Adam Jones spoke in a tone so indifferent that Daisy Thompson’s recently kindled joy quickly faded away.
"Of course, just because I don’t take you seriously doesn’t mean you can bother my family whenever you please. The only reason I’m wasting my time speaking with you is to give you this single warning. Don’t harass my wife or anyone close to me again. Otherwise, Mrs. Green, your days will quickly come to an end."
Adam’s tone was light, his expression didn’t show a hint of severity. It was as if he was addressing a stranger.
Still, his warning was not to be overlooked in the least.
Daisy Thompson and Sophia Green, who were still harboring a sliver of hope, were so frightened by Adam’s casual warning that they stumbled backward, their hearts skipping a beat.
"If you don’t want to cause any trouble for Cam Green because of two foolish women like yourselves, you’d best remember what I said."
Dealings with two worthless women meant nothing to Adam Jones; he knew well who Daisy truly feared.
Indeed, as soon as Adam mentioned Cam Green, Daisy’s heart sank, and the thoughts brewing in her mind didn’t dare surface again.
"You... you really want to treat mom ?"
Daisy, still holding on to a thread of hope, looked at Adam with a pale face and trembling lips, repeating her previous statement, "Can’t I even have a conversation with my own son?"
Adam had no desire to watch Daisy feign innocence any longer. Seeing her not leaving, a hint of impatience finally surfaced in his eyes, "Leave."
The cold, unrippled command to "leave" deeply frightened Daisy and her daughter.
While Cam Green might be a musician with a standing in the arts, he was also well-connected with high-ranking officials.
If it had been anyone else threatening to go after Cam Green, they might have been laughed off as presumptuous, but with the words coming from Adam Jones, there was only unease and fear.
Cam may have good relations with some high officials, but Adam was on familiar terms with the President.
Moreover, with the Jones family’s current wealth and influence, even without the President, it would be easy for Adam to go after Cam.
So, even if Daisy Thompson and Sophia Green thought Adam was merely trying to scare them, they dared not take any chances.
Sophia, despite her blind self-confidence, wasn’t foolish enough to keep bothering Adam after he had made such a statement.
She quickly took the initiative, "Mom, since President Jones still has some misunderstandings about you, let’s go back for now and not disturb him anymore."
With that, she cast another intentional glance at Adam, the affection in her eyes unabated. Unfortunately for her, Adam didn’t spare her even a fleeting look.
Elly Campbell found Sophia Green rather amusing. Daisy Thompson abandoning her sons to run off with another man was a fact, and here she was, attempting to reduce it to a mere ’misunderstanding’ in front of Adam?
Did she think that in this world, all matters could be settled simply by a few words?
Daisy seemed to still be holding on to some hope, but a gentle push from Sophia made her forcefully swallow the words that had almost left her lips.
Before leaving, she still wore a visage of reluctance.