As her words fell, she didn't wait for Melody Baker to react; she took the new slippers she had bought from Helen Melendy's bag and flung them back at Melody Baker's face, leaving Melody Baker utterly dumbfounded.
And the woman who had come with Melody Baker was startled into stillness by Elly Campbell's fierce actions, staring at Elly Campbell's face, mouth agape, unable to speak a word for a long while.
Watching Elly Campbell calmly put the slippers back into Helen Melendy's tote bag and looking at Melody Baker's swollen face, she said:
"Do you think that just because Adam Jones isn't by my side, I can't handle you?"
She narrowed her eyes, and although her expression seemed nonchalant, it scared Melody Baker into instinctively stepping back.
Elly Campbell massaged her sore wrist and continued, "Ever heard of the saying 'using a sledgehammer to crack a nut'? To deal with a chicken like you, I'm more than enough all by myself; there's no need for Adam Jones to make a move."
