After Elly Campbell had left, Adam Jones grimaced and withdrew his gaze, turning to look at Sophie Baker, remaining silent for a long while.
The coldness in his eyes grew stronger, which startled Sophie for a moment. By the time she looked again, the iciness had disappeared.
Sophie patted her flustered chest, convinced she must have been seeing things. Adam couldn't possibly have given her such a fierce look.
"Adam, how did you come to be here?"
In her speech, Sophie infused a familiarity that seemed designed to be misunderstood by others.
Adam Jones didn't speak immediately, but after a few seconds, he said,
"Elly sent me a message saying she ran into a 'Fox Spirit' here. I guessed it must be you, so I came over."
The Baker Family: "..."
Onlookers: "..."
Why did Adam Jones' words sound so odd?
Elly said she encountered a 'Fox Spirit', and he guessed it was Sophie?