037. Foolish Lovesick

She purposely adopted a tone of feigned confusion, tilting her head slightly as she spoke carelessly. The moment the words left her mouth, Adam Jones was stunned, and his gaze instinctively flickered away from her.

Jealous?

This woman was implying that he was jealous?

Adam Jones found it to be the most absurd joke he had ever heard, yet he couldn't bring himself to laugh. In fact, he deliberately avoided her eyes, as if fearing she might see something he wasn't ready to admit.

His fingers, still pressing against her jaw, unconsciously loosened slightly, though his expression remained laced with mockery.

"Elly Campbell, it seems I really don't understand you at all. Four years apart, and you didn't seem to learn much, but you certainly mastered the art of being foolishly lovesick."

His gaze turned darker, the mockery in his eyes deepening as it fixated on Elly Campbell's face.