Elly Campbell nodded her head without the slightest hint of hesitation, "But I have one condition."
"Okay, say it. No matter how many conditions you have, I’ll agree."
The light dancing in Adam Jones’ eyes was one of ecstatic joy, and he immediately nodded in agreement.
"After we remarry, we’ll definitely be living under the same roof, but you can’t..."
Having reached this point, Elly paused, finding it somewhat difficult to say what she meant.
"You can’t just... hmm, take advantage of me."
Her words were gentle, yet the meaning behind them was very clear. After speaking, she could feel her ears burning up.
Adam was taken aback for a moment but quickly grasped the meaning behind Elly’s words and without hesitation, nodded, "Okay, I promise I won’t just take advantage of you."
Taking advantage of his wife - that was something he had always been very serious about. When had he ever been casual about it?
Seeing his decisive answer, Elly was momentarily puzzled, feeling that something about his response wasn’t quite right. But after pondering over it again, she felt there was nothing amiss.
With a thoughtful look, she glanced at Adam, her eyebrows slightly furrowing.
After half a second of contemplation, she continued, "Don’t just interfere with my affairs. I want to do what I want to do."
He never interfered with his wife’s matters casually, but if someone dared to bully her, it wouldn’t just be a matter of interference.
Unaware of the messy thoughts swirling in Adam’s mind, Elly, seeing his agreement, began to lay out all the conditions she had thought of beforehand.
"There’s also one more thing. If I happen to fall in love with another man in the future, you can’t interfere with my private life. If I want to break up, you can’t refuse. Of course, if you fall in love with another woman, I won’t..."
Before she could finish her sentence, her lips were forcefully sealed by Adam’s.
The strength on the back of her head increased slightly, and there were even hints of anger.
"I can agree to any condition, except this one!"
His gaze was deep as he looked at Elly, his eyes that usually signaled happiness now stained with a touch of fierceness, "I will not fall in love with any woman other than you, and I will not allow you to fall in love with any man other than me!"
Beneath the barely concealed anger was the fear that she might truly fall for another man. At this moment, he could only disguise his insecurity with such dominance.
"Elly Campbell, in this world, you can only marry me, and only I am worthy of you."
Elly, with knitted brows, observed the storm raging in Adam’s eyes and found his reaction to be a bit excessive.
She had only brought up all possible scenarios in advance as a precaution, to avoid any hesitancy or indecision in the future.
"Who can say what will happen later," Elly said, her voice heavy, frowning.
Fearing loss too much, she would rather confront all possibilities before any loss could happen. At least that would prepare her mentally for the future.
The way Adam was acting now, as if he could not live without her, but could he really sustain that for a lifetime?
Forget Adam Jones; even she was not confident about herself.
"Elly Campbell, if I was someone who could easily shift his feelings for a woman, I wouldn’t have been alone all these years until today," he said.
The storm in his eyes made Elly feel somewhat afraid.
"When I decide to confront my feelings head-on, I see them crystal clear. There are only two possible outcomes: if it’s not you who spends this life with me, then it will be a life of solitude."