Chapter 40: 040. Broken Shoes I Used to Wear Chapter 40: 040. Broken Shoes I Used to Wear Editor: Henyee Translations Her gaze inadvertently shifted upward, and to her surprise, she caught sight of that striking figure not far behind Elly Campbell, swiftly approaching their direction. The cool, indifferent aura around him pushed back the admiring glances of onlookers, making them hesitate to approach.
Sophie Baker quickly concealed her smile, putting on an expression of pitiable innocence as she looked up.
“Sister, if you’re angry with me because of Adam. I can explain,”
Adam Jones had been troubled by Elly Campbell’s words all morning.
There was no real reason for him to stay at the hospital where Lily Jones was admitted, but he stubbornly remained, unable to clear his mind.
He couldn’t shake the thought that he absolutely couldn’t let Elly go—he needed to find her and make things right. But just before he reached her office, he overheard Sophie’s voice.
Hearing his name mentioned, he instinctively looked in that direction.
As Elly Campbell stood there, an impatient look on her face while Sophie blocked her way, the contrast between their demeanors was striking. Sophie’s pitiable appearance only highlighted Elly’s relaxed, dismissive attitude, which, despite its calmness, couldn’t hide her underlying arrogance.
Her indifferent eyes seemed to watch the scene unfold like an intriguing play—one entirely of Sophie’s own making.
“I know Lily often talks to you about Adam and me. Truly, there’s nothing between us, and I’ve asked Lily not to say anything that might cause misunderstandings. I never expected…”
She bit her lower lip, looking utterly innocent. “I didn’t think you’d still misunderstand.”
Elly’s expression remained impassive, but inside she couldn’t help but admire Sophie’s acting skills. Too bad she was neither James Campbell nor Adam Jones—such petty tricks had no effect on her.
“Miss Baker, I’ve come to realize that the entire world owes you an Oscar.”
Elly spoke with brutal honesty, her words cutting straight to the point. Sophie, clearly stung, looked up at her with a pale face, her eyes brimming with even more grievance.
“Adam Jones? Is he really the best you can present?”
Elly’s gaze was like that of someone observing a joke, her words dripping with disdain and contempt for Adam, unmasked and deliberate.
“It’s just an old pair of worn-out shoes, worth showing off in front of me for you? If you like them so much, go ahead and pick them up and wear them.”
Sophie hadn’t expected Elly to speak of Adam in such a way. Shocked, she felt a flicker of schadenfreude.
She knew all too well from Lily Jones just how much Adam despised Elly.
Now, with Adam hearing Elly belittle him in person, Sophie imagined this self-righteous wretch would probably be finished.
Thinking this, she paled and frantically stammered out an explanation –
“Sister, I didn’t mean it that way! I just didn’t want you to misunderstand!”
While speaking, she bit her lower lip, not stinting in the least on showing her distress.
“Can you get out of here now?”
Elly maintained an indifferent demeanor throughout.
“What? Not satisfied with being a love child. Now you aspire to be a roadblock dog?”
Elly’s gaze turned cold, the intensity in her eyes so fierce it sent a chill down the spine.
“I have no pity for roadblock dogs, do you really want to try?”
As Elly’s voice fell, her eyes narrowed, sharp and aggressive. In the end, Sophie was genuinely intimidated by Elly’s commanding presence.