knew Adam Jones was teasing her, she had to admit that his proposal was very tempting. What a shame...
She couldn’t possibly fall into the same trap a second time.
Between her and Adam Jones, even if there was no longer any resentment, there couldn’t be any more involvement. In her opinion, maintaining their current, not too close nor too distant, relationship was enough.