William Campbell didn’t say it, but his longing for his father was something he couldn’t hide.
Perhaps because she told him she didn’t like his dad, William Campbell didn’t often mention Adam Jones in front of her.
However, the more this happened, the more Elly Campbell felt that she had neglected her son’s feelings, and guilt welled up inside her.
After hanging up the phone, Elly Campbell sat in the living room, picturing her son’s joyful expression whenever he mentioned his daddy, and she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart.
Then, thinking of Adam Jones’s sincere demeanor when he said he would give William back to her and not fight over him, her feelings became even more complicated.
Conflicting emotions began to grow more intense inside her.
A while later, she stood up and walked into the kitchen, saying to Jane, "Jane, make some extra."
"Of course, Miss Elly."
Since cooking the soup would take some time, Elly Campbell didn’t wait in the living room. Instead, she went upstairs to handle some work matters.
By the time she had finished her work and went downstairs, it was already dinner time.
Descending the stairs, Jane had already packed the stewed soup into a thermal container. Seeing Elly coming down, Jane handed the thermal box to her, "Miss Elly, the soup is ready."
Taking the soup, Elly Campbell had just walked into the yard when a fiery red sports car pulled up outside the gate.
A fashionably dressed woman with big brown wavy hair stepped out of the car. She wore a fitted black women’s suit with an oatmeal-colored cashmere coat over it and seven-centimeter high heels as she alighted from the sports car.
Seeing her, a flash of surprise crossed Elly Campbell’s eyes.
Before she could greet her, the woman, dragging a suitcase, pushed open the gate and walked in.
The woman, appearing surprised as she saw her, asked, "Elly, what are you doing here?"
This woman was James Campbell’s sister and Elly’s aunt, lovingly pampered by the Campbell family.
Her name sounds a bit juvenile, but it was personally given by the Old Master, and she was highly favored among the Campbell children.
James Campbell was the first son of the Old Master, followed by this daughter who is doted upon.
With a preference for daughters over sons, the Old Master named his daughter after something precious the moment she was born.
Just like the literal meaning of her name, she was a spoiled figure within the Campbell family, enjoying privileges far beyond what James, her elder brother, could compare to.
As a result, even though she was of the same age as Jenna Clark, Elly’s aunt acted as recklessly and freely as she did in her youth.
In her younger days, she met a destitute painter in Italy who earned his living by street painting. She then secretly married him, infuriating the Old Master to no end.
But, as his most cherished daughter, the Old Master eventually let it go after his anger subsided.
Elly’s aunt, though capricious, was never frivolous when it came to major issues, a trait Elly might have inherited from her.
After marrying the painter, Elly’s aunt settled in Canada, and the couple rarely visited, having a daughter and keeping to themselves most of the time.
The last time she returned was for the Old Master’s grand birthday celebration.
Therefore, seeing her now surprised Elly Campbell.
Elly’s aunt walked up to her, put down her luggage, and took off her sunglasses, revealing a delicate makeup that could not conceal a hint of fatigue.
"I heard my unreliable brother is getting married to that woman, how have you not been disgusted enough to leave?" she asked Elly nonchalantly.