"Adam Jones, stop talking nonsense all the time. Listen to me, I’m your wife, the person you cherish; I’ll cherish even more. Those who upset you, I’ll make them even more miserable. You protect me, and I’ll protect you too."
You protect me, and I’ll protect you too...
Adam had never imagined that one day someone would tell him they would protect him.
Such "foolhardy" words might sound laughable to others, but to Adam, they brought so much happiness that he couldn’t help his eyes from reddening.
Actually, he too needed someone to protect him, to stand in front of him without any hesitation when he needed it the most, even if her strength was feeble, she still wished to protect him.
To not see him as an invincible strongman, but as someone who purely needed to be protected.
And this woman in front of him had thought this way from the very beginning, hadn’t she?
How fortunate he was, that after hurting her so, he could still have the luck to find her again, to continue being loved and protected by her.
He looked at Elly Campbell, his eyes slightly warm.
Fearing that Elly would notice, he looked away and took her hand, saying, "Let’s go check on our son."
After taking a step forward, he noticed Elly standing still. When he turned to look at her, he saw her suddenly throw herself into his back with a laugh, wrapping her arms around his neck and pressing down her laughter as she said:
"Adam Jones, were you moved to tears?"
As soon as he felt her throw herself at him, Adam instinctively reached out to protect her. Now, hearing her say this, he lightly slapped her buttocks and quickly denied it, "Nonsense, what are you talking about?"
"No? Shall I take a look?"
She tried to turn his face to her, but Adam swiftly dodged.
He crouched down, picked Elly up, and under her exclamations, he patted her buttocks again.
"Going a day without a spanking, you start to peel off the roof tiles, don’t you?"
Elly, carried on his back, laughed merrily as they ran toward their son who was playing happily with Elly’s sibling. She hugged his neck tightly and leaned into his ear to shout:
"I saw it, your eyes were red, hahaha..."
"Asking for a spanking, are you?"
He gave her another slap on the buttocks, but a smile spread uncontrollably from the corners of his lips.
"Husband, I love you!"
Elly whispered into his ear, and the cold winter wind that accompanied her words seemed to carry warmth to Adam.
Adam was about to speak when he heard Elly shout in his ear, "Did you feel moved this time? Turn around and let me have a look?"
The genuine emotion that had welled up was pushed back by her words.
He stopped, put Elly down from his back, and before she could feel too proud, he grabbed her head and leaned down for a kiss.
"You’ve been talking way too much lately."
"Me? Going on vacation with you all, why would I tag along? No, I’m not going."
Helen Melendy couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Elly standing in front of her.
Elly, undeterred by the refusal, stared intently at Helen’s somewhat haggard face, saying:
"What did I tell you, to get some rest after you were discharged from the hospital? Is this how you rest?"
Her gaze fell on the legal documents on the table in front of her, a touch of dissatisfaction brimming in her eyes.