Chapter 1440: 1440. Don’t want to get involved in ambiguity
Adam Jones cast a cold glance at him, then withdrew his gaze and fetched the dical kit to treat Elly Campbell’s wound.
Elly Campbell’s wound was deep, with the skin and flesh already split open. The rainwater soaking it had caused it to faintly turn pale.
Adam Jones frowned slightly and was about to treat her wound, but Elly Campbell stopped him. “Treat Ethan White first. He’s injured more seriously than I am.”
Adam Jones’s expression instantly darkened, and a wave of icy hostility surrounded him.
He threw the disinfectant aside and said coldly, “I ca here for you, not to serve others.”
Elly Campbell froze for a mont. It had been a long ti since she’d seen Adam Jones get this angry in front of her.
Her eyes carried confusion and shock as she stared silently at Adam Jones, saying nothing.
The tension in Adam Jones’s face grew tighter. Seeing Elly Campbell staring at him in stunned silence, his brows knit as he turned his gaze elsewhere.
He knew he’d been harsh with her, but the mont she kept ntioning Ethan White, frustration stirred uncontrollably in his chest.
When he rushed over here, his mind had been blank with worry, terrified of what could’ve happened to her.
When he found her, his anxiety shifted to whether she was injured, whether it was serious—and yet her first words to him were about Ethan White.
And Ethan White, of all people, harbored impure intentions toward her.
Any man would struggle to swallow this situation with ease.
But Elly Campbell wasn’t thinking that far ahead. She and Ethan White weren’t family, nor did they have any deep ties. Naturally, she wanted no debts to him that could lead to complicated entanglents in the future.
Of course, she would think of him first.
But clearly, her request had displeased Adam Jones.
Elly Campbell glanced at him turning away in silence. Recalling that sharp declaration—”I’m not here to serve others”—a trace of realization flickered in her eyes.
Was he angry because she’d casually ordered him to take care of soone else?
It made sense. Adam had always voluntarily attended to her every need, and gradually, she’d grown used to his “service.” But she had forgotten that Adam Jones was never the kind of man who lowered himself for anyone else.
The only person he ever humbled himself for was her. How could she, then, naturally expect him to care for others?
She glanced at his exhausted deanor, noticing his bloodshot eyes—the undeniable signs that he hadn’t rested at all during the journey here.
The mountainous region of Atlanta Baker was far from Boston. Even by plane, it would take over eight hours. Going into the mountains themselves, with their harsh weather and difficult terrain, was an even greater challenge and consud more ti.
Clearly, he’d risked coming here after seeing the news because he was deeply worried about her. And yet, she had taken it for granted and asked him to care for soone else.
Elly Campbell bit her lip in guilt and no longer pushed him.
She squatted down, picked up the dical kit Adam Jones had thrown aside, and walked toward Ethan White. “Let treat your wound.”
Seeing Elly Campbell personally carrying the dical kit to treat Ethan White’s injury, Adam Jones’s expression grew even darker, his eyes quietly betraying a trace of sadness that Elly Campbell failed to notice.
Ethan White, however, did notice Adam Jones’s expression. He remained silent, rely lowering his gaze and curling the corners of his lips imperceptibly.
“Extend your hand.”
Since Elly Campbell was a trained surgeon, her wound treatnts were undoubtedly more professional than Adam Jones’s.
Ethan White obediently extended his hand. The torn skin and flesh, now mixed with blood and stuck to his shirt, stung terribly.
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