Chapter 30: 030. Meeting the Parents Chapter 30: 030. Meeting the Parents Editor: Henyee Translations But these past two days, though he hadn’t seen Elly Campbell, her image would unexpectedly surface in his mind, urging him to appear before her, right now.
He stared at the cellphone in his hand for a long time, but ultimately couldn’t resist the urge. With a resigned breath, he dialed Elly Campbell’s number.
As the phone rang, Elly Campbell watched the screen, her gaze fixed on the numbers she hadn’t been able to forget even after four years. Her expression softened as the weight of memories settled in.
In the past, Adam Jones never initiated calls to her. Yet, these last two days, it seemed as though he’d lost his composure, dialing her number over and over despite being hung up on time and time again.
The number of calls he’d made in just these two days surpassed those of the entire three years they were married. The tables had turned—once, he had been the one to hang up on her, and now it was her turn to do the same.
“Why are you staring at the phone for so long and not answering it?”
The sudden intrusion of a gentle, yet slightly roguish voice startled Elly Campbell, snapping her out of her thoughts. Instinctively, she shoved the phone beneath the case files, forgetting to hang up as she lifted her eyes to the man with the handsome face before her.
The call connected, and Adam Jones let out an inexplicable sigh of relief. As he gathered his thoughts, preparing to speak, a casual voice from Elly’s end interrupted—
“It’s nothing, just a sales call, what are you doing here?”
She was saying he was a sales call?
Adam Jones’ already dark and intimidating expression grew even more menacingly grim.
He shouted angrily, but the person on the other end of the line seemed to have ignored him. Moments later, another male voice could be heard.
“Have you prepared for the meeting with my parents next week?”
“Of course, I’m ready. Don’t worry, I won’t mess it up.”
At the other end of the phone, Adam Jones gripped his cellphone tightly, visibly struggling to contain his rage as a murky darkness clouded his eyes.
Hearing Elly Campbell’s confident voice only intensified his frustration, especially since it was clear she had long been prepared to meet the other party’s parents.
Was that Elly Campbell’s lover?
At that moment, Adam Jones could no longer tell if it was rage or pain he was feeling. All that consumed him was the image of Elly Campbell meeting the parents, and the very thought of it made his chest ache with an overwhelming, dull throb.
In a fit of frustration, he hurled the phone across the room, his eyes now burning with crimson rage.
“Elly Campbell, I, Adam Jones, am not dead yet!”
Afterward, the employees of Jones Corporation watched as their President stormed off with a grim expression. Even after his figure had disappeared, the lingering tension in the air pressed heavily down on everyone, making it feel as though the weight of his anger still hung over them.
“But let me make it clear in advance. Only this one time, and never again.”
“Okay, okay, I promise—this is absolutely the last time. I knew you were the best, Elly. Come on, let me give you one of my most expensive hugs.”
As he spoke, Watt Churchill stretched out his arms, aiming to hug Elly Campbell, but she swiftly dodged him. “Don’t take the opportunity to take advantage of me.”
“Such a lack of romance. My hug is a treasure beyond price—countless women dream of it.”
“Then you can save my share and give it to them,” Elly Campbell said, rolling her eyes at Watt Churchill.
Grabbing her medical records, she turned and walked away without a second glance.