Hearing Sophia Taylor’s words, the receptionist couldn’t help but snicker. This woman might look decent, but why is it that the prettier soone seems, the more bizarrely obnoxious they act?
"That was Elly Campbell’s sister-in-law just now, Adam Jones’ own younger sister—a mber of Campbell’s family. Why would she need an appointnt to visit her sister-in-law?"
The receptionist had been maintaining a polite smile out of professionalism, even though she was growing increasingly impatient with Sophia. But at this mont, she genuinely didn’t care to deal with her anymore.
Sophia’s expression shifted upon hearing this, and a flush of embarrassnt swept over her, leaving her feeling utterly humiliated and out of place.
No wonder that woman had seed so familiar earlier—turns out she was Lily Jones. When the receptionist addressed her as Miss Jones earlier, Sophia hadn’t even connected the dots.
Wasn’t Lily Jones the one who used to be at odds with Elly Campbell to the point of mutual destruction? Didn’t her husband almost divorce her back then?
And now, these two sisters-in-law were suddenly getting along so well?
The receptionist had no intention of dealing with her further and continued to focus on her own tasks.
Realizing she had no chance of eting Elly Campbell after all this back-and-forth, Sophia felt discontent at the thought of simply leaving, unwilling to just give up like that.
It was her first ti visiting Campbell Corporation, and even the grandeur of the reception hall alone was enough to leave her awestruck.
The mid-level managers who passed by earlier—each of them walked with such poise and professionalism. If they worked at an average company, they could easily be at the vice president level.
And as for Campbell’s senior executives? Even more untouchable.
Not to ntion that with the Jones Corporation backing Elly Campbell, their mid to senior managent teams were incomparable to those at other companies.
As she thought about it, Sophia couldn’t help but fantasize: even if she couldn’t continue her teaching profession, if she could work at a place like Campbell Corporation or Jones Corporation, wouldn’t she have a much better chance of marrying such an elite figure?
Back then, she was fully aware that she couldn’t compete with Elly Campbell. She had enough self-awareness not to even entertain the idea of pursuing Adam Jones.
That day, she had inadvertently overheard a conversation between Ethan White and Willy Willock, the Windflower Corporation’s vice president, where she learned that the company’s legendary secret owner was none other than Ethan White.
She pretended not to know about Ethan White’s true identity and, knowing he had so connection to Elly Campbell, plotted to use Elly to get closer to him.
Who could’ve guessed? Ethan White was also infatuated with Elly Campbell.
Don’t bla her for being jealous—any woman would be. Seeing soone surrounded by so many admirers, each one so far out of reach for ordinary people, jealousy was inevitable.
Sophia didn’t feel the slightest bit guilty about spreading gossip about Elly Campbell to Grandmother Wood that day.
Standing in the lobby for a while longer, with no one acknowledging her, Sophia didn’t want to appear pathetic yet was equally unwilling to leave without achieving anything. So, she went over to the lounge area in the Campbell Corporation reception hall and sat down.
If worse ca to worst, she would wait until Elly Campbell got off work and try to find an opportunity to talk to her then.
She still firmly believed that while Elly Campbell might not see her as a particularly close friend, she at least considered her an ordinary one.
As long as Sophia asked for help—a trivial favor at that—Elly would undoubtedly assist her.
Previously, Sophia fully believed that her experience volunteering as a teacher in mountainous regions would give her a surefire advantage when applying to prestigious schools.
But after facing rejection after rejection, she finally understood that her volunteer experience in impoverished areas was worth far less than the privilege of a wealthy and influential family background.
She endured over a year in that harsh environnt, only to end up empty-handed. What was the point of her volunteering in the first place?
Swallowing her pride, Sophia finally decided to seek Elly Campbell’s help. She no longer harbored the delusional sense of superiority that once made her feel Elly should proactively assist her.
While waiting downstairs for a while, she never saw Elly Campbell—but she did see Lily Jones stepping out of the elevator, her face carrying a distinct expression of anger.
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