He wanted everyone to know that she, Elly Campbell, was his wife, Adam Jones, and the lady of the Jones family.
But he knew that all his hopes and plans needed the consent of the person before him.
If she didn’t agree, all his plans would be nothing but wishful thinking.
Although Elly had a vague idea that Adam was going to propose they remarry, hearing him say it out loud still made her body stiffen slightly, and her heart grew colder as she watched Adam without saying a word.
The fingers Adam had on Elly’s shoulder curled up due to his nervousness, and the sweat in his palm was already soaking through.
Even when he had faced the perilous situation of the Jones family years ago, trying to pull the company back from the brink, he had never been this nervous.
Seeing that Elly was looking at him without a single word, his heart grew colder.
He had brought up remarriage to Elly more than once, but each time, she had refused him very straightforwardly.
In recent days, he thought he had gotten a bit closer to her, and that made him want to overstep and ask for more.
The recent incident with William only solidified his determination to remarry, even if it meant being rejected by her again, he wouldn’t let go.
He was prepared in his heart to be refused by her, but his lips still hopelessly opened to say, "Elly, I want everyone to know you are my wife, not some mistress, and definitely not a woman to be played with at will. William is my legitimate son, not a bastard unaccepted in the eyes of others."
The strength in his hand on her shoulder unconsciously grew heavier as he looked at Elly with eyes filled with pleading, "Okay, Elly? Give me a chance, let’s remarry and start over, alright?"
And all the while, Elly hadn’t made a sound, but she stared at him with eyes carrying a mix of entreaty and unease, silent.
The matter of remarriage was also something she had been considering these last few days.
If she hadn’t fallen for another man, why couldn’t she remarry Adam?
Even if there was no emotional foundation, just joining forces to get through life, at the very least, it would be the best outcome for her son.
As long as she guarded her heart and didn’t let it fall easily, whether or not she remarried Adam didn’t make much of a difference.
But even though she understood this clearly, when it came to actually bringing it up with Adam, she simply couldn’t bring herself to say it.
Seeing that she consistently refused to respond to him, Adam knew she was silently rejecting him once again.
Even though he was prepared for her rejections, at that moment, Adam’s heart inevitably carried a tinge of disappointment.
And that disappointment seeped into his eyes.
After a moment, he gave a wry smile and said hoarsely, "It’s okay, I can wait, wait for you..."
Elly’s response came almost simultaneously with his words.
Adam’s words that had reached his lips suddenly stopped, and he lifted his eyes in disbelief toward Elly, wondering if he had heard her wrong.
Staring at Elly’s face in astonishment for a moment, he felt all his organs tremble with excitement, and yet fearing he was just getting his hopes up for nothing, he emphasized again seriously:
"I... I mean, let’s remarry."
"Okay, let’s remarry."
Elly nodded her head and looked at the mixed expression of crying and laughing that suddenly spread over Adam’s face, somewhat speechless.
Adam didn’t know what kind of expression to use to respond to Elly; he was so excited and elated that he was a bit lost.