Adam Jones casually picked up his coffee, took a sip, and started talking as if it was an afterthought,
"We’re going on a trip tomorrow. Do you want to join us?"
Harry Hall’s fingers, which had been idly toying with the coffee, paused slightly. His gaze fell on Adam, as if he were looking at a fool, "Since when did you become so enthusiastic?"
It wasn’t that he looked down on his friend, but Adam had always been a loner, and he was probably the only one who could put up with him all these years.
How could such a reclusive and proud person invite him to be a third wheel on a trip meant for just him, his wife, and his child?
Who didn’t know that after Adam got back together with Elly Campbell, he clung to his wife like glue. Why would he suddenly ask him?
Confronted with the disdain in Harry’s eyes, Adam hummed annoyed in his heart.
If it weren’t for his wife’s constant concern for Helen Melendy, why would he graciously allow these two to disrupt their time alone?
"Helen Melendy will be joining us as well."
The moment he heard "Helen Melendy" again, Harry’s hand resting on the table trembled slightly, and the cool contours of his face tensed up even more.
Then next second, his brows furrowed and his voice grew colder, "Helen Melendy and I are over. Don’t lump us together anymore."
He put down the coffee, stood up from his seat as if eager to escape, "She can go her own way; don’t count me in."
No sooner had his words fallen than he walked toward the door.
His hand had just touched the doorknob, ready to leave, when Adam spoke, "Want to know why Helen Melendy terminated the pregnancy?"
The hand on the doorknob clenched tightly, caught off guard by a friend reopening a wound that hadn’t yet healed. The coldness on Harry’s face deepened.
"I don’t want to know."
With that, he opened the door and walked out.
Adam didn’t follow him, just wore an expression of someone watching a play, with a slight eyebrow raise.
He was all too familiar with that ’irony’ – he had been the same way and had ended up driving his wife away.
Anyway, he had done what needed to be done, and it was rare for him to be this considerate – if someone didn’t want to listen, then he wouldn’t impose.
After all, he had always lived by the philosophy of "brothers being as close as centipede’s legs."
Elly Campbell didn’t ask Adam where they would be vacationing this time, but she brought along the Old Lady and William Campbell, so the trip was definitely going to be focused on leisure and entertainment.
The private plane was already parked and waiting on the Jones Family’s landing strip, and after everyone was ready, the car to pick up Helen Melendy also arrived.
Although Helen Melendy had a fiery temper, she possessed basic manners and grace.
When she came to the Jones family, she even brought a gift for the Old Lady.
"Madam, sorry to impose on you."
"What imposition? It’s more fun to go out when there are more people."
The Old Lady wasn’t shy in accepting the gift from Helen Melendy, and eyeing her skinny frame, she scolded,
"Look how thin you’ve gotten. You should work less and take more time to relax."
The Old Lady was also vaguely aware of the situation between Helen Melendy and Harry Hall.
Knowing how difficult and annoying Harry’s mother, Leanne Richards, could be, the Old Lady understood that these two had a hard road ahead if they wished to achieve success together.
Even though the Old Lady didn’t like Leanne Richards, she took a particular liking to Harry and naturally hoped he would find his true love in the end.