The Old Lady was amused by her grandson’s humorous action, laughing as she said, "You too, no matter what, you’re William’s real father. It’s right to spoil your wife, but you shouldn’t bully your own son ."
Adam Jones felt no guilt inside, despite what the Old Lady said, but just thinking of Elly being with James Churchill made him irritably restless.
"Grandma, I had dinner with Edward Turner before I came back, take your time eating, I’m going upstairs first."
Edward Turner was the mayor of Boston, and the Old Lady knew him, so when Adam mentioned it, she didn’t think much of it.
"Alright, then let William keep Great-grandmother company during dinner."
Adam put down his chopsticks, walked out of the dining room, and saw Elly had changed into slippers, walking from the entrance towards the living room.
When he saw Elly, a barely perceptible sparkle lit up his eyes, but the moment he remembered where she had come from, the newly emerged light in his eyes withdrew instantly.
Elly, still upset about the previous night’s incident, saw him with a stern face and didn’t feel like dealing with him, so she simply bypassed him and headed towards the dining room, "Grandma."
"Elly is back, did you have enough for dinner? If not, come eat a little more, the chef made all your favorites today."
"Thank you, Grandma, I’ve eaten enough, I’m going upstairs now."
"Okay, okay, go ahead. You two really are soulmates, thinking of heading upstairs the moment you return."
The Old Lady said these words with a smile, her loaded statement causing Elly’s back to stiffen unexpectedly.
As she passed by Adam, she unconsciously paused her steps for a moment, then hurried upstairs.
However, at that moment, Adam grabbed her hand. She turned and glared at him, trying to shake it off, but he only gripped it tighter.
Elly, worrying that making a fuss would concern the Old Lady, endured and let Adam pull her upstairs by the hand.
The Old Lady watched the couple, hand in hand, looks of love and affection, and her eyes crinkled with laughter.
Once back in their room, Elly forcefully shook off his hand, but the moment she did, Adam caught it tightly again.
Elly looked into Adam’s dark eyes, seeing the complex and contradictory glints floating within, and the fire in her heart did not subside.
What did it mean to say she had no heart?
What did it mean to suggest that he was dispensable in her heart?
What did it mean to say she couldn’t wait for him to find another woman to free herself from him?
Her gradual lowering of her guard towards him recently, in his eyes, was just a strategy to get rid of him?
Who was truly heartless?
Was he lacking confidence in himself, or was he lacking confidence in her?
It was just like eight years ago!
Women are , even a rational, sharp, competent, and open-minded woman like Elly, becomes unreasonable in front of her own partner.
They dig up past issues during arguments.
Looking at Adam, thinking about his past distrust and his accusations last night, the more she thought, the more aggrieved she felt.
Adam’s heart ached a bit seeing her slightly reddened eyes, especially the almost overflowing grievance in her eyes, which scorched his heart.
He opened his mouth dryly, with many things to say, but in the end, he could only force out, "Have you had dinner?"
She answered coldly and, seeing Adam still holding her hand, she said, "Let go of my hand, I need to take a shower."