When Elly Campbell arrived at the Jones residence, she truly startled Old Lady Jones, who was reading the newspaper in the living room. The old woman’s eyes brightened abruptly behind her bifocals.
"Elly, what brings you here?"
Even though Elly had felt like tearing Adam Jones to pieces all the way over, when faced with Old Lady Jones, she managed to contain her anger.
"Come, come, quickly come in."
Old Lady Jones was very happy, and she even harbored a fantasy that her grandson and granddaughter-in-law would reconcile. After all, Elly was the bride she had personally chosen, and she was very clear about her character.
In her eyes, only Elly was worthy of her grandson.
After entering the house, Elly cut to the chase, "Grandma, I’m here to find Adam."
As soon as Old Lady Jones heard that Elly had come for her grandson, she was overjoyed, "Adam, ah, he’s in the study. You know your way around here, just go up and find him yourself."
Elly made her way upstairs, and as she passed through the second-floor corridor, she heard Adam’s furious voice coming from the study at the end of the hallway, "Dead? All of them are dead? No clues at all?"
Elly paused. She didn’t know what could make Adam, the one best at controlling his emotions, so enraged.
Though she was curious, she didn’t want to inquire into it. She waited for the person inside to finish the phone call before she walked up to knock on the door. Just as she was about to raise her hand, the door to the study swung open.
Adam’s face still carried the trace of fury, which didn’t look any better upon seeing her at the door, as if he were affected by the matter discussed over the phone.
Elly didn’t press further, she just held out her hand, "My phone."
"So eager to get your phone back?"
Adam raised an eyebrow, his expression dripping with a mocking, sarcastic sneer, "Could it be there’s something incriminating on it that you’re afraid I might see?"
That insinuating tone...
It annoyed Elly, who couldn’t be bothered to argue and said bluntly, "Nothing much, just a few sex videos with my dad, William. He’s dead now, so of course, I need to keep some memories. President Jones has known for a long time that I’ve cheated on you; what do I have to fear from your seeing?"
She let out a cold laugh, not looking at Adam’s increasingly gloomy face, "Just give me back my phone!"
Suddenly, her jaw was seized in a painful grip that made Elly involuntarily furrow her brow.
The man before her had a predatory look in his eyes, brimming with barely concealed murderous intent, which made Elly’s frown deepen even more.
He acted all sleazy over the phone, and now he’s so angry he seems like he wants to kill someone?
"Isn’t it just a cuckold? If you had divorced earlier, you wouldn’t have your cuckold’s horns growing bigger and turning purple."
Elly laughed carelessly, her eyes growing colder by the second.
"Thinking of getting a divorce?"
The coldness and murderous intent in Adam’s eyes made Elly a bit scared, yet she stubbornly met his gaze, refusing to submit.
"Elly, I was considering the divorce matter, but now... you can give up that hope. I, Adam Jones, would rather waste you to death than divorce you."
Before Elly could finish, Adam released her and turned to grab her phone from inside the study, then threw it on the ground with a crack—it shattered!
Schizophrenic maniac!
Elly cursed in her mind, not wanting any conflict with Adam. She picked up her now black-screened phone from the ground and left without looking back.