004. Divorce Agreement_1
She saw him suddenly freeze, and without much thought, her lips curled into a cynical smile. She didn't glance at Adam Jones again before opening the door and leaving.
Adam Jones didn't know why, but at that moment, his heart felt exceptionally heavy, and there was even a faint, aching sensation mingling within it.
The next second, he suddenly stood up from the couch, walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, and watched as Elly Campbell's car slowly drove out of the villa's gate.
It wasn't until the car's taillights gradually disappeared from his sight, leaving not a single trace of light, that Adam Jones withdrew his gaze.
His hand pressed against his chest where it felt somewhat dull and painful, he closed his eyes, his mind full of Elly Campbell's calm and relieved demeanor as she had spoken to him, making his heart feel even more panicked.
"Unrequited?"
His tightly shut eyes slowly opened, and looking at the silent night, Adam Jones's lips curled into a mocking, cold smile.
"Elly Campbell, in these three years, did you really have unrequited feelings?"
If she had truly cared for him, how could she have... back then?
A shadow swiftly crossed the depths of Adam Jones's eyes, but it was quickly suppressed by him.
***
Elly Campbell stood in front of the Jones Corporation building, lifting her eyes to gaze at the glittering gold letters that read "Jones Group", clenching the sheets of paper in her hand as she walked inside.
"Hello, is Aide Baker available?"
She approached the reception desk and politely inquired.
The reception desk, being the face of Jones Corporation, required the staff to maintain consistent courtesy and smiles no matter how tedious it was, even if she looked at Elly Campbell with disdain in her eyes.
"Do you have an appointment?"
Assistant Baker was President Jones's personal assistant, many people wanted to get close to him.
Elly Campbell noticed the hostility and disdain in the receptionist's eyes but didn't mind. She just smiled faintly and shook her head, "No."
"I'm sorry, if you don't have an appointment, you'll need to wait over there for a while."
The receptionist smiled and pointed to a seat in the waiting area, showing no intention of calling upstairs, effectively declining Elly Campbell's request.
"Okay."
She nodded amiably and turned to walk toward the waiting area, but behind her came a surprised voice, tinged with a certain degree of respect.
"Madam."
When Robert Green came out of the elevator, he saw that familiar figure turning away in the distance, and he unconsciously called out.
Elly Campbell turned her head back, and Robert Green had already hurried to her side.
"Madam, are you here to see the president? He's currently in a meeting, or should I…"
"No, I'm here to see you."
Elly Campbell curtly interrupted Robert Green, handing him the paper.
"Give this to Adam Jones. When he has time, tell him to sign it, would you?"
She knew that if it weren't for his grandmother, Lady Jones, forcing him, Adam Jones would never have been willing to marry her in the first place.
This time, signing the divorce papers, he would agree quickly and happily, she presumed.
Without waiting for Robert Green to react, Elly Campbell had already left, feeling a sudden lightness after ending this three-year marriage of strangers.
Robert Green stared blankly at the glaring "Divorce Agreement" on the paper in his hand, his temples throbbing painfully.
Was Madam giving him a tough problem?
Did she realize she had thrown a hot potato his way, so hot that he couldn't even catch it?!
And the woman at the reception desk, was she struck dumb by Robert Green's address just now?
Madam?
The president's wife?
Could it be that the president got married?
But how could there be no news at all about a man like the president getting married?