"Moreover, when I have the time to deal with you, I will absolutely ensure you don’t get any benefits from the Jones Corporation."
After dropping these fierce words, she walked away with Helen Melendy, leaving behind a crowd hungry for gossip, all speculating whether the "son" Elly Campbell mentioned was indeed Adam Jones.
Whether Mrs. Green was really Adam’s mother.
Or perhaps, the "son" Elly Campbell referred to was someone else.
As soon as Elly Campbell left, several passing journalists surrounded Thompson Shuyi, aiming their phones and recorders at her with questions.
"Mrs. Green, may I ask if you had an argument with Mrs. Jones just now because of President Jones? Are you President Jones’s mother? Mrs. Jones said you were looking forward to your son’s death, was she talking about President Jones?"
The barrage of questions somewhat flustered Thompson Shuyi, who kept trying to hide behind Sophia Green.
Sophia Green, wanting to ingratiate herself with Thompson Shuyi for the past few days, had made a lot of effort. Seeing her hide behind herself, she quickly stood in front of her, and with her experience in handling the media, she smiled with an air of calm composure.
"Dear media friends, you have misunderstood. How could my mother be President Jones’s mother? Think about it, over the years, have you ever seen any interaction between President Jones and my mother? Please don’t jump to conclusions based on a couple of Mrs. Jones’s words."
Sophia Green handled the situation with such ease that not a trace of guilt showed; instead, it left the reporters and the crowd unsure for a moment.
Hearing Sophia Green’s response, Thompson Shuyi quickly came to her senses and began to deny it:
"Sophia is right. How could I possibly be Adam Jones’s mother? If I were his mother, would I allow his wife to treat me ?"
As she said this, she straightened her back, appearing not at all guilty.
"So, may I know what caused the dispute between Mrs. Green and Mrs. Jones? Why did she want to hit you, and why didn’t you fight back? Do you have something that Mrs. Jones is holding over you?"
The reporters, having witnessed her argument with Elly Campbell, coupled with the recent mystery surrounding Adam’s whereabouts, knew that the Jones Corporation was ripe for sensational news. If they could extract some juicy details about the Jones Corporation from Mrs. Green, it would be a major scoop.
Thompson Shuyi, feeling guilty by the questioning, dared not fabricate stories about Elly Campbell, even though she now desperately wanted to tear Elly’s skin off. She was afraid to make something up.
For fear that by angering Elly too much, she might spill all of her past deeds and that wouldn’t be good for her.
"It’s nothing, just a small disagreement," she said impatiently, not wanting to elaborate.
Although everyone felt that Thompson Shuyi was just fobbing them off with a few hasty replies, no one pressed further.
For years, people had tried to dig into exactly who Cam Green, this known confidante, was, but no one could uncover anything. Clearly, there was a deliberate effort to keep it hidden.
So, now that Thompson Shuyi was unwilling to talk, they knew they wouldn’t get any results from her.
But now that she had denied any mother-son relationship with Adam, they actually believed her.
After all, if she really was Adam’s biological mother, counting the time she had been with Cam Green, it would mean she left Adam when he was about six years old.
Given Adam’s ruthless ways, if she really were his irresponsible mother, there’s no way he would have allowed her to live such a carefree life until now.
Not to mention Sophia, Adam would never let her daughter thrive in the entertainment industry as she does.