Chapter 70: 070. She doesn’t want me anymore_1 Chapter 70: 070. She doesn’t want me anymore_1 Her gaze upon him was as cold as the thin ice in a frosty snowy landscape, her words piercing Adam Jones’s heart once more with merciless force.
He would have rather she yell at him in rage than to see her treat him with such indifferent disdain.
That moment, he felt, if he truly angered her now, their relationship might reach a point of irreparable disarray.
With that thought, strength involuntarily drained from his hands, and Elly Campbell took advantage of this to break free, not looking back as she walked toward the curb. Just then, a taxi came by, she hailed it and got in without a moment of hesitation.
Adam Jones watched the car taking Elly Campbell farther and farther away, suddenly swept by a familiar pang in his heart.
“Even the strongest heart has its breaking point…”
The Old Lady’s voice sounded by his side, pulling him back from that indescribable pain.
Adam hadn’t figured out what precisely this pain stemmed from, but he knew when he could no longer find that familiar look in Elly’s eyes, the dull ache in his heart seemed to intensify.
And the Old Lady’s words stirred unrest in his heart once more.
“Adam, Elly won’t want you anymore.”
The Old Lady’s statement hit him, leaving him breathless from the sharp pain.
His eyes were bewildered, lost, “She… doesn’t want me anymore?”
Seeing her grandson for the first time, the Old Lady shook her head in helplessness, unsure whether to feel pity for her foolish grandson or think he deserved it.
Once, Elly’s affection lay before him, discarded like a pair of worn-out shoes. What did the pain in his eyes mean now?
How much effort must a woman expend to give up on an attachment, and once she truly lets go, you’ll find it hard to win her back.
As if feeling that her grandson was not miserable enough, the Old Lady asked again, “Do you know what Elly talked to me about?”
Adam looked dazedly at her, and the Old Lady handed him a mini recorder, saying, “Listen well. After this, I will not interfere with whatever you do, and don’t you expect me to persuade Elly for you.”
After speaking, she went toward the Maybach parked by the roadside.
Back at the Jones residence, Adam returned to his room and couldn’t wait to play the recording the Old Lady gave him, Elly Campbell’s familiar voice coming through…
Every word Elly said hit his heart with precision, his face a mix of shock and disbelief, as if he were hearing about Elly’s steadfast affection for the first time.
She never said these things to him, and he never bothered to listen to her at length, but these words truly shocked him.
All along, he had believed Elly’s feelings for him were feigned, so any display of affection from her was deemed fake in his subjective judgment, and he saw no reason to respond.
But now, listening to every word from the recorder, he suddenly realized…
He seemed to have been led by a false belief in a wrong direction, and this mistake had misguided him for seven years.
“Impossible! How could you possibly…”
Adam’s complexion turned pale as he tried to convince himself that Elly’s words were only said to manipulate his grandmother into relaying a message and solicit his sympathy, but those words were now deeply etched into his heart, feeling both hot and painful.