Adam Jones wasn’t dressed warmly, just a shirt under his suit, and now that he had given her his suit jacket, all he had was the thin shirt.
The sea at night was quite cold, especially in the middle of winter. Elly Campbell looked at him, concerned, and said,
"Are you cold? Why don’t you go inside? I’ll stay out here for a bit by myself."
Adam shook his head, "What’s the point of going inside if you’re out here? It’s not fun with them."
Elly’s lips twitched.
Adam wrapped his arms around an exasperated Elly and said, "It’s only fun to be with my wife, but..."
He paused, then looking down at Elly with a mischievous smile creeping into his eyes, "It’s quite cold indeed. Hold me tighter."
She couldn’t resist pinching his waist hard, "When will you ever be serious?"
Adam looked down and chuckled, then whispered in her ear, "I’m always serious when I’m dressed..."
He yelped as Elly gave him a sharp twist on his waist.
The playful couple on the deck was interrupted by a sudden female voice.
They stopped their frolicking, and Elly looked in the direction of the sound.
She saw an exceptionally beautiful woman in a deep purple evening gown with a snow-white fox fur shawl over her shoulders, looking their way.
Elly felt the woman seemed familiar, her gaze lingering on her face for a while before remembering where she had seen her.
Wasn’t this Daisy Thompson, Cam Green’s wife she saw in the magazine on the flight back from Alaska?
She had even mentioned to Adam then that he looked a lot Daisy Thompson. Now, seeing Mrs. Green in person, she noticed even more resemblance between her and Adam Jones.
With this realization, Elly suddenly froze, turning to look at Adam, finding the originally gentle and warmly charming man now covered in an icy veneer.
Last time she mentioned Mrs. Green, he reacted similarly, but because he recovered quickly, she thought she had been mistaken and didn’t think much of it.
But now, it seemed Adam’s relationship with Mrs. Green was rather extraordinary.
Feeling somewhat uneasy, Elly grasped Adam’s hand and called softly, "Adam?"
Hearing Elly call him, Adam subtly hid the cold expression and looked at her, "Hmm?"
Adam’s face stiffened for a moment before he smiled and squeezed her hand, "I’m fine."
By then, Daisy Thompson had approached them.
"Mrs. Green, is there something you need?"
Adam looked at her with indifferent eyes, and his voice sounded very cold.
Daisy Thompson gave him a light smile and then turned to Elly, her attitude carrying an inexplicable sense of superiority and arrogance compared to when she addressed Adam.
"I have something to discuss with Adam. Please leave us."
Her commanding tone, filled with disregard, made Elly frown with displeasure.
Elly had an inkling of the relationship between Daisy Thompson and Adam Jones, so when Daisy Thompson made this request, she was unsure whether to comply.
Just as she was about to seek Adam’s opinion, he put his arm around her shoulder and looked at Daisy Thompson, saying,
"Who do you think you are? Where do you get the audacity to command my wife?"