Relentless Pursuit After Divorce-Chapter 93 - 0. The ungrateful little fairy_1

Elly Campbell stared at him intently, stunned for several seconds. He had left, hadn’t he? How had he come back?

Suddenly snapping back to reality, she immediately dropped the look of surprise from her face and spoke in a deep voice, "President Jones heard it, didn’t he? Why ask when you already know."

"Elly Campbell!"

His face was cold as he faced her, and she looked back at him expressionlessly. Neither yielded to the other.

Seeing Adam Jones’s steps suddenly closing in one step toward her, Elly Campbell was startled by his movement. Reflexively, she stepped back, but missed her footing and fell backward.

Her face turned pale with fright; raising her hand, she instinctively reached to grab something, feeling only a tightening around her waist. The hand on her waist used just a little strength to pull her back.

Elly Campbell hadn’t found her footing, and with that pull, she crashed right into Adam’s embrace.

At that moment, a parked taxi happened to drive by. If Elly had fallen, she would have been struck by the vehicle.

Elly Campbell, with heart pounding from the close call, was held in Adam’s arms for a long while before she could recover. Instinctively, she clung to Adam’s clothes, taking deep breaths to calm her erratic heartbeat.

Adam, too, was no less frightened. Had his reaction been a moment slower, that car would have slammed straight into Elly.

His heart beat violently from the scare; even then, he could only stand there rigidly, the hand on Elly’s waist unconsciously tightening its grip, afraid that if he loosened his hold, she might fall again.

After a while, Elly recovered from her scare and realized how close their bodies were. She was drenched by the rain, and with the thin summer clothes she wore, her white chiffon shirt clung to her body, hinting at the contours beneath.

What irked her more was that her body was pressed against Adam’s firm abdomen. Adam’s body was very warm, and through the thin layer of clothing, that heat transferred to her skin.

Elly frowned, took a deep breath to steady her emotions, then looked up to see Adam’s tense facial features and said with a light smile, "President Jones, have you become addicted to holding your ex-wife? Can’t bear to let go?"

The teasing in Elly’s voice brought Adam back to his senses, feeling the soft, slender touch against his palm, and he realized he still hadn’t released his hold on Elly’s waist.

His handsome eyebrows furrowed imperceptibly, and his already thin lips pressed into a line, deepening the chill around him.

She had thought Adam would surely bite back with a couple of barbs. She saw the flash of annoyance in his eyes, but the next second, she saw Adam smile.

The chill of his thin lips slowly spread into an arc that was just right, softening the chill around him for that moment.

"Wife, you really are forgetful. How come I always have to remind you that we are not divorced? If we’re not divorced, how can you call yourself an ex-wife?"

Elly couldn’t help but roll her eyes internally, no longer interested in arguing this tiresome issue with Adam.

Just as she was about to shake off his hand and leave, she heard Adam continue, "Also, you really are an ungrateful little demon. If it wasn’t for me just now, you would have been hit by that car."

As he spoke, he teasingly flicked Elly’s nose with his finger.

Elly Campbell: "..."

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