Chapter 1439: 1439. Co up by oneself
Ethan followed beside her, reluctantly waving in Adam Jones’s direction as she held onto him.
“Adam! I’m here, Adam! Adam…”
Elly Campbell almost used all her strength to shout in Adam’s direction.
Adam seed to sense sothing and turned to look in her direction. Sure enough, he saw two people waving at him below. Despite the rain obscuring his vision, he imdiately recognized one of them as his wife.
“Elly!!!”
Adam’s face lit up with joy and imdiately directed the helicopter closer.
Blocked by the trees, the helicopter couldn’t get too near, and Elly quickly understood this.
She grabbed Ethan’s arm directly and began walking forward. “They can’t get close. We have to move quickly.”
Ethan’s gaze fell on the rain-soaked, icy cold hand gripping his arm. He paused for two seconds, then obediently followed her forward.
Adam got closer to her and could see more clearly now.
“Elly, give your hand.”
He stood on the last step of the rescue ladder, reaching his hand out toward Elly.
Elly rembered that Ethan had saved her earlier and was injured badly, so she wanted him to go first. “You go up first.”
Ethan glanced at Adam’s outstretched hand, a flicker of reluctance in his gaze.
“You go up first. I can climb on my own.”
He tugged Elly forward. Even though Adam was sowhat closer, it still wasn’t easy for Elly to reach him.
Just as Adam was about to jump down to grab Elly himself, Ethan moved quicker and carried her from behind.
Ethan was tall and hoisted Elly onto his shoulder, closing the distance to Adam.
Only then did Adam look at Ethan’s face and, seeing his actions, a faint hint of hostility flashed in his eyes.
But given the urgency of the situation, he had no ti to pursue it. He grabbed Elly’s hand and pulled her into his arms with force.
The sudden impact made the wound on Elly’s arm throb sharply in pain, and she instinctively furrowed her brows.
This reminded her of Ethan’s injuries, which were far worse than hers. She said to Adam, “Ethan is badly injured from rescuing . I’ll go up first; you bring him next.”
Elly wasn’t a weak woman incapable of helping herself. Once Adam got her onto the rescue ladder, she started climbing up to the helicopter on her own.
Adam, however, didn’t let go of her, especially when he heard her ntion the na “Ethan.” His brows furrowed coldly, and he glanced down at Ethan with intensified hostility.
His grip on Elly tightened instead of releasing her, and he carried her directly into the cabin, leaving Ethan behind with a terse, “Climb up yourself.”
Elly thought Adam didn’t intend to help Ethan and, anxious, said urgently, “Ethan got hurt saving . I’ll explain everything to you later.”
Adam detected the worry and nervousness in her voice, and a surge of anger mixed with jealousy bubbled within him. “Are you that concerned about him?”
Elly felt sothing was off but hadn’t had ti to respond before another figure climbed into the cabin—the very person in question, Ethan.
Unlike Adam, Ethan didn’t hesitate once inside the helicopter. He found a spot, sat down directly, ignoring the dirt and water dripping from his body.
Elly, seeing he’d made it aboard, let out a sigh of relief.
But that expression, when caught by Adam’s eye, only irritated him further.
Glaring at Ethan, Adam’s eyes burned with even deeper hostility.
Ethan, fully aware of Adam’s unfriendly stare, didn’t shy away. Instead, he t it directly, smirking slightly. “President Jones.”
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