At that time, Adam Jones had been found, and to stabilize the Jones Corporation, she had to race against time and couldn’t afford any slack or carelessness.
One afternoon, she read through most of the documents sent by Robert Green.
It was only when she finished work that she realized her back was terribly sore.
When she walked out of the office, she saw Harry Hall at the door, apparently waiting for her.
"Is there something?"
She looked at him and asked.
Harry Hall wasn’t very good at interacting with people other than Helen Melendy; knowing what Adam’s situation had done to Elly Campbell, he didn’t know how to offer comfort.
After thinking for a bit, he spoke up:
"We haven’t found Adam, but there’s still hope. You’re carrying Adam’s child now, so try not to overexert yourself."
Elly Campbell understood Harry’s good intentions, silently acknowledged them with a nod, and said,
"I know, I won’t push myself too hard. Thank you."
As she stepped toward the elevator, she heard Harry speak up from behind her:
"You could ask Helen to go shopping with you, to take your mind off things."
Just as Harry had finished speaking, a call from Helen Melendy came in.
She looked at the familiar number jumping on her phone screen, turned helplessly to Harry, and said,
"Did you two make up? How did you both get this sixth sense?"
Teased by Elly thus, Harry didn’t feel awkward but simply said:
"Since Helen has come looking for you, don’t make her worry. Going out to stroll with her wouldn’t hurt."
Elly Campbell looked at Harry somewhat speechlessly and said:
"Are you concerned about me because of Adam, or because you don’t want Helen to worry, that’s why you’re asking me to go out with her and unwind?"
"Does it make a difference? Ultimately, I don’t want you to put all your energy into the Jones Corporation. The foundation of the Jones is there; it won’t collapse overnight, but if you collapse, what am I supposed to tell Adam when he returns?"
Mentioning Adam Jones, the color in both Elly Campbell and Harry Hall’s eyes darkened.
It had taken Elly a whole day to adjust her mood, to focus all her attention on the Jones Corporation and not think about Adam Jones, but now, with Harry bringing him up, her heart was in turmoil, hurting tumultuously, so much so that even breathing became difficult.
If she constantly thought about him, she wouldn’t be able to do anything.
"I understand, thank you. I’ll take good care of myself and won’t let Adam worry."
Harry Hall nodded faintly, and said no more.
In truth, everyone knew they were just deceiving themselves, clinging to a faint hope, waiting, without knowing if they could ever see the hope’s dawn.
Helen Melendy called Elly Campbell again since she hadn’t answered the first time; this time, Elly picked it up.
"Elly, I’m downstairs at your company."
As soon as she answered, Helen’s eager voice came through.
Her heart warmed, Elly said, "I’m already in the elevator. Wait for me downstairs."
Helen waited downstairs for two minutes and then saw Elly Campbell emerge from the elevator. She rushed up to meet her and immediately started scolding:
"Have you lost your mind working intensely all day while pregnant? Don’t you feel uneasy unless you stress the baby and yourself out?"
Rather than getting upset by Helen Melendy’s scolding, Elly Campbell joked:
"Did Harry tell you? When did you two make up without telling me? When are you planning to get married?"