Upon realizing this, James Campbell's heart harbored a sinister thought that quietly turned over.
Elly Campbell had never anticipated that Adam Jones would know James Campbell's illegitimate daughter.
Wait, Sophie?
She... is Sophie Baker?
The person whom Adam Jones has been unable to let go of in his heart, is it her?
The private daughter James Campbell had outside, is actually the woman in Adam Jones's heart?
She looked at Adam Jones and never felt as ridiculous as she did at this moment, nor had she ever found Adam Jones as detestable as she did right now.
He and James Campbell, one humiliated her, the other humiliated her mother.
Elly Campbell felt that she truly lived up to the joke she had become.
Three years, she had tried hard for three years, yet she lost to an illegitimate daughter?
The sarcasm that flitted across Elly Campbell's eyes and the resentment he had never seen before made Adam Jones's heart suddenly feel as if it had been stabbed by a blunt instrument, somewhat uncomfortable.
Even during the three years of their marriage, no matter how he neglected her, ridiculed her, she had never shown him a resentful gaze.
But now, in Elly Campbell's eyes was this emotion he found extremely foreign and repulsive.
Adam Jones gave her an imperceptible glance, his heart growing slightly colder, but he said nothing.
"Adam, come, come, come, have a seat, so you know Sophie," said James Campbell with particular enthusiasm when facing Adam Jones. His question was very deliberate, and his gaze intentionally cast toward Elly Campbell's inscrutable face—the words were clearly meant for her to hear.
"Yes, Sophie saved my... sister."
Adam Jones's gaze quietly withdrew from Elly Campbell's face and answered indifferently.
Yet within his words seemed to be an added hint of explanation, as his eyes once again imperceptibly shifted toward Elly Campbell.
Seeing her suddenly scoff, the coldness in the depths of her eyes grew deeper.
And Sophie Baker, at Adam Jones's side, inconspicuously moved even closer to him; yet in an angle hidden from everyone's view, she curled up a smug smile.
When her father brought her to meet Elly Campbell, she had thought about asking Adam Jones to join them, but she also knew that without a strong reason, she could not move Adam Jones at all. For the sake of her long-term plan, she dismissed the idea.
However, she had not expected that Adam Jones would come along with Elly Campbell. She knew how much Elly cared about Adam Jones.
In terms of status, position, and family background, she lost to Elly Campbell, but with Adam Jones, she felt she had an irreversible advantage over Elly Campbell in front of her.
And indeed, Elly Campbell's reaction did not disappoint her.
"Adam, dad said he was bringing me to meet my sister, and I was so happy. I wanted to share the good news with you right away, I never thought you'd arrive so coincidentally," Sophie Baker said.
Her eyes, sparkling, the black orbs radiated innocence and brilliance, like that of a naïve young girl filled with anticipation of being acknowledged by her family.
And in every word she spoke, she was inadvertently hinting at her close relationship with Adam Jones.
Adam Jones remained emotionless, not showing too much closeness to Sophie Baker but also not confronting her deliberately made overtures.
His deep eyes involuntarily turned towards Elly Campbell who had now put away the oppressive resentment she previously displayed, reverting to an indifferent demeanor.
Seeing her look at Sophie Baker with a semblance of a smile, the disdain and mockery in her eyes was not hidden in the slightest.
"Miss Sophie Baker, did I not make myself clear just now? My mom only had me, and I'm not in the habit of randomly acknowledging relatives," Elly Campbell said.