Elly Campbell hurried forward to greet them, and Adam Jones immediately followed, greeting them as well.
"Great-grandfather, Second Aunt."
The sweet voice of little William Campbell made Old Master Campbell laugh out loud.
Soon, Old Master Campbell was personally escorted inside by Master Clark.
To Elly’s disbelief, not long after Old Master Campbell entered the house, James Campbell also arrived, and he even brought Melody Baker, his mistress.
The reason Melody Baker was referred to as a mistress was that James had always wanted to marry Melody, but various issues kept cropping up, leaving James frazzled and repeatedly delaying the wedding.
Seeing James bringing Melody to Master Clark’s grand birthday celebration, many who knew him pointed and whispered.
James really lacked integrity, bringing his mistress to celebrate his former father-in-law’s birthday—was this intended to embarrass his former father-in-law or his ex-wife?
Indeed, he just kept humiliating himself wherever he went.
Upon seeing James and Melody, Elly’s originally smiling face instantly turned cold.
This James truly never learned from his mistakes. Had she been too lax with him, letting him idle about again, and now he stirred up such an embarrassment at her grandfather’s grand birthday?
Elly also noticed James and Melody, her eyes narrowing inconspicuously as she leaned in and whispered into Old Master Campbell’s ear:
"Dad, big brother is here."
From Elly’s exasperated expression, Old Master Campbell immediately knew that the disgraceful one had done something embarrassing again.
Indeed, following Elly’s gaze, he saw James and Melody, hand in hand as they entered. Old Master Campbell’s face darkened instantly.
"This worthless scoundrel! He really dares to bring anyone out."
His face darkened, but he was stopped by Master Clark standing nearby.
When James entered with his mistress, Master Clark had already noticed, choosing not to intervene partly because today was his grand birthday with guests around, and he couldn’t allow the scene to become too unsightly.
Moreover, his daughter had long divorced James. Regardless of whom he brought, as a former father-in-law, Master Clark had no right to chastise him.
Otherwise, it would only make James think that his daughter was still not over him, clinging to him even after divorce.
"Brother, let them be. Jenna has divorced him, he can bring whoever he likes; after all, they’ve come to celebrate my birthday."
"That’s easy for you to say, but it’s still irritating to see."
Old Master Campbell could hardly stand it, reflecting that he should never have let Jenna marry such a wretch and suffer.
The more Old Master Campbell thought about it, the more he felt he had wronged Master Clark; and seeing that wretch flaunting himself carelessly, he felt deeply embarrassed before Old Master Campbell.
After some calming words from Master Clark, Old Master Campbell managed to quell his anger, but his gaze remained fixedly on James and Melody.
As for Elly, although initially irritated at the sight of James and Melody, she soon reconsidered—her mother had already divorced James, and to fuss over this would suggest her mother hadn’t moved on, inadvertently giving James some absurd sense of superiority.
She decided it was better out of sight, out of mind, and withdrew her gaze.
Just then, members of the Green Clan also appeared, with Thompson Shuyi linking arms with Cam Green, dressed elegantly and majestically.