Chapter 42: 042. Arrogant Woman_1 Chapter 42: 042. Arrogant Woman_1 As expected, she was here to stand up for Sophie Baker.
Elly Campbell sneered in her heart, her gaze swept over Sophie Baker who stood behind Adam Jones, and the corner of her lips twitched.
“Oh, I didn’t know she was so fragile. Had I known she would fall so easily, I wouldn’t dare to touch her even a little bit.”
On her face, there was not a hint of apology or guilt, and even a trace of mockery hidden within.
Faced with Adam Jones standing up for Sophie Baker, she didn’t show the slightest intention of defending herself.
Not only did Sophie Baker catch the sarcasm in her words, but Adam Jones did as well.
He had not failed to see Sophie Baker’s intentional fall; he simply disdained to spend his energy on someone like her.
While her tactics might work for petty schemes, if she truly sought to accomplish something significant, she didn’t have the capability. With Elly Campbell’s ability, she should easily handle such meager tricks.
However, Elly Campbell’s indifferent manner of trying to push him towards Sophie Baker irritated him time and again.
“I’m sorry for startling President Jones,” she said.
Elly Campbell withdrew her gaze from Sophie Baker’s face and looked at Adam Jones with a mockingly insincere smile.
Every word she spoke was a challenge to Adam Jones’s nerves.
“What does President Jones intend to do with me now?” she asked, arching an eyebrow and looking at Adam Jones with a sardonic smile.
Sophie Baker, hearing this question, glanced swiftly towards Adam Jones’s unpredictable expression.
Of course, she hoped that Adam Jones would stand up for her against Elly Campbell, but she knew very well that her place in Adam’s heart wasn’t worth such an action.
Rather than letting Elly Campbell bask in triumph before her, it was better for her to find a way to gracefully back down and, at the same time, leave a better impression on Adam Jones.
“Adam, you’ve misunderstood; it was my own carelessness that caused me to fall. It has nothing to do with my sister,” she said.
In her heart, she was quite aware that everyone had seen Elly Campbell push her, and there was no need for emphasis; Adam Jones knew exactly what had happened.
By stepping back and absolving Elly Campbell, she hoped Adam Jones would see her as magnanimous and forgiving.
At the same time, she certainly hoped Elly Campbell would change her opinion of her, which would give her the chance to join the Campbell family and become the second Miss Campbell.
This wishful thinking of hers was, of course, completely one-sided; Elly Campbell did not appreciate her “generosity” at the moment.
“Did President Jones hear that? She fell on her own; it has nothing to do with me. I’m really hungry now, can President Jones let me go?”
Adam Jones’s hand, which had been on her waist, finally loosened, and without any mental preparation, Elly Campbell stumbled several steps back.
Instinctively reaching out, she grabbed Adam Jones’s arm to steady herself and let out a sigh of relief unconsciously.
“You just told me to let you go, and now you’re holding onto me as if you can’t bear to leave?”
Adam Jones’s mocking voice rang out in front of her, and Elly Campbell realized she had instinctively grabbed onto his arm.
Startled, she nevertheless maintained a calm demeanor and discreetly withdrew her hand.
Facing Adam Jones’s scornful look, she said indifferently, “When a normal person realizes they’re about to fall, they’ll grab onto anything, even a cat or dog, if it’s close enough. It’s human instinct and has nothing to do with whether or not they can bear to leave President Jones.”
She explained with an even tone and, after speaking, turned around arrogantly and left with composure.