Four years ago, on that night, during her most strained quarrel with Adam Jones, the Old Lady suddenly had a heart attack and was hospitalized.
The cause was a fierce argument between the Old Lady and Adam Jones. She believed he had been neglecting her, and in his anger, convinced that she had complained about him to the Old Lady, Adam Jones’s outburst triggered her illness.
It was during her first visit back to the country when the Old Lady told her this, taking the opportunity to scold Adam fiercely as well.
At the time, she felt it was ridiculous; no matter what, if Adam Jones had a prejudice against her, he would blame everything on her.
However, now that she thought back on it, although she was still angry, she harbored less resentment.
What concerned her more now was the Old Lady’s condition.
The Old Lady was in her seventies, which wasn’t considered very old by today’s standards, but it was not young either; it was a crucial juncture in life.
It might be endured, but if not...
Elly Campbell’s brows furrowed, a sense of unease in her heart.
The Old Lady had genuinely cherished her as her own granddaughter, and without her, she may not have been able to endure those three years.
After a moment of silence, she called Adam Jones, and the call connected after just one ring.
"Gloria said Grandma is sick, do you know?"
"Yeah, Gloria called me. I’m going to go back in a bit."
Exhaustion tinged Adam Jones’s voice.
"Just left the Jones Corporation, why?"
"Come to Brayman to pick me up."
Adam Jones didn’t ask why, and not long after hanging up the phone, his car had already arrived downstairs at Brayman.
From a distance, he could see Elly Campbell waiting outside the company building.
Adam Jones hurriedly got out of the car and walked towards her, "Have you been waiting long?"
"No, just a minute or two."
Adam Jones nodded, his mood turned somber as he thought about the Old Lady’s condition, and he pursed his lips, saying:
"I’m going back to Boston to check on Grandma. Once her health improves, I’ll come back."
"Pick up the son from the kindergarten."
Adam Jones was momentarily stunned but then understood Elly’s intention.
He looked at her, somewhat astonished, his surprise earning a disapproving glance from Elly.
"What are you thinking? Grandma is sick, how could I not go back to see her?"
She bypassed him and walked towards the Rolls-Royce parked by the roadside.
Adam Jones snapped back to reality and quickly followed her, snatching her hand and whispering in her ear, "Thank you, wife."
Elly Campbell gave him a sidelong glance and ignored him.
After picking up William Campbell from the kindergarten, Adam Jones’s private jet was already waiting on the tarmac.
Unlike a commercial plane, this private jet of Adam Jones was more like a luxurious suite.
With a kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and bedroom all available, and additionally, a separate screening room, it didn’t feel boring even thousands of miles up in the air.
It was also William’s first time on such a plane, filled with wonder in his eyes.
At the tail of the plane, there was a separate toy room, appearing to be a room recently added, obviously prepared by Jones big boss as a present for his son.
Once on the plane, Adam Jones sent his son off to the toy room and went to join his wife.
Elly Campbell was flipping through a magazine in the living room. Adam Jones approached her and asked, "What are you reading so intently?"